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April 16, 2010
Conversation with Composer Eric Whitacre
Choral composer Eric Whitacre says "I thought I was going to be a pop star...I never in my wildest dreams imagined I'd be a classical composer." Now at age 40, Whitacre has it all -- he's a kind of rock star of contemporary composers. He has a dedicated following among singers around the world. (Some young fans have even gotten Eric Whitacre tattoos.) Whitacre joins host Fred Child for a revealing interview about his creative process, and the stories behind his best-loved works.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Laudate Dominum
Joshua Bell, violin, the Orchestra of St. Luke's, Michael Stern, conductor
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Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Eclogues, Op. 206
Simon Wynberg, guitar, Janice Tipton, flute, Allan Vogel, English horn
The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 99 in E-flat
The Orchestra of St. Luke's, Roger Norrington, conductor
Carnegie Hall, New York City
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Alexander Tcherepnin
Bagatelles for Piano, Op. 5
Frederic Chiu, piano
Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio, New York City
hour 2
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Oriental Dance, Op. 2, No. 2
Lynn Harrell, cello, Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
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Alessandro Marcello
Trumpet Concerto in D Minor
Tine Thing Helseth, trumpet, the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Andrew Manze, conductor
Norwegian Opera House, Oslo, Norway
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Eric Whitacre
Lux Aurumque
The Concordia Choir, Rene Clausen, director
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis
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Eric Whitacre
Water Night
VocalEssence, Philip Brunelle, conductor
St. John's Smith Square, London, England
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Eric Whitacre
Sleep
The St. Olaf Choir, VocalEssence, the Minnesota High School Honors Choir, Eric Whitacre, conductor
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
String Quartet No. 1 in G Minor
Camerata Bern, Lorenza Borrani, conductor
Saanen Church, Saanen, Switzerland
