Eric Whitacre United States

Biography

Eric Whitacre (born 2 January 1970 in Reno, NV) is an American composer of choral, wind band and electronic music. He has also served as a guest conductor for ensembles throughout Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas. An accomplished composer, conductor and lecturer, Eric Whitacre has quickly become one of the most popular and performed composers of his generation. The Los Angeles Times has praised his compositions as "works of unearthly beauty and imagination

Popular Songs

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  Equus

  Water Night

  109 BPM
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  Five Hebrew Love Songs: Éyze Shéleg! (What Snow!)

  The Music of Eric Whitacre

  65 BPM
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  Sleep

  The Complete A Cappella Works: 1991-2001 (Brigham Young University Singers feat. conductor: Ronald Staheli)

  126 BPM
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  Lux aurumque

  The Complete A Cappella Works: 1991-2001 (Brigham Young University Singers feat. conductor: Ronald Staheli)

  71 BPM
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  Five Hebrew Love Songs: Kala Kalla (Light Bride)

  Light and Gold

  134 BPM

Discography

Water Night

2012

Choral Music (Elora Festival Singers, director: Noel Edison)

2010

Light and Gold

2010

Brigham Young University Choirs and Eric Whitacre 2

2008

The Complete A Cappella Works: 1991-2001 (Brigham Young University Singers feat. conductor: Ronald Staheli)

2002

The Music of Eric Whitacre

1997