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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…
Find out more »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…
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