The Sacred Veil
Eric Whitacre and Vlaams Radiokoor
The Sacred Veil is a twelve-part work by the poet Charles Anthony Silvestri and composer Eric Whitacre. Silvestri’s wife, Julie, died of ovarian cancer in 2005 at the age of 36, leaving two young children behind. With texts by Silvestri, Whitacre and Julie herself, the intimate and poignant score tells the story of playful courtship and love followed by loss and the search for solace. Although the work is inspired by that exceptional, moving friendship, Julie is not named, and the work paints a profoundly human picture of something that comes to all of us sooner or later.
Line-up
Vlaams Radiokoor, conducted by Eric Whitacre
Nikolaas Kende, piano
Karel Steylaerts, cello
03.10.2026
20:00 — 21:30
tickets Programme
Noah Senden, commission Musica Divina (2026)
Eric Whitacre, The Sacred Veil (2018)
In collaboration with
CC ’t Schaliken
City of Herentals
Address
Sint-Waldetrudiskerk
Kerkstraat 11 Herentals
Tickets
€22 (under 26: €12)
Includes introduction and reception
