Things we learned from Eric Whitacre’s Reddit AMA
18 February 2015, 12:18 | Updated: 18 February 2015, 16:31
Composer Eric Whitacre – famous for writing crunchy harmonies and having the best hair in classical music – took to social network Reddit for an ‘Ask Me Anything’ web chat this week. And he pretty much owned it.
What we learned:
We are not alone in admiring Eric’s 'do.
Perhaps it even inspired his music…?
JUST LOOK AT IT:
He’s starting a techno-pop band
Possibly
He gives the best advice
*fist-bump*
Your composition teachers were wrong
Take that JS Bach!
He’s not afraid to admit he learned how to conduct as he went along
And maybe copied a smidge too.
Think this one might be all his own, though…
He loves Altos
Yeah altos!
Synaesthesia has played a role in his music
His senses of sight and taste trigger sounds
He’s a modest sort really
We think you can give Bernstein a run for his money, Eric!
For reference– Bernstein:
There was some really helpful practical performance advice
And then there was this:
His guilty musical pleasure?
Is this:
When he said ‘Ask Me Anything’ he really meant it.
Good answer.
No really.
Anything
He has a theory about the future of classical music
And it’s pretty convincing
How he found his own style
And became 'the cluster chord guy'…
Eric loves a deadline
…and a spot of procrastination
And he wasn't afraid to take on the big subjects
Like music education:
His fans *really* love him
Like this guy, who's having a bit of a freak-out.
And he loves them back
Which is nice
Eric Whitacre's AMA in a nutshell: cluster chords, Britney Spears and hair-spray.
