Supported by an Arts Tour grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and Don Shelby as Mark Twain go on the road to Northern Minnesota to celebrate life on the Mississippi River. Through choral music and the spoken word, VocalEssence takes listeners on a musical journey of the past and present—choral masterpieces, favorite folksongs, traditional spirituals, and Americana—all paired with the words of Mark Twain.

VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Don Shelby, actor
Sara Pajunen, fiddle
Jon Cranney, director
G. Phillip Shoultz, III, conductor

Hear Don Shelby talk about his performance in Moorhead here: http://www.prairiepublic.org/radio/mainstreet?post=64967

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.