VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers Ashley DuBose, guest appearance Jeremy Messersmith, guest appearance Nation, guest appearance Bob Dylan’s timeless music has been covered by everyone from Jimi Hendrix to the Kronos Quartet. As the finale to our 50th season, it’s time to add our name to the list. Join us as we reimagine Dylan in… Read More →
Advance ticket sales are closed. $15 Standing room tickets will be available for purchase at the door beginning at 5PM. VocalEssence is partnering with The Avant Garde to bring out the soul in all of us. Led by VocalEssence Teaching Artist Niles (Chadwick Phillips), The Avant Garde specializes in fusing multiple forms of art into… Read More →
VocalEssence Singers Of This Age Field Community School, Minneapolis Harding High School, St. Paul Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion School, New Hope Hear our community come together as hundreds of students join VocalEssence to celebrate Mexico in song at the VocalEssence ¡Cantaré! Community Concert. The culmination of a year-long composer-in-residence program, this bilingual concert includes premieres and… Read More →
This unique performance at TPT Studio A in Lowertown, St. Paul will feature a partially staged opera by Schubert Club Composer-in-Residence Reinaldo Moya with words by Caitlin Vincent. Among the singers and instrumentalists featured in this chamber opera is mezzo soprano Clara Osowski and members of the VocalEssence Singers Of This Age. The opera tells… Read More →
This unique performance will feature a partially staged opera by Schubert Club Composer-in-Residence Reinaldo Moya with words by Caitlin Vincent. Among the singers and instrumentalists featured in this chamber opera is mezzo soprano Clara Osowski and members of the VocalEssence Singers Of This Age. The opera tells the story of Luis Garzón, a Mexican musician… Read More →
The members of the VocalEssence Singers Of This Age will be performing on the International Bazaar Stage at the Minnesota State Fair on September 1 and 2, 2019. Come and join us for music on a stick! See their full schedule below. More information can be found at: https://www.mnstatefair.org/schedule/vocalessence-youth-choir/ Sunday, September 1, 2019: 10:45 AM,… Read More →
The VocalEssence Ensemble Singers under the direction of Philip Brunelle will present a Homecoming Concert featuring music from their Mexico tour. The concert is free of charge, but a free-will offering will be taken at the event. VocalEssence and Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church (SOLLC) both value experiences that bring people together. “Together We… Read More →
Advance ticket sales are now closed. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at the door beginning at 8:45 AM. Let’s create together! In this musical story time your little ones can roll up their sleeves and make a craft, sing along to nursery rhymes with VocalEssence singers, and hear acclaimed authors, David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka… Read More →
VocalEssence is beginning its 51st season! There is an amazing amount of unique choral music to be explored - this session with Philip Brunelle will include music of Jake Runestad (with the composer present), as well as music from Denmark, Indonesia, France, Hungary and Ireland. Divine Light Performances Sunday, October 13, 2019 from 4-5:30 PM… Read More →
Advance ticket sales are now closed. A limited number of tickets are still available and can be purchased at the door beginning at 2:30PM. More tickets are available for the 7PM performance. Soak in the intimate beauty of the human voice in this unique chamber performance exploring the relationship between the human and the divine.… Read More →
Advance ticket sales are now closed. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at the door beginning at 5:30 PM. Soak in the intimate beauty of the human voice in this unique chamber performance exploring the relationship between the human and the divine. Joining the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers on this journey will be Saint… Read More →
Come and experience the sounds of the Park Singers Vintage Voices in an exciting program featuring selections of folk songs, spirituals, doo wop, Broadway hits, and more! Free and open to the public. Parkshore Senior Living is a partner of the VocalEssence Vintage Voices program, an exciting choral program that integrates the arts into the everyday lives of… Read More →
Advance sales are now closed. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at the door beginning at 3:00 PM on Sunday. Feel your spirit soar to new heights at this vibrant and soulful program. Born of a dark past, spirituals have an unmistakable power to connect us through our joys and sorrows. Dr. André… Read More →
Come and experience the sounds of the Sabathani Vintage Voices in an exciting program featuring selections of jazz, American folk songs, classical and more! Free and open to the public. Reception to follow. Sabathani Community Center, Inc. Senior Center is a partner of the VocalEssence Vintage Voices program, an exciting choral program that integrates the arts… Read More →
John Birge hosts a taste of the season highlighting the best of the VocalEssence Welcome Christmas 2018 performance. Discover your holiday soundtrack as VocalEssence performed the creme de la creme of Christmas premieres over the past 49 years and looks toward the future with premieres by screen and stage composer Nico Muhly and two new… Read More →
