Eric Whitacre - Eternity in an Hour [2CD]

Format: 2 x CD
Catalogue No.: 4872246 
Barcode: 0028948722464
Release Date: 16 Oct 2026
Genre: Classical

An immersive meditation in sound
Grammy award-winning and pioneering composer Eric Whitacre releases a major new electro-choral work for voices, strings, piano, and electronics.

To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wildflower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour.
— William Blake, from Auguries of Innocence —

Inspired by William Blake’s poem, Auguries of Innocence, this immersive meditative sound is a 60-minute work which first premiered at the BBC Proms in 2024. Conducted by Eric, this work combines his first love of electronica and synthesisers with choral music.
The second half of the album is Auguries of Innocence – a collection of ambient remixes based on Eternity in an Hour, featuring artists such as IDRA, Jess Gillam, and Elin Piel.

“My hope with Eternity in an Hour is that the music will help the listener (and the performers and, candidly, me) experience a little bit of that awe and timelessness.” – Eric Whitacre

Eternity in an Hour
I. To See a World
II. In a Grain of Sand
III. And a Heaven
IV. In a Wild Flower
V. Hold Infinity
VI. In the Palm of Your Hand
VII. And Eternity
VIII. In an Hour

Auguries of Innocence
I. And Eternity (ft. Jess Gillam)
II. When the Soul Slept (ft. Jess Gillam)
III. In Beams of Light (ft. BlankFor.ms)
IV. Auguries (ft. Lesjamusic)
V. Of Innocence (ft. IDRA)
VI. William Blake (ft. Matt Lowery)
VII. London (ft. Elin Piel)
VIII. 1803 (ft. Luca Longobardi)