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Minnesota icon Philip Brunelle shares 8 great ‘Musical Moments’ in his life

By Terry Blain | Special to the Star Tribune Published: AUGUST 9, 2020 — 2:00PM https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-icon-philip-brunelle-shares-8-great-musical-moments-in-his-life/572044472/?refresh=true As Minnesota legend Philip Brunelle presents his 100th webcast Monday, he shares a few personal tales.   When the coronavirus crisis hit, Philip Brunelle started talking, and he has been talking ever since. The result? A string of “Musical…  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

VocalEssence Singers Of This Age Offer Their Voices for Healing

After serving at Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church Food Shelf in Minneapolis, members of VocalEssence Singers Of This Age made a trip to the George Floyd Memorial site to pay tribute. While there, they gave voice to this beautiful South African prayer for strength, courage, and compassion in the midst of trying times. May we…  Read More

VocalEssence Celebrates Black Families with Father’s Day Livestream

By Angela Johnson | Edina Magazine Published: JUNE 2020 https://edinamag.com/vocalessence-celebrates-black-families-fathers-day-livestream?fbclid=IwAR19v75-DbqxW-NYpw-o_W-sLs-8rjU4VvjvBVqCrEUsx_hs_uWPcNrvEvI VocalEssence presents a livestream sing-along and concert to honor black fathers. PHOTO BY: KYNDELL HARKNESS   G. Phillip Shoultz III of St. Louis Park, Minn. can picture the Wendy’s fast food restaurant in Atlanta, Ga. where an Atlanta police officer shot Rayshard Brooks following a struggle…  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

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

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

VocalEssence Receives CARES PPP Loan

VocalEssence is pleased to share with you that we have been accepted into the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The Paycheck Protection Program is a loan designed to provide a direct incentive for small businesses to keep their workers on the payroll. Supported by…  Read More

Krista from VESOTA Shares Hope

Our radically representative youth choir VocalEssence Singers of This Age is creating Sounds of Hope, a singing challenge for all ages, where they will be choosing songs that give them hope. They will be posting videos of those songs that will begin with short inspirational messages. Learn more about VocalEssence Singers Of This Age by…  Read More

Isa from VESOTA Share Hope

Our radically representative youth choir VocalEssence Singers of This Age is creating Sounds of Hope, a singing challenge for all ages, where they will be choosing songs that give them hope. They will be posting videos of those songs that will begin with short inspirational messages. Learn more about VocalEssence Singers Of This Age by…  Read More

Soliyana from VESOTA Shares Hope

Our radically representative youth choir VocalEssence Singers of This Age is creating Sounds of Hope, a singing challenge for all ages, where they will be choosing songs that give them hope. They will be posting videos of those songs that will begin with short inspirational messages. Learn more about VocalEssence Singers Of This Age by…  Read More

Alise from VESOTA Shares Hope

Our radically representative youth choir VocalEssence Singers of This Age is creating Sounds of Hope, a singing challenge for all ages, where they will be choosing songs that give them hope. They will be posting videos of those songs that will begin with short inspirational messages. Learn more about VocalEssence Singers Of This Age by…  Read More