Eric Whitacre By luvkinghearts Jan 2, 1970 Born Reno, NV 1990 First Choral Composition go lovely rose 1997 Masters from Juilliard 1997 Moved to LA 2001 youngest recipient of the ACDA’s coveted Raymond C. Brock commission 2010 Created Virtual Choir 2011 served on the jury of the Abbey Road 80th Anniversary Anthem Competition 2012 Won Grammy for Best Choral Recording 2012 Album reached #1 on itunes 2012 Honorary Patronage from Trinity College Philosophical Society, Dublin 2012 Award of Alumnus of the Year 2012 by the University of Las Vegas 2013 First vinyl EP 2014 Virtual Choir "Glow" 2016 appointed as Los Angeles Master Chorale's first artist-in-residence at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.