Minnesota is a land of 10,000 lakes, choirs and composers! “Go local” and celebrate all that Minnesota has to offer with a concert chock full of pieces by longstanding Minnesota composers from Dominick Argento to Stephen Paulus and Libby Larsen, as well as new generation composers Jocelyn Hagen and Hip-hop artist Dessa. Dale Warland makes his debut conducting the Ensemble Singers in Dominick Argento’s Seasons, a piece written especially for Dale. From Dessa’s first choral premiere of her career to Dominick Argento’s most recent masterpiece, you will be sure to ‘Hail! Minnesota’ by the finale!

VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers
Dessa
Andy Thompson, arranger & co-composer
Chamber orchestra
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Dale Warland, conductor
Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, conductor

Concert Conversations at 3 pm with composers Libby Larson, Jocelyn Hagen and Dessa