CONCERT: P.D.Q. Bach & Peter Schickele Birthday Bash

Ted Mann Concert Hall 2128 Fourth Street South , Minneapolis, MN, United States

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…  Read More

SOLD OUT

Rochester ¡Cantaré! Composer Residency, Weeks Two and Three

Rochester-area schools and community organizations Rochester, MN, United States

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!.

COMMUNITY SING: Rochester ¡Cantaré! Composers

St. Francis of Assisi Church 1114 3rd Street SE, Rochester, MN, United States

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.    

Free

FAMILY CONCERT: Rochester ¡Cantaré! Community Concert

Bethel Lutheran Church 810 3rd Ave SE, Rochester, MN, United States

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…  Read More

FUNDRAISER: Gather at the River with Mark Twain (Matinee)

The Minnesota Centennial Showboat Harriet Island Road, St. Paul, MN, United States

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…  Read More

$100

FUNDRAISER: Gather at the River with Mark Twain (Evening)

The Minnesota Centennial Showboat Harriet Island Road, St. Paul, MN, United States

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…  Read More

$100

¡Cantaré! Composer Residency, Week Four

Twin Cities metro-area schools and community organizations MN, United States

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!.

VINTAGE VOICES: Sabathani Vintage Voices Concert

Sabathani Community Center Auditorium 310 East 38th Street, Minneapolis, MN, United States

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…  Read More

Free

FAMILY CONCERT: ¡Cantaré! Community Concert 2015

Music Theater, Ordway Center 345 Washington Street, Saint Paul, MN, United States

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…  Read More

FREE

VINTAGE VOICES: Heritage Joyful Voices Concert

Heritage Park Senior Services Center, Great Hall 1015 4th Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN, United States

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…  Read More

Free

VINTAGE VOICES: Seasons Sunshine Singers Concert

Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood, Dining Room 1670 Legacy Parkway East, Maplewood, MN, United States

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…  Read More

Free

VINTAGE VOICES: Seasons Sunshine Singers Concert

Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood, Dining Room 1670 Legacy Parkway East, Maplewood, MN, United States

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…  Read More

Free

TOUR: River Songs and Tales with Mark Twain, Tuesday, June 23

Theatre L'Homme Dieu 1875 County Road 120 NE, Alexandria, MN, United States

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…  Read More

$20

TOUR: River Songs and Tales with Mark Twain, Wednesday, June 24

Theatre L'Homme Dieu 1875 County Road 120 NE, Alexandria, MN, United States

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…  Read More

$22.50

TOUR: River Songs and Tales with Mark Twain, Thursday, June 25

Theatre L'Homme Dieu 1875 County Road 120 NE, Alexandria, MN, United States

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…  Read More

$22.50