Eric Whitacre's Soaring Leap Workshop

Join composer, conductor and lecturer Eric Whitacre at his first Soaring Leap event in the UK, offering an opportunity for choral singers, soloists, music directors, composers, conductors, writers and music-lovers to come together in a one-day workshop exploring his compositions, performance styles and techniques. Whitacre is joined by poet, lyricist and historian Charles Anthony Silvestri. Elin Manahan Thomas (sopranos) runs a masterclass with pianist Christopher Glynn. Repertoire to include Whitacre's 'Lux aurumque'; 'Sleep'; 'A boy and a girl'; 'Animal Crackers'; 'The Seal Lullaby'; 'Five Hebrew Love Songs'; and 'I walked the boulevard'. (Music is provided.)