2026-2027 Season Press Photos

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2026-2027 Season Event Images

  • 2026-2027 VocalEssence Season logo
  • Ceiling of the Cathedral of Saint Paul featuring hanging star-shaped lantern. Photo credit Ethan Kellum Johnson.
    Lineage: French Choral Masterworks
  • Illustration of dark teal silhouettes of four singers' heads inclined towards the Christmas star, all on a starry night background. Design: Emma Jirele.
    Bach's Christmas Oratorio
  • Illustration of brightly colored circles and Christmas ornaments spread across a dark green background. Design: Emma Jirele.
    Welcome Christmas 2026
  • Hip-hop artist Nur-D, wearing a pink tie-dye shirt, pink hat, and pink sunglasses, holding a large disco ball, on a multi-colored background that imitates the disco ball design.
    WITNESS: The Poet Sings
  • The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, comprised of boys and men, dressed in red cassocks with white surplices. They are standing in King's College Chapel, a masterpiece of Gothic architecture known for its soaring fan-vaulted ceiling, tall stained glass windows, and elaborate woodwork.
    The Choir of King's College, Cambridge
  • The skyline of downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota with a sky of dark storm clouds and hints of the sun breaking through. Photo Credit: Dan Anderson.
    Temptation to Tranquility

Lineage: French Choral Masterworks

  • Ceiling of the Cathedral of Saint Paul featuring hanging star-shaped lantern. Photo credit Ethan Kellum Johnson.
    Lineage: French Choral Masterworks
  • VocalEssence Chorus members wearing black pose for a photo in the lobby of a building with windows and stairs with gold railing. Photo Credit: Novart Media
    VocalEssence Chorus 2025-26, photo credit: Novart Media
  • VocalEssence Ensemble Singers wearing black pose for a photo in the lobby of a building with windows and stairs with gold railing. Photo Credit: Novart Media
    VocalEssence Ensemble Singers 2025-26, photo credit: Novart Media
  • Person in a tuxedo holding a baton and conducting. Photo Credit: Katie Jeanne Photography
    Philip Brunelle conducting. 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

Bach's Christmas Oratorio

  • Illustration of dark teal silhouettes of four singers' heads inclined towards the Christmas star, all on a starry night background. Design: Emma Jirele.
    Bach's Christmas Oratorio
  • Person wearing a white button down shirt and suit jacket looks directly at the camera.
    Nicholas Chalmers
  • People wearing black and red and holding Baroque instruments pose for a photo.
    Members of the Orchestra of the Bach Society of Minnesota.
  • VocalEssence Ensemble Singers wearing black pose for a photo in the lobby of a building with windows and stairs with gold railing. Photo Credit: Novart Media
    VocalEssence Ensemble Singers 2025-26, photo credit: Novart Media
  • Person wearing black sings in front of orchestra players performing at a concert.
    Nicholas Chalmers performs Bach's Christmas Oratorio in December 2023. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
  • Photo Credit: Daoyu Liu
  • Person conducting orchestra members.
    Philip Brunelle conducts the Orchestra of the Bach Society of Minnesota and VocalEssence Ensemble Singers. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
  • Person conducting orchestra members.
    Mattias Maute conducts the Orchestra of the Bach Society of Minnesota Musicians and VocalEssence Ensemble Singers in December 2023. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
  • Singers holding black folders and orchestra players perform.
    The Orchestra of the Bach Society of Minnesota and VocalEssence Ensemble Singers Perform Bach's Christmas Oratorio, Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox

Welcome Christmas 2026

  • Illustration of brightly colored circles and Christmas ornaments spread across a dark green background. Design: Emma Jirele.
    Welcome Christmas 2026
  • 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
  • Person in black tuxedo conducting singers wearing black clothes and multicolored scarves holding black folders perform on stage.
    Philip Brunelle conducts at Northrop. Photo Credit: Anna Min
  • Two people sitting at an organ with timpani and another person to the left.
    Northrop's Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ in action. Photo Credit: Anna Min
  • 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
  • People wearing red and white Santa hats holding black folders and singing.
    VocalEssence Singers Of This Age perform carols in Northrop Lobby. Photo Credit: Anna Min
  • 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
  • Musicians wearing black play brass instruments.
    Brass Players Perform, Photo Credit: Anna Min
  • 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 in black conducting singers wearing black clothes and multicolored scarves holding black folders perform on stage decorated with poinsettias.
    G. Phillip Shoultz, III conducts VocalEssence singers. Photo Credit: Anna Min
  • Singers wearing black clothes and multicolored scarves holding black folders perform.
    Members of the VocalEssence Chorus and Ensemble Singers perform at Northrop. Photo Credit: Anna Min

WITNESS: The Poet Sings

  • Hip-hop artist Nur-D, wearing a pink tie-dye shirt, pink hat, and pink sunglasses, holding a large disco ball, on a multi-colored background that imitates the disco ball design.
    WITNESS: The Poet Sings
  • VocalEssence Chorus members wearing black pose for a photo in the lobby of a building with windows and stairs with gold railing. Photo Credit: Novart Media
    VocalEssence Chorus 2025-26, photo credit: Novart Media
  • VocalEssence Singers Of This Age perform. Photo credit Rhiannon Fiskradatz
  • Image of Sabathani Vintage Voices Singers, photo credit: Kyndell Harkness
    photo credit: Kyndell Harkness
  • VocalEssence singers wearing black and multicolored stoles perform on stage for the annual WITNESS concert. Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
  • Singers wearing dark clothes with multicolored stoles sing.
    VocalEssence Singers perform at WITNESS. Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
  • 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
  • Singers wearing dark clothes with multicolored stoles sing with their hands reaching out.
    VocalEssence Singers perform at WITNESS. Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
  • Singers wearing dark clothes with multicolored stoles sing.
    VocalEssence Singers perform at WITNESS. Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
  • Person wearing a dark blue button down shirt and dark suit coat with hands reaching out and singing.
    G. Phillip Shoultz, III sings. Photo Credit: Lisa Miller
  • Singers wearing dark clothes with a gold pattern sing with their hands reaching out.
    VocalEssence Singers perform at WITNESS. Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness

Choir of King’s College, Cambridge

  • The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, comprised of boys and men, dressed in red cassocks with white surplices. They are standing in King's College Chapel, a masterpiece of Gothic architecture known for its soaring fan-vaulted ceiling, tall stained glass windows, and elaborate woodwork.
    The Choir of King's College, Cambridge
  • Daniel Hyde Photo Credit: Leon Hargreaves
  • Daniel Hyde conducts members of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Photo Credit: Leon Hargreaves
  • Members of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Photo Credit: Leon Hargreaves
  • Members of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Photo Credit: Leon Hargreaves

Temptation to Tranquility

  • The skyline of downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota with a sky of dark storm clouds and hints of the sun breaking through. Photo Credit: Dan Anderson.
    Temptation to Tranquility
  • VocalEssence Chorus members wearing black pose for a photo in the lobby of a building with windows and stairs with gold railing. Photo Credit: Novart Media
    VocalEssence Chorus 2025-26, photo credit: Novart Media
  • VocalEssence Ensemble Singers wearing black pose for a photo in the lobby of a building with windows and stairs with gold railing. Photo Credit: Novart Media
    VocalEssence Ensemble Singers 2025-26, photo credit: Novart Media
  • People wearing black clothes, holding black folders singing, Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
    VocalEssence Chorus members performing. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
  • Members of the VocalEssence Chorus wearing black, holding black folders, and singing. Photo Credit: Novart Media
    Members of the VocalEssence Chorus perform. Photo Credit: Novart Media
  • VocalEssence Ensemble Singers wearing black perform while clapping their hands with joyful expressions. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
    VocalEssence Ensemble Singers performing. 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
  • Person in suit with red shirt conducting. Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
    G. Phillip Shoultz, III conducts, Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness