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December 2017
CONCERT: Welcome Christmas, Roseville
Advance ticket sales for this performance are now closed. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at door beginning at 6:30 PM. VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers There’s no place like home for the holidays, so join us to hear the warm sounds of a Minnesota Christmas. This year we salute many of the composers that call Minnesota home in a blend of the most beloved music of the season. Fall in love with new carols as we celebrate…
Find out more »FAMILY CONCERT: Star of Wonder, 9:30 AM
Advance ticket sales for this performance are now closed. A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF Tickets are still available and can be purchased at door beginning at 9:00 AM. Please Note: There is limited availability for the 9:30 AM performance of Star of Wonder. Clap, wiggle, and sing along to your favorite carols at our 45-minute holiday concert. Sit up close and experience the wonder of choral singing (maybe for the first time). Pillows, baby bottles, and teddy bears welcome! Tickets:…
Find out more »FAMILY CONCERT: Star of Wonder, 11 AM
Advance ticket sales for this performance are now closed. A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF Tickets are still available and can be purchased at door beginning at 10:30 AM. Please Note: There is limited availability for the 11 AM performance of Star of Wonder. Clap, wiggle, and sing along to your favorite carols at our 45-minute holiday concert. Sit up close and experience the wonder of choral singing (maybe for the first time). Pillows, baby bottles, and teddy bears welcome! Tickets:…
Find out more »CONCERT: Welcome Christmas, Minneapolis
Advance ticket sales for this performance are now closed. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at door beginning at 2:30 PM. VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers There’s no place like home for the holidays, so join us to hear the warm sounds of a Minnesota Christmas. This year we salute many of the composers that call Minnesota home in a blend of the most beloved music of the season. Fall in love with new carols as we celebrate…
Find out more »CONCERT: Welcome Christmas, Minneapolis
Advance ticket sales for this performance are now closed. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at door beginning at 2:30 PM. VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers There’s no place like home for the holidays, so join us to hear the warm sounds of a Minnesota Christmas. This year we salute many of the composers that call Minnesota home in a blend of the most beloved music of the season. Fall in love with new carols as we celebrate…
Find out more »RADIO: VocalEssence Ensemble Singers on MPR
Hear the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers on Minnesota Public Radio News with Tom Weber performing holiday favorites - both beloved and notorious!
Find out more »January 2018
FESTIVAL: Together We Sing
Advance registration is now closed. If you would like to attend this event, you can register on-site beginning at 9:00 AM for the All-Day and Festival Session #1 options, or beginning at 11:30 AM for Festival Session #2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azvv3NxnR00 Spend your MLK weekend connecting with your community and singing with your "whole self" at this day-long festival. Be inspired as you work with guest artists from a variety of disciplines including ComMUSICation, Therees Hibbard, Los Alegres Bailadores, One Voice Mixed Chorus, and the…
Find out more »EVENT: VocalEssence Performs at Super Bowl Live
VocalEssence is thrilled to announce that it has been tapped to kick off the Super Bowl Live festivities in Minneapolis. This January, in a kick-off event leading up to Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium, the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers will perform a 20 minute set on Nicollet Mall before Idina Menzel, Tony Award-Winner and the voice of Elsa in the Disney blockbuster Frozen, takes the stage. Please join us on Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis to sing along to a medley of football…
Find out more »February 2018
OLLI CLASS: VocalEssence WITNESS: Of Such I Dream
Dream of a better wold as we pay tribute to the Harlem Renaissance, on the 100th anniversary of its birth, through the study of song, poetry, hip-hop, dance, and more. Join Philip Brunelle and G. Phillip Shoultz, III (VocalEssence) and composer William (Bill) Banfield as they discuss the world premiere by VocalEssence of Bill's chamber symphony I Trust Harlem Is Still There, based on the letters of Langston Hughes. Be inspired and challenged to become an agent of change in our community.…
Find out more »CONCERT CONVERSATION: VocalEssence WITNESS: Of Such I Dream
Join us for a concert conversation with composer William Banfield and Associate Conductor G. Phillip Shoultz, III.
Find out more »CONCERT: VocalEssence WITNESS: Of Such I Dream
VocalEssence Chorus VocalEssence Youth Choir Niles Patricia Brown, Karla Nweje, Roxane Wallace, dancers Laura Caviani Dream of a better world as we pay tribute to the Harlem Renaissance, on the 100th anniversary of its birth, through song, poetry, hip-hop, dance, and more. Hear the debut of the VocalEssence Youth Choir as well as the world premiere of William Banfield’s chamber symphony, I Trust Harlem Is Still There, based on the letters of Langston Hughes. Be inspired and challenged to become…
Find out more »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…
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