Choral superstar Eric Whitacre conducted the VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers, The St. Olaf Choir, and the 160-voice Minnesota High School Honors Choir in a performance of "Cloudburst"--part of the sold-out VocalEssence "Eric Whitacre Extravaganza" on March 22, 2009 at Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis.
today we played cloudburst (transcribed for band) i <3 eric whitacre. sometimes the music he writes makes you tear up from the beauty. other times you feel exilherated from the energetic and sometimes crazyness/wierdness of the music. ever heard "godzilla eats las vegas" (hilarious, slightly obnoxious, and energetic) or "ghost train"(dramatic, dark, and creepy) by him? i love how he can write to so many different extreme styles of music so well.
crazitaco 2 days ago
@apingit this is the best reply to colorful's comments. Ironically he didn't realize that the word "colorful" is a much better word to describe this music than anything he has said.
songsmadeforyou 5 days ago
Magical!
potterfangirl91 1 week ago
Unbelievable.
fishellb 1 week ago
Pure magic at 5:30 :)
sjanderson13 2 weeks ago
beautiful
shanna1950 2 weeks ago
Bravo.
vicentico64 2 weeks ago
@foxtrot1114 What exactly is the great/enlightening/profound message that is being sent here? Sending some beautiful or sentimental message is one thing but that function is generally precluded from a meaningful definition of "Art", especially non-vocal music. For example, say you consider Mozart's piano sonatas to be great music/art, then what would, say, his 12th's exact message be?
apingit 2 weeks ago
@apingit No, the example I used was just to show there exist children´s books who are good literal work, no more.
miggydscho 2 weeks ago
absolutely love it.
posavka11 2 weeks ago