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Eric Whitacre: Virtual Choir Live
Ēriks Vitakers: Virtuālais koris tiešraidē
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Komponists un diriģents Ēriks Vitakers ar "Virtuālo kori" iedvesmojis miljonus, caur videozvanu vienojot dziedātājus no dažādām valstīm. Pirmo reizi vēsturē, viņš to dara reāllaikā ar 32 dziedātājiem no visas pasaules, kas ar Skype palīdzību pievienojas korim uz skatuves (no trīs dažādām koledžām) uz neaizmirstamu Vitakera skaņdarba „Mākoņsprādziens” atskaņojumu, kura pamatā ir Oktavio Paza dzejolis.
Eric Whitacre - Composer, conductor
After creating and conducting a worldwide virtual choir on YouTube, Eric Whitacre is now touring with an astonishing live choir. Full bio
After creating and conducting a worldwide virtual choir on YouTube, Eric Whitacre is now touring with an astonishing live choir. Full bio
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In 1991 I had
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1991. gadā es piedzīvoju,
00:14
maybe the most profound and transformative
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iespējams, visdziļāko un vispārveidojošāko
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experience of my life.
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savas dzīves notikumu.
00:18
I was in the third year of my seven-year undergraduate degree.
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Tas bija trešais no universitātē
pavadītajiem septiņiem gadiem.
pavadītajiem septiņiem gadiem.
00:23
I took a couple victory laps in there.
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Es tur veicu pāris goda apļus.
00:25
And I was on a college choir tour up in Northern California,
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Es biju izbraukumā ar kori
uz Ziemeļkarolīnu.
uz Ziemeļkarolīnu.
00:29
and we had stopped for the day after all day on the bus,
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Pēc veselas dienas autobusā
mēs apstājāmies pārnakšņot
mēs apstājāmies pārnakšņot
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and we were relaxing next to this beautiful
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un atpūtāmies blakus krāšņam,
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idyllic lake in the mountains.
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idilliskam kalnu ezeram.
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And there were crickets and birds and frogs making noise,
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Bija dzirdami sienāži, putni un vardes.
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and as we sat there, over the mountains coming in
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Un tur tā sēžot,
pār kalniem no ziemeļu puses
pār kalniem no ziemeļu puses
00:43
from the north were these Steven Spielbergian clouds
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uz mūsu pusi vēlās tādi mākoņi
kā Stīvena Spīlberga filmās.
kā Stīvena Spīlberga filmās.
00:46
rolling toward us,
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Mākoņiem nokļūstot aptuveni ielejas vidū,
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and as the clouds got about halfway over the valley,
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so help me God, every single animal in that place
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Dievs mans liecinieks, visi dzīvnieki
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stopped making noise at the same time.
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vienlaicīgi apklusa.
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(Whoosh) This electric hush, as if they could sense what was about to happen.
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(Ššš) Elektrizēts pāršalciens,
it kā viņi sajustu, kas pēc brīža notiks.
it kā viņi sajustu, kas pēc brīža notiks.
01:02
And then the clouds came over us, and then,
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Tad mākoņi sasniedza mūs, un...
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boom! This massive thunderclap, and sheets of rain.
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Bum! Varens pērkona dārds un lietusgāze.
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It was just extraordinary, and when I came back home
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Tas bija kas neparasts,
un kad pārnācu mājās,
un kad pārnācu mājās,
01:12
I found a poem by the Mexican poet Octavio Paz,
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es uzmeklēju meksikāņu dzejnieka
Oktavio Paza dzejoli,
Oktavio Paza dzejoli,
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and decided to set it to music,
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un nolēmu tam sacerēt mūziku,
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a piece for choir called "Cloudburst,"
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skaņdarbu korim
ar nosaukumu „Mākoņsprādziens”,
ar nosaukumu „Mākoņsprādziens”,
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which is the piece that we'll perform for you in just a moment.
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ko arī jums pēc brīža atskaņosim.
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Now fast forward to just three years ago.
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Pārleksim uz trīs gadu senu vēsturi.
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(Music) And we released to YouTube this,
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(Mūzika) Un mēs YouTube publicējām šo,
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the Virtual Choir Project,
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virtuālā kora projektu,
01:33
185 singers from 12 different countries.
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185 dziedātāju no 12 dažādām valstīm.
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You can see my little video there conducting these people,
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Varat redzēt manu nelielo video,
diriģējot šos cilvēkus
diriģējot šos cilvēkus
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alone in their dorm rooms
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vienus savās kopmītņu istabās
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or in their living rooms at home.
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vai savas mājas viesistabās.
01:44
Two years ago, on this very stage, we premiered
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Pirms diviem gadiem,
uz šīs pašas skatuves pirmatskaņojām
uz šīs pašas skatuves pirmatskaņojām
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Virtual Choir 2,
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Virtuālo kori 2,
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2,052 singers from 58 different countries,
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2052 dziedātājus no 58 dažādām valstīm,
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this time performing a piece that I had written called "Sleep."
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šoreiz atskaņojot
manis sacerētu skaņdarbu „Miegs”.
manis sacerētu skaņdarbu „Miegs”.
01:59
And then just last spring we released Virtual Choir 3,
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Un tad pagājušajā pavasarī
publicējām Virtuālo kori 3,
publicējām Virtuālo kori 3,
02:04
"Water Night," another piece that I had written,
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„Ūdens vakars”,
kas ir vēl viens mans skaņdarbs,
kas ir vēl viens mans skaņdarbs,
02:07
this time nearly 4,000 singers from 73 different countries.
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un šoreiz to izpildīja gandrīz 4000
dziedātāju no 73 dažādām valstīm.
dziedātāju no 73 dažādām valstīm.
02:13
(Music)
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(Mūzika)
02:18
And when I was speaking to Chris about the future
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Kad runāju ar Krisu
02:21
of Virtual Choir and where we might be able to take this,
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par Virtuālā kora nākotni,
un kā to attīstīt,
un kā to attīstīt,
02:24
he challenged me to push the technology as far as we possibly could.
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viņš aicināja mani pieņemt pēc iespējas
lielākus tehnoloģiskus izaicinājumus.
lielākus tehnoloģiskus izaicinājumus.
02:28
Could we do this all in real time?
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Vai varētu to paveikt reāllaikā?
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Could we have people singing together in real time?
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Vai varētu reāllaikā vienoties dziesmā?
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And with the help of Skype,
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Un ar Skype palīdzību
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that is what we are going to attempt today.
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to arī šodien mēģināsim.
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Now, we'll perform "Cloudburst" for you.
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Atskaņosim „Mākoņsprādzienu”.
02:40
The first half will be performed by the live singers here on stage.
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Pirmo daļu atskaņos koris uz skatuves.
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I'm joined by singers from Cal State Long Beach,
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Man pievienojušies dziedātāji
no Kalifornijas štata Longbīčas,
no Kalifornijas štata Longbīčas,
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Cal State Fullerton and Riverside Community College,
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Kalifornijas štata Fulertonas
un Riversaidas Koledžas,
un Riversaidas Koledžas,
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some of the best amateur choirs in the country, and —
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kas ir vieni no labākajiem
amatieru koriem Amerikā, un...
amatieru koriem Amerikā, un...
02:52
(Applause) --
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(Aplausi)
02:59
and in the second half of the piece,
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un otrajā skaņdarba daļā,
03:01
the virtual choir will join us, 30 different singers
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mums pievienosies virtuālais koris
ar 30 dziedātājiem
ar 30 dziedātājiem
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from 30 different countries.
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no 30 dažādām valstīm.
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Now, we've pushed the technology as far as it can go,
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Mēs esam izaicinājuši tehnoloģiju,
cik vien varējām,
cik vien varējām,
03:09
but there's still less than a second of latency,
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bet vēl arvien pastāv
nepilnas sekundes aizture,
nepilnas sekundes aizture,
03:12
but in musical terms, that's a lifetime.
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kas no mūzikas viedokļa ir vesela mūžība.
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We deal in milliseconds.
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Mums svarīgas ir milisekundes.
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So what I've done is, I've adapted "Cloudburst"
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Tāpēc esmu pielāgojis
„Mākoņsprādzienu” tā,
„Mākoņsprādzienu” tā,
03:18
so that it embraces the latency
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ka aiztures tajā labi iekļaujas
03:20
and the performers sing into the latency
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un dziedātāji dzied ar aizturēm,
03:23
instead of trying to be exactly together.
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nevis cenšas dziedāt precīzi kopā.
03:25
So with deep humility, and for your approval,
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Tā nu dziļā pazemībā
nododam jūsu vērtējumam
nododam jūsu vērtējumam
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we present "Cloudburst."
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„Mākoņsprādzienu”.
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(Applause)
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(Aplausi)
03:36
(Piano)
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(Klavieres)
03:42
[The rain ...]
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[Lietus...]
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[Eyes of shadow-water]
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[Ēnainu ūdeņu acis]
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[eyes of well-water]
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[avota ūdeņu acis]
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[eyes of dream-water.]
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[sapņu ūdeņu acis.]
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[Blue suns, green whirlwinds,]
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[Zilas saules, zaļas vērpetes.]
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[birdbeaks of light pecking open]
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[gaismas knābji veras]
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[pomegranate stars.]
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[granātābolu zvaigznes.]
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[But tell me, burnt earth, is there no water?]
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[Bet saki man, degusī zeme,
vai nav ūdeņu?]
vai nav ūdeņu?]
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[Only blood, only dust,]
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[Tik asins, tik putekļu,]
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[only naked footsteps on the thorns?]
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[tik kailu pēdu nospiedumi ērkšķos?]
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[The rain awakens...]
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[Lietus atmostas...]
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[We must sleep with open eyes,]
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[Mums jāguļ atvērtām acīm,]
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[we must dream with our hands,]
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[mums jāsapņo ar rokām,]
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[we must dream the dreams of a river seeking its course,]
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[mums jāsapņo sapņi par upi,
kas meklē savu gultni,]
kas meklē savu gultni,]
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[of the sun dreaming its worlds.]
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[par sauli, kas izsapņo pasaules.]
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[We must dream aloud,]
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[Mums jāsapņo skaļi,]
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[we must sing till the song puts forth roots,]
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[mums jādziet līdz dziesma izlaiž saknes,]
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[trunk, branches, birds, stars.]
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[stumbrs, zari, putni, zvaigznes.]
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[We must find the lost word,]
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[Mums jārod zudušie vārdi,]
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[and remember what the blood,]
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[un jāatceras, ko saka asins,]
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[the tides, the earth, and the body say,]
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[paisums, zeme un ķermenis,]
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[and return to the point of departure...]
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[un jāatgriežas sākumpunktā...]
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(Music)
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(Mūzika)
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(Applause)
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(Aplausi)
[„Mākoņsprādziens” Oktavio Pazs] [tulk.
Lisanders Kemps, mūz. Ēriks Vitakers]
Lisanders Kemps, mūz. Ēriks Vitakers]
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["Cloudburst" Octavio Paz][translation by Lysander Kemp, adapted by Eric Whitacre]
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11:51
Eric Whitacre: Beth. Annabelle, where are you? Jacob.
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Ēriks Vitakers: Beta, Anabella,
kur jūs esat? Džeikob.
kur jūs esat? Džeikob.
11:58
(Applause)
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(Aplausi)
12:20
Thank you.
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Paldies.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Eric Whitacre - Composer, conductorAfter creating and conducting a worldwide virtual choir on YouTube, Eric Whitacre is now touring with an astonishing live choir.
Why you should listen
Eric Whitacre began his music career singing in his college choir; by 21, he had written his first concert work, Go, Lovely Rose, and advanced to Juilliard, where he studied under John Corigliano. Today, he has published more than four dozen choral works, conducted in some of the most esteemed halls in the world, and featured on dozens of recordings. His album Cloudburst and Other Choral Works earned him a Grammy nomination in 2007, as did his Decca debut Light & Gold, while his new album, Water Night, debuted at #1 in US iTunes classical charts.
You may know him, too, as the creator and conductor of the virtual choir, a network of YouTube-connected singers whose voices blend together online to become true magic. And he's now touring with the Eric Whitacre Signers, a 28-voice choir (yes, they're all in the same room).
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