tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443211498568019275.post457813546384735612..comments2023-09-28T07:40:11.536-05:00Comments on Choral Reef: music under the surface: Surround soundChoralgrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06657324651887737580noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443211498568019275.post-54709738208969501942009-04-07T14:59:00.000-05:002009-04-07T14:59:00.000-05:00Glad you liked it! I find all my stuff like that ...Glad you liked it! I find all my stuff like that through <A HREF="http://www.choralnet.org" REL="nofollow">Choralnet's</A> <A HREF="http://blog.choralnet.org/" REL="nofollow">Choral Blog</A>. They are pretty much my only source for choral tidbits, because I know they'll post about very nearly everything!<BR/><BR/>I am intrigued by the Whitacre discussion too, but don't know his music well enough to dive into the fray.CurrentConductorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496136929514285841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443211498568019275.post-43868154374990275702009-03-24T23:15:00.000-05:002009-03-24T23:15:00.000-05:00See, Eric Whitacre is just transcendent for me. I...See, Eric Whitacre is just transcendent for me. I have so many wonderful memories tied to his music - not because they were tied with a time period when things happened, but because they are just so wonderfully evocative (particularly "Sleep" and "When David Heard").<BR/><BR/>That and his work with Paradise Lost. I am a huge, huge fan of techno and electronica, and I am absolutely thrilled by what I've heard him do with a combination of opera and some of my favorite music in the world. I find the themes moving personally, and really hope to get to see a performance someday.<BR/><BR/>However, as a choir kid from my generation, I think Whitacre was inevitable for me, honestly. I heard "Water Night" and it was over. (I haven't gotten to perform any of his work yet, but hopefully will once I start college; I plan on majoring in voice and continuing to play the clarinet as well.) I am not equally enthusiastic about all of his work; however, I am fanatical about the pieces I do love.Sylphstormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500127817365539985noreply@blogger.com