▁State ▁of ▁Nev ada ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁ 2 5 . ▁He ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁following ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁" G host ▁Train ", ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁full - time ▁professional ▁composer . ▁ ▁Whit acre ' s ▁first ▁album ▁as ▁both ▁composer ▁and ▁conduct or ▁on ▁De cca ▁Records , ▁Light & ▁Gold , ▁won ▁a ▁Gram my ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁No . 1 ▁classical ▁album ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁UK ▁charts ▁within ▁a ▁week ▁of ▁release . ▁Whit acre ' s ▁second ▁album , ▁Water ▁Night , ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁De cca ▁in ▁April 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁featured ▁performances ▁from ▁his ▁professional ▁cho ir ▁the ▁Eric ▁Whit acre ▁Sing ers , ▁the ▁London ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra , ▁Julian ▁Lloyd ▁Web ber ▁and ▁H ila ▁Pl it mann . ▁ ▁Whit acre ▁has ▁written ▁for ▁the ▁London ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁and ▁Ch orus , ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Master ▁Chor ale , ▁Ch ant icle er , ▁Julian ▁Lloyd ▁Web ber ▁and ▁the ▁Phil harm onia ▁Orchestra , ▁the ▁T all is ▁Sch ol ars , ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Sing ers , ▁Dallas ▁W inds , ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Rund f unk chor , ▁and ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Orchestra , ▁among ▁others . ▁His ▁musical , ▁Parad ise ▁Lost : ▁Sh adows ▁and ▁W ings , ▁won ▁both ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁Compos ers , ▁Auth ors ▁and ▁Publish ers ▁Harold ▁Ar