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March 2018
*CANCELLED* EVENT: ReMix Singer Studio at Landmark Center
This event is cancelled due to the weather. Please join us at our additional performance on Monday, March 19, 2018 at Icehouse Minneapolis. Be part of something new, and join us as we redefine choir. Pull up a chair and discover new voices as members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers perform music by up and coming Minnesota composers, and reimagine songs you know as vocal band “Nation” sings stunning pop a cappella cover songs. Program http://issuu.com/vocalessence/docs/vocalessence_remix_singer_studio-fi?e=23224272/58878462 Biographies Landmark Center serves…
Find out more »EVENT: ReMix Singer Studio at Icehouse
Advance ticket sales are closed. A limited number of tickets will be available for purchase at the door. Be part of something new, and join us as we redefine choir. Pull up a chair and discover new voices as members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers perform music by up and coming Minnesota composers, and reimagine songs you know as vocal band “Nation” (Tim Takach and Jocelyn Hagen) sings stunning pop a cappella cover songs. Program http://issuu.com/vocalessence/docs/vocalessence_remix_singer_studio-fi?e=23224272/58878462 Biographies Icehouse is located…
Find out more »April 2018
TOUR: River Songs & Tales with Mark Twain, Grand Rapids
Members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers Don Shelby, Mark Twain Sara Pajunen, Fiddle Supported by an Arts Tour grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, folk fiddler Sara Pajunen 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…
Find out more »TOUR: River Songs & Tales with Mark Twain, Hibbing
Members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers Don Shelby, Mark Twain Sara Pajunen, Fiddle Supported by an Arts Tour grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, folk fiddler Sara Pajunen 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…
Find out more »TOUR: River Songs & Tales with Mark Twain, Detroit Lakes
Members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers Don Shelby, Mark Twain Sara Pajunen, Fiddle Supported by an Arts Tour grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, folk fiddler Sara Pajunen 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…
Find out more »TOUR: River Songs & Tales with Mark Twain, Brainerd
Members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers Don Shelby, Mark Twain Sara Pajunen, Fiddle Supported by an Arts Tour grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, folk fiddler Sara Pajunen 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…
Find out more »TOUR: River Songs & Tales with Mark Twain, Alexandria
Members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers Don Shelby, Mark Twain Sara Pajunen, Fiddle Supported by an Arts Tour grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, folk fiddler Sara Pajunen 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…
Find out more »CONCERT: Rutter Returns
Advance sales for this concert are now closed. $10 partial view tickets are still available and can be purchased at the door beginning at 6:30 PM on Saturday. VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers John Rutter, guest conductor On the eve of our golden anniversary, see VocalEssence shine as never before when we revisit some of our best-loved performances and hit new heights in the inspiring Cathedral of Saint Paul. The incomparable John Rutter returns to conduct Feel the Spirit, a…
Find out more »COMMUNITY SING: John Rutter
Registration for this event is now closed. Because of capacity limitations, no more registrations can be taken, and walk-in registration at the event will not be available. Britain’s John Rutter invites you to join him for an afternoon of “sweeter music” as he leads you through the following of his favorite choral works: “Amazing Grace”, “A Clare Benediction”, “A flower remembered”, “Choral Amen in F”, “For the beauty of the earth”, “God be in my head”, “Look at the world”,…
Find out more »May 2018
SUBSCRIBE: Inaugural Family Series
Family Series Subscriptions start at just $30! Ages 0-17 are FREE VocalEssence is excited to announce the first Family Series in the nation created by a singing organization. VocalEssence is committed to sharing our music with the broadest possible audience in our community, and we decided to do it in a radical way—by making concerts 100% free for children and young people ages 0-17. We believe our music has the power to inspire, challenge, move, and uplift, and that everyone—especially…
Find out more »SUBSCRIBE: 50th Anniversary Concert Series
Subscribe and join us at our 50th Anniversary Concert Series where we honor our past, celebrate our present, and look to the future. Concert Series Subscribers save 30% over single tickets, and you can select any three, four, five, or all six season concerts to subscribe. That’s a savings of $72 if you subscribe to all six Anniversary Concerts. Enjoy these great benefits Savings of 30% off regular ticket prices $40 $28/ticket for 50th Anniversary Concert, Music for a Grand…
Find out more »FAMILY CONCERT: VocalEssence ¡Cantaré! 10th Anniversary
Burroughs Community School, Minneapolis Como Park Senior High School, Saint Paul Osseo Senior High, Osseo Park Spanish Immersion School, St. Louis Park Prairie Seeds Academy, Brooklyn Park Rosemount High School, Rosemount VocalEssence Singers Of This Age G. Phillip Shoultz, III, conductor Hear our community come together as more than 500 students join VocalEssence to celebrate Mexico through song at the VocalEssence ¡Cantaré! 10th Anniversary Concert. The culmination of a year-long composer-in-residence program, this bilingual concert includes premieres and an audience…
Find out more »August 2018
FAMILY EVENT: The Wizard of Oz Movie Sing-Along
Please note: This event is happening as planned. For updates on last minute cancellations because of the weather, please visit our Facebook event page. There’s no place like home, and VocalEssence is proud to kick off the 50th season in our hometown in true VocalEssence fashion—using our outdoor voices! Bring the family, grab some popcorn, and settle in for an evening of fun. Led by Associate Conductor G. Phillip Shoultz, III and special guests Jerry Rubino (piano), Alex Maiers (guitar),…
Find out more »October 2018
CONCERT: 50th Anniversary Concert
aDVANCE TICKET SALES ARE NOW CLOSED. tICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE AND CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE oRDWAY BEGINNING AT 2:30 pm ON sUNDAY, oCTOBER 7. VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers Orchestra Dessa Bradley Greenwald Maria Jette Clara Osowski Don Shelby Vern Sutton Pop Wagner Roll out the red carpet and stroll down memory lane as we celebrate the people and songs that made VocalEssence what it is today. Opening just as we did 50 years ago with Copland’s In…
Find out more »EVENT: 50th Anniversary Dinner
Dinner Cost: $75 After the 50th Anniversary Concert, continue the celebration with a “who’s who” of VocalEssence celebrities at the after party at Landmark Center catered by Deco Catering. Tickets are also available as part of a 50th Concert Series Subscription.
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