"Whitacre is that rare thing, a modern composer who is both popular and original"
- The Daily Telegraph, London

Eric has inspired millions as composer, conductor, innovator, broadcaster and charismatic public speaker. His compositions rank among the most popular and frequently performed of the early 21st century, their reach broadened since 2010 by the extraordinary success of his online Virtual Choir project. Light & Gold, his first album as composer and conductor, won the 2012 Grammy® Award for Best Choral Recording and instantly topped the US and UK classical album charts.

Born in Nevada, he discovered a passion for choral music while studying at UNLV and he began composing soon after. He went on to study at the Juilliard School of Music in New York under John Corigliano. Many of his choral compositions, Cloudburst, Lux Aurumque and Sleep among them, have entered the standard choral repertoire and his orchestral music has been performed by some of the world’s most distinguished orchestras both sides of the Atlantic. Eric is currently Composer-in-Residence at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University, UK.

A distinguished speaker, Eric has been invited to address the UN Leaders Programme, give the closing plenary at Davos World Economic Forum and to speak for UNICEF and Google among others. He has appeared twice on the main stage at the global TED conference in Long Beach CA, earning standing ovations on both occasions. Recent Virtual Choir projects include ‘Glow’ written for the Winter Dreams holiday show at Disneyland© Adventure California and the Virtual Youth Choir, in association with UNICEF, which premiered at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Broadcast live to 119 countries worldwide, Eric made his iTunes Festival debut with his professional choir in 2014, inviting multi award-winning composer and conductor Hans Zimmer to join him on stage. The performance was consequently released as a live album. Eric returned to the Minnesota Orchestra for a second residency in 2015 culminating in three performances at Orchestra Hall.


Evan Duffy is a Los Angeles based composer providing compelling original musical scores for films, television, and video games. Evan also keeps an active career as a music producer and artist under the moniker SAYSH. He has worked most recently on the scores to Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Escape Room 2, Crazy Rich Asians, and the Avengers: Age of Ultron. In addition to his film work he also contributes additional music to the video game Warframe and has worked extensively on CBS's Magnum P.I., MacGyver, and Hawaii Five-0.

In 2022 Evan composed, produced, and arranged the score for the new hit show from Cirque du Soleil "Mad Apple," fusing pop, cinematic, and electronic aesthetics into a score worthy of the Empire State. The show marks his third collaboration with The Works Entertainment, and his first with Cirque du Soleil.

Alongside Evan's passion for film scoring is his excitement for music production. As a songwriter and producer his music has been featured in hit shows on Netflix, MTV, the CW, and featured in film trailers. In 2016 Evan contributed additional production to Brian Tyler's live concert with the London Philharmonic. Evan's talents have caught the attention of a wide array of artists ranging from electronic producers deadmau5 and Skrillex to film composer Clint Mansell and hip-hop producer Dr. Dre.

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