#8 Eric Whitacre on creating musical and social harmony through singing

This episode is with Grammy award-winning composer Eric Whitacre. His music is beloved by people around the world and his ground-breaking Virtual Choir projects have united singers from over 145 different countries. Eric is evangelical about the power of singing, both in-person and virtually, and it’s potential to create both musical and social harmony.

We talk about:

-why he’s currently listening to the musical Hamilton on repeat

-how singing Mozart’s Requiem changed his life

-what inspired Eric to create the first virtual choir video in 2010

-why singing with others brings out the best of humanity

-the composition process for ‘Sing Gently’ for Virtual Choir 6

-his use of ‘emotional architecture’ when composing

-his love for Stevie Wonder

‘Sing Gently’ Virtual Choir 6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InULYfJHKI0

Eric’s TED Talk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NENlXsW4pM

Podcast playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1TWeFKowQ9tCSOEPQ8xmvQ?si=FoCok6QRRfSIyfMMoFtcNQ

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