The Sacred Veil is a composition for a cappella choir, piano and cello by Eric Whitacre, with lyrics by Charles Anthony Silvestri.
He composed it in 2018, also including lyrics of Silvestri's wife Julie, who died of cancer and to whom the composition is dedicated.
[4] The first performances in Australia and New Zealand were in September 2022 at the Sydney Opera House, after a two-year postponement due to the COVID pandemic,[5] and at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland.
[10] The Latin American premiere took place in May 2023 in Antigua Guatemala, with Silvestri being present as a special guest.
[11] The first performance in Spain took place in September 2023 at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona.