Eric Whitacre Quotes

• The terror of performing never goes away. Instead, you get very, very comfortable being terrified.

  Eric Whitacre

  Feelings, Going Away, Composer

  Twitter post from May 20, 2016

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• I don't know if it is a spiritual, physiological or psychological phenomenon, but I believe now more than ever that singing is a universal, built-in mechanism designed to cultivate empathy and compassion.

  Eric Whitacre

  Spiritual, Believe, Compassion

  FaceBook post by Eric Whitacre from Nov 20, 2012

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• Write the music your inside-you needs your outside-you to hear.

  Eric Whitacre

  Writing, Needs

  FaceBook post by Eric Whitacre from Dec 05, 2013

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• Nerves, stress and the pressure to perform are a part of life. You don't have to conquer these feelings; just learn to live with them.

  Eric Whitacre

  Stress, Feelings, Nerves

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• When I had my first experiences of choral singing, the dissonance of those close harmonies was so exquisite that I would giggle or I would tear up, and I felt it in a physical way.

  Eric Whitacre

  Singing, Tears, Way

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• I think [the virtual choir] speaks well to a benevolent future for the Internet.

  Eric Whitacre

  Thinking, Speak, Internet

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• When I think of people I am close to, I genuinely feel that I can include Josh Lyman, Toby Ziegler, C.J. Cregg and Sam Seaborn.

  Eric Whitacre

  Thinking, People, Community

  FaceBook post by Eric Whitacre from Oct 27, 2013

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