Greater Than the Parts
Putting a piece together from bits and pieces that different people contribute, of course, fascinates me. So does this youtube video of Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir. Each person recorded his/her part and uploaded to youtube where Whitacre mixed them to create his “choir.”
It puts me in mind of what happens at Songtaneous. Different people with different voices, different ideas and different strengths come together and co-create. And I get to conduct — kind of. Most of the time the music takes us where we’re meant to go and unexpected, beautiful moments occur.