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Eric Whitacre: Virtual Choir Live
EricWhitacre: Un cor virtual en directe
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El compositor i director d'orquestra Eric Whitacre ha inspirat millions de persones organitzant cors virtuals amb cantants de molts països reunits en vídeo. Ara, per primera vegada, crea l'experiència en temps real, amb 32 cantants de tot el mon que s'uneixen a través de Skype a un cor de l'escenari (format per tres univesitats locals) per a una interpretació èpica del 'Cloudburst' de Whitacre basat en un poema d'Octavio Paz.
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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En 1991 vaig viure
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maybe the most profound and transformative
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l'experiència potser més profunda
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experience of my life.
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i transformadora de la meva vida.
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I was in the third year of my seven-year undergraduate degree.
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Era el meu tercer any
de set a la universitat.
de set a la universitat.
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I took a couple victory laps in there.
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Vaig fer un parell d'anys de postgrau.
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And I was on a college choir tour up in Northern California,
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Un cop, de gira amb el cor universitari
al nord de Califòrnia
al nord de Califòrnia
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and we had stopped for the day after all day on the bus,
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ens vam aturar després
de tot el dia en autocar
de tot el dia en autocar
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and we were relaxing next to this beautiful
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i vam descansar a la vora d'un llac
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idyllic lake in the mountains.
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preciós i idíl·lic a la muntanya.
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And there were crickets and birds and frogs making noise,
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Se sentien grills i ocells i granotes
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and as we sat there, over the mountains coming in
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i, mentre seiem allà, de darrere
de les muntanyes
de les muntanyes
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from the north were these Steven Spielbergian clouds
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apareixien uns núvols Spielbergians
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rolling toward us,
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que s'acostaven pel nord.
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and as the clouds got about halfway over the valley,
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I quan els núvols eren quasi
a sobre de la vall,
a sobre de la vall,
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so help me God, every single animal in that place
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Déu ens guardi, tots i cadascun dels animals
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stopped making noise at the same time.
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es van quedar en silenci a la vegada.
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(Whoosh) This electric hush, as if they could sense what was about to happen.
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Fiu... Un silenci elèctric, com si poguessin sentir
el que estava a punt de passar.
el que estava a punt de passar.
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And then the clouds came over us, and then,
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Llavors els núvols
se'ns van posar al damunt
se'ns van posar al damunt
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boom! This massive thunderclap, and sheets of rain.
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i bum! Un tro ensordidor i cortines de pluja.
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It was just extraordinary, and when I came back home
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Va ser impressionant.
Quan vaig tornar a casa
Quan vaig tornar a casa
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I found a poem by the Mexican poet Octavio Paz,
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vaig trobar un poema
del poeta mexicà Octavio Paz
del poeta mexicà Octavio Paz
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and decided to set it to music,
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i vaig decidir posar-li música
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a piece for choir called "Cloudburst,"
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en una peça per a un cor
titulada 'Cloudburst',
titulada 'Cloudburst',
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which is the piece that we'll perform for you in just a moment.
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que és la peça que us interpretarem
d'aquí a uns moments.
d'aquí a uns moments.
01:23
Now fast forward to just three years ago.
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Avancem fins a fa només tres anys
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(Music) And we released to YouTube this,
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(música) quan vam presentar a YouTube
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the Virtual Choir Project,
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el Virtual Choir Project
[projecte cor virtual]
[projecte cor virtual]
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185 singers from 12 different countries.
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amb 185 cantants de 12 països diferents.
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You can see my little video there conducting these people,
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Aquí teniu un vídeo
en què dirigeixo aquesta gent
en què dirigeixo aquesta gent
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alone in their dorm rooms
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sols a la seva habitació
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or in their living rooms at home.
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o a la sala d'estar.
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Two years ago, on this very stage, we premiered
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Fa dos anys, en aquest
mateix escenari, vam presentar
mateix escenari, vam presentar
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Virtual Choir 2,
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el Virtual Choir 2,
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2,052 singers from 58 different countries,
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amb 2.052 cantants
de 58 països diferents,
de 58 països diferents,
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this time performing a piece that I had written called "Sleep."
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aquest cop amb una peça
meva titulada 'Sleep'.
meva titulada 'Sleep'.
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And then just last spring we released Virtual Choir 3,
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I la passada primavera
vam presentar el Virtual Choir 3,
vam presentar el Virtual Choir 3,
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"Water Night," another piece that I had written,
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'Water Night',
una altra peça meva,
una altra peça meva,
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this time nearly 4,000 singers from 73 different countries.
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aquest cop amb quasi 4.000 cantants
de 73 països diferents.
de 73 països diferents.
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(Music)
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(Música)
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And when I was speaking to Chris about the future
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Quan parlava amb el Chris sobre el futur
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of Virtual Choir and where we might be able to take this,
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del Virtual Choir i fins a on podríem arribar,
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he challenged me to push the technology as far as we possibly could.
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em va desafiar a portar
la tecnologia fins al límit.
la tecnologia fins al límit.
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Could we do this all in real time?
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Podríem fer-ho en temps real?
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Could we have people singing together in real time?
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Podríem tenir gent cantant alhora
en temps real?
en temps real?
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And with the help of Skype,
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I amb l'ajuda de Skype,
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that is what we are going to attempt today.
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és el que intentarem fer avui.
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Now, we'll perform "Cloudburst" for you.
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Interpretarem 'Cloudburst'.
02:40
The first half will be performed by the live singers here on stage.
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La primera meitat serà interpretada
pels cantants d'aquí l'escenari.
pels cantants d'aquí l'escenari.
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I'm joined by singers from Cal State Long Beach,
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M'acompanyen cantants
de les universitats Long Beach
de les universitats Long Beach
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Cal State Fullerton and Riverside Community College,
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i Fullerton de Califòrnia
i de l'institut Riverside,
i de l'institut Riverside,
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some of the best amateur choirs in the country, and —
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alguns els millors cors
no professionals del país, i…
no professionals del país, i…
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(Applause) --
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(Aplaudiments)
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and in the second half of the piece,
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i en la segona part de la peça,
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the virtual choir will join us, 30 different singers
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el cor virtual se'ns unirà, 30 cantants
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from 30 different countries.
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de 30 països diferents.
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Now, we've pushed the technology as far as it can go,
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Hem portat la tecnologia fins al límit;
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but there's still less than a second of latency,
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hi ha menys d'un segon de retard,
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but in musical terms, that's a lifetime.
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però en música és tota una vida.
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We deal in milliseconds.
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Nosaltres treballem amb milisegons.
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So what I've done is, I've adapted "Cloudburst"
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Per això he adaptat 'Cloudburst'
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so that it embraces the latency
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perquè inclogui el retard
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and the performers sing into the latency
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i els intèrprets cantin en retard
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instead of trying to be exactly together.
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en comptes d'intentar encaixar del tot.
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So with deep humility, and for your approval,
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Així que, amb molta humilitat
i esperant el vostre vistiplau,
i esperant el vostre vistiplau,
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we present "Cloudburst."
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presentem 'Cloudburst'.
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(Applause)
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(Aplaudiments)
03:36
(Piano)
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(Piano)
03:42
[The rain ...]
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La pluja…
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[Eyes of shadow-water]
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Ulls d'aigua d'ombra,
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[eyes of well-water]
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ulls d'aigua de pou,
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[eyes of dream-water.]
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ulls d'aigua de somni.
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[Blue suns, green whirlwinds,]
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Sols blaus, verds remolins,
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[birdbeaks of light pecking open]
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becs de llum que obren astres
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[pomegranate stars.]
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com magranes.
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[But tell me, burnt earth, is there no water?]
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Digues, terra cremada, no hi ha aigua?
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[Only blood, only dust,]
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hi ha només sang, només hi ha pols,
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[only naked footsteps on the thorns?]
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només petjades de peus descalços
sobre l'espina?
sobre l'espina?
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[The rain awakens...]
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La pluja desperta...
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[We must sleep with open eyes,]
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S'he de dormir amb els ulls oberts,
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[we must dream with our hands,]
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s'ha de somiar amb les mans,
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[we must dream the dreams of a river seeking its course,]
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somiem somnis actius
de riu buscant el seu curs,
de riu buscant el seu curs,
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[of the sun dreaming its worlds.]
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somnis de sol somiant els seus mons,
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[We must dream aloud,]
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s'ha de somiar en veu alta,
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[we must sing till the song puts forth roots,]
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s'ha de cantar fins que
el cant posi arrels,
el cant posi arrels,
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[trunk, branches, birds, stars.]
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tronc, branques, ocells, astres,
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[We must find the lost word,]
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s'ha de desenterrar la paraula perduda,
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[and remember what the blood,]
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recordar el que diuen de la sang
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[the tides, the earth, and the body say,]
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i la marea, la terra i el cos,
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[and return to the point of departure...]
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tornar al punt de partida...
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(Music)
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(Música)
11:34
(Applause)
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(Aplaudiments)
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["Cloudburst" Octavio Paz][translation by Lysander Kemp, adapted by Eric Whitacre]
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['Cloudburst', d'Octavio Paz;
adaptació d'Eric Whitacre]
adaptació d'Eric Whitacre]
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Eric Whitacre: Beth. Annabelle, where are you? Jacob.
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Beth, Annabelle, on sou? Jacob.
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(Applause)
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(Aplaudiments)
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Thank you.
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Gràcies.
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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