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, ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover music, society, and social change in a global context. While popularized by necessity during the pandemic, the concept of ...

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The coronavirus has silenced choirs everywhere. So, Sunday’s debut of what’s perhaps the world’s biggest choir ever is a bit of a salve, even though no one is really singing with anyone in-person.

“My God, I can really feel the fabric of society tearing.” That thought haunted Eric Whitacre as he saw the effects of the coronavirus pandemic in its early days in the US and the UK. “Suddenly people ...

Eric Whitacre is a Grammy-winning composer, a conductor, teacher, speaker, writer. But Whitacre has also become something of a prophet — a pioneer in using technology and social media to promote the ...

GRAND RAPIDS – Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 2.0 brought together more than 2,050 singers worldwide to record his composition "Sleep." Few singing in the world's largest glee club had met before. But ...

Once a choir geek, always a choir geek. At least, that's pretty much where rock star choral music composer Eric Whitcareis these days - well, there and also here, in Columbus, to celebrate the 100th ...

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 ...