The Esoterics – Past Concerts
The Esoterics: BERNSTEIN | Leonard Bernstein centennial
Saturday, August 25, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A celebration of the life and work of Leonard Bernstein, with a performance of Chichester Psalms, as well as excerpts from Mass.
$25/$18 ($22/$15 in advance)
Esoterics: DĒSIGNŌ – The reimagined motet: The expression of invention
Sunday, June 10, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Contemporary choral music exploring the motet, not only as the most virtuosic and architectural form of ancient choral music, but also for the “play on words” so common in its construction. Works by Lisa Bielawa, Joshua Fishbein, Eric Banks, Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, and Richard Strauss.
$25 / $18
Esoterics: DĒSIGNŌ – The reimagined motet: The expression of invention
Saturday, June 9, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Contemporary choral music exploring the motet, not only as the most virtuosic and architectural form of ancient choral music, but also for the “play on words” so common in its construction. Works by Lisa Bielawa, Joshua Fishbein, Eric Banks, Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, and Richard Strauss.
$25 / $18
Esoterics: DĒSIGNŌ – The reimagined motet: The expression of invention
Friday, June 8, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Contemporary choral music exploring the motet, not only as the most virtuosic and architectural form of ancient choral music, but also for the “play on words” so common in its construction. Works by Lisa Bielawa, Joshua Fishbein, Eric Banks, Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, and Richard Strauss.
$25 / $18
The Esoterics: CŌNFIDŌ – the reimagined mass
Sunday, April 15, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Brown – Missa Charles Darwin
Swayne – Missa Tiburtina
Swayne – Petite messe solitaire
Mechem – Island in space
Swayne – Missa Tiburtina
Swayne – Petite messe solitaire
Mechem – Island in space
$22 ($15 students/seniors)
The Esoterics: CŌNFIDŌ – the reimagined mass
Saturday, April 14, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Brown – Missa Charles Darwin
Swayne – Missa Tiburtina
Swayne – Petite messe solitaire
Mechem – Island in space
Swayne – Missa Tiburtina
Swayne – Petite messe solitaire
Mechem – Island in space
$22 ($15 students/seniors)
The Esoterics: CŌNFIDŌ – the reimagined mass
Friday, April 13, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Brown – Missa Charles Darwin
Swayne – Missa Tiburtina
Swayne – Petite messe solitaire
Mechem – Island in space
Swayne – Missa Tiburtina
Swayne – Petite messe solitaire
Mechem – Island in space
$22 ($15 students/seniors)
DĒLECTŌ – the reimagined canticle: the dialogue around love
Sunday, February 11, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
DĒLECTŌ will reimagine the canticle, a choral form originally inspired by the Song of Songs.
$22 in advance ($15 students/seniors)
DĒLECTŌ - the reimagined canticle: the dialogue around love
Saturday, February 10, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
DĒLECTŌ will reimagine the canticle, a choral form originally inspired by the Song of Songs.
$22 in advance ($15 students/seniors)
DĒLECTŌ - the reimagined canticle: the dialogue around love
Friday, February 9, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
DĒLECTŌ will reimagine the canticle, a choral form originally inspired by the Song of Songs.
$22 in advance ($15 students/seniors)
The Esoterics present Excelsis: Contemplating extremity
Sunday, December 3, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Kevin Puts – To touch the sky
Kevin Puts – If I were a swan
Paul John Rudoi – Spheres of Influence
Kala Pierson – Flung open (world premiere commission)
Andrea Clearfield – Khandroma (world premiere commission)
Kevin Puts – If I were a swan
Paul John Rudoi – Spheres of Influence
Kala Pierson – Flung open (world premiere commission)
Andrea Clearfield – Khandroma (world premiere commission)
$22 in advance ($15 students/seniors)
The Esoterics present Excelsis: Contemplating extremity
Saturday, December 2, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Kevin Puts – To touch the sky
Kevin Puts – If I were a swan
Paul John Rudoi – Spheres of Influence
Kala Pierson – Flung open (world premiere commission)
Andrea Clearfield – Khandroma (world premiere commission)
Kevin Puts – If I were a swan
Paul John Rudoi – Spheres of Influence
Kala Pierson – Flung open (world premiere commission)
Andrea Clearfield – Khandroma (world premiere commission)
$22 in advance ($15 students/seniors)
The Esoterics present Excelsis: Contemplating extremity
Friday, December 1, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Kevin Puts – To touch the sky
Kevin Puts – If I were a swan
Paul John Rudoi – Spheres of Influence
Kala Pierson - Flung open (world premiere commission)
Andrea Clearfield - Khandroma (world premiere commission)
Kevin Puts – If I were a swan
Paul John Rudoi – Spheres of Influence
Kala Pierson - Flung open (world premiere commission)
Andrea Clearfield - Khandroma (world premiere commission)
$22 in advance ($15 students/seniors)
The Esoterics present Gravitas: Investigating Gravity
Sunday, October 8, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
New choral works by Steven Stucky and Robert Paterson, and world premiere commissions by POLYPHONOS winners Conrad Asman, Daniel Sabzghabaei, and Vahram Sarkissian.
$22 ($15 students/seniors)
The Esoterics presents Gravitas: Investigating Gravity
Saturday, October 7, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
New choral works by Steven Stucky and Robert Paterson, and world premiere commissions by POLYPHONOS winners Conrad Asman, Daniel Sabzghabaei, and Vahram Sarkissian.
$22 / $15
The Esoterics presents Gravitas: Investigating gravity
Friday, October 6, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
New choral works by Steven Stucky and Robert Paterson, and world premiere commissions by POLYPHONOS winners Conrad Asman, Daniel Sabzghabaei, and Vahram Sarkissian.
$15-$25
The Esoterics: Approaching Ecstasy
Saturday, June 10, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert-length dance collaboration based on the life and poetry of the Alexandrian poet Constantine Cavafy.
$25-$50
The Esoterics: Approaching Ecstasy
Friday, June 9, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert-length dance collaboration based on the life and poetry of the Alexandrian poet Constantine Cavafy.
$25-$50
The Esoterics presents Intimas: Cultivating community
Sunday, April 9, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Christopher Theofanidis – Messages to myself (2007)
Aaron Jay Kernis – The wheel of time, the dance (2014)
Eric Banks – This delicate universe (2015)
Aaron Jay Kernis – The wheel of time, the dance (2014)
Eric Banks – This delicate universe (2015)
$15-$25
The Esoterics presents Intimas: Cultivating community
Saturday, April 8, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Christopher Theofanidis – Messages to myself (2007)
Aaron Jay Kernis – The wheel of time, the dance (2014)
Eric Banks – This delicate universe (2015)
Aaron Jay Kernis – The wheel of time, the dance (2014)
Eric Banks – This delicate universe (2015)
$15-$25