Virtual Choir performs Eric Whitacre’s Lux Aurumque

I am a fan of Eric Whitacre’s choral music, and was pleasantly surprised when his name popped up on some blogs whose feeds I subscribe to. Both were highlighting a project in which people were encouraged to record themselves singing parts of his composition Lux Aurumque and post them online. Whitacre then compiled them into a single “virtual choir” performance. Here’s the result:

HT Bene Diction Blogs On and Greenflame, who also have the text of the piece and further information about the project.