len ▁award ▁and ▁the ▁Richard ▁Rod gers ▁Award , ▁and ▁earned ▁ 1 0 ▁nomin ations ▁at ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Stage ▁Alliance ▁O v ation ▁Awards . ▁Whit acre ▁also ▁worked ▁with ▁film ▁composer ▁Hans ▁Z immer , ▁co - writing ▁the ▁Mer ma id ▁Th eme ▁for ▁Pir ates ▁of ▁the ▁Car ib bean : ▁On ▁Str anger ▁T ides ▁and ▁collabor ating ▁on ▁Bat man ▁vs ▁Super man : ▁Da wn ▁of ▁Justice . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁conducted ▁the ▁winning ▁entries ▁of ▁the ▁Ab bey ▁Road ▁ 8 0 th ▁An ni versary ▁Anth em ▁Compet ition , ▁recording ▁the ▁London ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁and ▁the ▁Eric ▁Whit acre ▁Sing ers , ▁in ▁the ▁Ab bey ▁Road ▁Studio 1 . ▁Whit acre ' s ▁So aring ▁Le ap ▁initi ative ▁is ▁a ▁dynamic ▁one - day ▁work shop ▁where ▁sing ers , ▁conduct ors , ▁and ▁compos ers ▁read , ▁re he arse ▁and ▁perform ▁several ▁of ▁his ▁works . ▁ ▁From ▁October ▁to ▁December 2 0 1 0 , ▁Whit acre ▁was ▁a ▁visit ing ▁Fellow ▁at ▁Sid ney ▁Sus sex ▁College , ▁Cambridge , ▁during ▁Michael mas ▁( Aut umn ) ▁Term . ▁He ▁composed ▁a ▁piece ▁for ▁the ▁Ch oir ▁of ▁Sid ney ▁Sus sex ▁College , ▁Cambridge ▁and ▁worked ▁with ▁students ▁in ▁master classes ▁and ▁work sh ops . ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁Compos er ▁in ▁Res idence ▁at ▁Sid ney