专辑简介

AEONIA, The Esoterics sixteenth CD is inspired by the poetic contemplation of the eternal. ÆONIA, coming from coming Latin word for ‘eternity,’ features two compositions by The Esoterics' composer emeritus Donald Skirvin and the ensemble’s founding director, Eric Banks. Skirvin's work, Stars forever while we sleep is an unaccompanied choral symphony which sets nine poems by the American Sara Teasdale. Perhaps his most virtuosic work, it was first commissioned for The Esoterics in 2009 and later revised for a second performance (and this recording) in 2013. I am among them is Banks' setting of texts from his friend and local broadcaster Dan-Eric Slocum, who took his own life in 2012. His blog, The eternity door, provided the inspiration for this work, a 20 minute stream-of-consciousness meditation on life, its struggles, and the hereafter. Both works are composed for double chorus.