What bliss for dancers to have such a beautiful score to dance to — and what a privilege for musicians to have such stunning dancers moving to their sounds. “Approaching Ecstasy,” a co-creation of ...

On a warm summer evening in a church on Queen Anne Hill, Seattle composer and choral director Eric Banks leads his ensemble, the Esoterics, through a rehearsal of a work by Swedish composer Thomas ...

Composer Samuel Barber s strengths were affectingly reticent lyricism and an equally unassuming craftsmanship, which have made his Violin Concerto, the orchestral song Knoxville: Summer of 1915, and ...

If your concept of choral music is somewhere between the TV show “Glee” and the Kings College Choir, the music Eric Banks loves may come as a revelation. On a recent Sunday afternoon, the choral group ...

Until this weekend the Olympic Sculpture Park Pavilion had never been tried as a classical performance space. It was, and will probably remain so, a modernist venue, with sweeping views of Elliott Bay ...

Ayurveda is considered one of the oldest medical systems in the world - and plays a major role in today's discussion about living a long, healthy life. Dr. Ulrich Bauhofer, physician and author of the ...

The Esoterics, always known for arresting titles for their concerts, perform "Notturna" Saturday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church on Capitol Hill and Sunday at Holy Rosary Church in West Seattle. Two ...

Esoterics Counseling was founded by a Black male therapist to provide quality mental health care by credentialed practitioners who recognize the unique challenges, transitions, and actualities of ...

Founded in Chicago by Harriet Monroe in 1912, Poetry is the oldest monthly devoted to verse in the English-speaking world. Monroe's "Open Door" policy, set forth in Volume I of the magazine, remains ...