"Eric Whitacre is one of the most popular and performed composers of our time, a distinguished conductor, broadcaster and public speaker."
As a senior in my high school's orchestra I had the opportunity to play Eric Whitacre's beautiful instrumental piece, October (originally written for band). I fell in love with his style of writing and the poetry of his music.
Several years later I saw this video in a series of Ted Talks videos on Netflix:
"His ground-breaking Virtual Choir, Lux Aurumque, received over a million views on YouTube in just 2 months (now 4 million), featuring 185 singers from 12 different countries. Virtual Choir 2.0, Sleep, was released in April 2011 and involved over 2,000 voices from 58 countries. Virtual Choir 3, Water Night, received 3,746 submissions from 73 counties and launched at Lincoln Center, New York and revealed online in April 2012. The latest, Virtual Choir 4: Fly to Paradise, released in July 2013, received over 8,400 submissions from 101 countries and launched at the Coronation Festival at Buckingham Palace/BBC 1." -http://ericwhitacre.com/biography
I love this. As both a musician and a technology loving nerd I am moved by the way he uses those things together to connect human beings from all over the world on an emotional level.
So today's good thing, for your enjoyment: Virtual Choir 1, 2, 3 and 4
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