Concert Conversations

Join us one hour before most VocalEssence Season concerts for enlightening conversations with performers, composers and experts who can offer personal or historical insights into the music. Your questions are always welcome.

Coming up in 2011-2012:

The Gift of Fire
October 9, 2011 • Orchestra Hall
Concert Conversation at 3 pm with Grammy Award-winning composers William Bolcom and Michael Daugherty

North Star Tour: Homecoming Concert
November 6, 2011 • The Fitzgerald Theater
Concert Conversation at 3 pm with select members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers

Welcome Christmas
December 3, 4, 9, 10 & 11, 2011
Edina, Minneapolis, Apple Valley & Stillwater
Concert Conversations on Sunday, December 4 and Sunday, December 11 (Plymouth Congregational Church) with composer Stephen Paulus, Welcome Christmas Carol Contest winners, and carol sing-along

WITNESS: In the Spirit of Being
February 19, 2012 • Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
Concert Conversation at 3 pm with composer/trumpeter Hannibal Lokumbe

Música de México
March 9 & 10, 2012 • Ted Mann Concert Hall
Concert Conversation at 7 pm with Jordan Sramek, artistic director of The Rose Ensemble

Brits & Brass
April 13, 2012 • Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis
Concert Conversation at 7 pm with composer Tarik O'Regan