Eric Whitacre conducts "Sleep"

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 "Sleep"--part of the sold-out VocalEssence "Eric Whitacre Extravaganza" on March 22, 2009 at Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis.

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Music

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• Vocal
• Essence
• VocalEssence
• Whitacre
• Eric Whitacre
• Sleep
• Minnesota
• choral music
• St. Olaf Choir
• extravaganza
• a cappella choral music

[TheCieraNM]

This is what heaven sounds like. If i were to experience this in real life i would have cried my eyes out.

[BrawlToOwn]

what a terrible song for your cell phone to ring during

[SALEENS7GTR5]

So glad to be singing this at my schools choir concert. So beautiful.



[harmonythouart]

had the privilege of singing this with one of the top choirs in the country with his private instruction... the greatest song I ever got to sing. When you're in the middle of it... the harmonies and dissonant moments are just out of this gave us chills just singing it. Its still one of my favorite compositions- although all of his work I've gotten to sing I loved...

[xXLittleMissM0useyXx]

10 people have not surrendered unto sleep.

[boldergirl87]

3:30 -3:36 gives me chill bumps every time. AMAZING!

[cassandarlynn513]

It is amazing the kind of sound you can get our of a high school choir!

[whataho12]

3:08 - 3:16 gives me shivers

[MrBabyboy821]

Amazing job :).

[Gualorr]

I want to die listening to this song, so appropiate...

[DjKrandal]

Amazing,,,Truly,,,Amazing.



[BaboonBassoon]

One of the most beautiful choral pieces ever written :')