Eric Banks – Past Concerts
The Esoterics presents PARNOK: In that infinite moment
Friday, July 8, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert-length choral odyssey celebrating Russian poet Sophia Parnok’s forbidden love, her extraordinary lyric, and her imperturbable courage.
$15-$25
RUMI: Within each timeless droplet
Sunday, March 13, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
St. John's Episcopal Church Olympia, Olympia, WA, United States
Celebrating the poetry of mystical Sufi poet Jalal ad-Din Mohammed RUMI with works by Nilo Alcala, David Asplin, Eric Banks, Bern Herbolsheimer, J David Moore, Christopher Theofanidis, and Mark Winges.
$10-$20 suggested donation
RUMI: Within each timeless droplet
Saturday, March 12, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the poetry of mystical Sufi poet Jalal ad-Din Mohammed RUMI with works by Nilo Alcala, David Asplin, Eric Banks, Bern Herbolsheimer, J David Moore, Christopher Theofanidis, and Mark Winges.
$15-$25
RUMI: Within each timeless droplet
Friday, March 11, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the poetry of mystical Sufi poet Jalal ad-Din Mohammed RUMI with works by Nilo Alcala, David Asplin, Eric Banks, Bern Herbolsheimer, J David Moore, Christopher Theofanidis, and Mark Winges.
$15-$25
The Esoterics: Subtilior
Sunday, October 4, 2015 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Grace Episcopal Church, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
In a program that reflects upon intimacy, subtlety, and all things delicate, The Esoterics will present five brand-new choral works inspired by our innermost dreams, our delight of nature, and the great beyond.
$15-$25
The Esoterics: Subtilior
Saturday, October 3, 2015 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
In a program that reflects upon intimacy, subtlety, and all things delicate, The Esoterics will present five brand-new choral works inspired by our innermost dreams, our delight of nature, and the great beyond.
$15-$25
The Esoterics: Subtilior
Friday, October 2, 2015 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
In a program that reflects upon intimacy, subtlety, and all things delicate, The Esoterics will present five brand-new choral works inspired by our innermost dreams, our delight of nature, and the great beyond.
$15-$25
The Esoterics: Audacior
Sunday, August 9, 2015 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Grace Episcopal Church, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Choral works inspired by revolutionaries, journalists, protestors, nonconformists and those unafraid of speaking truth to those in power.
$15-$22
The Esoterics: Audacior
Saturday, August 8, 2015 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Choral works inspired by revolutionaries, journalists, protestors, nonconformists and those unafraid of speaking truth to those in power.
$15-$22
The Esoterics: Audacior
Friday, August 7, 2015 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Choral works inspired by revolutionaries, journalists, protestors, nonconformists and those unafraid of speaking truth to those in power.
$15-$22
The Esoterics & Skyros String Quartet: Ekstasia
Sunday, June 7, 2015 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Aaron Jay Kernis – Ecstatic meditations
Eric Banks – I am among them
Tarik O’Regan – The ecstasies above
Charlie Leftridge – Of seasons have I sung
Eric Banks – I am among them
Tarik O’Regan – The ecstasies above
Charlie Leftridge – Of seasons have I sung
$15-$25
The Esoterics & Skyros String Quartet: Ekstasia
Friday, June 5, 2015 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Aaron Jay Kernis – Ecstatic meditations
Eric Banks – I am among them
Tarik O’Regan – The ecstasies above
Charlie Leftridge – Of seasons have I sung
Eric Banks – I am among them
Tarik O’Regan – The ecstasies above
Charlie Leftridge – Of seasons have I sung
$15-$25
In Praise of Music
Sunday, June 1, 2014 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Newport Covenant Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Celebrate the power of music and singing itself in this exciting culmination of our anniversary season.
$9-$18
In Praise of Music
Saturday, May 31, 2014 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Celebrate the power of music and singing itself in this exciting culmination of our anniversary season.
$9-$18
SYLVANA: Music of the forests, flowers, and trees
Sunday, May 11, 2014 @ 2:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
THE ESOTERICS goes deep into the woods to present its next choral ecology, SYLVANA.
Heinrich Poos - Sphragis
Swede Lars-Johan Werle - trees
Stephen Chatman - Due north
Eric Banks - Twelve flowers
Greg Bartholomew - The tree
Maurice Ravel - Trois chansons
Heinrich Poos - Sphragis
Swede Lars-Johan Werle - trees
Stephen Chatman - Due north
Eric Banks - Twelve flowers
Greg Bartholomew - The tree
Maurice Ravel - Trois chansons
$10-$20
Discover Music: Our Earth
Saturday, May 10, 2014 @ 11:00am – 11:00am (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
How does music create nature's landscapes through sound? Youth from the Puget Sound Region will perform local works including a new piece from Seattle Opera's Our Earth project, composed by Eric Banks with libretti by Irene Keliher.
$20 ($15 students/seniors)
SYLVANA: Music of the forests, flowers, and trees
Saturday, May 3, 2014 @ 8:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
THE ESOTERICS goes deep into the woods to present its next choral ecology, SYLVANA.
Heinrich Poos - Sphragis
Swede Lars-Johan Werle - trees
Stephen Chatman - Due north
Eric Banks - Twelve flowers
Greg Bartholomew - The tree
Maurice Ravel - Trois chansons
Heinrich Poos - Sphragis
Swede Lars-Johan Werle - trees
Stephen Chatman - Due north
Eric Banks - Twelve flowers
Greg Bartholomew - The tree
Maurice Ravel - Trois chansons
$10-$20