The Esoterics: The Rewaking

Saturday, November 20, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
St. John's Episcopal Church, Olympia, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Program featuring newly-written choral music by living composers who comprise “the new majority”: women, transgender people, people of color, & members of the greater LGBTQIA+ community.

Donations accepted

The Esoterics: Humility – The Wish for Simplicity

Sunday, December 15, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Music by Gabriela Lena Frank, Stacy Garrop, Anna-Karin Klockar, David Lang, Forrest Pierce, Sarah Rimkus, Augusta Read Thomas, and Dale Trumbore gives voice to verses from the Bible, a Mohawk prayer, a speech by Chief Joseph (Hinmuuttu Yalatlat) of the Nez Perce, poems by Pablo Antonio Cuandra, Annie Finch, Amy Fleury, and more.

$22 / $15

The Esoterics: Humility – The Wish for Simplicity

Saturday, December 14, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Gabriela Lena Frank, Stacy Garrop, Anna-Karin Klockar, David Lang, Forrest Pierce, Sarah Rimkus, Augusta Read Thomas, and Dale Trumbore gives voice to verses from the Bible, a Mohawk prayer, a speech by Chief Joseph (Hinmuuttu Yalatlat) of the Nez Perce, poems by Pablo Antonio Cuandra, Annie Finch, Amy Fleury, and more.

$22 / $15

The Esoterics: Humility – The Wish for Simplicity

Friday, December 13, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Gabriela Lena Frank, Stacy Garrop, Anna-Karin Klockar, David Lang, Forrest Pierce, Sarah Rimkus, Augusta Read Thomas, and Dale Trumbore gives voice to verses from the Bible, a Mohawk prayer, a speech by Chief Joseph (Hinmuuttu Yalatlat) of the Nez Perce, poems by Pablo Antonio Cuandra, Annie Finch, Amy Fleury, and more.

$22 / $15

The Esoterics: Honesty – The Strength of Sincerity

Sunday, October 20, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
St. John's Episcopal Church Olympia, Olympia, WA, United States
Three world premieres, 12 composers, and all new music focusing on the value and strength of sincerity.

$22 / $15

The Esoterics: Honesty – The Strength of Sincerity

Saturday, October 19, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Three world premieres, 12 composers, and all new music focusing on the value and strength of sincerity.

$22 / $15

The Esoterics: Honesty – The Strength of Sincerity

Friday, October 18, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Three world premieres, 12 composers, and all new music focusing on the value and strength of sincerity.

$22 / $15

The Esoterics: Johan Kvandal & Sven-Erik Bäck – A double centennial

Saturday, September 14, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Johan Kvandal – Balladen om freden ("The ballad of peace")
Johan Kvandal – Tre motetter ("Three motets")
Johan Kvandal – Underet ("The miracle")
Johan Kvandal – Våkn op du som sover ("Sleepers, wake")
Sven-Erik Bäck – 12 Motetter för kyrkoåret ("Motets for the church year")

$22 / $15

The Esoterics: Inclusivity – The Power of Togetherness

Sunday, May 19, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
A choral program unveiling the potential power of human togetherness, tracing the origins of “otherness” in our first moments of life, and advocating for hospitality and acceptance of strangers.

$22 / $15

The Esoterics: Inclusivity – The Power of Togetherness

Saturday, May 18, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A choral program unveiling the potential power of human togetherness, tracing the origins of “otherness” in our first moments of life, and advocating for hospitality and acceptance of strangers.

$22 / $15

The Esoterics: Inclusivity – The Power of Togetherness

Friday, May 17, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A choral program unveiling the potential power of human togetherness, tracing the origins of “otherness” in our first moments of life, and advocating for hospitality and acceptance of strangers.

$22 / $15

The Esoterics: Vulnerability – The Capacity for Openness

Sunday, February 24, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
A choral program exploring poetry and music inspired by the virtues that we need to cultivate in our leadership, society, and world.

$22 ($15 student/senior)

The Esoterics: Vulnerability – The Capacity for Openness

Saturday, February 23, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A choral program exploring poetry and music inspired by the virtues that we need to cultivate in our leadership, society, and world.

$22 ($15 student/senior)

The Esoterics: Vulnerability – The Capacity for Openness

Friday, February 22, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A choral program exploring poetry and music inspired by the virtues that we need to cultivate in our leadership, society, and world.

$22 ($15 student/senior)

The Esoterics: ADŌRŌ | The reimagined prayer | The wish within silence

Sunday, December 9, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
St. John's Episcopal Church Olympia, Olympia, WA, United States
Contemporary choral music by Donald Skirvin, Christina Whitten Thomas, Karin Rehnqvist, Mason Bates, Eric Banks, and Joseph Gregorio.

Suggested donation $25 / $18 ($22 / $15 in advance)

The Esoterics: ADŌRŌ | The reimagined prayer | The wish within silence

Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Contemporary choral music by Donald Skirvin, Christina Whitten Thomas, Karin Rehnqvist, Mason Bates, Eric Banks, and Joseph Gregorio.

$25 / $18 ($22 / $15 in advance)

The Esoterics: ADŌRŌ | The reimagined prayer | The wish within silence

Friday, December 7, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Contemporary choral music by Donald Skirvin, Christina Whitten Thomas, Karin Rehnqvist, Mason Bates, Eric Banks, and Joseph Gregorio.

$25 / $18 ($22 / $15 in advance)

The Esoterics: CŌNSŌLŌ | The reimagined requiem | The balm for sorrow

Sunday, October 7, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Contemporary choral music by Eric Barnum, Anna-Karin Klockar, Ily Matthew Maniano, Sarah Rimkus, and Dale Trombore.

$25 / $18 ($22 / $15 in advance)

The Esoterics: CŌNSŌLŌ | The reimagined requiem | The balm for sorrow

Saturday, October 6, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Contemporary choral music by Eric Barnum, Anna-Karin Klockar, Ily Matthew Maniano, Sarah Rimkus, and Dale Trombore.

$25 / $18 ($22 / $15 in advance)

The Esoterics: CŌNSŌLŌ | The reimagined requiem | The balm for sorrow

Friday, October 5, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Contemporary choral music by Eric Barnum, Anna-Karin Klockar, Ily Matthew Maniano, Sarah Rimkus, and Dale Trombore.

$25 / $18 ($22 / $15 in advance)