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March 2015
¡Cantaré! Composer Residency, Weeks Two and Three
Mexican composers Julio Morales and Jean Angelus Pichardo return to the Twin Cities for their second 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 »PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION: John Birge and Gene Scheer
Before the Radio Hour performance, participate in a conversation with Classical Minnesota Public Radio Host John Birge and The Radio Hour librettist Gene Scheer at 7 pm.
Find out more »CONCERT: Radio Hour
Did you know that a radio could transport you to a different universe? With VocalEssence, anything is possible. Jake Heggie, one of the world’s most prominent composers of dramatic vocal music and composer of the opera Dead Man Walking, along with librettist Gene Scheer, have created a new theatrical production titled The Radio Hour which crosses Alice in Wonderland with the golden age of radio in a magical program about the power of singing to shape and give meaning to our lives. The precursor to the…
Find out more »CONCERT: Radio Hour
Did you know that a radio could transport you to a different universe? With VocalEssence, anything is possible. Jake Heggie, one of the world’s most prominent composers of dramatic vocal music and composer of the opera Dead Man Walking, along with librettist Gene Scheer, have created a new theatrical production titled The Radio Hour which crosses Alice in Wonderland with the golden age of radio in a magical program about the power of singing to shape and give meaning to our lives. The precursor to the…
Find out more »Post-Concert Happy Hour: Resonate with Gene Scheer
Join VocalEssence Resonate, our young professionals group, for a happy hour with The Radio Hour librettist Gene Scheer after the Radio Hour concert on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Enjoy the company of other choral music lovers—and free appetizers while they last—at Great Waters Brewing Co., just blocks from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.
Find out more »PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION: John Birge and Gene Scheer
Before the Radio Hour performance, participate in a conversation with Classical Minnesota Public Radio Host John Birge and The Radio Hour librettist Gene Scheer at 3 pm.
Find out more »CONCERT: Radio Hour
Did you know that a radio could transport you to a different universe? With VocalEssence, anything is possible. Jake Heggie, one of the world’s most prominent composers of dramatic vocal music and composer of the opera Dead Man Walking, along with librettist Gene Scheer, have created a new theatrical production titled The Radio Hour that crosses Alice in Wonderland with the golden age of radio in a magical program about the power of singing to shape and give meaning to our lives. The precursor to the…
Find out more »April 2015
VocalEssence ReMix Applications Deadline
Applications for VocalEssence ReMix must be submitted online on or before Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Click here for the ReMix program guidelines.
Find out more »Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Class: P.D.Q. Bach & Peter Schickele Birthday Bash
Do you remember Professor Peter Schickele (alias PDQ Bach)? This marvelous musician who created hilarious parodies of Baroque music will appear on April 10th with VocalEssence at the Ted Mann Concert Hall, celebrating his 80th Birthday. In advance of the concert, VocalEssence artistic director Philip Brunelle will offer a special OLLI Class with Peter Schickele/PDQ Bach as his special guest. This is an afternoon not to be missed — full of fun and fascinating stories. Come early for a seat!…
Find out more »OPEN REHEARSAL: P.D.Q. Bach & Peter Schickele Dress Rehearsal
Advance sales for this event are now closed. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at the door beginning at 6:00 PM. See VocalEssence behind the scenes at the P.D.Q. Bach & Peter Schickele dress rehearsal on Thursday, April 9, 2015. Composer Peter Schickele will join VocalEssence and the U of M Wind Ensemble on stage as we run through the performance (and make a few tweaks). All seating is general admission. VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers University of Minnesota…
Find out more »PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION: John Birge and Peter Schickele
Before the P.D.Q. Bach & Peter Schickele Birthday Bash performance, participate in a conversation with Classical Minnesota Public Radio Host John Birge and composer Peter Schickele at 7 pm.
Find out more »CONCERT: P.D.Q. Bach & Peter Schickele Birthday Bash
This performance is sold out. If you would like to buy tickets to the open dress rehearsal, click here. It’s been 50 years since Professor Peter Schickele released P.D.Q. Bach on an unsuspecting musical public. And it’s been 80 years since the professor’s mother released him on a society ill-prepared for such singular genius. And now, because everyone loves a birthday, Professor Schickele has reached back across the decades to explore the damp vaults and dusty attics of Leipzig to…
Find out more »Rochester ¡Cantaré! Composer Residency, Weeks Two and Three
Mexican composers Novelli Jurado and Rodrigo Cadet arrive to Rochester, Minnesota for their final 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 »COMMUNITY SING: Rochester ¡Cantaré! Composers
Join 2015 ¡Cantaré! Composers Rodrigo Cadet and Novelli Jurado in a bilingual community sing in Rochester, MN. Discover music from Mexico that will have you singing all of the way home. No experience necessary.
Find out more »FAMILY CONCERT: Rochester ¡Cantaré! Community Concert
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 and will be available in the spring of 2015. VocalEssence Chorus Franklin Elementary School Montessori at Franklin Riverside Central Elementary Century High School Concert Choir Mayo High School Concert Choir and Treble…
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