Skirvin, Donald

Ourania - Choral works by Richard Strauss; Donald Skirvin; Bo Holten; Eric Banks; Heinrich Poos / The Esoterics

1 CD / Terpsichore Records / 2012-08-28

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Abend ("Senke strahlender Gott!"), song for chorus, Op. 34/1 (TrV 182/1); Hymne ("Jakob! Dein verlorner Sohn"), song for chorus, Op. 34/2 (TrV 182/2); Donald Skirvin: Song of Apo...
Conductors: Banks, Eric
Ensemble: ; The Esoterics

Named for the Greek muse of astronomy, OURANIA examines the heavens, offering several perspectives on how we have come to understand the sun, moon, and...continue...
Recording information: Holy Rosary Catholic Church, West Seattle, WA (12/14/2007-12/16/2007)....continue...

Mandala - Choral works by Roger Nelson; Diane Thorme; Mark Adamo; Stephen Paulus; Donald Skirvin et al. / The Esoterics

1 CD / Terpsichore Records / 2012-08-28

Works: Eric Banks: Jâvdâni (Eternity), for chorus; Roger Nelson: Attaining Immortality, for chorus; Diane Thome: All this, for chorus; Linda Waterfall: Guang (Light), for chorus; Mark Adamo: Supre...
Performers: Avinger, Shawna; Baier, Mitchell; Banks, Eric; Beckert, Sam; Bosch, Samantha [Bells]; Cramer, Penny; Dame, Anne; Dittmann, Reidar; Fanta, Brad; Froggét, Lorri; Gosnell, Jennifer; Harlan, Erin;...
Conductors: Banks, Eric; Glenn, Sean
Ensemble: ; The Esoterics

From the Sanskrit word for completion, 'Mandala' refers to a variety of symbols that prevail throughout several spiritual traditions and here evokes meditations on the...continue...
Recording information: Holy Rosary Catholic Church in West Seattle, WA (2007-04-15&2007-04-22&2007-)....continue...

Notturna - Choral works by Olli Kortekangas; David As;lin; Eric Banks; Donald Skirvin; Lajos Vass / The Esoterics

1 CD / Terpsichore Records / 2012-08-28

Works: Olli Kortekangas: Three Romances (Kolme romanssia), for choir; David Asplin: Of a turning wheel, for chorus; Eric Banks: Celestial Wystan, for chorus; Lajos Vass: Nocturne, for chorus; Donald Skirvin...
Conductors: Banks, Eric
Ensemble: ; The Esoterics

A word employed by such diverse composers as Mozart, Chopin, Shostakovich, and Fine, "nocturne" first applied to 18th-century ensemble pieces in several movements; in the...continue...
Recording information: Holy Rosary Catholic Church, West Seattle, WA (07/30/2006); Holy Rosary Catholic Church, West Seattle, WA (09/25/2006)....continue...