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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
OLLI CLASS: VocalEssence 50th Anniversary Season Opening Concerts
VocalEssence is celebrating its 50th anniversary! For the presentation, Philip Brunelle will present music from the opening concerts listed below. Two special guests will join him-singers who were part of VocalEssence from the beginning-Janis Hardy (who sang with Aaron Copland conducting) and Vern Sutton (who sang and directed the early musicals and operas presented). Lots of fun history and great stories! Performances 50th Anniversary Concert Sunday, October 7, 2018 at 4 PM Music for a Grand Cathedral Sunday, October 28,…
Find out more »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.
Find out more »CONCERT: Music for a Grand Cathedral
advance sales are closed. limited restricted view tickets are still available and can be purchased at the cathedral on sunday beginning at 1 pm. VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers The St. Olaf Choir Every day deserves beauty. Give yourself time to sit and soak in Vaughan Williams’s Mass in G minor in a space worthy of its expansive beauty, the majestic Cathedral of Saint Paul. Written when the composer turned 50, the Mass is simultaneously inspired by the past…
Find out more »November 2018
FAMILY SERIES: Identity
A limited number of standing room tickets will be available at the door beginning at 6 PM on Thursday. VocalEssence Singers Of This Age Cameroon Choir Mila Vocal Ensemble Threads Dance Project VocalEssence Vintage Voices Choirs Be inspired by new voices and the changing face of choir at the inaugural solo performance of VocalEssence Singers Of This Age, the VocalEssence youth choir. Using the diversity of its membership as a guide, VocalEssence Singers Of This Age and guest artists will…
Find out more »MPR: 50th Anniversary Concert Broadcast
Did you miss our nearly sold-out 50th Anniversary Concert at the Ordway on October 7, 2018? Hear a two-hour special of the performance on Classical Minnesota Public Radio on Monday, November 19, 2018 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 »December 2018
CONCERT: Welcome Christmas 2018, Apple Valley
4:21 PM Update: The concert will go ahead as planned. See you soon! Advance ticket sales are now closed. Plenty of tickets are still available and can be purchased at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran beginning at 6:30 PM on Saturday, December 1. 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…
Find out more »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 »FAMILY SERIES: Star of Wonder Reimagined, 9:30 AM
This event is sold out. A limited number of tickets may be available for purchase at the door beginning at 9:00 AM. Members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers VocalEssence Singers Of This Age Deck the hall with VocalEssence at this hands-on holiday event. Clap, wiggle, and sing along to your favorite carols, and try your hand at creating a holiday-themed craft to take home. Sit up close and experience the wonder of singing together (maybe for the first time). Pillows,…
Find out more »FAMILY SERIES: Star of Wonder Reimagined, 11 AM
This event is sold out. A limited number of tickets may be available for purchase at the door beginning at 10:30 AM. Members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers VocalEssence Singers Of This Age Deck the hall with VocalEssence at this hands-on holiday event. Clap, wiggle, and sing along to your favorite carols, and try your hand at creating a holiday-themed craft to take home. Sit up close and experience the wonder of singing together (maybe for the first time). Pillows,…
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