Eric Whitacre is known for his compositions and most recently has been known for his Virtual Choirs. Via TED talk you can hear Mr. Whitacre speak about his Virtual Choir project and shows examples. In this video you can see a live virtual choir through the use of Skype and a live choir. This is a crazy thing to do thinking of the chance of delay and other uncontrollable features.
Click here for the TED Talk.
To take this a step further, my choirs struggled with the thought of singing a foreign language. Thank goodness I found Mr. Whitacre's virtual choir of the piece Sleep. Here he is the sun - heliocentric, with orbs/planets representing different countries with different singers. They are all connected through a golden thread that flows from one planet to another. I shared the though that people in Italy don't sing English... Nor do people in Germany - why can't we sing in a different language... Silence! It was perfect!
Click here for Sleep by Eric Whitacre.
Other Virtual Choir performances are available. Most recently he has composed a piece "Fly to Paradise" that he invited individuals to participate in. We recorded videos and uploaded them. To do this we would record a video of us singing the part and listening to the whole group via tracks through ear buds. This was such a cool thing to be a part of. This piece has been remixed and put into so many different forms.
Click here for Fly to Paradise by Eric Whitacre
Click here for the TED Talk.
To take this a step further, my choirs struggled with the thought of singing a foreign language. Thank goodness I found Mr. Whitacre's virtual choir of the piece Sleep. Here he is the sun - heliocentric, with orbs/planets representing different countries with different singers. They are all connected through a golden thread that flows from one planet to another. I shared the though that people in Italy don't sing English... Nor do people in Germany - why can't we sing in a different language... Silence! It was perfect!
Click here for Sleep by Eric Whitacre.
Other Virtual Choir performances are available. Most recently he has composed a piece "Fly to Paradise" that he invited individuals to participate in. We recorded videos and uploaded them. To do this we would record a video of us singing the part and listening to the whole group via tracks through ear buds. This was such a cool thing to be a part of. This piece has been remixed and put into so many different forms.
Click here for Fly to Paradise by Eric Whitacre
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