Channel Title: Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir Channel Description: The Virtual Choir began in May 2009 as a simple experiment in social media and has since exploded into a global phenomenon, creating a user-generated choir that brings together singers from around the world in their love of music making through the use of technology, whether singing alone in their living rooms, their dorm rooms, their garages or anywhere they can connect to the internet; these videos are synchronised and combined into one single performance to create the Virtual Choir. Successfully funded through a Kickstarter campaign, run in association with DCINY/Soaring Dreams, Virtual Choir 4: Fly to Paradise was released in July 2013, received over 8,400 submissions from 101 countries and launched at the Coronation Festival at Buckingham Palace/BBC 1. <video> Virtual Choir 6 Blooper Reel Description: Produced by Jack Rowland "The Funny Piano" by Music- ABC, used under license "And Now For Something Completely Different" audio clip by John Cleese from Monty Python "Never Gonna Give You Up," as recorded by Rick Astley, karaoke track licensed by Karaoke Version. Credits (In order of appearance) Nichole Price Nick Fletcher Carrie Cameron Robbie Witten Julie Souin Emily Mitchell Pablo Franco Gabrielle Haston Miya Mattucci and her cat Sherri Miller and a fly Maddy Scotto Catherine Merovich Natalie Walters Nine Chickens and a Dinosaur (Catherine Holloway) CA Edington Susan Dargusch and her dog Taito Nio Tracey Logan Brittany Joerger and her cat Kandice Pritchard-Harmon Holly Ellerbusch Jack Rowland Rick Astley (In Spirit) No singers, cats, dogs, flies, chickens or dinosaurs were harmed in the making of this film. Produced July, 2020 in Old Fort, NC. </video> <video> Welcome to the Virtual School Description: </video> <video> Child of Wonder: Reading Session and Deep Dive Description: Hey gang, join me Saturday, August 1st at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time over on my other channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/ericwhitacre). As part of the upcoming release of The Sacred Veil, I will hold three online reading sessions/explorations of different movements from the piece. Not only will I work through each voice part and ‘rehearse’ the piece, I’ll also do a deep dive into the composition and poetry. So if you would like to sing from your own home, terrific. But if you would just like to observe, also great.  • August 1 at 11:00 a.m. PT: “Child of Wonder” • August 15 at 11:00 a.m. PT: “Home” • September 5 att 11:00 a.m. PT: “You Rise, I Fall”  The workshops are on my YouTube channel, and free and open to everyone. If you would like to follow with the sheet music, you will need to buy it and download from @SheetMusicDirect in advance of the session. Link to the Child of Wonder score: https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/se/ID_No/454825/Product.aspx </video> <video> Make Music Day: A Boy and a Girl Rehearsal and a conversation with Alex Lacamoire Description: In celebration of Make Music Day, Eric will lead an online rehearsal of his choral work “A Boy and a Girl” followed by a live discussion with multiple Tony & Grammy winner, Alex Lacamoire (In the Heights, Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen). The session begins at 12pm ET / 9am PT / 5pm GMT+1. 12:00pm – Welcome! 12.05pm – Vocal Warm-up with Laurence Servaes 12:15pm – Rehearsal on “A Boy and a Girl” featuring Voces8: https://youtu.be/GLoncQ9Euik 1:00pm – Eric Whitacre & Alex Lacamoire in conversation 2:00pm – Q&A This session is open to everyone and is free of charge. If you would like to participate in the rehearsal and need the sheet music, you can buy it now from Sheet Music Direct: https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/420583/Product.aspx If you’re not able to join live, it will be posted to YouTube immediately after the session ends. This live stream is managed by Nicholas Hankins at Entropy Solutions. https://www.entropy-solutions.com </video> <video> Patrick Dunachie, The King’s Singers: A history of choral music in 5 minutes Description: Patrick Dunachie, first counter-tenor in The King’s Singers, rises to the challenge of creating a brief history of choral music in less than 5 minutes .. well, nearly .. http://kingssingers.com http://virtualchoir6.com </video> <video> Q&A with Singer India Carney Description: American singer, songwriter, arranger, actress and voice teacher, India Carney, made her television debut on NBC’s “The Voice." She has worked with Katy Perry, H.E.R., Christina Aguilera, Billie Eilish and many others. A versatile singer and performer, India shares a little of her approach to her voice and answers some of our questions. @india_carney </video> <video> Dr Anton Armstrong and Tesfa Wondemagegnehu: Singing lesson during the pandemic Description: One of the most distinguished choral directors of our day, Dr Anton Armstrong, takes a singing lesson with Tesfa Wondemagegnehu (choral luminary and conductor) proving there is hope for us all! https://wp.stolaf.edu/choir/history/conductor/ https://www.tesfawon.com/ http://virtualchoir6.com </video> <video> Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 6: Sing Gently Description: 17,572 singers from 129 countries come together to perform Eric Whitacre's "Sing Gently". Produced by Music Productions Film by 59 Productions Audio by Floating Earth Collaborators: Colburn School NAMM Foundation Pianist: Sam Glicklich from the Colburn School Conductor: Eric Whitacre Sheet music: https://ericwhitacre.com/music-catalog/sing-gently Soundtrack: https://orcd.co/een0z24 Credits: Sopranos: 4.30 – 6.25 Altos: 6.26 – 8.17 Tenors: 8.18 – 8.58 Bass 1: 8.59 – 9.26 Bass 2: 9.27 – 9.54 Sign Language: 9.55 – 10.01 Connect with Eric YouTube: @Eric Whitacre Instagram: EricWhitacre Facebook: EricWhitacreOfficial Twitter: EricWhitacre ericwhitacre.com virtualchoir6.com </video> <video> Welcome to the Virtual School Description: https://virtualschool.ericwhitacre.com Eric Whitacre’s Virtual School offers direct access to practical and artistic insights gained over more than thirty years by one of the most frequently performed of all contemporary composers. The Beautiful Mess: Masterclass in Composition & Creativity comprises a dozen video masterclasses, in which Eric explores key concepts drawn from his personal approach to composition; an accompanying series of short videos entitled ‘Things I’ve Learned’; and comprehensive educational materials written by the acclaimed composer and teacher Emily Crocker and Dr Christopher Peterson (California State University, Fullerton). The Beautiful Mess is designed for students, educators, composers, performers, lifelong learners, and music-lovers of all ages and abilities. </video> <video> Sing as One: Ten Years of Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir Description: Order now: http://shop.ericwhitacre.com Stream or download: http://smarturl.it/dyc8ix https://ericwhitacre.com/recordings/sing-as-one </video> <video> Sing as One: Support the Kickstarter for a new album from the Virtual Choir Description: Kickstarter Campaign: http://kck.st/2GpHVu6 To celebrate the ten year anniversary of the Virtual Choir, we'd like to release a commemorative album with a 200-page full color booklet. We need you help to make this possible! </video> <video> Colburn School: Five suggestions for exploring your desired career path with Nathaniel Zeisler Description: For those of you thinktank visitors who are pursuing a career in music, one of the best ways to pave a path for yourself is to actively explore what is happening in the field. Here are some career development suggestions from Nate Zeisler, who serves as the Dean of Community Initiatives at the Colburn School. An education rooted in specialization, a career rooted in context. If you’re like me, your journey through school and even the first few years out of college trained you to think narrowly and deeply about the type of work you’d like to pursue. Most schooling is rooted in specialization, which is fantastic. With that said, in the 21st century, your job is to figure out how knowledge you have gained will fit into the type of job you’d like to pursue. Companies are looking for smart, creative, passionate people to come work for them. Dream big about the type of job you’d like to pursue and then gain the specific context you need to be successful. How to gain a better understanding of your industry. Read and be curious about what is trending in the profession you’d like to pursue. If you’re not already working, you will be in less than four years. Your early 20’s are the optimal years to become an expert in your field, but they’re also a time to figure out how you would like to contribute to your chosen field. Here are some suggested activities to get you started: 1. Find at least one trade magazine relevant to your chosen career path and read it every month for a year. 2. Find and collect a few magazines outside your chosen career path and get inspired by work that is being done in other fields. You may be surprised by just how much in common the two areas have with each other. 3. Find one local person in your chosen field, ask to shadow them, and take them out to coffee to see what their life is all about. Try the 50 cups of coffee method to give you clarity. 4. Set up a series of Google alerts (takes 5 min) for the topics you find most interesting. 5. Pick one social media source (I like twitter) and follow all the big thinkers (people and organizations) in the field. Read your feed for 10-15 min every day. Take 15-20 minutes and work through the five activities above, I hope you find them helpful. Just remember that you need to be able to put the great, specialized knowledge you have gained to work in the context of the field you would like to pursue. If you can do that, I think you will find yourself well on your way to a successful career launch! http://colburnschool.edu http://virtualchoir6.com </video> <video> On this day 13 years ago we started a little project… Description: Thank you to each and every one of you who shared your voice with the world! </video> <video> Sing Gently with VOCES8! Description: Sing Gently with VOCES8! Listen now: https://ericwhitacre.lnk.to/HomeSR Three years ago, 17,572 of us came together to bring Sing Gently to life. It was one of the most poignant and special moments in my 30 year career. Now, I’ve recorded the piece with a MUCH smaller collection of musicians: VOCES8 and Christopher Glynn, our pianist. I find it so beautiful that even though their sound is more intimate, the warmth and compassion from the Virtual Choir version sings brave and true. </video> <video> Virtual Choir 6 Afterparty with Eric Description: Join Eric to celebrate the launch of Virtual Choir 6: Sing Gently. Watch Virtual Choir 6 now: https://youtu.be/InULYfJHKI0 Sheet music: https://ericwhitacre.com/music-catalog/sing-gently Soundtrack: https://orcd.co/een0z24 This live stream is managed by Nick Hankins of Entropy Solutions. www.entropy-solutions.com </video>

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The Virtual Choir began in May 2009 as a simple experiment in social media and has since exploded into a global phenomenon, creating a user-generated choir that brings together singers from around the world in their love of music making through the use of technology, whether singing alone in their living rooms, their dorm rooms, their garages or anywhere they can connect to the internet; these videos are synchronised and combined into one single performance to create the Virtual Choir.

Successfully funded through a Kickstarter campaign, run in association with DCINY/Soaring Dreams, Virtual Choir 4: Fly to Paradise was released in July 2013, received over 8,400 submissions from 101 countries and launched at the Coronation Festival at Buckingham Palace/BBC 1.

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