Eric Whitacre "Sleep"

https://youtu.be/bxjWNJU8rNE

Since I am just adding the blog, here is my song from last week. I chose the song titled "Sleep," composed by Eric Whitacre. The song was supposed to be set to Robert Frost's poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" but Frost prohibited usage of the song. Whitacre then had a piece without lyrics. Years later, Whitacre's friend, Charles Anthony Silvestri, would right a poem for the setting, finally completing the piece.