The Esoterics in concert: 8 pm

When:
March 7, 2015 @ 11:00 pm – March 8, 2015 @ 12:00 am
2015-03-07T23:00:00-08:00
2015-03-08T00:00:00-08:00
Where:
Holy Rosary Catholic Church
42nd Avenue Southwest & Southwest Genesee Street
Seattle, WA 98116
USA

EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS STARTS AT 8 PM – SORRY FOR THE TIME-CHANGE SOFTWARE GLITCH SUGGESTING OTHERWISE*

BDENIE commemorates the centenary of the premiere of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “All-night vigil,” which took place in Moscow on March 10th, 1915. Rachmaninoff wrote his 70-minute, 15-movement vigil in January and February of 1915, and it was first performed as a fundraiser for war relief efforts.

Rachmaninoff’s masterpiece proved to be so popular with both critics and the public that it was performed five more times within the month. Rachmaninoff based 10 of his 15 movements on extant chants from various traditional styles, including Greek, Kievan, and the Russian “Znamenny” style. The remaining five movements were entirely of the composer’s own creation, although he admitted their style to be “a conscious counterfeit of the ritual.” For this concert series, The Esoterics has expanded to 48 voices, and will intersperse Rachmaninoff’s movements with phrases of Slavonic chant. More concert information is available at http://www.theesoterics.org/concerts/season-2015/bdenie

1 Reply to "The Esoterics in concert: 8 pm"

  • Ben March 4, 2015 (5:29 pm)

    There was an issue with the calendar when this was posted, the start time of the concert will be 8pm. See you there!

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