The Esoterics: ADŌRŌ | The reimagined prayer | The wish within silence
$25 / $18 ($22 / $15 in advance)
Christina Whitten Thomas — Discovery
Christina Whitten Thomas — My Cathedral
Mason Bates — Observer in the Magellanic Cloud
Donald Skirvin — Places, like music
Joseph Gregorio — Prayers
Donald Skirvin — There will come soft rains
Karin Rehnqvist — When I close my eyes I dream of peace
Donald Skirvin – There will come soft rains
Donald Skirvin – Places, like music
Christina Whitten Thomas – My cathedral (Longfellow)
Christina Whitten Thomas – Discovery (Deirdre Lockwood)
Karin Rehnqvist – When I close my eyes I dream of peace
Mason Bates – Observer in the Magellanic Cloud
Eric Banks – At all times
Joseph Gregorio – Prayers (world premiere)
In this program The Esoterics will sing settings of Sara Teasdale poems There will come soft rains and Places, like music by composer emeritus Donald Skirvin; settings of Longfellow’s My cathedral and Deirdre Lockwood’s Discovery composed by Christina Whitten Thomas; When I close my eyes I dream of peace by Swedish composer Karin Rehnqvist; Observer in the Magellanic Cloud, by Mason Bates, and director Eric Banks’ short piece At all times. Finally, The Esoterics will present the world premiere of Prayers, Joseph Gregorio’s eleven-movement cycle of John Gould Fletcher’s secular humanist prayers. Composers Skirvin, Whitten Thomas, and Gregorio will be present at the concert. Please join us for this inspiring music!
Tickets: $25 general admission ($22 in advance); $18 student/senior ($15 in advance)