EPISODE · Mar 25, 2013 · 1 MIN
Eric Whitacre Breaks Down Mozart's Requiem
from Studio 360 · host Studio 360
Eric Whitacre joined his college choir to meet girls and go on a free trip to Mexico. But during an early rehearsal, they sang the Kyrie from Mozart's Requiem and had a powerful eureka moment. (Whitacre is now sort of a rock star in the world of composing and conducting choral music.) Here, he breaks down the Kyrie play-by-play-style for Kurt Andersen. Listen to the full conversation and hear a track from his new album: http://wny.cc/X5E4Es
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Eric Whitacre joined his college choir to meet girls and go on a free trip to Mexico. But during an early rehearsal, they sang the Kyrie from Mozart's Requiem and had a powerful eureka moment. (Whitacre is now sort of a rock star in the world of composing and conducting choral music.) Here, he breaks down the Kyrie play-by-play-style for Kurt Andersen. Listen to the full conversation and hear a track from his new album: http://wny.cc/X5E4Es
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