A few years late, I have just discovered these beautiful recordings of Whitacre’s experiments with virtual choirs. I saw his first one first, ‘Lux Aurumque’ based on a Christmas poem by Edward Esch, translated into the Latin by Charles Anthony Silvestri. (NB. the actual song is only about half the length of the video, the rest are the credits for the incredible amount of people involved.)
I adore the poem:
‘Light and Gold’ – Edward Esch
Light,
warm and heavy
as pure gold,
and the angels sing softly
to the newborn babe.
(That led me to this particular video which is perfect for the current time here of 1:48am!)
When I did a quick look at Silvestri’s website, I also found another collaboration of theirs…I didn’t look up the music, but I was transfixed by the poetry Whitacre had written about his wife for this particular piece:
‘Each morning she walks’
Each morning she walks,
Rising in darkness, called by the sea,
Circle on circle on circle
The tips of her wings softly polishing the stones.
Each morning she stalks,
Breath in her quiver, bow of compassion,
Step after step after step
Hunting silence, solitude, peace.
And then she returns,
Her eyes full of stars,
Her heart full of daybreak,
Her arms full of arrows and feathers and light.
Each morning,
Silky and warm,
She places her prey at my feet.
— Eric Whitacre (2015)
And for those of you struggling for sleep, I wish you peace, and a soft, safe place to land.
say no to clowns 
Lovely, thanks for sharing. And may you find a soft sweet slumber soon! ✨
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Hi!
My pleasure! His work blows me away.
And thank you…I went to bed shortly after…I have a terrible cold that was keeping me up. This music helped a lot 🙂
Hope you’re well.
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There’s a charming tranquility to this. May sleep befall you, and dreams best you.
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Isn’t there? So beautifully crafted.
Thank you, Watt. That’s kind 🌸
And it did 🙂
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Yay!
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New to me, fascinating.
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I have been loving the different videos. There is a TED talk video too, Paul, that explains the whole process. It’s wonderful
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Thank you, I must track that down.
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The music with the golden orbs, you have a knack of finding such ethereal beauty. I hope you slept, I was awake a lot in the night last night too, wish I’d seen this.
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Thank you! There’s so much ugliness in the world…I’m so drawn to such things right now. And to sharing it.
And I did, thank you!
I hope you have a better sleep tonight!
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Keep sharing these things, you have such a talent for drawing our eye to these beautiful things.
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Thank you Rachel! I’m so glad if you enjoy them.
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Whitacre was lovely, but I came here … expecting … clowns!
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Well then, my blog title must not be working! 🙂
I love humour, it’s here and there. But circus clowns, shudder…not a fan.
Wrestling with the clown inside…now that’s a whole other matter.
Thank you for visiting! 🌸
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This contains an eloquently magical beauty. Keep up the good work!
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I’m so glad you enjoyed it. I obviously agree 🙂
haha will try. Thanks.
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This music video has a calm and soothing sound and I may get some good sleep. 🙂
Beautiful.
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I hope you do Charlie!
🌸
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🙂
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Lovely share…and i love the music video..😊
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Thank you!
I’m so glad 🙂
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