Conductor, translator, linguist, vocalist, and ethnomusicologist –
Eric Banks has garnered international acclaim for his creative direction,
and his unwavering commitment to new music for voices.

Mar

01

The call of the siren

I don’t quite know how, but I seemed to have gotten through the last month relatively unscathed.  After several weeks of on-again-off-again stomach ailments, my gut seems closer to normal (although I do not yet feel entirely well).  Even though …

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Feb

01

A time for transition

Within ten days of arriving home to Seattle, I had three separate four-day trips planned to hear performances of my work or take part in several of the regional conferences of ACDA (the American Choral Directors Association) around the country.  …

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Jan

01

Mon ermitage à Paris

Although it might sound romantic to spend an entire month composing in Paris, I don’t think that I’ve ever worked harder in my life.  I stayed in an affordable courtyard studio (that I found on airbnb.com) in the 5th

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