Classic FM Hall of Fame

230 Lux Aurumque
Whitacre

Eric Whitacre makes his 1st ever appearance in our chart. 1st of 3 entries.

Whitacre's text to Lux Aurumque comes from a poem by Edward Esch, which was translated into Latin by Charles Anthony Silvestri. Eric's ground breaking Virtual Choir, featuring 185 singers from 12 different countries, performed Lux Aurumque, and received over a million views on YouTube in just 2 months.

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