CONCERT: Welcome Christmas

Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, MN, United States

God Jul! Leave your lutefisk, julbord, glögg, and Dala horses at home and come celebrate a VocalEssence Scandinavian and Nordic Christmas with carols from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Sing along to a new Christmas cantata, A Light in the Stable by Alan Bullard, with Katherine Ferrand as narrator, and hear two premieres of contest-winning Welcome Christmas…  Read More

$20

CONCERT: Welcome Christmas

Trinity Lutheran Church 115 N 4th Street , Stillwater, MN, United States

God Jul! Leave your lutefisk, julbord, glögg, and Dala horses at home and come celebrate a VocalEssence Scandinavian and Nordic Christmas with carols from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Sing along to a new Christmas cantata, A Light in the Stable by Alan Bullard, with Katherine Ferrand as narrator, and hear two premieres of contest-winning Welcome Christmas…  Read More

$30

CONCERT: Welcome Christmas

Plymouth Congregational Church 1919 LaSalle Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United States

God Jul! Leave your lutefisk, julbord, glögg, and Dala horses at home and come celebrate a VocalEssence Scandinavian and Nordic Christmas with carols from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Sing along to a new Christmas cantata, A Light in the Stable by Alan Bullard, with Katherine Ferrand as narrator, and hear two premieres of contest-winning Welcome Christmas…  Read More

$20 – $40

CONCERT: Welcome Christmas

Colonial Church of Edina 6200 Colonial Way, Edina, MN, United States

God Jul! Leave your lutefisk, julbord, glögg, and Dala horses at home and come celebrate a VocalEssence Scandinavian and Nordic Christmas with carols from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Sing along to a new Christmas cantata, A Light in the Stable by Alan Bullard, with Katherine Ferrand as narrator, and hear two premieres of contest-winning Welcome Christmas…  Read More

$20 – $40

CONCERT: Welcome Christmas

Plymouth Congregational Church 1919 LaSalle Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United States

God Jul! Leave your lutefisk, julbord, glögg, and Dala horses at home and come celebrate a VocalEssence Scandinavian and Nordic Christmas with carols from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Sing along to a new Christmas cantata, A Light in the Stable by Alan Bullard, with Katherine Ferrand as narrator, and hear two premieres of contest-winning Welcome Christmas…  Read More

$20 – $40

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Class: WITNESS Let Freedom Ring

Plymouth Congregational Church 1919 LaSalle Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United States

VocalEssence celebrates 25 years of WITNESS this year. Philip Brunelle has invited the Grammy Award-winning ensemble, Sounds of Blackness, to appear with the VocalEssence chorus at Orchestra Hall on February 8th. For a preview of this exciting program, join Philip on February 2nd, from 2:15–3:45pm at Plymouth Church, as he explores this year’s theme—music inspired…  Read More

PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION: John Birge, Gary Hines and Don Shelby

Orchestra Hall 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, United States

Before the WITNESS: Let Freedom Ring concert, participate in a conversation with Classical Minnesota Public Radio Host John Birge, Sounds of Blackness Director Gary Hines and Don Shelby at 3 pm.

PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION: John Birge, Gary Hines and Don Shelby

Orchestra Hall 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, United States

Before the WITNESS: Let Freedom Ring concert, participate in a conversation with Classical Minnesota Public Radio Host John Birge, Sounds of Blackness Director Gary Hines and Don Shelby at 3 pm.

PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION: John Birge, Gary Hines and Don Shelby

Orchestra Hall 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, United States

Before the VocalEssence WITNESS: Let Freedom Ring concert, participate in a conversation with Classical Minnesota Public Radio Host John Birge, Sounds of Blackness Director Gary Hines and Don Shelby at 3 pm.

CONCERT: WITNESS: Let Freedom Ring

Orchestra Hall 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, United States

Pre-concert conversation with Sounds of Blackness Director Gary Hines and Don Shelby at 3 pm. Celebrating 25 years of WITNESS, VocalEssence salutes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with the Grammy Award-winning ensemble Sounds of Blackness. Under the direction of Gary Hines, Sounds of Blackness performs and proclaims the music, culture and history of African Americans…  Read More

$10 – $5656

CONCERT: Radio Hour

Fitzgerald Theater 10 East Exchange Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

Did you know that a radio could transport you to a different universe? With VocalEssence, anything is possible. Jake Heggie, one of the world’s most prominent composers of dramatic vocal music and composer of the opera Dead Man Walking, along with librettist Gene Scheer, have created a new theatrical production titled The Radio Hour which crosses Alice in Wonderland with the…  Read More

$10 – $40

CONCERT: Radio Hour

Fitzgerald Theater 10 East Exchange Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

Did you know that a radio could transport you to a different universe? With VocalEssence, anything is possible. Jake Heggie, one of the world’s most prominent composers of dramatic vocal music and composer of the opera Dead Man Walking, along with librettist Gene Scheer, have created a new theatrical production titled The Radio Hour which crosses Alice in Wonderland with the…  Read More

$10 – $40

CONCERT: Radio Hour

Fitzgerald Theater 10 East Exchange Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

Did you know that a radio could transport you to a different universe? With VocalEssence, anything is possible. Jake Heggie, one of the world’s most prominent composers of dramatic vocal music and composer of the opera Dead Man Walking, along with librettist Gene Scheer, have created a new theatrical production titled The Radio Hour that crosses Alice in Wonderland with the…  Read More

$10 – $40

OPEN REHEARSAL: P.D.Q. Bach & Peter Schickele Dress Rehearsal

Ted Mann Concert Hall 2128 Fourth Street South , Minneapolis, MN, United States

Advance sales for this event are now closed. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at the door beginning at 6:00 PM. See VocalEssence behind the scenes at the P.D.Q. Bach & Peter Schickele dress rehearsal on Thursday, April 9, 2015. Composer Peter Schickele will join VocalEssence and the U of M Wind Ensemble on…  Read More

$20,

CONCERT: P.D.Q. Bach & Peter Schickele Birthday Bash

Ted Mann Concert Hall 2128 Fourth Street South , Minneapolis, MN, United States

This performance is sold out. If you would like to buy tickets to the open dress rehearsal, click here. It’s been 50 years since Professor Peter Schickele released P.D.Q. Bach on an unsuspecting musical public. And it’s been 80 years since the professor’s mother released him on a society ill-prepared for such singular genius. And…  Read More

SOLD OUT