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Concert: Weather: Stand the Storm

May 24 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

In a collaboration between One Voice Mixed Chorus, Singing City, Elevate Vocal Arts, and VocalEssence Singers Of This Age, this program is is aimed at both acknowledging and commemorating the 5th anniversary of the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. Expect an emotional and powerful call to ACTION, which we hope will inspire…

Four different VocalEssence singers, each in a different colored background: dark blue, bright orange, teal, and yellow. VocalEssence logo, "Seasons of Song" and 2024-2025 Season. Design: Lora Joshi, Photo Credit (Singer Images L-R): Bruce Silcox, Kyndell Harkness, Blue Key Media, and Anna Min

VocalEssence 2024-2025 Season

Jun 24, 2024 @ 10:00 am - May 24, 2025 @ 5:00 pm

Seasons of Song Join VocalEssence as we celebrate 56 seasons of singing together. From a performance of the musical journey of Swedish immigrants brought to life by the legendary ABBA songwriters Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, and collaborations with the Bach Society of Minnesota and Northrop, to a week-long festival featuring the music of world-renowned…

Philip Brunelle, conductor, looks into the camera smiling with his hands open and near his face. Photo Credit: Anna Min

Concert: Philip’s Favorites II, May 4

May 4 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

“Incredible music flawlessly presented and deeply moving. I would come to a performance of Philip’s Additional Favorites every year.” —Philip’s Favorites Audience Member Back by popular demand! VocalEssence Founder and Artistic Director Philip Brunelle has more favorite pieces—along with the stories behind the music—from the past 56 years to share. Join the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers…

Philip Brunelle, conductor, looks into the camera smiling with his hands open and near his face. Photo Credit: Anna Min

Concert: Philip’s Favorites II, May 3

May 3 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

“Incredible music flawlessly presented and deeply moving. I would come to a performance of Philip’s Additional Favorites every year.” —Philip’s Favorites Audience Member Back by popular demand! VocalEssence Founder and Artistic Director Philip Brunelle has more favorite pieces—along with the stories behind the music—from the past 56 years to share. Join the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers…

A watercolor illustration of a group of people standing in brown and orange grasses holding hands and looking at a blue sky. Photo Credit: Adobe Stock Image

Concert: Mending the Sky

May 17 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Taking inspiration from a Chinese fable where a rip in the sky causes the earth to split open, this concert explores love and loss, life and death, and ultimately invites us to work towards transformation and reconciliation. Through the powerful combination of voice and percussion, the VocalEssence Chorus will perform movements from Orff’s Carmina Burana, and Brahms’s…

VocalEssence singers holding black folders performing at Northrop with brass and percussion players conducted by G. Phillip Shoultz, III. Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography

Welcome Christmas 2023 Digital Concert Program

FEATURING: VocalEssence Chorus VocalEssence Ensemble Singers VocalEssence Singers Of This Age VocalEssence Vintage Voices Brass and Percussion Ensemble Casey Rafn, piano Mary Jo Gothmann, organ Philip Brunelle, conductor G . Phillip Shoultz, III, conductor

Poet Joe Davis is ‘Reawakening Love’

Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend Minnesota Now, MPR | February 22, 2023 https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2023/02/22/joe-davis-is-reawakening-love Artist Joe Davis gives a spoken word performance during the 37th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration:…  Read More