Eric Whitacre - Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 2.0, 'Sleep'

"Sleep" is available now on Eric Whitacre's new album "Light & Gold."

Amazon - http://amzn.to/LightGoldAmazon
iTunes - http://bit.ly/LightGoldiTunes

The 2011 Virtual Choir video features 2052 performances of 'Sleep' from 1752 singers in 58 countries, individually recorded and uploaded to YouTube between September 2010 and January 2011. http://virtualchoir.org

Composed and Conducted by Eric Whitacre
Poetry by Charles Anthony Silvestri
Directed by rehabstudio/Cake
Design and Animation by Thiago Maia, David Pocull and Sebastian Baptista
Produced by Christophe Taddei
Audio produced by Floating Earth
Music published by Walton Music
Virtual Choir 2.0 managed by Tony Piper
Eric Whitacre managed by Claire L...

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[Vanillawolf21]

Something I've noticed...when the Soprano I's go up to the high G#, and the Soprano II's are a half step lower singing G, as it clashes...it's like the Soprano II's are 'surrendering unto sleep'. The Soprano II's let go, and the Soprano I's G# is set free. It's just so beautiful. Just thought I'd share. :)

[JAKEHU4L]

this peice is honestly soo inspiring. to believe the idea of what they have done. its truly amazing and touching. this is honestly one of the most amazing musical peices i have ever seen. this is what makes me wan't continue with my passion for music

[ImAGrateSpellr]

I love music with a great use of dissonance! I'll check him out.

[Knit Peace]

I came to this after seeing Eric Whitacre's talk on TED. If this inspired you or touched your soul, you might also enjoy the video of his TED Talk. (Can't put web addresses on here! Use Google!!!) Thank you Eric Whitacre and all involved in creating this magical musical masterpiece!!

[Glitter111Sparkle]

ad before the song was Zzzquil. win!

[Aidan Halloran]

I am so happy that someone thought of doing something like this. When you put so many beautiful voices together, it is just a masterpiece.

[mintyxx1]

I am pleased to see that there were many non-English speaking countries who took part. Mexico, Chile, Germany, Netherlands, China, etc. While there weren't many, it is powerful to note there are some. I believe there would be more, but there is a learning curve. Not necessarily with language, but with how the music was written.

[mintyxx1]

I've sung 'Magnificat' with an amazing amounts of dissonance; especially with every section being dissonant with the next one. It is beautiful. :)

[marchingbandito]

I sang this song with the district choir in my area when I was in high school, singing it live and in person with seventy or eighty other students held a lot more energy in my opinion that a virtual choir; I can feel some of the emotion here, but that's just my opinion.

This is a beautiful piece no matter where you sing it :D

[eProject123]

This is the SPACE.

I wish more countries in those who don't speak English (like the Asia) took part in.

[tamiasthechipmunk]

The human voice is the most powerful musical instrument on Earth.