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April 2018
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 »OLLI CLASS: Cathedral Music with Rutter
Join Philip Brunelle (VocalEssence) and British composer John Rutter as they discuss some of John's favorite music for a cathedral, including his song cycle Feel the Spirit, which will be performed by VocalEssence at the Cathedral of Saint Paul on April 22. In order to sign up for this session, you must be a member of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Learn more and sign up at: https://olli.umn.edu/osher-lifelong-learning-institute/membership
Find out more »CONCERT CONVERSATION: Rutter Returns
Join us for a concert conversation with John Rutter.
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
VocalEssence 50th Season Announcement
Join us and surprise musical guests as we unveil our 50th season in a BIG way. The first 50 attendees will receive a special branded VocalEssence item.
Find out more »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.
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