VOTIVITA

Promising love and life to one another

In these times, when controversies over marriage provoke conflict and hatred, The Esoterics will mark Valentine’s Day by celebrating the dimensions of love that are common to all humanity. Sensual verses of love poetry from the Old Testament’s Song of Songs provide a common thread to the repertoire of VOTIVITA. In these verses in French, Swedish, and Hebrew, images from the first flush of love are juxtaposed with more profound look at what is found at the heart of a marriage: the promise of a shared life together. To complete the conjugal theme of this program, The Esoterics will premiere Martha Sullivan’s Epithalamion, five odes by Edmund Spenser, inspired by the wedding vow – Time, Nocturne, Banishment, Silence and play, and Blessing.

PLUS SPECIAL VALENTINE'S DAY RECEPTION!
To toast Sullivan's accomplishment as well as the Valentine's season, The Esoterics invites the audience to a champagne and confections reception following the February 14h concert at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. For a suggested donation of $5 at the door, concert attendees can join members of The Esoterics as well as VOTIVITA-featured composers Martha Sullivan and Eric Banks for champagne and homemade confections in the church's Fellowship Hall. The event provides an excellent opportunity to discuss contemporary a cappella choral music with singers, composers, or perhaps a new Valentine's Day friend.

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