Eric Whitacre

Ecrite pour choeur unnacompanied. Commandée par Azusa Pacific University for The APU Chamber Singers, Michelle Jensen, chef d'orchestre. / Chant Et Piano

Here are three whimsical settings of Ogden Nash poems that are perfect for a lighter portion of your program or as an encore. They are easily-learned and fun to perform! Includes: 1) The Panther; 2) The Cow; 3) The Firefly.

For SATB choir with Piano accompaniment.Commissioned by Distinguished Concept Artists International New York as part of the DCINY Premiere Project.By Eric Whitacre with text from E.E.Cummings.

This a cappella collection of pieces for mixed choir by Eric Whitacre is the first available printed music compilation of its kind for the composer. The book includes pieces of varying difficulty wide-rangingin theme from the iconic Sleep and Water Night to the quietly angelic Lux Aurumque (Light and Gold) and the recent Nox Aurumque (Night and Gold). A Boy and a Girl and ThisMarriage are both wonderfully tender pieces and the inclusion of the early Go Lovely Rose marks the beginning of a journey through Whitacre's choral output from this first success to the present day.Eric Whitacre is a Los Angeles-based composer and conductor who is held in the highest esteem everywhere inspiring and motivating a new generation of singers and musicians. His music creates a visceral impassioned response in audiences and performers. In 2008 the all-Whitacre choral CD 'Cloudburst' released by the British ensemble Polyphony on Hyperion Records became and unexpected international best-seller topping theclassical charts and earning a Grammy nomination. The BBC raves that 'what hits you straight between the eyes is the honesty optimism and sheer belief that passes any pretension. This is music that can actually make yousmile'.

A new setting of the text of the Latin Grace from Sidney Sussex College at Cambridge University with a beautiful undulating soprano solo. Ideal for the concert hall or for use in a liturgical setting.

Three Songs of Faith (No. 2). Par WHITACRE ERIC. The second of Whitacre's three Songs Of Faith, all set to poems by E.E. Cummings, for SSAATTBB chorus. / Niveau : Elémentaire / Rép Classique / Feuillet / Chant et Piano

Commissioned by Philip Brunelle artistic director of VocalEssence (Minneapolis Minnesota) Nox Aurumque was premiered on 22 March 2009 at Orchestra Hall with the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and the St. Olaf Choir. CoroCitt Di Roma gave the first performance in Italy on 20th June 2009 conducted by Maestro Mauro Marchetti.Arranged for SATB choir and includes a Piano part on the score for rehearsal purposes.

This is a beautifully crafted a cappella work for SATB Choir (divisi: 2 Soprano 2 Alto 2 Tenor 2 Bass). The music was originally composed to set the words of Robert Frost's poem Stopping By Woods but owing to complex legalities involving the poet's estate the work had to be withdrawn. The composer after long deliberation decided to ask his friend and brilliant poet Charles Anthony Silvestri to set new words with the exact structure of the Frost poem.

for SATB Chorus and Piano-This piece was commissioned by Bruce Mayhall for the Delaware All-State Choir and is a wonderful setting of a beautiful Octavio Paz poem in its original Spanish. The piece is scored for SATB choir with Piano accompaniment.

II Samuel 18:33-When David heard that Absalom was slain he went up into his chamber over the gate and wept my son my son O Absalom my son would God I had died for thee!A powerful setting of the devastating text from Samuel II Chapter 18 Verse 33 for SATB Choir A Cappella.

With the characteristic clusters broken into arpeggios for this movement this playful work features delightful wordplay and simple fun! Duration: ca. 1:40.