Classical Minnesota Public Radio Presents:
Eric Whitacre Singers
March 9, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Cathedral Of Saint Paul
Join the Eric Whitacre Singers for their first-ever Minnesota performance. Presale tickets are available to MPR members starting at noon on Tuesday, Dec. 6. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Thursday, Dec. 8, at noon. All tickets will be available via The Fitzgerald Theater box office and the link at the bottom of the page.
Eric Whitacre Singers
The Eric Whitacre Singers have established themselves as one of the finest vocal ensembles of our day. Performing compositions ranging from Monteverdi to Depeche Mode, they engage broad audiences with their innovative and diverse programming. They received unanimous praise from critics for their debut album, Light and Gold, on Decca/Universal, also winning a Grammy for Best Choral Performance. In their second album for Universal, Water Night, the Eric Whitacre Singers rose to No. 1 in the classical iTunes and Billboard charts.
The choir made their BBC Proms debut at London's Royal Albert Hall in 2012 in a program which included a collaboration with singer/songwriter Imogen Heap. Their debut U.S. tour in 2013 held concerts in Washington D.C.'s Strathmore Center, Boston's Symphony Hall, Philadelphia's Kimmel Center, and New York's Lincoln Center. Their iTunes Festival debut, broadcast live to 119 countries worldwide, saw them collaborate with award-winning composer Hans Zimmer.
Eric Whitacre
Grammy-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre is one of the most popular musicians of our time. His music has been performed throughout the world by millions of amateur and professional musicians alike, while his ground-breaking Virtual Choirs have united singers from more than 110 different countries. A graduate of the Juilliard School of Music, Whitacre was recently appointed as Artist in Residence with the Los Angeles Master Chorale.
As conductor of the Eric Whitacre Singers, Whitacre has released several chart-topping albums, including bestseller Light and Gold. A sought-after guest conductor, Whitacre has conducted choral and instrumental concerts around the globe, including concerts with the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Minnesota Orchestra. In addition to several collaborations with Hollywood composer Hans Zimmer, Whitacre has worked with pop icons Laura Mvula, Imogen Heap, and Annie Lennox.
Enjoy more Eric Whitacre stories: "Light and Gold", "Deep Field", "Whitacre and Silvestri".
Resources
Tickets - Buy Online
Eric Whitacre - Official Site
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