Directions To get here via car For personalized directions, click the button below to view the interactive Google Map. Google Map From the South or North via 35W As you…  Read More →

In the 2016-2017 season VocalEssence partnered with the Teen Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting Program at Longfellow Alternative High School in Minneapolis. VocalEssence Associate Conductor G. Phillip Shoultz, III and an octet…  Read More →

For 36 years, VocalEssence WITNESS has celebrated the contributions of the Black community to our shared American heritage through concerts, recordings, and school programs. (Learn more about our WITNESS program here.) On Sunday, February 22, prior to the VocalEssence WITNESS: Symphony of Spirituals concert, join us for a moment of community before the music starts.…

For 36 years, VocalEssence WITNESS has celebrated the contributions of the Black community to our shared American heritage through concerts, recordings, and school programs. (Learn more about our WITNESS program here.) On Sunday, February 22, prior to the VocalEssence WITNESS: Symphony of Spirituals concert, join us for a moment of community before the music starts.…

FEATURING: VocalEssence Chorus VocalEssence Ensemble Singers Orchestra Audrey Lane-Getaz, soloist G. Phillip Shoultz, III, soloist Sir John Rutter, guest composer, conductor

Parking Cathedral of Saint Paul Lot & Street Parking: There will be a mass ending about 1 pm on Sunday, with limited parking on the surface lot at the intersection…  Read More →

For more than four decades, the music of Sir John Rutter has echoed through the concert halls of the VocalEssence performance seasons. Now, as we welcome him for a weekend of music on the occasion of his 80th birthday, we invite you to join us for an intimate reception in his honor. On Saturday, January…

Celebrate the season with VocalEssence the way it works for you! From exciting live concerts to a program you can stream on demand as you cozy up with family around the fire, there’s bound to be something for you to keep the spirit of the season going on your schedule.

FEATURING: VocalEssence Chorus VocalEssence Ensemble Singers VocalEssence Singers Of This Age VocalEssence Vintage Voices Brass, Percussion, Guitar & Harp Aaron David Miller, organ Casey Rafn, piano Philip Brunelle, conductor G. Phillip Shoultz, III, conductor

FEATURING: Roderick Williams OBE, baritone VocalEssence Ensemble Singers St. Michael-Albertville Concert Choir Joe Osowski, conductor Philip Brunelle, conductor

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

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,…

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 →