{"id":91516,"date":"2023-06-05T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allclassical.org\/?p=91516"},"modified":"2026-03-03T12:01:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T20:01:38","slug":"pitman-review-whitacre-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allclassical.org\/pitman-review-whitacre-home\/","title":{"rendered":"John Pitman Review: Eric Whitacre &#038; Voces8 &#8216;Home&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>All Classical Portland\u2019s Program Director <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allclassical.org\/author\/johnpitman\/\">John Pitman<\/a><\/strong> recently spoke&nbsp;with American choral composer <strong>Eric Whitacre<\/strong>, who has a career now spanning over three decades, is one of the world&#8217;s most popular composers among audiences and choirs alike. Several of his works have been recorded multiple times, but even then, the composer sees opportunities when one special group comes forth to work with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 8-voice British mixed choir, <strong>Voces8<\/strong>, renowned for their stunningly melded yet clear singing, collaborated with Whitacre on <em>Home<\/em>, which includes the very personal musical statement, <em>The Sacred Veil<\/em>. There are also several stand-alone works such as <em>The Seal Lullaby<\/em>, <em>Go Lovely Rose&#8230;<\/em>, and a world premiere:&nbsp; <em>All Seems Beautiful to Me<\/em> (with text by Whitman).&nbsp; John Pitman interviews Mr. Whitacre, and weaves in moments of musical magic as sung by Voces8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hear John&#8217;s conversation with Eric below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Pitman Review: Eric Whitacre &amp; Voces8 &#039;Home&#039; by All Classical Radio\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1536339070&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=750&#038;maxwidth=500\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/acp-website.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Blog_PitmanReview_WhitacreAlbum.jpg\" alt=\"Eric Whitacre &amp; Voces8 'Home' album cover\" class=\"wp-image-91518\" style=\"width:750px;height:750px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acp-website.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Blog_PitmanReview_WhitacreAlbum.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/acp-website.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Blog_PitmanReview_WhitacreAlbum-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acp-website.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Blog_PitmanReview_WhitacreAlbum-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/acp-website.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Blog_PitmanReview_WhitacreAlbum-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/acp-website.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Blog_PitmanReview_WhitacreAlbum-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/acp-website.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Blog_PitmanReview_WhitacreAlbum-624x624.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Home<\/em> is available now through Eric&#8217;s website, <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ericwhitacre.com\/recordings\/home\" target=\"_blank\">ericwhitacre.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All Classical Portland\u2019s Program Director John Pitman recently spoke&nbsp;with American choral composer Eric Whitacre, who has a career now spanning over three decades, is one of the world&#8217;s most popular composers among audiences and choirs alike. 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