Eric Whitacre

Eric Whitacre occupies a rare space, a contemporary composer whose choral writing actually reached a wide audience. Pieces like Sleep and Lux Aurumque have a shimmering, suspended quality that I find instantly recognizable, and his Virtual Choir projects pulled singers worldwide together long before that kind of thing was common. Coming out of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, this Reno native built a career on making serious choral music feel accessible without dumbing it down. What I admire most is that he is also a compelling speaker and conductor, not just a name on a score. He genuinely widened the audience for choral music.

Name (English)

Eric Whitacre

Name (Japanese)

エリック・ウィテカー

Reading

えりっく・うぃてかー

Born

January 2, 1970 (age 56)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Dog

Origin

Reno, Nevada, United States

Occupation

conductor / composer / musicologist / choir director / physician

High school

Douglas High School

University

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://ericwhitacre.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ericwhitacre/
• Xhttps://x.com/EricWhitacre
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%86%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC

Tags

• Nevada
• conductor
• composer
• musicologist

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.