{"product_id":"eric-whitacre-choral-works-vol-2-cd-byu-singers-byu-concert-choir-and-byu-womens-chorus","title":"Eric Whitacre Choral Works, Vol. 2 [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI first encountered Eric Whitacre’s music when preparing a concert program of music by living American composers for Brigham Young University Singers’ appearance at the 1996 International Choral Symposium in Sydney, Australia. A friend told me of a “most astonishing piece” written by a fellow student while at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, entitled “Cloudburst,” which she thought worthy of performance for “the most discriminating of audiences anywhere.” I contacted the composer who was by then at the Juilliard School. Thus began a very fruitful relationship between Eric Whitacre and the BYU choirs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith Eric Whitacre’s close collaboration in 2001, BYU Singers recorded the album Eric Whitacre: The Complete A Cappella Works, 1991-2001, which was digitally remastered and rereleased in 2014 as Eric Whitacre Choral Works, Volume 1: A Cappella Works 1991–2001. This album, Eric Whitacre Choral Works, Volume 2, which was originally released in 2008 and titled Brigham Young University Choirs and Eric Whitacre 2, is being rereleased as a followup album of Whitacre’s music. While Volume 1 has been one of the best selling choral CDs all over the world since its original release in 2002, Volume 2 offers performances not only of Whitacre’s pieces for accompanied choir, but also of his a cappella works written since 2001.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe varied performing forces of the pieces in this second album have given us the chance to include with BYU Singers other BYU choirs: BYU Concert Choir, conducted by Rosalind Hall, and BYU Women’s Chorus, conducted at the time of the recording by David Thomas.\u003cbr\u003eAll of the strikingly beautiful music on this album confirms that Eric Whitacre is not simply the compositeur du jour. For though his music is being performed and heralded all over the world, he has proven himself an enduring and driving force in today’s choral art, as well as a promising voice for strong direction and vital development for the art for years to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick \"Add to Cart\" above to purchase this CD.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eOr DOWNLOAD or STREAM from your favorite digital platform below:\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/byurecords.lnk.to\/CHOIRSew2BY\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"__mce_add_custom__\" title=\"download-stream-anyway-you-want-180px-corrected.png\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn11.bigcommerce.com\/s-f4187\/product_images\/uploaded_images\/artboard-12.png\" alt=\"download-stream-anyway-you-want-180px-corrected.png\" width=\"366\" height=\"70\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Whitacre-Choral-Works-Music-Group\/dp\/B019GM48O6\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=music\u0026amp;ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1492717022\u0026amp;sr=1-3\u0026amp;keywords=eric+whitacre+byu\u0026amp;linkCode=ll1\u0026amp;tag=wwwtantararec-20\u0026amp;linkId=03b4965c3d8765804adbbf8b794ee06c\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"__mce_add_custom__\" title=\"available-at-amazon-en-horizontal-adjusted.png\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn11.bigcommerce.com\/s-f4187\/product_images\/uploaded_images\/available-at-amazon-en-horizontal-adjusted.png\" alt=\"available-at-amazon-en-horizontal-adjusted.png\" width=\"234\" height=\"30\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACKS\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/tantararecords.com\/mp3\/EW2\/EW2_1.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e1. LITTLE BIRDS\u003c\/a\u003e [ 2001 ]\u003cbr\u003e Text by Octavio Paz (1914–98)\u003cbr\u003eSarah Astle Nowland, piano\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/tantararecords.com\/mp3\/EW2\/EW2_2.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e2. A BOY AND A GIRL\u003c\/a\u003e [ 2004 ]\u003cbr\u003eText by Octavio Paz, English translation by Muriel Rukeyser (1913-80)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/tantararecords.com\/mp3\/EW2\/EW2_3.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e3. THIS MARRIAGE\u003c\/a\u003e [ 2005 ]\u003cbr\u003eText by Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207–73)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/tantararecords.com\/mp3\/EW2\/EW2_4.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e4. HER SACRED SPIRIT SOARS\u003c\/a\u003e [ 2005 ]\u003cbr\u003e Text by Charles Anthony Silvestri (b. 1965)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e FIVE HEBREW LOVE SONGS [ 2002 ]\u003cbr\u003eText by Hila Plitmann (b. 1973)\u003cbr\u003eBYU Honors String Quartet: Ben Chang, violin; Kate Homer, violin; Leslie Richards, viola; Scott Thomas Lesser, cello\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/tantararecords.com\/mp3\/EW2\/EW2_5.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e5. TEMUNÁ (A PICTURE)\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/tantararecords.com\/mp3\/EW2\/EW2_6.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e6. KALÁ KALLÁ (LIGHT BRIDE)\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/tantararecords.com\/mp3\/EW2\/EW2_7.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e7. LÁROV (MOSTLY)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/tantararecords.com\/mp3\/EW2\/EW2_8.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e8. ÉYZE SHÉLEG! (WHAT SNOW!)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/tantararecords.com\/mp3\/EW2\/EW2_9.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e9. RAKÚT (TENDERNESS)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/tantararecords.com\/mp3\/EW2\/EW2_10.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e 10. SHE WEEPS OVER RAHOON\u003c\/a\u003e [1995]\u003cbr\u003e Text by James Joyce (1882–1941)\u003cbr\u003e Christina Dayton, piano; Kira Leavitt, English horn\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/tantararecords.com\/mp3\/EW2\/EW2_11.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e 11. LITTLE TREE\u003c\/a\u003e [ 1997 ]\u003cbr\u003eText by E. E. Cummings (1894-1962)\u003cbr\u003eJared Oaks, piano\u003cbr\u003eAnimal Crackers, Volume 1 [ 2006 ]\u003cbr\u003eText by Ogden Nash (1902–71)\u003cbr\u003e Sarah Astle Nowland, piano\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/tantararecords.com\/mp3\/EW2\/EW2_12.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e12. THE PANTHER\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/tantararecords.com\/mp3\/EW2\/EW2_13.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e13. THE COW\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/tantararecords.com\/mp3\/EW2\/EW2_14.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e14. THE FIREFLY\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCREDITS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Producer (2002): Sandefur Schmidt\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Executive producer for Arsis Audio (2002): Robert Schuneman\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Remaster producer and executive producer for BYU Records (2014): Ben Fales\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Recording engineer: Jon Holloman\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Editing engineer: Troy Sales\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMastering engineer (2002): Fred Vogler\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Remastering engineer (2014): Troy Sales\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBYU Records is part of BYU Music Group, an enterprise center in the School of Music at Brigham Young University and part of the College of Fine Arts and Communications.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BYU Singers, BYU Concert Choir, and BYU Women's Chorus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45789843259704,"sku":"57101","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/7784\/8888\/files\/714861015126.png?v=1689788573","url":"https:\/\/byumusicgroup.com\/products\/eric-whitacre-choral-works-vol-2-cd-byu-singers-byu-concert-choir-and-byu-womens-chorus","provider":"BYUMusicGroup","version":"1.0","type":"link"}