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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 →

WITNESS Young People’s Concerts

Orchestra Hall 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, United States

Celebrating 25 years of WITNESS, this year’s Young People’s Concerts salute the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his lifelong promotion of racial equality through nonviolent resistance. The VocalEssence Chorus, along with the Grammy Award-Winning ensemble, Sounds of Blackness, will commemorate Dr. King by tracing the roots of African American music through spirituals, gospel…  Read More →

FUNDRAISER: Gather at the River with Mark Twain (Matinee)

The Minnesota Centennial Showboat Harriet Island Road, St. Paul, MN, United States

Online ticket sales for this event are now closed. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at the event beginning at 3:30 pm. Step into the past to support the future of choral music education programs at VocalEssence. Join the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and guest artist Don Shelby as Mark Twain on the historic…  Read More →

$100

FUNDRAISER: Gather at the River with Mark Twain (Evening)

The Minnesota Centennial Showboat Harriet Island Road, St. Paul, MN, United States

Online ticket sales for this event are now closed. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at the event beginning at 7:00 pm. Step into the past to support the future of choral music education programs at VocalEssence. Join the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and guest artist Don Shelby as Mark Twain on the historic…  Read More →

$100

612-371-5656

CONCERT: VocalEssence WITNESS: Morehouse College Glee Club

Orchestra Hall 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, United States

This performance has limited availability. Please keep checking back as tickets may be turned back for resale. Low notes will be high points when the internationally-renowned Morehouse College Glee Club teams up with VocalEssence to celebrate male singing. Founded in Atlanta in 1867, Morehouse College remains the only all-male historically black college in the nation.…  Read More →

$10 – $40

612-547-1473

FUNDRAISER: VocalEssence Choralia 2016

Radisson Blu, Mall of America 2100 Killebrew Drive, Bloomington, MN, United States

VocalEssence invites you to spring into song on May Day 2016 by attending Choralia—a singing celebration to benefit the VocalEssence Community Engagement Programs, which inspire people of all ages and cultures to explore their love of singing—together we sing! Spring Into Song Menu: Chef Dinesh Jayawardena of the FireLake Grill has put together a bouquet of delectable…  Read More →

$175

Give to the Max Day 2016

Thursday, November 17, 2016 is Give to the Max Day! 6,567 students are slated to attend the VocalEssence WITNESS Young People’s Concerts this February (1,000 more students than last season!). In order to make the concerts possible for everyone, we need to raise $25 per student. Sponsor a seat (or two) and pay it forward…  Read More →

LULLABY PROJECT: Listening and Sharing Session

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 2730 East 31st Street, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Join us in this child friendly celebration of literacy and song, as members of the Ensemble Singers premiere five newly written lullabies, composed by select African-American students from Longfellow Alternative High School with the assistance of WITNESS guest artist Melanie DeMore and the VocalEssence Lullaby team. Mothers from Longfellow Alternative High School Octet of VocalEssence Ensemble Singers Melanie DeMore, guest artist G.…  Read More →

Free

612-547-1452

BACKSTAGE PASS: VocalEssence WITNESS Dress Rehearsal

Orchestra Hall 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, United States

Head backstage at Orchestra Hall to meet guest artist Melanie DeMore, Associate Conductor G. Phillip Shoultz, III, and participants of VocalEssence WITNESS, which offers in-school workshops for students and invites schools to attend the VocalEssence WITNESS Young People’s Concerts. Stay to hear a sneak peek of the VocalEssence WITNESS: Underground Railroad concert dress rehearsal.

Free
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CONCERT: VocalEssence WITNESS: Underground Railroad

Orchestra Hall 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, United States

Come prepared to sing, clap and stomp along the path to freedom with Melanie DeMore. Following her sold-out concert in 2014, Melanie returns to raise up immigrant voices past and present through songs of liberation and freedom, illuminating Minnesota’s historic role as a sanctuary for the oppressed. VocalEssence Chorus Franklin Middle School Chorus, Minneapolis North…  Read More →

$10 – $40

VocalEssence WITNESS Community Conversations: Legacies of Strength

Historic Fort Snelling Visitor Center 200 Tower Avenue, St. Paul, MN, United States

Join us for a unique event featuring descendants of people who share a special connection to Fort Snelling. Lynne Jackson will share stories of her great-great-grandparents, Dred and Harriet Scott, whose fight for freedom led our nation closer to civil war. Sharon Harper will speak about her ancestor, Robert Hickman, who escaped slavery during the…  Read More →

$5