Child of Wonder (From the Sacred Veil)

[@karenhenderson4843]

Listening to this this morning, and then got word that my next-door neighbor finally passed after several weeks of suffering. Couldn't be more appropriate for this moment.

[@cassandraduschane3935]

This was the last performance that the Bob Cole Chamber Choir had the honor of giving before we had to leave school the following week. It really makes me appreciate this opportunity more than ever because I had no idea this would be the last time we would be making music together this semester. Thank you Eric Whitacre, ACDA, and the Salt Lake Tabernacle for giving us this gift of music making! For all of us, singing with our peers makes us feel whole and looking at all of my friends faces in this video really gives me the motivation to keep going. I hope it does the same for others!

[@JacqBLUEjay]

I saw Eric Whitacre direct the L.A. Master Choir singing The Sacred Veil, there was a tear in every eye in the Disney Hall. A lady near me was almost choking of emotion.

[@robertwilhelm2298]

I sat in the front row of the official performance at ACDA West in March. All too often we give all of the glory to the conductor, composer, and special guests of a peformance and forget to recognize each individual singer who together creates the grande tapestry. The performance was moving and I was deeply touched by the performance. I am so thankful to have heard such a beautiful representation of a view inside the personal window of a life to be remembered, and hear it in an incredible performance venue. Thank you all for your efforts. Bravo!

[@raydublin6523]

I am in the Capital University Chapel Choir and I just think the entirety of the Sacred Veil is the most beautiful and elegant composition of music that really reaches out to an emotional soul. Thank you for creating such a wonderful masterpiece. I am honoured to sing it. Thank you for this beautiful recording and this beautiful music.

[@percussiongirl458]

Voces8 needs to do this piece. I need it in my life.

[@Jakeroo767]

Facts I would love that

[@JelMain]

@@Jakeroo767 And now they have.

[@TheAscoltati]

Starting rehearsals tonight - Sydney Philharmonia Choirs youth choir Vox (and some members of the Chamber Singers including me!). Can't wait to meet you in September and perform this gorgeous work in our newly-renovated Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

[@FolkloreMcgrin]

Wow. The spirit is present, it tells of a life time coming to a close, in the warm embrace of the Lord and family. To those slipped beyond the veil they wait for us. God be with you till we meet again.

[@noodlepodkerbler1821]

I got to record this for a virtual performance this year and it's just such a moving piece. I can't even begin to express my love and respect for this composition.

[@dannyb2519]

This song puts me in a trance! I just love how the voices blend so smoothly and wash over me like waves. A truly colorful piece with so much depth and warmth💓 Makes me cry everytime I listen

[@gaalidas4836]

There is something in the way you direct that gives me a sense of peace. I've had a lot of directors in my life who, although masters of their art and a priviledge to work with, never fully achieved this.

[@jennamedlyn]

Absolutely beautiful! Thank you for the wonderful music that fills my life.

[@WaftyHippyLass]

Beautifully, beautifully sung. Utterly heartbreaking.

[@XpeditionXD8]

I love all of your music! So inspiring and emotional all at the same time

[@Nuswodahs]

This is beautiful. Their voices just melt together. So lovely.

[@stoeltzing_flute]

I think this is one of my favorite things you have written. It is so touching and profoundly beautiful. I recently lost my grandfather, and this work has given me an ethereal space to process those emotions and to just release so many of them. Thank you so much for sharing your gifts ❤️

[@petervella6973]

Wait just a minute there... that's the tabernacle in Salt Lake! Great place to perform such a masterpiece.

[@XandroJM]

This needs to be set to a movie sountrack

[@asdi40011]

One of the most inspiring and most beautiful 4 minutes of music i ever listened

[@augustomartinezloeza5190]

Muchas gracias por compartir con nosotros, sus dones y talentos. Dios les bendiga.

[@notyourbusiness7239]

Haven’t used this yt acct for years. Felt the random need to log back in, checked my subscriptions and see this uploaded a few mins ago. Amazing work!

[@DanielWarnerthefirst]

I just watched this on Instagram and it’s the first time in years I was sad because a song ended. So much pathos and depth. Please write a concerto for guitar and strings; I would perform it every opportunity.

[@couchsurfingsam]

This one has been a difficult piece for me to process. The lyrical and musical imagery seem born of years worth of compilations, carrying the weight thereof. I was profoundly moved by its pullings toward the melancholy and the hopeful. What can I say without sounding trite? This song has lifted the guarded mantle of my ego and spoken to the rest.

[@JelMain]

A liturgy for a friend's wife, dead of cancer.

[@melissazwieg2988]

Voices of Angels🎼🕊🎼🕊🎼🕊Thank you🌅Maestro 💙

[@iananderson9799]

Love your work man, continue writing fantastic music for strings, choir, and winds :)

[@westonkirsch2344]

Tears as we speak

[@kevinpaillet5112]

Je vous admire depuis la France, des dissonances magnifiques comme celles-ci c'est un pure bonheur pour l'oreille !

[@renepierrebedecarrax6592]

Oui ! ! ! , ces dissonances font tellement de bien à nos oreilles ! ! !

[@Allinfun6789]

I hate to be the one with the glass half empty, but..I have heard these chord progressions before. Eric's choral arrangments are have blown me away. I would like to hear some more originals and fewer sequels to his comasitions. Is it just me?

[@angelinalopez4038]

I saw this on instagam and happened to search it...I'm so incredibly lucky to be able to hear this! So gifted

[@832colleen]

They are singing in the tabernacle in Salt lake City aren't they? That building has great acoustics. Nice piece.

[@andreasimmons8310]

Loving tones with a sense of togetherness in this complicated time. Love the conductor.

[@jotaokara]

Sorrow and joy are blended at the same piece. Bravo!

[@patxiensitges]

Peace to people of good will on earth, we´re brothers

[@bradparesemusic]

I was fortunate enough to witness this very performance at the 2020 ACDA Western Division Conference. From the climax of the previous movement, through the entirety of this, the final movement, I was in tears. There's a small body of music that gets me choked up and teary eyed, but this is the only work that has made me physically bawl my eyes out. Bravi tutti to an immaculate performance, and hats off to you, Eric and Tony Silvestri, for delivering a stunning and haunting work. I can't wait for the release of the upcoming album and the score!

[@christodec]

absolutely beautiful

[@TheAlexSuarez]

so beautiful Mr. Whitacre. this made my day. :)

[@AudriusMikalajunas]

Amazing! 🌌

[@lukeroy5676]

I had the absolute privilege of hearing this live on October 22nd last year, performed by Voce in Hartford. It was one of the greatest musical experiences I’ve ever had. Please come to Connecticut again Eric!

[@landcstudio]

So many incredible young voices. Love it!

[@ruairioneill1601]

Deep in the heart thats where Eric Whitacre music resides

[@OGoshJosh]

Fantastic. Absolutely amazing. I saw you for the first time in Portland last week. I hope to find a choir to join that I may perform your music again. I was in middle school more than a decade ago, and I thought I should know more about the people who write the music I was singing, and I happened to pick up your "Little Birds". I found the remainder of your anthology at that time, and I've been hooked ever since. You will continue to be my favorite. Good luck, Eric. Bravo.

[@sonjaahlberg9176]

Gorgeous.

[@autumn7ful]

Beautiful

[@Ed30675]

Perfection...

[@dbest7]

This is so freakin gorgeous!!!

[@Kiwi-tc1ow]

This is absolutely gorgeous

[@nicolenadine5965]

Absolutely heavenly. Great job CSULB (PROUD of my alma mater). :)

[@nenahunt]

Goosebumps ! Absolutely stunning ❤

[@Lynduh47]

Stunning.

[@GeneWaddle]

That is beautiful, Eric. 🙂🦆

[@ChristophersMum]

Sublime....just sublime...

[@rinikolloh503]

Sangat luar biasa 👏👏😍😍

[@SempreGumby]

OK to sing if I don't pay attention to the words... oh my goodness. OK to mourn in the time of covid, Lovely rich dissonance. Waterworks for sure. Sing the songs that follow the Lady and my dad to Heaven shall we?

[@georgealderson4424]

Great to hear this piece again tonight (I heard it a few hours ago) and a privilege to see the Maestro himself conducting his work. What must it feel like to hear your "baby" alive and out in the world?

[@amitdalvi1122]

Hi george

[@amitdalvi1122]

Friends???

[@amitdalvi1122]

My age, 46

[@amitdalvi1122]

Nice to meet you

[@georgealderson4424]

@@amitdalvi1122 Hi Amit!

[@locvs_iste]

Hi Eric, can you make auditions to a new virtual choir with the Beethoven Choral Fantasy, please?

[@OspreyFlyer]

👍👏

[@christineholt1006]

Thank you Jesus Christ

[@gracebrummell281]

you are my idol

[@wacawlubinski3189]

Inny Świat. Gratuluję. PL

[@sue6002]

To be one with music

[@renepierrebedecarrax6592]

Tout simplement , SUBLIME ! ! ! !

[@lawrenceokon4960]

Where is this hall

[@elizawright9510]

This was performed at the LDS conference center!

[@OneForTheDollyBirds]

Classic Whitacre. There are a lot of downbeats in the melody with the word "child" on them to the point that I'm noticing, "Gee, there are a lot of downbeats in the melody," but the movement still offers classic Whitacre satisfaction. Especially nice instrument entrances, cello line, volume shape, and ending. Thumbs up.

[@JamesSmith-mt4tm]

Jesus Christ. That has absolutely blown me away. Is there a recorded version of the whole piece?

[@maejohl]

It's coming later this year. I was fortunate enough to see him conduct the entire piece in London - not a dry eye in the house.

[@Emmanuellezameta]

Here ya go web.csulb.edu/depts/music/archive/2020/media/02-22/private-chamber.mp3

[@zaimzibran6601]

​@@Emmanuellezameta Yo i love what you're trying to do - you're just tryna spread beautiful music and that's what musicians do, yes - but you shouldn't disparage Whitacre's wishes to release it in a month. Maybe consider deleting the shared link out of respect :)

[@FreakieFan]

@@zaimzibran6601 It's out now on spotify and all other platforms

[@stevenj9970]

See? Cello makes everything better....