2023-2024 Season Press Photos

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VocalEssence and the St. Olaf Choir

  • The St. Olaf Choir with Anton Armstrong, conductor, looking up.
    VocalEssence and the St. Olaf Choir
  • Conductor wearing a red robe in front of singers in blue robes
    Anton Armstrong conducting the St. Olaf Choir
  • Conductor wearing black suit in front of singers in blue robes
    Anton Armstrong conducting the St. Olaf Choir
  • People dressed in black look up at the camera. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
    VocalEssence Ensemble Singers 2022-23. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
  • People dressed in black look up at the camera. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
    VocalEssence Chorus 2022-23. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
  • Person in a tuxedo holding a baton and conducting. Photo Credit: Katie Jeanne Photography
    Philip Brunelle conducting. Photo Credit: Katie Jeanne Photography
  • Philip Brunelle conducting the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
    Philip Brunelle conducting the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
  • Person in suit with red shirt conducting. Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
    G. Phillip Shoultz, III conducts, Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
  • People wearing black clothes, holding black folders singing, Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
    VocalEssence Chorus members performing, Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox

Welcome Christmas 2023

  • VocalEssence singers holding black folders performing at Northrop with brass and percussion players conducted by G. Phillip Shoultz, III. Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography
  • Person in black tuxedo conducting
    Philip Brunelle conducts at Northrop. Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography
  • Person in black suit conducting
    G. Phillip Shoultz, III conducts at Northrop, Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography
  • Singers wearing black clothes and multicolored scarves holding black folders perform
    Members of the VocalEssence Chorus performing at Northrop, Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography
  • Person in black tuxedo conducting singers wearing black clothes and multicolored scarves holding black folders perform on stage
    Philip Brunelle conducts the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers at Northrop, Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography
  • Person in black tuxedo conducting singers wearing black clothes and multicolored scarves holding black folders perform on stage
    Philip Brunelle conducts the VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers, Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography
  • Singers wearing black clothes and multicolored scarves holding black folders perform
    VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers perform at Northrop, Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography
  • Person in black tuxedo conducting singers wearing black clothes and multicolored scarves holding black folders perform on stage
    Philip Brunelle conducts VocalEssence singers at Northrop, Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography
  • Person in black suit playing piano with singers wearing black and multicolored scarves singing
    G. Phillip Shoultz, III at the piano with VocalEssence Singers Of This Age performing at Northrop, Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography
  • Singers wearing black clothes and multicolored scarves holding black folders perform
    VocalEssence Singers Of This Age performing at Northrop, Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography
  • Person wearing a black suit conducting singers wearing black clothes and multicolored scarves perform on stage
    G. Phillip Shoultz, III conducts VocalEssence Singers Of This Age and Vintage Voices at Northrop, Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography
  • Singers wearing black clothes and multicolored scarves holding black folders perform
    VocalEssence Chorus, Ensemble Singers, Singers Of This Age, and Vintage Voices performing at Northrop, Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography

Bach's Christmas Oratorio

  • The bottom half of a violin with sheet music, pine, and cranberries adorning the front of the fiddle on rustic wood background. Photo Credit: Adobe Stock Image
  • Man in black suit with red shirt and man in black tuxedo hold hands above their heads in front of orchestra musicans and singers. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
    Matthias Maute and Philip Brunelle. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
  • Conductor in black suit with red shirt in front of orchestra musicians and singers. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
    Mattias Maute conducts the Bach Society of Minnesota Musicians and VocalEssence Ensemble Singers in December 2021. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
  • Conductor in black tuxedo in front of orchestra musicians and singers. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
    Philip Brunelle conducts the Bach Society of Minnesota Musicians and VocalEssence Ensemble Singers in December 2021. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
  • People in black playing historical instruments, Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
    Members of the Orchestra of the Bach Society of Minnesota. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
  • People dressed in black look up at the camera. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
    VocalEssence Ensemble Singers 2022-23. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox

Philip's Favorites

  • Philip Brunelle, conductor, looks into the camera smiling with his hands open and near his face. Photo Credit: Anna Min
  • Person in a tuxedo holding a baton and conducting. Photo Credit: Katie Jeanne Photography
    Philip Brunelle conducting. Photo Credit: Katie Jeanne Photography
  • People dressed in black look up at the camera. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
    VocalEssence Ensemble Singers 2022-23. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
  • Conductor wearing black tuxedo in front of singers holding black folders and wearing black clothes. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
    Philip Brunelle conducts the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
  • Person in black tuxedo conducting
    Philip Brunelle conducts at Northrop. Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography
  • Philip Brunelle conducting the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
    Philip Brunelle conducting the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox

WITNESS: Leading with Love

  • Melanie DeMore, holding a pounding stick, stands in front of VocalEssence singers also holding pounding sticks. Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
  • Melanie DeMore, holding a pounding stick, stands in front of VocalEssence singers also holding pounding sticks. Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
    Melanie DeMore and VocalEssence singers. Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
  • Melanie DeMore wears a blue suit and tie clapping hands. Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
    Melanie DeMore. Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
  • Melanie DeMore, holding a pounding stick, stands in front of VocalEssence singers also holding pounding sticks. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
    Melanie DeMore and VocalEssence singers. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
  • Melanie DeMore wears a blue suit and tie holding decorated pounding sticks. Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
    Melanie DeMore with pounding sticks. Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
  • VocalEssence Singers wearing stoles and clapping their hands. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
    VocalEssence Singers. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
  • Conductor wearing black holds out hands in front of VocalEssence Singers wearing stoles. Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
    G. Phillip Shoultz, III and VocalEssence Singers, Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
  • VocalEssence Singers wearing stoles. Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
    VocalEssence singers performing. Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
  • A large group of singers wearing stoles perform on the Orchestra Hall stage. Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
    All VocalEssence singers performing at Orchestra Hall for the annual WITNESS concert. Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness

Hope Renewed

  • Yellow and purple crocuses blooming in the grass. Photo Credit: Adobe Stock Image
  • Philip Brunelle conducting Photo Credit: Katie Jeanne Photography
    Photo Credit: Katie Jeanne Photography
  • Person in suit with red shirt conducting. Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
    G. Phillip Shoultz, III conducts, Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
  • People dressed in black look up at the camera. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
    VocalEssence Chorus 2022-23. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
  • People wearing black clothes, holding black folders singing, Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
    VocalEssence Chorus members performing, Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
  • People dressed in black look up at the camera. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
    VocalEssence Ensemble Singers 2022-23. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
  • Conductor wearing black tuxedo in front of singers holding black folders and wearing black clothes. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
    Philip Brunelle conducts the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
  • People wearing gray and blue shirts with black pants holding black folders and singing. Photo Credit: Caroline Yang
    VocalEssence Singers Of This Age performing. Photo Credit: Caroline Yang
  • A person wearing black siting smiling at a piano with people in tie dye sweatshits behind. Photo Credit: Caroline Yang
    Kyle Pederson at the piano with VocalEssence Singers Of This Age. Photo Credit: Caroline Yang

VocalEssence 2023-2024 Digital Concert Season

  • Hands holding tablet with VocalEssence logo, Together We Sing, 2023-2024 Season, with singers holding black folders performing at Northrop. Design: Lora Joshi, Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography