Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir

I discovered Eric Whitacre back in 2003 when I was hacking around looking for new music. I'm really not that big of a fan for choir style music, but this type I do like. I really like the idea of people connecting from all over the world in a collaborative effort to create music. The collaboration has continued to grow from 2000 people to 17,572. I can only imagine what it could be like in another 10 years as communication and technology advances. Check it out:

Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 6: Sing Gently

Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir

17,572 singers from 129 countries come together to perform Eric Whitacre's "Sing Gently". Produced by Music Productions Film by 59 Productions Audio by Floating Earth Collaborators: Colburn School NAMM Foundation Pianist: Sam Glicklich from the Colburn School Conductor: Eric Whitacre Sheet music: https://ericwhitacre.com/music-catalo... Soundtrack: https://orcd.co/een0z24 Credits: Sopranos: 4.30 – 6.25 Altos: 6.26 – 8.17 Tenors: 8.18 – 8.58 Bass 1: 8.59 – 9.26 Bass 2: 9.27 – 9.54 Sign Language: 9.55 – 10.01 Connect with Eric YouTube: @Eric Whitacre Instagram: EricWhitacre Facebook: EricWhitacreOfficial Twitter: EricWhitacre ericwhitacre.com virtualchoir6.com

Eric Whitacre: Virtual Choir Live (Mar 22, 2013)

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Composer and conductor Eric Whitacre has inspired millions by bringing together "virtual choirs," singers from many countries spliced together on video. Now, for the first time ever, he creates the experience in real time, as 32 singers from around the world Skype in to join an onstage choir (assembled from three local colleges) for an epic performance of Whitacre's "Cloudburst," based on a poem by Octavio Paz. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at http://www.ted.com/translate Follow TED news on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tednews Like TED on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksD...