Composer Study - Eric Whitacre

Eric Whitacre was born in Nevada, USA in 1970. He is a well known choral composer, conductor, and a pioneer of virtual choirs. His choirs have brought together over 15,000 singers from 129 countries. He has written symphonies, music for films like Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and choir workds like Deep Field and Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine

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Composer Study - Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber an English composer born in 1948. Though he has composed music for movies and a Latin Requiem Mass, he is most known for his musical theater compositions. Among his most famous musicals are Cats, Evita, Phantom of the Opera, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat.

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Composer Study - Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990) was an American composer and conductor. He was an amazing pianist, a famous conductor of the New York Philharmonic, and composer of orchestral music, ballet, film, theater, choral, opera, and works for the piano. His most well known music is the Broadway musical, West Side Story.

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Composer Study - Cole Porter

Cole Porter (1891 - 1964) an American born composer who wrote many songs for Broadway. He wrote many famous songs like "Night and Day" and I"ve Got You Under My Skin" as well as the Broadway hits 'Anything Goes' and 'Kiss Me, Kate.'

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