New blood is always necessary to keep the arts alive. Whitacre is a strong advocate of using social media to speak to young people where they are. In this video, he talks about how important this is, as well as what advice he would give his younger self.
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Music in the video:
Water Night by Eric Whitacre: www.jwpepper.com/Water-Night/3...
Eric Whitacre Singers U.S. Tour: ericwhitacre.com/news/eric-whi...
Additional choir footage provided by:
St. Jacobs Vocal Ensemble, Storkyrkan, Sweden
Filmed and edited by: Mats Helgesson
Full video can be viewed here: • S:t Jacobs Ungdomskör ...
St. Jacobs Vocal Ensemble Facebook page: / stjacobsvokalensemble
Created by: J.W. Pepper & Son, Inc.
Produced by: Tom Sabatino
Filmed by: Rocco Richardson, Tim Sugrue, Nick Buddock & Jen Tolnay
Edited by: Rocco Richardson
Interviewer: Tom Sabatino
Featuring: Eric Whitacre