Eric Whitacre - Eric Whitacre - A Boy And A Girl For String Orchestra

“Although his name was Jabez Dawes his character was full of flaws!” With an hysterical text by Ogden Nash Eric Whitacre has brought all of his theatrical skills to this three movement work and tells a wonderful story that will leave parents smiling and young children determined to be “even better” so as not to meet the same fate as young Jabez. This is a holiday treat for singers players and audiences.

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'.

SATB divisi a cappella-Featured in Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 4 bringing together over 8 000 submissions from 101 countries from around the world “Fly to Paradise” is taken from the award-winning musical Paradise Lost by Eric Whitacre which boasts 10 LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards nominations the 2008 Los Angeles Garland Award and the LA Weekly Award. This work is for SATB divisi a cappella. Please note the work requires an electronica track for performance. Access to that online audio is included in the purchase price.

for Full Orchestra. Par WHITACRE ERIC. The continuing popularity of Eric Whitacre's dramatic and evocative music is evident in concert programming everywhere, with his symphonic, choral, and operatic works. October is arguably his most notable symphonic work, now adapted in this stunning version for full orchestra. / Date parution : 2022-11-29/ Répertoire / Orchestre

The River Cam by Eric Whitacre first performed at the Royal Festival Hall London on 14 April 2011 by Julian Lloyd Webber (Cello) and the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Eric Whitacre.

Lux Nova sees Eric Whitacre's best-selling 'Lux Aurumque' re-imagined with a middle section of new material from his musical 'Paradise Lost'. Lux Nova works best with a pure balanced shimmering tone with strict attention to the dynamic colors and a slow luscious pacing. This piece for unaccompanied SATB Choir incorporates poetry by Edward Esch translated into Latin by celebrated American lyricist Charles Anthony Silvestri. Eric Whitacre's Lux Nova was featured in the 2014 iTunes festival. Duration: approx. 4:20.

Sleep My Child comes from Eric Whitacre's work for musical theater Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings. Originally written for two sopranos and mezzo (portrayed as three angels) it was adapted for band in 2012 by Jeffrey Gershman at the request of the composer and is the latest title in a growing catalog of Whitacre's compositions (October Sleep Lux Aurumque and The Seal Lullaby) that illustrate his sincere commitment to creating lush beautiful music for winds.