Banks, Eric

Ru'ia - Choral works by Ton de Leeuw; Bern Herbolsheimer; Hussein Janmohamed; Eric Banks / The Esoterics

1 CD / Terpsichore Records / 2012-08-28

Works: Ton de Leeuw: Prière, for chorus; Bern Herbolsheimer: Kader kic (The Night of Destiny), for chorus; Hussein Janmohamed: Mombasa matatu, meditation for chorus; Eric Banks: Twelve Qur'anic Visions...
Conductors: Banks, Eric
Ensemble: ; The Esoterics

Titled with an Arabic word meaning "dreams" or "visions," this is the first American choral CD inspired entirely by Islamic scripture and poetry. The repertoire...continue...
Recording information: Holy Rosary Catholic Church, West Seattle, WA (2007-09-29&2007-10-06&2007-)....continue...

Aedonis - Choral works by Saint-Saens, Tchaikovsky, Schubert, Barber, Banks / The Esoterics

1 CD / Terpsichore Records / 2012-08-28

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Songs, Op. 68; Donald Skirvin: Songs of the Nightingale, for chorus; Yet, Love Endures, for chorus; English Traditional: Sweet Nightingale (Down in Those Valleys Below), fol...
Conductors: Banks, Eric
Ensemble: The Esoterics

Named for the ancient Greek word for 'nightingale,' ÆDONIS is the fledgling men's ensemble of choral group The Esoterics. This debut CD features well-known compositions...continue...
Recording information: Holy Rosary Catholic Church, West Seattle, WA (02/24/2006); Holy Rosary Catholic Church, West Seattle, WA (06/04/2006); Holy Rosary Catholic Church, West Seattle, WA (07/19/2006...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...

Chiaroscura - Choral works by Joubert, Banks, Strauss & Schnittke / Eric Banks - The Esoterics

1 CD / Terpsichore Records / 2012-08-28

Works: John Joubert: Sleep Canticle, for chorus, Op. 81; Let there be light, for chorus, Op. 56; Eric Banks: Elucidation, for chorus; Richard Strauss: Deutsche Motette ("Die Schöpfung ist zur Ruh gegan...
Conductors: Banks, Eric
Ensemble: The Esoterics

This recording is an exploration of light and darkness, good and evil, truth and falsehood, the known and the mysterious - opposite and yet interdependent...continue...
Recording information: Holy Rosary Catholic Church, West Seattle, WA (02/26/2011-02/27/2011)....continue...

Sonettaria: The Triumph of Iambic Pentameter - Choral works by Chavez, Argento, Crabtree, Muehleisen, Frogget et al. / The Esoterics

1 CD / Terpsichore Records / 2012-08-28

Works: Eric Banks: O notte, for chorus; Etternalmente vive, for chorus; Carlos Chávez: Nocturnes (3) for chorus; Robert Moran: Notturno in Weiss (Nocturne in White), for soprano, 2 harps & chorus; Lorr...
Performers: Ament, Vanessa; Bæskins, Betsy; Balducci, Anthony; Balducci, Jamie; Froggét, Lorri; Gosnell, Jennifer; Harlan, Erin; Odell, Alexis; Rank, Doug; Spears, Jessica [Soprano Vocal]; Walsh, Me...
Conductors: Banks, Tony
Ensemble: The Esoterics

The first of two discs funded by an NEA grant presents fourteen settings of sonnets: a choral "sonnet of sonnets." This CD features six world...continue...
Recording information: Holy Rosary Catholic Church, West Seattle, WA (07/30/2006/09/25/2006)....continue...

Eric Banks: Haptadama, opera for 40 solo voices / The Esoterics

1 CD / Terpsichore Records / 2012-08-28

Works: Eric Banks: Haptâdama
Conductors: Banks, Eric
Ensemble: The Esoterics

HAPTADAMA is a concert-length a cappella opera for 40 solo voices that recounts the creation story of the ancient Zorastrians. The texts for this work...continue...
Recording information: Holy Rosary Catholic Church in West Seattle, WA (05/23/2010)....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...

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...

Unto Us A Child Is Born: Christmas Choral Music / Britten, Sandstrom, Reger, Distler, et al.

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions / 2011-10-03

Works: Ariel Ramírez: Navidad nuestra; Jürgen Essl: Die Nacht ist vorgesrungen, for chorus; Hugo Distler: Ich brach drei dürre Reiselein; Johannes Crüger: Wie soll ich Dich empfangen; He...
Performers: Horst, Andreas; Krieg, Joe; Muller, Melanie; Schildbach, Wolfgang; Sergel-Kohls, Anika; Ungerer, Uwe
Conductors: Matt, Nicol

"Unto Us a Child is Born" invites to a diverse and wide-ranging journey into choral music for Christmas. Beginning with Mary and Joseph's arduous journey...continue...
Recording information: Kloster Frauental Nähe Creglingen (2010-06-18_2010-06-20&2010-)....continue...