We Shall Not Be Moved
Watch our teaching artists sing the Freedom Song, “We Shall Not Be Moved”. This is one of four songs being sung at the Young People’s Concert on February 21, 2025. Sing along with us! https://vimeo.com/1029665031?share=copy
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VocalEssence Welcomes New Board Members
VocalEssence is thrilled to announce the addition of three new members to its Board of Directors. The VocalEssence Board of Directors serve as ambassadors for the organization in the larger community. They also guide VocalEssence in all major policy decisions while ensuring the financial stability of the 56-year-old nonprofit. “I’m delighted to welcome our new…
Concert: Weather: Stand the Storm
May 24, 2025 @ 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…
Concert: Urban Choir Festival
Nov 22 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Join us for an evening of choral music. Urban Choir Festival participants and Prairie Fire Choir will perform A Vision Unfolding with music by Kyle Pederson and text by Shanelle Gabriel. The combined forces of See Change Treble Choir, Minnesota Valley Women’s Chorale, and Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus will perform EveryBODY, by Kyle Pederson,…
The Concert Version of the Musical Kristina – , Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Herbert Kretzmer / The Concert Version of the Musical Kristina (2024-2025)
Immigrant Experiences
The 2024-2025 Season opened with The Concert Version of the Musical Kristina, which brings the listener on a journey of hope and heartbreak through the eyes of Swedish immigrants, Kristina Nilsson and her family, brought to life by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, the legendary songwriters of ABBA. Kristina’s experiences of love, loss, and hope resonate as…
VocalEssence to present concert version of the musical ‘Kristina’ at Bethel University
By Rob Hubbard Star Tribune | October 22, 2024 https://www.startribune.com/vocalessence-to-present-concert-version-of-the-musical-kristina-at-bethel-university/601166097 Created by ABBA pop group members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, the musical premiered in Sweden in 1995. Benny Andersson knows something about earworms. He created many during the 1970s and early ‘80s as half of the tandem that wrote the songs of Swedish pop… Read More →
The Concert Version of the Musical Kristina
Based on Vilhelm Moberg’s “The Emigrant Novels” BENNY ANDERSSON BJÖRN ULVAEUS LARS RUDOLFSON English Lyrics by Björn Ulvaeus and Herbert Kretzmer Licensed by Charlotta Teaterproduktion KB Kathryn Rupp, Kristina Evan Tyler Wilson, Karl Oskar G. Phillip Shoultz, III, Robert Clara Osowski, Ulrika Robin Helgen, Fina Kajsa Ben Brunnette, Arvid (Farmhand at Nybacken) Andy McCullough, Danjel…
Beyond Kristina
The story of Kristina and Karl Oskar has been shared through the decades since Vilhelm Moberg first wrote The Emigrants in 1949, first appearing in musical form in 1995. Shortly after Kristina från Duvemåla premiered in Sweden, VocalEssence (then Plymouth Music Series) brought the concert version to Minneapolis and Lindström–where much of the story is…
Sing in the Holiday Season with VocalEssence as Welcome Christmas Returns to Northrop
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jennifer Weismann 612-716-0556 Jennifer@owl-marketing.com SING IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH VOCALESSENCE AS WELCOME CHRISTMAS RETURNS TO NORTHROP Two performances featuring 200 choral voices & audience sing-along–Dec. 7 & 8 MINNEAPOLIS—October 15, 2024—It’s time once again to fill the magnificent space of Northrop with the exuberance and joy of the VocalEssence Welcome Christmas concerts. These… Read More →
VocalEssence Vintage Voices—Keystone: Embracing Life’s Journey
Nov 21 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
As we journey through life, we encounter many ups and downs along the way, taking in stride the good, the bad, and everything in between. Autumn can be a time of thanksgiving, of homecoming, and of remembering the people, places, and things that we love most. This heartfelt program features a variety of songs, poems,… Read More →
A Christmas Masterwork Performed with Joy and Love: Bach Society of Minnesota and VocalEssence present Bach’s Christmas Oratorio
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: Pam McCarthy-Kern Bach Society of Minnesota 612-360-0647 pam@becausecollective.com Jennifer Weismann VocalEssence 612-716-0556 jennifer@owl-marketing.com A CHRISTMAS MASTERWORK PERFORMED WITH JOY AND LOVE: BACH SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA AND VOCALESSENCE PRESENT BACH’S CHRISTMAS ORATORIO Dec. 13 in St. Paul at United Church of Christ & Dec. 14 in St. Louis Park at Westwood Lutheran… Read More →
VocalEssence Opens 56th Season with Songs from KRISTINA, the Tribute to Swedish Immigrants by Famed ABBA Songwriters
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jennifer Weismann 612-716-0556 Jennifer@owl-marketing.com VOCALESSENCE OPENS 56th SEASON WITH SONGS FROM KRISTINA, THE TRIBUTE TO SWEDISH IMMIGRANTS BY FAMED ABBA SONGWRITERS Concert version of the musical comes to Benson Great Hall at Bethel University—Oct 26 MINNEAPOLIS — August 15, 2024—VocalEssence will open its 56th season with THE CONCERT VERSION OF THE… Read More →
2023-2024 Supporters
VocalEssence is blessed to have so many committed supporters. Thank you for all that you do to keep our community singing! Although we make every effort to ensure that our Honor Roll list is accurate and complete, we are capable of error. Please let us know if your name does not appear the way you…