This Is Why!

Watch the interview with Virtual Choir Conductor Eric Whitacre on TED,

It includes a short 2 min preview sample of the upcoming 2000 strong Virtual Choir that I and a few others were involved in this year!

When you watch this TED video you can understand why it was so exiting to interview Eric Whitacre on Tonight Live, which I did last Dec.  I dare you not to like this guy and what he is doing. The video of  Eric’s composition “Sleep” with over 2,000 participants from all over the globe, will be released on YouTube any day now, and I’m so exited to have been a part of the choir, and can’t wait to hear and see it

If you missed it, after you watch this TED talk, where he gets a standing ovation…watch the virtual interview below, I did last December 5th with Eric Whitacre as his virtual self in Second Life talking about the Virtual Choir. He was such a lovely guest. Easily one of the most famous people I’ve ever interviewed and easilly one of the  most humble and nicest. No diva or hystronics about this guy. Refreshingly down to earth, enthusisastic and funny did I mention funny, he charmed all of the Perfect World Team, girls AND guys!

The Interview Below was recorded Dec 5th 2010. And has easily been the most watched video of Tonight Live’s history. It has had a steady rate of hits since its upload, as more and more people want to know about Eric Whitacre and what he is doing. Choirs are taking off all over the world as people are inspired by Eric, and others to see choirs as something that creates community, and connection with others that also celebrate the the beauty of the human voice in harmony. Please pass this on to your friends even non singers and hip Rock fans will smile at this.

The Video below is my first attempt to ever sing this sort of music, so I know Im NOT a classical singer…but like so many others I wanted badly to try. It was a huge challenge for me and a practiced over a month to do it. I know it sounds weird without the rest of the choir. I sung this for my dear friend Delinda Dyrssen, so you can see at some parts I’m a little sad, but the words of the song held a deep meaning for me, as I’m sure they did for so many people who sang. You can find more examples of the singers on YouTube just search for Sleep Virtual Choir. All ages from 9 years old to well into the golden years and from all walks of live and cultures entered a video.