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VocalEssence Welcomes Five New Board Members

October 20, 2025

VocalEssence is thrilled to announce the addition of five new members to its Board of Directors. The VocalEssence Board of Directors serve as ambassadors for the organization in the larger community. They also guide VocalEssence in all major policy decisions while ensuring the financial stability of the 57-year-old nonprofit. “I’m delighted to welcome our new…

Vintage Voices Singers performing wearing white shirts and multi-colored pastel stoles. Photo credit: Ethan Kellum Johnson.

Vintage Voices-Sabathani: Winter Peace

Dec 18 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

‘Tis the season to be peaceful! Join the Sabathani Vintage Voices for an evening of poetry and song celebrating the peacefulness of wintertime and basking in the joyful spirit of the holiday season! Sabathani Community Center, Inc. Senior Center is a partner of the VocalEssence Vintage Voices program, an exciting choral program that integrates the arts…

Vintage Voices Singers pose for a group photo wearing pastel colored tops and black pants. Photo credit: Tonia Swennes

Vintage Voices-Trillium Woods: A Harvest of Gratitude

Nov 21 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Join the Trillium Woods Chorale for a heartwarming musical experience celebrating gratitude and the giving spirit of humanity through moving choral works and poems. Reflect on life’s blessing, community bonds, and the warmth the holiday season brings. VocalEssence Vintage Voices is an exciting choral program that integrates the arts into the everyday lives of older…

Sarojini Digital Concert Program

FEATURING: Nirmala Rajasekar, veena and vocal soloist Thanjavur K. Murugaboopathi, percussion Min Kim, harp Inna Staneva, flute VocalEssence Chorus VocalEssence Ensemble Singers Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Steven Amundson, conductor Philip Brunelle, conductor G. Phillip Shoultz, III, conductor

Thank you, Anita Ruth!

September 23, 2025

Anita Ruth has been a VocalEssence Teaching Artist for more than 20 years. She shared the story of how it all began as well as a favorite memory of hers from her time working in schools for the VocalEssence WITNESS School Program. While doing a show at Ruby’s Cabaret in downtown Minneapolis some thirty years…

Vintage Voices Singers performing wearing pastel colored tops and black pants. Photo credit: Ethan Kellum Johnson

Vintage Voices-Keystone: Winter Peace

Dec 4 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

‘Tis the season to be peaceful! Join the Keystone Community Singers for an evening of poetry and song celebrating the peacefulness of wintertime and basking in the joyful spirit of the holiday season! Keystone Community Services is a partner of the VocalEssence Vintage Voices program, an exciting choral program that integrates the arts into the everyday lives of…

How to Hold On: Songs of Comfort and Solace

Available Now! VocalEssence is thrilled to announce a new album, How to Hold On: Songs of Comfort and Solace, will be released on Friday, September 26. This album is a reflection in song about the difficulties and beauty of being a human being. Featuring close friend of VocalEssence, Melanie DeMore, and the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers,…

Sound Bath with Melanie DeMore

Give your soul the space to breathe and be fully present as Melanie DeMore leads you in an experience of connecting and community-building through song. Hear selections from the newly…  Read More →

VocalEssence Vintage Voices 10th Anniversary Celebration

VocalEssence Vintage Voices celebrated ten years of integrating the arts and singing into the everyday lives of older adults with a community celebration at Sabathani Community Center on June 14, 2025. The event included food, musical entertainment, games, and culminated in the Vintage Voices 10th Anniversary Concert featuring 48 singers from all three Vintage Voices…

VocalEssence Album Launch with YourClassical MPR

As a distinguished member of the VocalEssence family, you and a guest are cordially invited to a special event celebrating the launch of a new recording from VocalEssence and Melanie DeMore on Friday, September 26 at Minnesota Public Radio Headquarters. Introducing How to Hold On: Songs of Comfort and Solace A new album from the…