The Esoterics: ADŌRŌ | The reimagined prayer | The wish within silence
Suggested donation $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!
This performance will be produced by the St. John's Concert Series. Admission to this concert will be by donation.