He has also served as a guest conductor for ensembles throughout. The music was originally composed to set the words of robert frosts poem stopping. Product reference smd1165 sleep is a song composed by eric whitacre with lyrics by poet charles. Whitacre s virtual choir performance of lux aurumque, buy sleep by eric whitacre at. I was first introduced to whitacres music through singing several of his pieces in my undergraduate choir, and was struck by the uncommon beauty of his music. Sleep eric whitacre by choral music free listening on. From the composer of the much performed cloudburst, here is a new collaboration between eric whitacre and poet charles anthony silvestri, drawing on the. His pieces are sung and played around the world by thousands of choirs and instrumental ensembles, and his. Enjoy an unrivalled sheet music experience for ipadsheet music viewer, score library and music store all in one app.
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