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December 2018
MPR: Welcome Christmas 2017 Broadcast
John Birge hosts a taste of the season highlighting the best of the VocalEssence Welcome Christmas 2017 performance. Hear Christmas music composed and arranged by Minnesota's own on Monday, December 3, 2018 from 7-8 PM on Classical Minnesota Public Radio. LIVE STREAM Click here to go to the Live Stream of the concert. FIND YOUR STATION Click here to find your Classical Minnesota Public Radio station.
Find out more »CONCERT: Welcome Christmas 2018, Roseville
Advance sales are now closed. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at Roseville Lutheran Church beginning at 6:30 PM. VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers Violin I - Roger Frisch Violin II - Michelle Johnston Viola - Susan Janda Cello - Patty Ryan Oboe I - Michael Dayton Oboe II (and English Horn) - Brendon Bushman Percussion - Dave Hagedorn Keyboard - Mary Jo Gothmann Every beloved Christmas song had a first performance. Discover your holiday soundtrack as VocalEssence…
Find out more »CONCERT: Welcome Christmas 2018, Minneapolis Dec. 8
Advance sales are now closed. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at THE DOOR beginning at 2:30 PM ON SATURDAY. VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers Violin I - Roger Frisch Violin II - Michelle Johnston Viola - Susan Janda Cello - Patty Ryan Oboe I - Michael Dayton Oboe II (and English Horn) - Brendon Bushman Percussion - Dave Hagedorn Keyboard - Mary Jo Gothmann Every beloved Christmas song had a first performance. Discover your holiday soundtrack as…
Find out more »CONCERT: Welcome Christmas 2018, Minneapolis Dec. 9
Advance sales are now closed. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at the door beginning at 2:30 PM on Sunday. VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers Violin I - Roger Frisch Violin II - Michelle Johnston Viola - Susan Janda Cello - Patty Ryan Oboe I - Michael Dayton Oboe II (and English Horn) - Brendon Bushman Percussion - Dave Hagedorn Keyboard - Mary Jo Gothmann Every beloved Christmas song had a first performance. Discover your holiday soundtrack as…
Find out more »January 2019
FAMILY EVENT: Together We Sing Festival
VocalEssence Singers Of This Age G. Phillip Shoultz, III Cameroon Choir Mila Vocal Ensemble Every social movement in modern history has been inspired by music that rouses the masses, speaks truth to power, and cements public consciousness. On MLK weekend 2019, join VocalEssence and guest artists to raise your voice and give back. In partnership with the Minnesota Historical Society, sing songs of protest and progress, move your feet to the rhythm of justice, try your hand at spoken word…
Find out more »February 2019
CONCERT: VocalEssence WITNESS: Yet They Persist
IMPORTANT PERFORMANCE UPDATE! LAST UPDATED SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2019 AT 1:34 PM The VocalEssence WITNESS: Yet They Persist performance on Sunday, February 24, 2019 will be performed as scheduled. Stand up and cheer as VocalEssence honors past, present, and future trailblazing African and African American women who persist against all odds to change their communities and the world. Atlanta’s Spelman College Glee Club will join the VocalEssence Chorus and VocalEssence Singers Of This Age in this electrifying program, which celebrates…
Find out more »SUBSCRIBE: Concert Series 2019-2020
Subscribe and join us at our 2019-20 Concert Series where we celebrate the 30th year of our VocalEssence WITNESS program all season long. Concert Series Subscribers save 30% over single tickets, and you can select any three, four, or all five season concerts to subscribe. Enjoy These Great Benefits $28 tickets: A savings of 30% off the $40 single ticket price! Flexible and free ticket exchanges. Subscriber priced tickets to share with friends and family. Priority seating at concerts. Add…
Find out more »March 2019
PREVIEW PERFORMANCE: Candide, March 20
Advance ticket sales are now closed. TIckets are still available and can be purchased at The Cowles Center beginning at 6 PM. This is a preview performance. Seating is general admission. VocalEssence Ensemble Singers VocalEssence Chamber Chorus Phinehas Bynum Michael Fairbairn Bradley Greenwald Liz Hawkinson Susan Hofflander Rodolfo Nieto Liv Redpath G. Phillip Shoultz, III Chamber orchestra Philip Brunelle, music director Peter Rothstein, stage director This production is in partnership with Theater Latté Da. With star-crossed lovers, villains, Monty Python-esque comedy, and…
Find out more »CONCERT: Candide, March 21
This event is sold out. VocalEssence Ensemble Singers VocalEssence Chamber Chorus Phinehas Bynum Michael Fairbairn Bradley Greenwald Liz Hawkinson Susan Hofflander Rodolfo Nieto Liv Redpath G. Phillip Shoultz, III Chamber orchestra Philip Brunelle, music director Peter Rothstein, stage director This production is in partnership with Theater Latté Da. With star-crossed lovers, villains, Monty Python-esque comedy, and a beautiful score, Leonard Bernstein’s Candide is opera for the people. Wrapped in irony, this musical follows the optimistic young Candide in search of…
Find out more »CONCERT: Candide, March 22
This event is sold out. VocalEssence Ensemble Singers VocalEssence Chamber Chorus Phinehas Bynum Michael Fairbairn Bradley Greenwald Liz Hawkinson Susan Hofflander Rodolfo Nieto Liv Redpath G. Phillip Shoultz, III Chamber orchestra Philip Brunelle, music director Peter Rothstein, stage director This production is in partnership with Theater Latté Da. With star-crossed lovers, villains, Monty Python-esque comedy, and a beautiful score, Leonard Bernstein’s Candide is opera for the people. Wrapped in irony, this musical follows the optimistic young Candide in search of…
Find out more »CONCERT: Candide, March 23, 2 PM
This event is sold out. VocalEssence Ensemble Singers VocalEssence Chamber Chorus Phinehas Bynum Michael Fairbairn Bradley Greenwald Liz Hawkinson Susan Hofflander Rodolfo Nieto Liv Redpath G. Phillip Shoultz, III Chamber orchestra Philip Brunelle, music director Peter Rothstein, stage director This production is in partnership with Theater Latté Da. With star-crossed lovers, villains, Monty Python-esque comedy, and a beautiful score, Leonard Bernstein’s Candide is opera for the people. Wrapped in irony, this musical follows the optimistic young Candide in search of…
Find out more »CONCERT: Candide, March 23, 7:30 PM
This event is sold out. VocalEssence Ensemble Singers VocalEssence Chamber Chorus Phinehas Bynum Michael Fairbairn Bradley Greenwald Liz Hawkinson Susan Hofflander Rodolfo Nieto Liv Redpath G. Phillip Shoultz, III Chamber orchestra Philip Brunelle, music director Peter Rothstein, stage director This production is in partnership with Theater Latté Da. With star-crossed lovers, villains, Monty Python-esque comedy, and a beautiful score, Leonard Bernstein’s Candide is opera for the people. Wrapped in irony, this musical follows the optimistic young Candide in search of…
Find out more »CONCERT: Candide, March 24
This event is sold out. VocalEssence Ensemble Singers VocalEssence Chamber Chorus Phinehas Bynum Michael Fairbairn Bradley Greenwald Liz Hawkinson Susan Hofflander Rodolfo Nieto Liv Redpath G. Phillip Shoultz, III Chamber orchestra Philip Brunelle, music director Peter Rothstein, stage director This production is in partnership with Theater Latté Da. With star-crossed lovers, villains, Monty Python-esque comedy, and a beautiful score, Leonard Bernstein’s Candide is opera for the people. Wrapped in irony, this musical follows the optimistic young Candide in search of…
Find out more »April 2019
MPR: 50th Anniversary Concert Broadcast
As part of Classical Minnesota Public Radio’s “Voices of Spring” celebration, they will encore their November broadcast of the two-hour special of the VocalEssence 50th Anniversary Concert. Tune in to your Classical Minnesota Public Radio Station on Tuesday, April 23 at 7 PM CST. Live Stream Click here to go to the Live Stream of the concert. Find your station Click here to find your Classical Minnesota Public Radio station.
Find out more »CONCERT: The Times They Are A-Changin’
VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers Ashley DuBose, guest appearance Jeremy Messersmith, guest appearance Nation, guest appearance Bob Dylan’s timeless music has been covered by everyone from Jimi Hendrix to the Kronos Quartet. As the finale to our 50th season, it’s time to add our name to the list. Join us as we reimagine Dylan in the Midwest premiere of The Times They Are A-Changin’: The Words and Music of Bob Dylan, commissioned in honor of his 2016 Nobel Prize in…
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