Press Releases

10/30/07: VocalEssence welcomes four new members to board of directors

News Release Contact: Katryn Conlin, 612-547-1459 kconlin@vocalessence.org VocalEssence welcomes four new members to board of directors: Uri Camarena, Mike McCarthy, Paul Pribbenow and Debra Sit MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (October 30, 2007) — VocalEssence, a choral music non-profit organization based in Minneapolis, is very pleased to welcome four new members to its Board of Directors. They were…  Read More

September 9, 2007, Star Tribune: SPCO’s vocal program kicks off fall season

September 8, 2007 William Randall Beard StarTribune The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra opened its season this weekend at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts with a novelty: excerpts from Beethoven’s opera "Leonore," an early version of his more familiar "Fidelio." Along with Mendelssohn’s symphony-cantata "Hymn of Praise," featuring VocalEssence, the season got off to…  Read More

5/3/07: VocalEssence announces six 2007–2008 season concerts

Click here to purchase season tickets.   Guest Highlights: Peter Halverson, Bradley Greenwald, Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Russian Patriarchate Choir of Moscow, Maureen McGovern Composer Highlights: Felix Mendelssohn, Frank Loesser, Conrad Susa, Duke Ellington VocalEssence ChorusVocalEssence Chorus Minneapolis (Thursday, May 3, 2007) – A season of musical enchantment and inspiration is planned by artistic director Philip…  Read More

5/3/07: VocalEssence announces six 2007–2008 season concerts

Click here to purchase season tickets.   Guest Highlights: Peter Halverson, Bradley Greenwald, Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Russian Patriarchate Choir of Moscow, Maureen McGovern Composer Highlights: Felix Mendelssohn, Frank Loesser, Conrad Susa, Duke Ellington VocalEssence ChorusVocalEssence Chorus Minneapolis (Thursday, May 3, 2007) – A season of musical enchantment and inspiration is planned by artistic director Philip…  Read More

April 10, 2007: American Composers Forum and VocalEssence announce winners of 2007 Essentially Choral reading program

VocalEssence News For Immediate Release Contact: Katryn Conlin, 612-547-1459 American Composers Forum and VocalEssence announce winners of 2007 Essentially Choral reading program Minneapolis (April 10, 2007) – Five composers have been selected from a field of 128 entries representing 35 states to participate in the May 2007 Essentially Choral reading session. Essentially Choral provides an…  Read More

December 15, 2006: Music of Spain and South America inspire VocalEssence for concert with Venezuelan conductor Maria Guinand

VocalEssence News For Immediate Release Contact: Katryn Conlin, VocalEssence 612-547-1459, (612-229-5659 (cell) kconlin@vocalessence.org   Spanish Inspirations VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, Accordion, piano and other instruments Maria Guinand, conductor Saturday, March 24, 2007, 8 pm Basilica of Saint Mary Hennepin Avenue at 17th Street, Minneapolis, MN Tickets: $25-$35 (service charges may apply. Students half price. Group discounts…  Read More

March 9, 2007: Kimberly Meisten joins staff of VocalEssence as Director of Community Engagement

VocalEssence News For Immediate Release Contact: Katryn Conlin, VocalEssence 612-547-1459, (612-229-5659 (cell) kconlin@vocalessence.org   Minneapolis (March 9, 2007) – VocalEssence is pleased to announce that Kimberly Meisten has joined the staff as Director of Community Engagement. In this role she will oversee the WITNESS School Program, the Essentially Choral reading program for emerging choral composers,…  Read More

November 6, 2006: VocalEssence to honor the legacy of Rosa Parks in 2007 WITNESS concert

VocalEssence News For Immediate Release Contact: Katryn Conlin, VocalEssence 612-547-1459, (612-229-5659 (cell) kconlin@vocalessence.org WITNESS Sunday, February 25, 2007 (4 pm) Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Saint Paul Tickets: $20-$35, ticket service charges apply. To order: 651-224-4222 or visit ordway.org. Minneapolis (November 6, 2006) – In 1955, Rosa Parks changed American history when she took…  Read More

Feb. 15, 2007: VocalEssence, American Composers Forum announce a call for scores for May 2007 Essentially Choral reading session

Minneapolis (February 15, 2007) – VocalEssence and the American Composers Forum announce a call for scores for Essentially Choral, the sixth annual choral reading program that gives emerging composers an opportunity to develop new material for the choral repertoire. Composers must submit scores by March 9, 2007 for consideration. Up to five works-in-progress will be…  Read More