The first time I heard about Eric
Whitacre (a Grammy-winning American composer and conductor) was at a conference in Orlando, Florida in 2014 and listening to him stirred
something within me…it was indeed a mind blowing experience. He unraveled how technology can
connect people in a way that makes this big, crazy world seem really small; this
is evident in his virtual choir project. Eric Whitacre
takes singers of all ages from around the world and puts them on one stage even
if it is a virtual stage, the results are stunning!
The idea for the project first
struck Whitacre in 2009, when a friend emailed him a YouTube video of a fan, Britlin Losee, singing the soprano part of his
acapella piece, Sleep. He
realized that if enough singers recorded their respective parts (Soprano, Alto,
Tenor and Bass), he could put them together to create a virtual choir.
Whitacre's first project featured
250YouTube submissions from
12 countries.
Fast forward to 2013, Virtual Choir
4, "Fly to Paradise" is comprised of 8,049 video submissions from
singers aged six to 98 from 101 countries.
Whitacre writes on his website,
"We have truly become a global choir."
Watch the video above to hear the
incredible performance.
We
are all put in this world for a purpose, not to sit and watch, but to act, therefore I
challenge you all to act by exploring, dreaming, and discovering!
EXPLORING means taking risks!
DREAMING means to get outside all of the
boundaries that you've been taught about 'being safe'; and DARING to think outside the square!
DISCOVERING is when
you combine exploring with dreaming; and actually find that
elusive destination that everyone else thought was out of reach!
So dare to take those necessary
risks; and find the winds that will take you to where you want to be!
Throw away hesitation and
procrastination; just do it; you'll be glad that you did!
Wishing you an inspiring and happy holiday! Barka de Sallah
No comments:
Post a Comment