Be A Changemaker and Give Teachers Lessons to Inspire Their Students
In this time when so much seems broken or difficult, don’t we all want to feel some joy? Sometimes feeling joy can come from being the person who helps even… Read More →
Schools & Education
TPT Original features VESOTA premiere of “Tienda” with the Schubert Club
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Sponsor a Seat for just $25
Who is your inspiration? On February 24, 3,462 students from 34 schools will hear our radically diverse youth choir VocalEssence Singers Of This Age at the WITNESS Young People’s Concerts.… Read More →
VESOTA Wins Chorus America Education Award
April brought a huge thrill as Chorus America recognized VocalEssence with its 2019 Education and Community Engagement Award for our youth choral program, VocalEssence Singers Of This Age (VESOTA). Chorus… Read More →
VocalEssence WITNESS School Workshops in Full Swing
Our VocalEssence WITNESS School Program workshops are in full swing, with all eight VocalEssence Teaching Artists busy conducting workshops with more than 4,300 students from 32 elementary, middle and high… Read More →
Sponsor a Seat in Honor of Someone Today
Let’s fill the hall! Orchestra Hall, that is. 4,245 students are slated to attend the VocalEssence WITNESS Young People’s Concerts this February, and celebrate the amazing African and African American… Read More →
VocalEssence ¡Cantaré! School Visits Spring 2018
VocalEssence ¡Cantaré! brings the talents of composers from Mexico into Minnesota classrooms. This year’s composers are Bernardo Feldman and Jimena Contreras, who were in Minnesota for a residency March 12-23,… Read More →
VocalEssence Singers Of This Age (SOTA)
The singers from the VocalEssence Youth Choir recently announced themselves to the local community using their official name: VocalEssence Singers Of This Age, or SOTA, for short. Since this is… Read More →
Last Minute Gift Ideas from VocalEssence
Need to cross a few more names off your holiday list? VocalEssence has concert tickets sure to thrill the music lovers in your life—after all, experiences make the best gifts!… Read More →
VocalEssence Presents Award for Creative Programming to Northfield High School Director
VocalEssence was pleased to present the Award for Creative Programming to Kyle Eastman, director of the Northfield High School Concert Choir. The award is presented annually to a Minnesota-based non-professional choral… Read More →
VocalEssence Youth Choir a ‘Breath of Fresh Air’
More than 50 students from 13 Twin Cities High Schools have attended the first three rehearsals of the inaugural year of the VocalEssence Youth Choir led by VocalEssence Associate Conductor… Read More →
VocalEssence Launches Diverse Youth Choir
VocalEssence is expanding upon the work we have done for nearly three decades in providing Minneapolis and St. Paul students access to choral music. We are creating a VocalEssence Youth… Read More →
VocalEssence ¡Cantaré! Composers Highlight Mexico through Video, Creation
The 10th Anniversary VocalEssence ¡Cantaré! composers are here! Bernardo Feldman and Jimena Contreras have been working with schools all over the metro and falling in love with the Twin Cities… Read More →
A Few Highlights from VocalEssence WITNESS: Underground Railroad
In case you missed it, these were just a few high points from the 2017 VocalEssence WITNESS concert at Orchestra Hall: 1. Hearing songs from three local composers (Daniel Kantor’s… Read More →
VocalEssence Programs Enhancing Music Education in Minnesota
For the next three months, VocalEssence will feature its education programs to promote Music Makes Us Whole, an initiative that brings together non-profit and for-profit organizations in Minnesota to raise… Read More →