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May 2015
FUNDRAISER: Gather at the River with Mark Twain (Matinee)
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 Minnesota Centennial Showboat for a celebration of the river. Sip cocktails and enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres on the Victorian deck and enter a raffle to win fabulous prizes,…
Find out more »FUNDRAISER: Gather at the River with Mark Twain (Evening)
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 Minnesota Centennial Showboat for a celebration of the river. Sip cocktails and enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres on the Victorian deck and enter a raffle to…
Find out more »¡Cantaré! Composer Residency, Week Four
Mexican composers Julio Morales and Jean Angelus Pichardo return to the Twin Cities for their last residency with elementary, high school, and community choral singers, exploring Mexican cultural and choral music traditions. Click here for more information about ¡Cantaré!.
Find out more »VINTAGE VOICES: Sabathani Vintage Voices Concert
Come and experience the sounds of Sabathani Senior Center's new choir in Songs of Love and Life, an exciting program featuring selections of jazz, blues, spirituals, folk songs and more! Free and open to the public. Reception to follow in the Senior Center, Room 106. Sabathani Senior Center is part of a new VocalEssence community engagement program called Vintage Voices, an exciting new choral program that integrates the arts into the everyday lives of older adults by fostering the creation of choirs…
Find out more »FAMILY CONCERT: ¡Cantaré! Community Concert 2015
Experience the music of our southern neighbors at a multi-generational fiesta! Prominent Mexican composers work as composers-in-residence with school choirs, community choruses, and VocalEssence to bring the sounds of Mexico to Minnesota. Join us for a family-friendly, bilingual music celebration! Tickets for the ¡Cantaré! Community Concert are free. VocalEssence ChorusAdams Spanish Immersion, St. Paul Blaine High School, BlaineMinnehaha Academy Lower School, Minneapolis Park High School, Cottage Grove Partnership Academy, Richfield Southwest High School, Minneapolis Youth Choir of Our Lady of…
Find out more »VINTAGE VOICES: Heritage Joyful Voices Concert
Come and experience the sounds of Heritage Park Open Circle's new choir in Songs of Love and Life, an exciting program featuring selections of jazz, blues, spirituals, folk songs and more! Free and open to the public. Reception to follow in the Great Room. Heritage Park Open Circle is part of a new VocalEssence community engagement program called Vintage Voices, an exciting new choral program that integrates the arts into the everyday lives of older adults by fostering the creation of choirs…
Find out more »VINTAGE VOICES: Seasons Sunshine Singers Concert
Come and experience the sounds of Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood's new choir in Songs of Love and Life, an exciting program featuring selections of jazz, blues, spirituals, folk songs and more! Free and open to the public. Reception to follow in the Cafe. Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood is part of a new VocalEssence community engagement program called Vintage Voices, an exciting new choral program that integrates the arts into the everyday lives of older adults by fostering the creation of choirs in assisted…
Find out more »VINTAGE VOICES: Seasons Sunshine Singers Concert
Come and experience the sounds of Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood's new choir in Songs of Love and Life, an exciting program featuring selections of jazz, blues, spirituals, folk songs and more! Free and open to the public. Reception to follow in the Cafe. Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood is part of a new VocalEssence community engagement program called Vintage Voices, an exciting new choral program that integrates the arts into the everyday lives of older adults by fostering the creation of choirs in assisted…
Find out more »June 2015
TOUR: River Songs and Tales with Mark Twain, Tuesday, June 23
Members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and Don Shelby as Mark Twain go on the road to Alexandria, 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 Americana—all paired with the words of Mark Twain. VocalEssence Ensemble Singers Don Shelby, actor Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, conductor Sara Pajunen, fiddle Jon Cranney, director
Find out more »TOUR: River Songs and Tales with Mark Twain, Wednesday, June 24
Members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and Don Shelby as Mark Twain go on the road to Alexandria, 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 Americana—all paired with the words of Mark Twain. VocalEssence Ensemble Singers Don Shelby, actor Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, conductor Sara Pajunen, fiddle Jon Cranney, director
Find out more »TOUR: River Songs and Tales with Mark Twain, Thursday, June 25
Members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and Don Shelby as Mark Twain go on the road to Alexandria, 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 Americana—all paired with the words of Mark Twain. VocalEssence Ensemble Singers Don Shelby, actor Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, conductor Sara Pajunen, fiddle Jon Cranney, director
Find out more »TOUR: River Songs and Tales with Mark Twain, Friday, June 26
Members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and Don Shelby as Mark Twain go on the road to Alexandria, 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 Americana—all paired with the words of Mark Twain. VocalEssence Ensemble Singers Don Shelby, actor Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, conductor Sara Pajunen, fiddle Jon Cranney, director
Find out more »TOUR: River Songs and Tales with Mark Twain, Saturday, June 27
Members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and Don Shelby as Mark Twain go on the road to Alexandria, 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 Americana—all paired with the words of Mark Twain. VocalEssence Ensemble Singers Don Shelby, actor Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, conductor Sara Pajunen, fiddle Jon Cranney, director
Find out more »TOUR: River Songs and Tales with Mark Twain, Sunday, June 28
Members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and Don Shelby as Mark Twain go on the road to Alexandria, 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 Americana—all paired with the words of Mark Twain. VocalEssence Ensemble Singers Don Shelby, actor Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, conductor Sara Pajunen, fiddle Jon Cranney, director
Find out more »July 2015
PERFORMANCE AND SING-ALONG: VocalEssence at Lyngblomsten Mid-Summer Festival
Join members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and guest conductor Mark Stover for a performance and sing-along of hymns, spirituals and choral classics on the Chapel Mainstage at Lyngblomsten's "celebration of arts for all ages." The musicians will engage attendees at the festival, which is designed to accommodate special needs and various levels of mobility. Complete information about entertainment and activities is available on the website or you can download a festival guide.
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