Saturday, January 2, 2021

January 2 - Eric Whitacre (The Musical Birthday Series, 2nd Annual Cycle)

Eric Whitacre (b. 2 January 1970) is an American composer, conductor, and speaker known for his choral, orchestral, and wind ensemble music. 

[For last year's thoughts on Mily Balakirev, Michael Tippet, and Gardner Read click here.]





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eric Whitacre: A Review


There’s oodles of music in which he

Is gaudy and harmlessly kitschy.

Performers can wallow,

It’s pretty, but hollow,...


But perhaps I’m too snobbishly bitchy.

 

 

 

 

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