Concert: The Esoterics’ “Teasdale: Across the Endless Spaces”

When:
December 3, 2016 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
2016-12-03T20:00:00-08:00
2016-12-03T21:30:00-08:00
Where:
Holy Rosary Catholic Church
4142 42nd Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98116
USA

In the final concert of this “voice of the poet” season, The Esoterics will celebrate our long and rewarding relationship with resident composer emeritus, Donald Skirvin, as well as his choral “love affair” with the American poet, Sara Teasdale. An important Northwest composer, Skirvin’s work has been described by music critic David Vernier, writing for Classics Today, as “…rich in imagery wrought by imaginative use of harmony and apt, sensitive text-setting. And it’s also just plain gorgeous music that speaks well for this composer’s facility with voices.” We are so happy to be celebrating our relationship with Don, and to be sharing this music with you.

3 December 2016, 8 pm
at Holy Rosary Catholic Church

The verses of Teasdale (1884-1933) are synonymous with a new Romanticism in American poetry, and are known for their delicate simplicity, lyrical cadence, and wistful joy. In her more mature work, as Teasdale’s health became more frail and WWI approached, a play between darkness and light is overtaken by a somber shade throughout. This shadow, often attributed to fear or foreboding, also brings with it quiet contemplation, profundity, and a sky full of stars.

In the words of her biographer, Margaret Haley Carpenter, Teasdale’s “later poems increasingly reveal her courageous outlook upon the mysteries of life and death; in them she asserts her faith in the inviolateness of the human soul amid perishable things and fugitive emotions.” The repertoire of this exquisite concert will include three of Skirvin’s choral cycles that were commissioned by and composed for The Esoterics over the last 17 years: Alchemy, …stars to hold, and Stars forever, while we sleep. In addition, the ensemble is excited to premiere three brand-new works: There will come soft rains, The fountain, and Places, like music.

Please join us, and bring your favorite Teasdale verses to share!

General admission ticket prices are $25 at the door ($22 in advance). Discounted admission ticket prices are $18 at the door ($15 in advance) for students, seniors, the un(der)employed, and the differently-abled. Active singers in other choral groups may also attend for $15. Advance tickets are available online at www.TheEsoterics.org (through PayPal).

The Esoterics’ SEASON 23 has been sponsored with generous support from:
4Culture | ArtsFund | ArtsWA | The Aaron Copland Fund | Classic KING-FM | The Horizons Foundation | Nikko Media Center | The Renaissance Foundation | The Seattle Foundation | Seattle Office of Arts & Culture

Please direct any questions to Christine Dove, at christine@theesoterics.org.

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