Only four months after being posted online, the world premiere of Eric Whitacre’s Nox Aurumque has been viewed over 20,000 times on YouTube.com.

Under the direction of the composer, the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and The St. Olaf Choir performed the world premiere as part of the sold-out Eric Whitacre Extravaganza performance at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis.

Read Eric Whitacre’s blog post about the premiere

View additional videos on the VocalEssence YouTube.com channel

Purchase a live recording of the Eric Whitacre Extravaganza performance (available via download) recorded on March 22, 2009 at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis