Eric Whitacre News

FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present Nicholas Kaminski on January 12, 2022 at 7:00 pm. Nicholas Kaminski is a rising musical theatre composer/lyricist whose songs are profoundly funny, witty, and poignant.

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops have announced several updates to the 2021/22 schedule. Newly added artists include pianist Inon Barnatan; CSO Acting Associate Principal Flute Henrik Heide; vocalists Cynthia Erivo, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Tatiana Mayfield; and local folk duo Over The Rhine.

Grammy Award-winning conductor and composer Eric Whitacre, whose worldwide audiences number in the millions, has released a behind-the-scenes documentary showing how young singers struggling with the loss of making live music were able to unite during the pandemic to perform together virtually.

Shokat Projects will welcome the world-premiere recording of Georgia Stitt’s Hold Fast Your Dreams, performed by the wife-and-husband team, soprano Zoe Allen and conductor/pianist Christopher Allen. Hold Fast Your Dreams is the first single from the Allens’ upcoming album (out September 7, 2021), Beneath the Sky.

Key Chorale, the Suncoast's premier symphonic chorus, announces its 37th season with a mix of dynamic collaborations and unique programming that have become their hallmarks under the guidance of Artistic Director Joseph Caulkins.

This new initiative allows Professional Company Members to receive up to $10,000 to subsidize as much as 50 percent of the fee of a woman stage director or conductor who is contracted for the first time by the company.

Grammy Award-winning conductor and composer Eric Whitacre, whose worldwide audiences for virtual choir performances number in the millions, will use groundbreaking technology from JackTrip Labs to create his first ever live virtual performance, conducting dozens of young chorus members singing in synch while hundreds of miles apart.

JackTrip Virtual Studio, an innovative platform developed by JackTrip Labs that enables users to play music together remotely, is now available in more than fifty regions around the world.

On May 9, the Grammy Award-winning Houston Chamber Choir, led by Founder and Artistic Director Robert Simpson, presents A Time to Draw Closer, the season finale of the 2020-2021 virtual season, featuring the world premiere of a work by noted Houston composer Mark Buller. The Mother's Day concert presents Buller's 'The Passion of St. Cecilia,' specially commissioned by the Houston Chamber Choir to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

This special online experience will be hosted by Broadway legend Patti LuPone.

The Colburn School presents the online and in-person world premieres of The Way Forward, a 54-minute film which reimagines the concert-going experience for the digital age on Thursday, April 29, 2021 a 12 p.m. PDT.

Ember the critically acclaimed choral ensemble of Schola Cantorum on Hudson will present a live and virtual concert this weekend entitled “Release,” where we examine this period in our life between what was and what will be. 

The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra will present Grammy award-winning American composer Eric Whitacre’s symphonic work Deep Field on Saturday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m. This concert, part of the FAIRWINDS Classics Series, will take place at Calvary Orlando in Winter Park– the location of previous FAIRWINDS Classics Series concerts this Season.

Ember, the critically acclaimed choral ensemble of Schola Cantorum on Hudson will present a live and virtual concert entitled “Release,” where they will examine this period in our life between what was and what will be. 

Oakland University’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance will present Inspire the Choir — a free virtual workshop featuring Eric Whitacre and Stacey Gibbs — from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6 on Zoom.

'The Sound of Us,' a new documentary produced by Yamaha Entertainment Group, seeks to explore the impacts of music as an artform in today's chaotic world.

Kantorei has announced that it has entered into a three-year relationship with multi-talented composer/arranger, pianist, organist, singer & conductor, M. Roger Holland, II to serve as the choir's Artist-in-Residence beginning with the 2021-22 season.

Ragazzi Boys Chorus will lift their voices with festive songs of the holiday season, as well as works that honor endurance and optimism, with a livestreamed virtual concert Beyond the Stars. Led by Artistic and Executive Director Kent Jue, the innovative Silicon Valley chorus will utilize groundbreaking technology to stream the concert to audiences at home, with choristers performing in real-time from their homes.

Due to the latest provincial health order released yesterday, November 19, 2020, Chor Leoni Men's Choir regrets to announce the cancellation of  the world premiere of  Translucence: An Immersive Light and Sound Experience, originally scheduled to run December 4 to 23, 2020 at the Sheraton Wall Centre Grand Ballroom. 

Chor Leoni Men's Choir will present the world premiere of a 360 degree, in-person art spectacular for the holidays with Translucence: An Immersive Light and Sound Experience, December 4 to 23, 2020 (multiple shows per day) at the Sheraton Wall Centre Grand Ballroom, developed in strict compliance with provincial health and safety guidelines.