Our 48th Season will inspire you and expand your choral horizons, with soul-stirring premieres, distinguished collaborations, and guest artists that are sure to delight and surprise. Learn more about this season’s concerts and events below; you can also browse the 2016-2017 Season Brochure below, use our Searchable Calendar to find performances by date, and read about our Ticket… Read More →
Thursday, November 17, 2016 is Give to the Max Day! 6,567 students are slated to attend the VocalEssence WITNESS Young People’s Concerts this February (1,000 more students than last season!). In order to make the concerts possible for everyone, we need to raise $25 per student. Sponsor a seat (or two) and pay it forward… Read More →
Advance ticket sales for this event are now closed. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at the door beginning at 6:30 PM. Journey to Bethlehem this Christmas to experience the wonder and awe of the nativity with Conrad Susa’s Carols & Lullabies. This playfully charming setting of the Christmas story weaves in music… Read More →
ADVANCE TICKET SALES FOR THIS EVENT ARE NOW CLOSED. TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE AND CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE DOOR BEGINNING AT 6:30 PM. Journey to Bethlehem this Christmas to experience the wonder and awe of the nativity with Conrad Susa’s Carols & Lullabies. This playfully charming setting of the Christmas story weaves in music… Read More →
ADVANCE TICKET SALES FOR THIS EVENT ARE NOW CLOSED. TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE AND CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE DOOR BEGINNING AT 9:00 AM. Clap, wiggle and sing along to your favorite carols at our 45-minute family holiday concert. Sit up close and experience the wonder of choral singing (maybe even for the first time). Pillows,… Read More →
ADVANCE TICKET SALES FOR THIS EVENT ARE NOW CLOSED. TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE AND CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE DOOR BEGINNING AT 10:30 AM. Clap, wiggle and sing along to your favorite carols at our 45-minute family holiday concert. Sit up close and experience the wonder of choral singing (maybe even for the first time). Pillows,… Read More →
ADVANCE TICKET SALES FOR THIS EVENT ARE NOW CLOSED. TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE AND CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE DOOR BEGINNING AT 2:30 PM. Journey to Bethlehem this Christmas to experience the wonder and awe of the nativity with Conrad Susa’s Carols & Lullabies. This playfully charming setting of the Christmas story weaves in music… Read More →
ADVANCE TICKET SALES FOR THIS EVENT ARE NOW CLOSED. TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE AND CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE DOOR BEGINNING AT 2:30 PM. Journey to Bethlehem this Christmas to experience the wonder and awe of the nativity with Conrad Susa’s Carols & Lullabies. This playfully charming setting of the Christmas story weaves in music… Read More →
Join us in this child friendly celebration of literacy and song, as members of the Ensemble Singers premiere five newly written lullabies, composed by select African-American students from Longfellow Alternative High School with the assistance of WITNESS guest artist Melanie DeMore and the VocalEssence Lullaby team. Mothers from Longfellow Alternative High School Octet of VocalEssence Ensemble Singers Melanie DeMore, guest artist G.… Read More →
ADVANCE REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED. Space is still available, and you can register at the door beginning at 6:00 PM Stomp and sing with self-described “vocal activist” Melanie DeMore at a rousing community sing. Bring your outdoor voice and connect with your neighbors as Melanie inspires you to create sanctuary in your… Read More →
Join us for Together We Sing, a free Saturday festival where we will explore songs of hope and unity from a wide array of cultural perspectives, engage in conversation, and fellowship over food. Special musical guests from the community will join us throughout the day to enrich our experience. Now, more than ever, we need… Read More →
Head backstage at Orchestra Hall to meet guest artist Melanie DeMore, Associate Conductor G. Phillip Shoultz, III, and participants of VocalEssence WITNESS, which offers in-school workshops for students and invites schools to attend the VocalEssence WITNESS Young People’s Concerts. Stay to hear a sneak peek of the VocalEssence WITNESS: Underground Railroad concert dress rehearsal.
Join us for a concert conversation with vocal activist Melanie DeMore hosted by Randall Davidson, Executive Producer of the Northern Voice Festival. Thank you to our sponsor
Come prepared to sing, clap and stomp along the path to freedom with Melanie DeMore. Following her sold-out concert in 2014, Melanie returns to raise up immigrant voices past and present through songs of liberation and freedom, illuminating Minnesota’s historic role as a sanctuary for the oppressed. VocalEssence Chorus Franklin Middle School Chorus, Minneapolis North… Read More →
Advance ticket reservations for this event are now closed. Tickets are still available; on-site ticketing at the Convention Center will open at 6:30 PM. Welcome to the North Star state where the singers are bountiful, the conductors are inspiring, and the composers are above average. As part of the National American Choral Directors Conference, sample… Read More →
