Eric Whitacre

Sinfonia Smith Square

Eric Whitacre Singers

The programme is a love letter to 20th-century song in all its forms. 

From the soaring romanticism of Alma Mahler and Richard Strauss to the bittersweet elegance of Cole Porter and Stephen Sondheim, this concert brings together worlds that rarely meet. 

You’ll hear music from beloved films and musicals alongside lush orchestral arrangements of song cycles and solo pieces all carefully curated to tell a story that is moving, varied and richly expressive.

Fantasia Orchestra with Niamh O’Sullivan

Smith Square Hall

This programme weaves together luminous contemporary choral writing, intimately reflective pieces, and electrifying spirituals.

Eric Whitacre is one of the most performed choral composers of our time, and this is a chance to see him conducting his own group in some of his much-loved works, including Lux Aurumque, Water Night, and i carry your heart. Also in the programme is Sing to the Moon, a beautiful song by Laura Mvula with whom Eric has collaborated and performed many times, and music from fellow American composer, Jennifer Lucy Cook.

The second half brings a new energy with re-imagined modern classics and the irresistible energy of Moses Hogan’s spirituals, culminating in Whitacre’s haunting arrangement of Hurt.

Eric Whitacre & the Eric Whitacre Singers