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, ...

Louisville has real ambitions as a cultural city. But those ambitions require a strong foundation, which starts with paying ...

Another classical makeover comes in the latest CD from the young choral composer Eric Whitacre. It's called Cloudburst. Our reviewer Tom Schnabel says the music is optimistically American and should ...

This didn’t propel him up the yellow brick road to Hollywood, but it did net him $10,000 in royalties, with which he bought an ESQ-1 synthesizer and a Drumulator drum machine. At the time, Whitacre ...

Eric Whitacre originally joined the choir because a friend of his said you could meet pretty women there. Instead he was smitten by choral music-Mozart's Requiem in particular--- and now his new cd ...

Grammy Award-winning American composer Eric Whitacre will return to Sydney with the Australian premiere of his latest work, Eternity in an Hour, presented for one concert only, 8pm Friday June 27 at ...

I remember years ago, while living in my little rent-controlled apartment in Santa Monica, listening to the lilting Duruflé Requiem, calmly dreaming away, awash in the lovely choral music. A next door ...

THE Peninsula Choir is set to host its spring concert on Saturday, April 18, at Cove Burgh Hall. This evening of song brings together both well-loved and new compositions, including a new arrangement ...

When the word ?composer? is brought up in conversation, names like ?Mozart? or ?Bach? are typically quick at hand. If someone in the group is especially interested, there?s a small chance ?Handel? or ...