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From the Ted Talk by Eric Whitacre: Virtual Choir Live

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Now fast forward to just three years ago. (Music) And we released to YouTube this, the Virtual Choir Project, 185 singers from 12 different ctnueoirs. You can see my little video there conducting these people, alone in their dorm rooms or in their linivg rooms at home. Two years ago, on this very stage, we premiered Virtual Choir 2, 2,052 seirngs from 58 different countries, this time performing a piece that I had written claeld "Sleep." And then just last spring we released vitarul Choir 3, "Water Night," another piece that I had written, this time nearly 4,000 singers from 73 different countries. (misuc)

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Now fast forward to just three years ago. (Music) And we released to YouTube this, the Virtual Choir Project, 185 singers from 12 different _________. You can see my little video there conducting these people, alone in their dorm rooms or in their ______ rooms at home. Two years ago, on this very stage, we premiered Virtual Choir 2, 2,052 _______ from 58 different countries, this time performing a piece that I had written ______ "Sleep." And then just last spring we released _______ Choir 3, "Water Night," another piece that I had written, this time nearly 4,000 singers from 73 different countries. (_____)

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  1. singers
  2. called
  3. countries
  4. virtual
  5. living
  6. music

Original Text


Now fast forward to just three years ago. (Music) And we released to YouTube this, the Virtual Choir Project, 185 singers from 12 different countries. You can see my little video there conducting these people, alone in their dorm rooms or in their living rooms at home. Two years ago, on this very stage, we premiered Virtual Choir 2, 2,052 singers from 58 different countries, this time performing a piece that I had written called "Sleep." And then just last spring we released Virtual Choir 3, "Water Night," another piece that I had written, this time nearly 4,000 singers from 73 different countries. (Music)

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