Visited: Eric Whitacre @ Barbican Centre

I've seen lots of exhibitions at the Barbican Centre but I've been wanting to see a concert there for ages. Two weeks ago I decided to go see the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Eric Whitacre perform some of his music along with some pieces by other American composers including Barber and Lauridsen. Part of the reason for also wanting to see this concert is I'm currently learning some pieces by Whitacre with the choir that I sing in and I'm also interested in his 'Virtual Choir' project which I have previously written about on this blog here.

It was a very enjoyable concert but at times I felt the choir did not come through enough and the balance between the choir and orchestra could have been better at times. Watch the video below to get an idea of Whitacre's compositions (The piece I am currently learning).