Less than $75,000 left to raise before December 31
Thanks to generous donors we are getting closer to our 2020 fundraising goal! want to help us meet our goal? A gift of any amount helps keep our community singing… Read More →
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Order the VocalEssence Six-Pack for $75 and Enjoy the Gala in Style
Our friends at Haskell’s have put together a VocalEssence Six-Pack of wine that will pair perfectly with watching the VocalEssence Online Gala from home. The full retail value is $93,… Read More →
COVID-19 Update – April 27, 2020
We hope you are safe and find ways to make the best of this pause that we are experiencing. Below is a status update for our organization. SING WITH US… Read More →
Postcards from Mexico-Day 7
SATURDAY 8/31/2019 JOY AND WORK Our day free, some of us went to the Zocalo, the city center, to see the Indigenous Festival; others went to a nearby shopping… Read More →
Where in the World are the Conductors – December 2017
December is a music-filled month for our hard-working conductors, Artistic Director Philip Brunelle and Associate Conductor G. Phillip Shoultz, III. They led performers in introducing a new generation of choral… Read More →
Where in the World are the Conductors – November 2017
Following the very successful and sold out Bach & Bluegrass Jamboree performance, Artistic Director Philip Brunelle and Associate Conductor G. Phillip Shoultz, III led performers in recording selections to be included… Read More →
Where in the World are the Conductors – October 2017
Artistic Director Philip Brunelle is presently in Seoul, South Korea conducting an all-American concert with one of Korea’s finest professional choirs, the Ansan City Choir. Included in the program is… Read More →
Where in the World Are the Conductors – September 2017
A wonderful month ahead with lots of music-making! The first rehearsals have begun for the VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers. Osmo Vänskä comes to rehearsal next week as the Ensemble… Read More →
2017-2018 Composer Winners Announced
VocalEssence is pleased to announce the following winners of the 20th annual VocalEssence Welcome Christmas Carol Contest, and the second year of VocalEssence ReMix. Congratulations to the winners and thank… Read More →
Where in the World are the Conductors – August 2017
Philip Brunelle, Artistic Director & Founder July and August have definitely been ‘music months’ for me. July began with many planning meetings for the coming season and the first week… Read More →
VocalEssence Partners with Minnesota Opera
Minnesota Opera and VocalEssence partnered together on a series of events surrounding their work with composer B.E. Boykin. The two organizations collaborated on a joint Osher Lifelong Learning Institute course that was held in January. Thirty Vintage Voices singers and guests along with their conductor, Robert Graham, had a fantastic time attending an open dress…
MPS ALL DISTRICT CHORAL FESTIVAL
For the second year in a row, at the request of the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) choir teachers, VocalEssence partnered with MPS to hold an All District Choir Festival. On Wednesday, January 28, more than 300 singers from Minneapolis Public Middle and High Schools gathered together at Ted Mann Concert Hall on the University of…
Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
On Sunday, January 18th, 2026, a cathartic Martin Luther King tribute concert was held at Westwood Lutheran Church. VocalEssence Associate Artistic Director G. Phillip Shoultz, who is also the cantor at Westwood, curated the program, which was inspired by a well-known MLK quote, “faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole…
VocalEssence Welcomes Five New Board Members
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…
Thank you, Anita Ruth!
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…