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Ella’s Song – Johnson Reagon, Bernice / WITNESS: Yet They Persist (2018-2019)
Hold On – , Traditional Spiritual / WITNESS: Yet They Persist (2018-2019)
Don’t You Let Nobody – , Traditional Spiritual / WITNESS: Yet They Persist (2018-2019)
Shosholoza – , Traditional / WITNESS: Yet They Persist (2018-2019)
Harding High School choir part of Mexican composer residency
By: Marjorie Otto | LillieNews PUBLISHED: Monday, 03/18/2019 – 12:00am http://www.lillienews.com/articles/2019/03/18/harding-high-school-choir-part-mexican-composer-residency Students helped compose new song to be premiered at Ordway On a recent Wednesday, the Chamber Choir at Harding High School began class with a series of warm ups before getting to work for the day, practicing an original song they helped compose. The… Read More →
Where in the World are the Conductors – April 2019
Following the amazing success of Candide, Artistic Director Philip Brunelle was in Mexico City for meetings about the Ensemble Singers next visit there in August 2019. He and his wife Carolyn also spent four days vacationing in Oaxaca (a rarity!). On Sunday, April 7 he will accompany the five Plymouth Church soloists in a concert as… Read More →
Dylan at the Palace Theatre
Artistic Director Philip Brunelle was interviewed about why VocalEssence chose to perform The Times They Are A-Changin’ at the Palace Theatre in Saint Paul. The Palace Theatre is not the first venue you think of when you think of a choir concert. Why did you choose to perform at the Palace? I always think about… Read More →
Old Adults Singing their Hearts Out This Spring
Minneapolis and Trillium Woods in Plymouth are busy learning and preparing music to perform at their upcoming spring concerts! This spring Rob added a new part of the program called “singer check-ins”, where each singer reserved a 10-minute time slot with Rob to test their vocal range and share any vocal health concerns they may… Read More →
VOCALESSENCE ¡CANTARE! CELEBRA ÉSTE MAYO 21 EN EL ORDWAY “EL SONIDO DE MEXICO”, UN GRAN CONCIERTO CON CIENTOS DE ESTUDIANTES LOCALES.
VocalEssence ¡Cantaré! invita a un compositor mexicano a escuelas de las ciudades gemelas como parte de un enriquecedor programa de residencia artística y cultural. Minneapolis, 24 de Enero, 2019. -Un concierto en el Ordway celebrando la música de México cerrará este año el programa VocalEssence ¡Cantaré! y dará a los estudiantes de las ciudades gemelas… Read More →
Nice to see you! What did you think?
Dear Friend, Thank you for joining us at Winter Wonder last weekend. If you already completed the survey, thank you! If not, would you take a few minutes to give us some feedback? VocalEssence staff extensively study the responses in order to make the next VocalEssence Family Series Event even better. To take our survey,… Read More →
Candide by Theater Latte Da and VocalEssence
Jules | Minnesota Theater Love PUBLISHED: Sunday, March 24, 2019 http://www.mntheaterlove.com/2019/03/candide-by-theater-latte-da-and.html When: March 20-24 At: Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts Running Time: two and a half hours with intermish About: “A tale exploding with star-crossed lovers, melodramatic villains, broad comedy, and a beautiful score, Candide combines the power of opera with the delights of musical theatre. Wrapped… Read More →
2019 Spring Arts and Dining Pairings
By Lavender February 28, 2019Categories: Arts & Culture, Featured – Home Page, Food & Dining, Our Scene Produced by Linda Raines and Chris Tarbox Arts Sections by John Townsend Dining Sections by Bradley Traynor https://www.lavendermagazine.com/our-scene/arts-culture/2019-spring-arts-and-dining-pairing/ Candide Theater Latte Da at Cowles Center for Dance and Performing Arts March 21-24, 2019 Voltaire was giant of the bloody French Revolution and his angry… Read More →
Weekend Best Bets: March 22-24
This weekend around the Twin Cities: Waffle Day, classic musicals, more By Erik Tormoen | Minnesota Monthly March 21, 2019 https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/general/weekend-best-bets-march-22-24/ Candide at the Cowles What: Candide When: March 21-24, various showtimes Where: Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts, 528 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis It’s Leonard Bernstein’s other musical: a Broadway-bedazzled operetta, goofier than West Side, with less snapping but a… Read More →
“Candide” by VocalEssence and Theatre Latte Da at the Cowles Center
by Jill | Cherry and Spoon Friday, March 22, 2019 Leonard Bernstein is one of the best 20th Century American composers (not to mention pianist and conductor, as I learned last year). His Candide is stunningly beautiful, but based on Voltaire’s 18th Century satirical novel, it’s a bit… weird. Twin Cities vocal ensemble VocalEssence and music-theater company Theater Latte Da have combined to… Read More →