Let's make this birthday one to remember.

55 years old (Born on January 02, 1970)

Happy Birthday, Eric Whitacre! May your day be filled with harmonies sweeter than a virtual choir of thousands and more epic than "Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings." Your Grammy-winning compositions have inspired countless singers to attempt notes previously thought impossible—often resulting in hilarious rehearsal bloopers that only you could orchestrate.

From crafting breathtaking choral masterpieces to pioneering the world's largest virtual choirs, you've proven repeatedly that music truly has no boundaries. Here's hoping this year brings even greater crescendos (and fewer sopranos asking if they can breathe yet). Keep composing magic—we'll keep singing along... or at least trying!