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 →
Join us for a unique event featuring descendants of people who share a special connection to Fort Snelling. Lynne Jackson will share stories of her great-great-grandparents, Dred and Harriet Scott, whose fight for freedom led our nation closer to civil war. Sharon Harper will speak about her ancestor, Robert Hickman, who escaped slavery during the… Read More →
Join us for a concert conversation with pianist and composer Stephen Hough hosted by Pamela Espeland, MinnPost journalist.
Advance sales for this concert are now closed. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at the door beginning at 6:30 PM on Saturday. Join world-renowned pianist and composer Stephen Hough on a spiritual journey from unquestioning faith to doubt to profound joy. The Basilica of Saint Mary’s majestic setting makes the moving and… Read More →
Hear our community come together as more than 500 students join VocalEssence to celebrate Mexico through song. The culmination of a year-long composer-in-residence program, these bilingual concerts include premieres and an audience sing-along that will leave you with a renewed hope that music can change the world. Adams Spanish Immersion School, Saint Paul Highland… Read More →
Come and experience the sounds of the Sabathani Vintage Voices of the Sabathani Senior Center in Draw the Circle Wide, an exciting and heartfelt program of songs and spoken word that draw us together to celebrate community, friendship and freedom! Free and open to the public. Reception to follow in the Senior Center, Suite 106. Sabathani Senior… Read More →
Commemorate Memorial Day by listening to a special one-hour program on Minnesota Public Radio News featuring the 2015 VocalEssence Dreams of the Fallen performance with special guests Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and world-renowned pianist Jeffrey Biegel. Written by local composer Jake Runestad, Dreams of the Fallen includes text by poet and Iraq War Veteran Brian Turner. Listen on your MPR… Read More →
Commemorate Memorial Day by listening to a special one-hour program on Classical Minnesota Public Radio featuring the 2015 VocalEssence Dreams of the Fallen performance with special guests Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and world-renowned pianist Jeffrey Biegel. Written by local composer Jake Runestad, Dreams of the Fallen includes text by poet and Iraq War Veteran Brian Turner. Listen on your Classical… Read More →
What does “home” mean to you? Is it a place or an idea? Is it private or shared with others? Minnesota has been a place of refuge for many people looking for a home and new life throughout its history. Join us as we explore the notion of home, past and present, and how communities… Read More →
Come and experience the sounds of the Trillium Woods Chorale in Songs of Love and Life, an exciting program featuring selections of jazz, American folk songs, classical and more! Free and open to the public. Reception to follow in the Auditorium. Trillium Woods is a partner of the VocalEssence Vintage Voices program, an exciting choral program that… Read More →
Attention, singers of all abilities! To help celebrate the grand opening of the new Minnesota State Capitol building, we’re teaming up with Classical Minnesota Public Radio for a very special Bring the Sing on the Capitol Green on Sunday, August 13th. Come join other choral enthusiasts as we sing favorites from the Great American Songbook,… Read More →
