Eric Whitacre Quotes

Eric Whitacre — American Composer born on January 02, 1970,

Eric Whitacre is a Grammy-winning American composer, conductor and speaker, known for his choral, orchestral and wind ensemble music. He is also known for his "Virtual Choir" projects, bringing individual voices from around the globe together into an online choir... (wikipedia)

Since I first fell in love with choral music when I was 18 and began composing at 21, I've been listening to these recordings of British choirs. I just fell in love with that sound - that pure, clean, pristine sound - and I think it's probably been the biggest influence on my sound.

I'm not a culture snob. So while, of course, I think the Mozart 'Requiem' or, say, Beethoven's 'Ninth' are some of the greatest works of art in the history of humankind, that's not to say the Beatles or Queen or Simon and Garfunkel aren't brilliant, beautiful, important works of art that should be sung without a sense of irony.

I happen to be one of the people who believe that the Internet is a force of good, and I'm very optimistic about it.

I don't know if it is a spiritual, physiological or psychological phenomenon, but I believe now more than ever that singing is a universal, built-in mechanism designed to cultivate empathy and compassion.

I can't write music unless I'm deeply connected to it and that connection almost always comes from some experience that I have had or am having.

Eric Whitacre Quotes

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