Watch the full-length version of “Sleep,” Eric Whitacre’s new work, sung by a YouTube-powered choir of more than 2,000 singers from around the world. The nine-minute work was premiered last night at the Paley Center in New York — and on YouTube.
And watch Eric Whitacre’s TEDTalk, where he talks about his creative process and the artistic challenges of conducting a choir as big as the Internet …
The live meshing of a real life and virtual chorusEric Whitacre has spent most of his career conducting traditional choirs. Then, in 2009, a fan video posted to YouTube sparked a crazy idea: could he take singers from across the globe, have them sing the same piece on video, and edit it together into a virtual choir? The results of this experiment quickly went […]
A Ripple Effect: Speakers in Session 12 of TED2013TED2013 has come to an end. Here, the final session — about the doers and givers who never stop spreading their ideas. In session 12, these speakers shared their bold words and even bolder actions. And it all built to a riveting finale. Here, the speakers who appeared in this session. Click on their name […]
Soul Dancer commented on Nov 24 2012
What an amazing story it would be to:
1. make a documentary of
2. the gathering of all these voices
3. all funded by crowd-sourcing tools
4. as they prepare to open or close the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games
Who’s in?
Khonan Lee commented on Sep 27 2012
Thank you for your music.
Lisa Hopper commented on Apr 5 2012
I am absolutely AMAZED by this! I came across Eric Whitacre on TED.com today and listen to him present his idea. What a beautiful way to bring this World together. I believe music is the way to do this and Eric has begun the revolution to accomplish this. I wish I could sing so that I too could join my voice in with all of the amazing voices I heard today.
commented on Apr 18 2011
Eric Whitacre’s TEDTalk was one of the better TEDTalks I’ve seen. It really gave me hope for the future and a strong inkling that “Mass Collaboration Will Change the World.” In fact, I felt so strongly about it that I did a post by the title in quotations above.
With Love and Gratitude,
Jeremiah
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