Cloud Singing: The Virtual Choir Project

Picture of Eric Whitacre conducting (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I am reposting this from Simon Phipps‘ blog “Wild Webmink.”

He writes in his blog: “Eric Whitacre launched Virtual Choir 3, the composite performance of his choral work “Water Night”, to promote his new album of the same name. Once again, it’s transcendently beautiful.” (Virtual Choir 3 « Wild Webmink.)

I can only agree with Simon’s assessment. I have been a member in many choirs most of my life (latest was the renowned Camerata Vocale Freiburg). With those choruses we performed works from Early Renaissance to contemporary composers as well as Jazz and popular music.

Even if it is for European taste a little too “American”, I find this modus of choir singing enabled by technology fascinating. But listen for yourself (connect to your stereo and make it full-screen):

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Eric Whitacre / Virtual Choir (vaneeesa.com)
Virtual Choir 3 (webmink.com)
CCC 021 – Eric Whitacre (the-unmutual.blogspot.com)
A Heavenly, Earthly Choir (maryharristodd.wordpress.com)
Choirs of the Future? (virtualopera.wordpress.com)
A virtual choir 2,000 voices strong: Eric Whitacre on TED.com (ted.com)
Eric Whitacre: A virtual choir 2,000 voices strong (ritholtz.com)
Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir – ‘Lux Aurumque’ (YouTube)

2 Responses to Cloud Singing: The Virtual Choir Project

Vaneeesa Blaylock says:

May 17, 2012 at 22:15

hahaha, “too American” — perhaps in 2 words you have summed up both the best and the worst of Whitacre’s work! America is not the country that gave us existentialism. It is the country that gave us optimism.

Hellmuth Broda says:

May 18, 2012 at 18:29

Thanks, Vaneeesa.
You realized that I wrote this with a tongue-in-cheek 😉
I also prefer opt over ex’es.