A Boy and a Girl is a tender, delicate poem put to music by Eric Whitacre. It was commissioned by the 2002 California All-State Chorus.

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Commissioned by the United States Air Force Band, Colonel Don Schofield, Commander and Conductor based on the 1819 poem by Walt Whitman.

One of the latest hotly-anticipated choral works from Eric Whitacre, Alleluia is sure to be popular with choirs for concerts and liturgical services and events alike. The work simply sets one word - Alleluia - and embodies Whitacre's trademark style. Duration: ca. 10:00.

This tender setting creates an image of the ebb and flow of the sea through pulsating parallel cluster chords in the piano and long legato vocal phrases.

This is the last movement of The Sacred Veil, a twelve-movement work written with poet Charles Anthony Silvestri. The major work chronicles the rich life of Tony and his late wife Julie Silvestri. The poetry for this final movement is written by the composer as a benediction for Julie and Tony.

The powerful fusion of Octavio Paz's words and Eric Whitacre's musical imagery has made this work a favorite with good high school choirs and beyond in the U.S. and abroad. Spanish text. Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.Eric Whitacre Score Errata

Lyricist: Octavio Paz

Eric Whitacre composed and recorded this cover of the English band Depeche Mode creating an elegant and spacious sonority that is deeply moving.

Country: United States

A wild ride from the composer of October and Ghost Train! Equus is the Latin word for horse, and this moto perpetuo perfectly captures the fury and majesty of this magnificent animial. Commissioned by Gary Green and the University of Miami, Equus is not for the faint of heart! (Grade 5) Dur: 10:00

In this suite - inspired by a trip to Switzerland - each song is a "postcard," capturing lush, romantic moments in full. The songs are dedicated to Jerusalem born Hila Plitmann - poet of the beautiful text, and the composer's wife. The suite is scored for SATB chorus with either string quartet accompaniment or piano and violin.ÊJo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.Eric Whitacre Score ErrataÊ

Featured in Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 4, bringing together over 8,000 submissions from 101 countries from around the world, Fly to Paradise is taken from the award-winning musical Paradise Lost by Eric Whitacre which boasts 10 LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards nominations, the 2008 Los Angeles Garland Award, and the LA Weekly Award. Please note the work requires an electronica track for performance. Access to that online audio is included in the purchase price.

Simple and welcoming, Glow was performed for the first time by the World of Color Honor Choir at Disney's California Adventureae Park. The Honor Choir, made up of over 700 singers from across America, were selected to be part of the night-time spectacular Winter Dream show. Now this beautiful piece is available for both men's choirs and women's choirs skillfully adapted by Emily Crocker.

Arranger: Emily Crocker

Stunningly beautiful. The final piece of "The Three Flower Songs" by Eric Whitacre.

Eric Whitacre's famous work for concert band, now with optional vocal parts! An original work best described in the composer's own words as being really out there. The writing reflects a keen interest in theater, film and television, with the structure of the piece being very film-like in its very rapid changes of style. A totally unique and very memorable work.

Originally composed for harp, string orchestra and solo soprano, next adapted for soprano and piano and now finally available for choir and piano. This SA setting takes a whimsical approach to the text we as parents have read hundreds of times. The harmonic structure is transparent and the choral writing is smart and a joy to sing.

Composed in the spirit of the Renaissance works written to Elizabeth I - fair Oriana - this soaring work for double chorus is in the signature Whitacre style with brilliant choral textures unfolding into a majestic final salute, Long live, Oriana!

This is the third movement of The Sacred Veil, a twelve-movement work written with poet Charles Anthony Silvestri. The Sacred Veil chronicles the rich life of Tony and his late wife Julie Silvestri. Tony tells of their second date and his feeling like home.

The second publication after i thank You God for most this amazing dayÊ in the set of three Songs of Faith, all to poems by e.e. cummings.ÊJo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.

Poetry By: e.e. cummings

Setting the iconic song by Trent Reznor in a way that captures both pain and peace, hopelessness and sorrow too deep to describe - and at the same time a feeling of living in its fullness. The music is powerful while requiring a subtleness from the choir. Every bit of emotion in every level of intensity is required from the singers and the listeners.

Composer: Trent Reznor

Written for best friends of the composer and premiered by the LA Master Chorale. The heart of this piece is reflected in the text i am never without it. This is an intimate text set in an intimate way.

Re-issued in 2002 after some minor revisions by the composer. An elegant, stunning piece. The first of the "Three Flower Songs" by Eric Whitacre.

This impressive and beautiful work is the last piece in the stunning set of three Songs of Faith, with text by e.e. cummings. To realize the composer's wish to bring his work back to his very first draft, a revision has been made towards the end (page 12). The revised publication herewith replaces the one from 2001.

Poetry By: e.e. cummings

White key clusters in the piano create the rhythmic framework for the playful vocals sung in unison declamation or that ricochet one part to another in this E.E. Cummings setting vividly portraying an urban street scene

Poetry By: e.e. cummings

i will wade outÊis the first in the set ofÊThree Songs of Faith. A passionate, sensual text by e.e cummings is set with beauty and care by the composer.ÊJo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.

Poetry By: e.e. cummings

The text explores Leonardo da Vinci's dreams of flying. The blend of Italian madrigal and contemporary style supports the text by C.A. Silvestri.ÊJo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.

An incredible work from Eric Whitacre employing masterful use of the piano. A gorgeous poem by Octavio Paz with innovative use of the voices by Eric Whitacre. This is a unique work even for Whitacre.ÊJo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.

This is the third setting of words by Octavio Paz (Water Night; Cloudburst) from this successful young California composer. Little Birds pays homage to Gabriel Faure with its running piano part and fluid sensual melodies. According to the composer "it holds mysterious and magical effects", imitating delicate birds. Suitable for festival or competition use. The piano part is available separately as well as in the vocal score. Moderately difficult.

Full of colorful contrasts, this final movement from The City and the Sea dances with fun and humor! The rhythmic wordplay and deconstructed syllables of the E.E. Cummings poem hurtle ever faster to the final sudden "stop" for an extraordinary concert finale.

Poetry By: e.e. cummings

Commission by Vance George of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, and dedicated to Eric's little sister, this piece features text by e.e. cummings. Note from the Composer: While in my second year at Juilliard (1996) I received a phone call from Vance George, the legendary conductor of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus. He wanted to know if I might be interest in a commission for their big Christmas concert, something that would feature their amazing accompanist Marc Shapiro and the smaller choir of 80 singers. The only catch was that it was now the middle of October, and could I please finish the piece by the first of November. I took the commission, of course (how could you say no to Vance George?) and my future wife Hila found for me the timeless E.E. Cummings poem little tree. I started writing as fast as I could and noticed something very strange happening on the page: I was writing with a completely different voice. Part of it was the nature of the poem, but most of it was residue

Poetry By: e.e. cummings

Now celebrating its 15-year anniversary!For the setting of Lux Aurumque, the composer chose the Latin translation of an Edward Esch poem, enhancing the elegant simplicity of this new work. The tight harmonies will need to be carefully balanced by a well trained a cappella choir. Suitable for an advanced high school choir and beyond. Moderately difficult.ÊJo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.The 15th Anniversary edition includes an excerpt of handwritten manuscript.Westminster Cathedral Choir

Whitacre's best-selling Lux Aurumque has been reimagined with a middle section of new material from his musical Paradise Lost. Lux Nova works best with a pure, balanced, shimmering tone with strict attention to the dynamic colors and a slow, luscious pacing. With poetry by Edward Esch translated into Latin by celebrated American lyricist, Charles Anthony Silvestri.

With the characteristic clusters broken into arpeggios for this movement, this playful work features delightful wordplay and simple fun!

A new setting of the text of the Latin Grace from Sidney Sussex College at Cambridge University with a beautiful undulating soprano solo. Ideal for the concert hall or for use in a liturgical setting. Duration: ca. 3:00.

Eric Whitacre's work Sainte-Chapelle was written for the Tallis Scholars and inspired by the medieval Parisian chapel. It depicts that stained glass masterpiece through sustained plainchant-like lines which gradually divide into more and more parts, creating shimmering tone clusters for a rich and expressive outpouring of sound.

One of Eric Whitacre's earliest choral compositions, this is for treble voices with the accompaniment of English horn. Available: 3-Part Treble.

The Eric Whitacre Virtual Choir #6 had more than 17,000 singers. As a response to COVID-19 and the isolation and division the pandemic was creating, Eric wrote the words and music with the hope that Sing Gently might give some small measure of comfort for those who need it, and that it might suggest a way of living with one another that is compassionate, gentle, and kind.

From the composer of the much performed Cloudburst, here is a new collaboration between Eric Whitacre and poet Charles Anthony Silvestri, drawing on the mystical moment between awareness and sleep. While the voice range is accessible, Sleep requires a big enough choir to handle the divisi passages. First premiered at the 2001 ACDA National Convention by the Concordia College Choir, Rene Clausen conductor.ÊJo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.

Lyricist: Charles Anthony Silvestri

Excerpted from Whitacre's music theater work Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings for the American choir Chanticleer, this setting for SATB and soloists is marked by delicate, ethereal sounds and purity of tone.

Although his name was Jabez Dawes, his character was full of flaws! With an hysterical text by Ogden Nash, Eric Whitacre has brought all of his theatrical skills to this three movement work and tells a wonderful story that will leave parents smiling and young children determined to be even better so as not to meet the same fate as young Jabez. This is a holiday treat for singers, players and audiences.

Poetry By: Ogden Nash

Here are three whimsical settings of Ogden Nash poems that are perfect for a lighter portion of your program or as an encore. They are easily-learned and fun to perform! Includes: The Canary, The Eel, The Kangaroo.

Come thou Wisdom, Gift of Winter - Composed for the Choirs of Birmingham-Southern College Service of Lessons and Carols, this meditative advent work for SATB divisi voices and organ with a Latin text by Charles Anthony Silvestri features chant-like melodies over vocal and organ pedal tones, vivid dissonances and striking dynamic contrasts. Duration ca. 7:20.

This languorous setting of the E.E. Cummings text features a chaconne-like left hand pattern in the piano along with right hand cluster chords and legato vocal phrases in octaves to create a meditative musical atmosphere.

Poetry By: e.e. cummings

Here are three whimsical settings of Ogden Nash poems that are perfect for a lighter portion of your program or as an encore. They are easily-learned and fun to perform!

Poetry By: Ogden Nash

This loving and dreamlike work captures the undulating rhythm of a mother rocking her child to sleep. The text is a classic by Rudyard Kipling: Oh! Hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, And black are the waters that sparkled so green. The moon, o'er the combers, looks downward to find us, At rest in the hollows that rustle between. Magical! Available separately: SATB. Duration: ca. 4:00.

Poetry By: Rudyard Kipling

Eric Whitacre has created a remarkable setting of the Star-Spangled Banner, filled with colorful effects and vivid dissonance. Challenging and impressive!

Composer: Francis Scott Key

Set to a text by William Butler Yeats, this work was commissioned by the National Youth Choir of Great Britain and The King's Singers to celebrate their 25th and 40th anniversaries, respectively. The chorus represents the voice of "the human child, innocent and na•ve" while the six solo voices represent the "water and the wild," seducing the children away from the world with the promise of endless revelry and eternal youth.

Poetry By: William Butler Yeats

A simple and delicate setting of the timeless love poem by the Sufi poet Jalal al-Din Rumi, marks the first time that Eric has written for four-part a cappella chorus without divisi.

Lyricist: Jalal al-Din Rumi

Of timeless beauty, this composition speaks to singers and audiences of all generations, offering a high point in any concert program.Ê

The new work of young composer Eric Whitacre uses the text of David, lamenting the slaying of his son Absalom (II Samuel 18:33). It is a major work, with great dramatic moments describing the feeling of a father's loss.ÊJo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.

Re-issued in 2002 after some minor revisions by the composer. The text by Federico Lorca receives dramatic treatment. In English. The second of "The Three Flower Songs" by Eric Whitacre.

This is the eleventh movement of The Sacred Veil, a twelve-movement work written with poet Tony Silvestri. The Sacred Veil chronicles the rich life of Tony and his late wife Julie: their courtship, the birth of their children, Julie's diagnosis of ovarian cancer, her treatment, her struggle, and finally, her death. This movement is set with portamentos throughout to signify moans and sadness during Julie's death.