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VOCALESSENCE WITNESS SCHOOL PROGRAM CELEBRATING AFRICAN AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO FINE ARTSNOW AVAILABLE TO ALL STUDENTS, EVERYWHERE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jennifer Weismann 612-716-0556 jennifer@owl-marketing.com VOCALESSENCE WITNESS SCHOOL PROGRAM CELEBRATING AFRICAN AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO FINE ARTSNOW AVAILABLE TO ALL STUDENTS, EVERYWHERE Twin Cities choral organization’s WITNESS program expands online educational offerings MINNEAPOLIS — September 17, 2020—Each year through its VocalEssence WITNESS School Program—one of the nation’s premier initiatives celebrating the contributions of African Americans to our shared American heritage through concerts, recordings, and comprehensive educational programs—nationally renowned choral organization VocalEssence offers opportunities for schools to learn from VocalEssence Teaching Artists as…  Read More →

Where in the World are the Conductors – September 2020

September 9, 2020

Artistic Director Philip Brunelle and Associate Conductor G. Phillip Shoultz, III have been busy preparing for a safe and innovative 52nd season of VocalEssence. Online and physically distanced rehearsals have begun with VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers and will begin soon for our youth choir VocalEssence Singers Of This Age. Philip Brunelle has begun releasing…  Read More →

VocalEssence Announces New Board Members

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jennifer Weismann 612-716-0556 jennifer@owl-marketing.com  VOCALESSENCE ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBERS New board members; new officers and committee chairs to guide Twin Cities choral organization through 2020-21 season Click here for photos: https://www.vocalessence.org/press-room/press-releases/2020-2021-season-press-photos/ MINNEAPOLIS — JULY 28, 2020 — VocalEssence is announcing new board members as well as new officers and committee chairs…  Read More →

Virtual Musical Experiences Turn 100 and Beyond!

July 14, 2020

Since March both Artistic Director Philip Brunelle and Associate Conductor G. Phillip Shoultz, III have been creating daily ways for you to find joy through singing, and now they are reaching a new milestone—more than 100 episodes! Binge watch the episodes anytime on YouTube. Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle: Every week day, Philip shares a…  Read More →

Where in the World are the Conductors – July 2020

July 13, 2020

By the end of July, Artistic Director and Founder Philip Brunelle will have recorded and presented 100 “Musical Moments” featuring 100 composers who have featured with VocalEssence over the past 51 years! Also, on July 18 Philip will be featured virtually in a program honoring him as Musician of the Year by the Society of American…  Read More →

VOCALESSENCE ON INSTAGRAM ARCHIVE – JUNE 2020

Judith Weir | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle Hall Johnson | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle Gerald Near | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle William Grant Still | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle Lili Boulanger | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle Lennox Berkeley | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle Healey Willan | Musical Moments with…  Read More →

Where in the World the Conductors – June 2020

June 11, 2020

Artistic Director Philip Brunelle is being feted this summer! Chorus America, the the advocacy, research, and leadership development organization that advances the choral field across North America, is giving him the Distinguished Service Award on Friday, June 12. Watch him receive the award on their YouTube channel. The Society for American Music, dedicated to the…  Read More →

VOCALESSENCE ON INSTAGRAM ARCHIVE – MAY 2020

FAMILY: Voices Calling Concert Florence Price | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle Hector Berlioz | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle Nathaniel Dett | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle Gerald Finzi | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle Leonard Bernstein | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle https://www.vocalessence.org/gps-friends-episode-4-nirmala-shruthi-rajasekar/ Timothy Takach | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle Antonio Vivaldi…  Read More →

COVID-19 Update – May 20, 2020

May 20, 2020

We hope you are safe and find ways to make the best of this pause that we are experiencing. Below is a status update for our organization. SING WITH US VIRTUALLY While VocalEssence is physically distancing, we continue to look for ways to use the healing power of music to socially connect and keep people…  Read More →

VocalEssence On Instagram Archive – April 2020

Ian Kellam | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle Olivier Messiaen | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle     John Gardner | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle VocalEssence & Nation – “Hands” 4/27/2019 Gabriel Fauré | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle Sydney Guillaume | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle Daniel Kantor | Musical Moments with Philip…  Read More →

VocalEssence On Instagram Archive – March 2020

Carol Barnett | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle Peter Schickele (P.D.Q. Bach) | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle   VocalEssence was featured this morning on WCCO for our efforts in sharing hope through song. Stephon from VESOTA Shares Hope Ludwig van Beethoven | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle Introducing Take 5 With GPS Acacia from…  Read More →

#KeepMNSinging Surpasses Goal

May 11, 2020

Thank you to all of you who donated to the #KeepMNSinging Campaign from May 1-8, 2020! We met our match and surpassed our goal of $15,000! As of Monday, May 11, we have raised $15,425 and counting. We are inspired by your generosity during this challenging time. Please continue to sing with us through one…  Read More →

Virtual entertainment picks: Huge Theater, VocalEssence, musician’s benefit

MAY 7, 2020 — 10:58AM https://www.startribune.com/virtual-entertainment-picks-huge-theater-vocalessence-musician-s-benefit/570274862/ VocalEssence Virtual Projects Ongoing: Leave it to ever-enterprising Philip Brunelle, founder of the Twin Cities ensemble VocalEssence, to provide some pandemic music even without his award-winning choir. Every weekday at noon, he offers a “Musical Moment” in which he highlights a composer — Friday’s program will feature Mexico’s Gerardo…  Read More →

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Bob Dylan Revisited Tour Promotional Materials

Below are assets to help you promote the VocalEssence Bob Dylan Revisited Tour. If you have questions, please contact Amanda Timmer (amanda@vocalessence.org). Information about the performance Bob Dylan’s timeless music has been covered by everyone from Jimi Hendrix to the Kronos Quartet. Now it’s time to add a choir to the list. Join VocalEssence as…  Read More →