Many composers use software to write music - programs like Finale or Sibelius. There are also recording programs. I should say I'm still very old-fashioned, I still use pencil and paper. But almost every composer I know does it the 'new way.' Eric Whitacre composerfashionfinale share on social
I wanted to be a rock star. I dreamed of it, and that's all I dreamed of. To be more accurate, I wanted to be a pop star. This was in the late '80s. And mostly, I wanted to be the fifth member of Depeche Mode or Duran Duran. Eric Whitacre 80saccuratedepeche share on social
To have a live choir there on the stage and then these singers from different countries signing with us in real time through Skype, it's as if there aren't borders anymore. Eric Whitacre anymoreborderchoir Change image and share on social
I can't write music unless I'm deeply connected to it and that connection almost always comes from some experience that I have had or am having. Eric Whitacre connectconnectiondeeply Change image and share on social
The virtual choir would never replace live music or a real choir, but the same sort of focus and intent and esprit de corps is evident in both, and at the end of the day it seems to me a genuine artistic expression. Eric Whitacre artisticchoircorps share on social
When I went to college at the University of Nevada back in Las Vegas, I got tricked into singing in choir. The first thing we did was the Mozart 'Requiem.' That was the piece that changed my life overnight. Eric Whitacre backchangechoir share on social
There must be four or five hundred choirs here in London alone. In a way, there's nowhere else on Earth I could go and get this level and passion for singing in the one place. Eric Whitacre choirearthhundred Change image and share on social
I wouldn't say that I'm actually trying to cause chills in the audience, but certainly my goal is to, at the very least, effect a physiological response - at the most, to effect some sort of state change, ideally, in the audience. Eric Whitacre audiencechangechill share on social
I don't feel like I'm an artist with a capital 'A.' Eric Whitacre artistcapitalfeel Change image and share on social
