EUGENE, Ore – I love Eric Whitacre’s music. I imagine that many fans of choral music agree with me. His work is lyrical and harmonious, poetic and optimistic. It’s approachable. The choral conductor and composer has won a Grammy. He’s sought after. He and his work are known all over the world, partly for his Covid-era virtual choir, in which about 100,000 people from 145 countries joined in song. He was an artist-in-residence at the three-week Oregon Bach Festival that ended July 14.