Weary though we may be of screens, that’s where most of us will find ourselves this holiday season. If Pesach was an out-of-town preview, the High Holiday season is opening night on Broadway.
The coronavirus hasn't been kind to choirs. Think about it: You're packed in together, breathing deeply, mouths open wide. It's a recipe for super spreading. Choirs can't sing together over video chat ...
Composer Eric Whitacre , after seeing a Youtube video of a young soprano singing his song “Sleep” wondered: What if he could get people, regardless of where they were in the world, to record ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover music, society, and social change in a global context. While popularized by necessity during the pandemic, the concept of ...
2,000 singers from around the world perform together via the Internet American composer Eric Whitacre is a star in choral circles. His music is performed by amateur and professional choirs. Now he's ...
Here's a surprising statistic: According to a survey by Chorus America, one in six Americans, or 54 million people, sing in choral groups, whether that's community, school and children's choirs, ...
GRAND RAPIDS – Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 2.0 debuts online tonight with singers worldwide singing "Sleep" by the Los Angeles-based composer. Nearly a century ago, Gustav Mahler's “Symphony of a ...