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16 quotes by Eric Whitacre

Eric Whitacre (born January 2, 1970) is a Grammy-winning American composer and conductor, 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.
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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... →

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The virtual choir would never replace live music or a real choir, but the same sort of focus and intent and esprit de corps is evident in both, and... →

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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... →

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Many composers use software to write music - programs like Finale or Sibelius. There are also recording programs. I should say I'm still very... →

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For me, the virtual choir has taught me that, if anything, the Internet builds these post-national tribes, people finding each other anyway they can.

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I'm not an atheist, but I'm not a Christian, either.

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People in chorus tends to be much more emotional or at least wear their hearts on their sleeve. They are generally the kind to hold hands and cry.... →

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There must be four or five hundred choirs here in London alone. In a way, there's nowhere else on Earth I could go and get this level and passion... →

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A really good poem is full of music.

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As a composer, I know that all sorts of sounds I hear are making their way into my brain and soul and later sneak into my music.

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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.

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I truly thought I was going to be in pop music. And then I joined a choir to meet girls, and everything changed in the first rehearsal.

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I write music that sounds complex but isn't. I frankly never think in terms of theory.

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