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February 2024
March 2024
Black-Owned Business and Artist Showcase
This year's concert, VocalEssence WITNESS: Leading with Love, features beloved vocal activist, soulful singer, and composer Melanie DeMore, who uses her music as what she calls "a weapon of mass connection" and challenges us all to "put one foot in front of the other and lead with love." This year—in Orchestra Hall's Target Atrium—we are excited to feature a showcase of Black makers and entrepreneurs who wish to align themselves with the message of "leading with love." Click the button…
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May 2024
OLLI CLASS: Hope Renewed
Founder and Artistic Director Philip Brunelle will present a class on hope and a look at the music that will be featured at Hope Renewed, the closing concert of the 55th Season. Composer Kyle Pederson will join to discuss his new composition that will be featured on the concert. In order to sign up for this session, you must be a member of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Click the button below to learn more and sign up. LEARN MORE…
Find out more »VocalEssence Gala 2024
Save the date for the VocalEssence Gala: Celebration of Song on the evening of Saturday, May 11, 2024! Join us for an enchanting evening dedicated to celebrating the power of singing together. Immerse yourself in a world where melodies soar, hearts harmonize, and voices unite to create unforgettable moments. This event is a testament to the transcendent beauty of music and its ability to inspire, heal, and connect us all. Event Sponsorships & TABLE HOSTS Click here to learn about…
Find out more »Vintage Voices: Create Peace! Share Joy! Spread Love!
The Keystone Community Singers cordially invite you to join us for an evening of song, spoken word, and fellowship at our inaugural Spring concert! As we relish in the spirit of spring renewal, this heartfelt program will inspire you to be optimistic in the face of life’s challenges, helping to create a world where we can all thrive in peace, love, and joy! Click the button below to read a recently published article about the Keystone Community Singers. Read Article…
Find out more »June 2024
Vintage Voices: It’s All Right!
The Sabathani Vintage Voices cordially invite you to join us for an evening of song, spoken word and fellowship at our Spring concert, It’s All Right! When life throws challenges our way, we lean on the support of our beloved community. This heartfelt program features a variety of songs, poems and reflections prepared by the singers that remind us to be hopeful, optimistic and courageous, while celebrating all of the goodness life has to offer! Sabathani Community Center, Inc. Senior…
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OLLI Class: The Concert Version of the Musical Kristina
Benny Andersson, of ABBA fame, composed a musical blending Sweden and Minnesota in a very moving way. This class will present the musical, its history and music performed by Kathryn Rupp and Clara Osowski, two of the leading soloists, with Philip Brunelle, VocalEssence Artistic Director and founder, as emcee and pianist. In order to sign up for this session, you must be a member of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Click the button below to learn more and sign up.…
Find out more »Pre-Concert Event: Immigrant Experiences
The 2024-2025 Season opens with The Concert Version of the Musical Kristina, which brings the listener on a journey of hope and heartbreak through the eyes of Swedish immigrants, Kristina Nilsson and her family, brought to life by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, the legendary songwriters of ABBA. Kristina’s experiences of love, loss, and hope resonate as deeply today as they did over a century ago. We invite you to arrive early and join us in the lobby for an interactive,…
Find out more »November 2024
VocalEssence Vintage Voices—Trillium Woods: A Season for Gratitude, Love, and Peace
Autumn can be a time of thanksgiving, of homecoming, and of remembering the people, places, and things that we love most. The winter holiday season that soon follows can be a time of reflection, stillness, and staying close to the people, places, and things you love most. These seasons can also be a time of letting go and turning the page on things that no longer bring us joy as we look toward brighter days ahead. This heartfelt program features…
Find out more »VocalEssence Vintage Voices—Sabathani: Love Is…
Love takes many forms depending on the context and who it is shared between. Love has been present since the inception of this choir and partnership between VocalEssence and Sabathani, now celebrating 10 years together! Our shared mission of providing older adults in the community a chance to use music and singing as the vehicle to come together across racial, cultural, and life-experience differences demonstrates this commitment to love that we share. The Sabathani Vintage Voices present “Love Is…”, a…
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