Holy Rosary Catholic Church – Past Concerts
The Esoterics presents Intimas: Cultivating community
Friday, April 7, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic 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
Northwest Symphony Orchestra: Music for the Soul
Saturday, March 18, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Dale Dykins – Symphonic Suite (mvt. II)
Haydn – Trumpet Concerto
Bruckner – Symphony No. 7
Haydn – Trumpet Concerto
Bruckner – Symphony No. 7
$12-$15
The Esoterics present KAY: Ulysses Kay Centennial
Saturday, January 7, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the centennial of African-American composer, conductor, and professor Ulysses Kay.
$15-$25
Seattle Girls' Choir: Carmina Angelorum
Sunday, December 18, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The beautiful, ethereal combination of treble voices and harp makes for an elegant concert that perfectly complements the holiday season.
$15
A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Friday, December 16, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Nine holiday readings, each followed by a traditional carol performed by the choir, and another carol sung by the choir and audience.
$11-$35
The Esoterics present TEASDALE: Across the endless spaces
Saturday, December 3, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Performing the entire oeuvre of choral works by Donald Skirvin from his career-long “love affair” with rhapsodic American poetess Sara Teasdale.
$15-$25
The Esoterics present WILDE: Like silhouettes against the sky
Saturday, October 8, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
World-premiere settings of Wilde’s poetry by the winners of this year’s POLYPHONOS competition: Kenji Oh, Casey Rule, and Gordon Williamson, as well as new works by Eric William Barnum, Dominick DiOrio, and Eric Banks.
$15-$25
The Esoterics presents PARNOK: In that infinite moment
Saturday, July 9, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic 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
Esoterics presents BABBITT: Milton Babbitt Centennial
Saturday, May 7, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating Babbitt’s centenary by singing his entire catalog of a cappella choruses, several of which have never been performed live in concert.
$15-$25
NWSO: Poteat, Benn, Beyer, Medina & more
Saturday, March 19, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Angelique Poteat – Spring Grove
Hanna Benn – TBA (world premiere)
Huntley Beyer – Guardian Angel
Kari Medina – TBA (world premiere)
Joseph Canteloube – Songs of the Auvergne (selections)
Ludwig Van Beethoven – Symphony No. 1
Hanna Benn – TBA (world premiere)
Huntley Beyer – Guardian Angel
Kari Medina – TBA (world premiere)
Joseph Canteloube – Songs of the Auvergne (selections)
Ludwig Van Beethoven – Symphony No. 1
$15 ($12 student/senior)
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
Cantaré Vocal Ensemble: Conductor's Choice
Sunday, March 6, 2016 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Reprising conductor Mark Adrian’s favorite choral compositions from the past 15 years of Cantaré concerts.
$23-$25 (age 5-11 free)
A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Friday, December 18, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Patterned after the Christmas Eve observance at King’s College in Cambridge, England, this classical performance consists of nine holiday readings, each followed by a traditional carol performed by the choir, and another carol sung by the choir and audience.
$11-$28
The Esoterics present Sviridov: Georgy Sviridov Centennial
Saturday, December 12, 2015 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert of luxurious and majestic music inspired by folksong, poetry of the Silver Age, and the Russian Orthodox liturgy, celebrating the life and music of the neo-Romantic Russian composer Georgy Sviridov.
$22-$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: 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 & 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
Agonia
Sunday, April 26, 2015 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Ned Rorem – In time of pestilence
Alfred Schnittke – Verses of repentance
John Joubert – Pro pace motets
Alfred Schnittke – Verses of repentance
John Joubert – Pro pace motets
$15-$25
NWSO: The Gardens of England
Saturday, March 14, 2015 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Seibert – "Dance" (from Recollections)
Finzi – Clarinet Concerto
Vaughan Williams – Symphony No. 5
Finzi – Clarinet Concerto
Vaughan Williams – Symphony No. 5
$15 ($12 student/senior)
BDENIE: Commemorating the centenary of Rachmaninoff’s All-night vigil
Saturday, March 7, 2015 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Rachmaninoff’s 70-minute All-night vigil, interspersed with phrases of Slavonic chant.
$15-$22