The Esoterics was founded in the early 1990s by director
Eric Banks for his Master's and Doctoral recitals in Choral Studies at the
University of Washington. They performed for the first time in June 1993 at the newly established
Seattle Art Museum.
Awards In the 2000s, The Esoterics won an
ASCAP award and Chorus America's award under the Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music category. ==Discography==