Concert: An Afternoon with John Rutter
Jan 17, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm | $30 – $45
Join VocalEssence as we celebrate John Rutter’s 80th birthday with an unforgettable afternoon of choral beauty. Sit back and revel in the magnificent sights and sounds of the Cathedral of Saint Paul as Rutter conducts the VocalEssence Chorus and Ensemble Singers and chamber orchestra in his best-loved choral gems. The program features the U.S. premiere of I’ll make me a world, his latest masterwork inspired by James Weldon Johnson’s poem “The Creation.”
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John Rutter
VocalEssence Chorus 2025-26, photo credit: Novart Media
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers 2025-26, photo credit: Novart Media
Philip Brunelle, Photo Credit: Anna Min
G. Phillip Shoultz, III, Photo Credit: Anna Min
John Rutter at the podium in front of VocalEssence singers at the Cathedral of Saint Paul, photo credit: Bruce Silcox
John Rutter conducting VocalEssence singers and orchestra at the Cathedral of Saint Paul, photo credit: Bruce Silcox
John Rutter conducting VocalEssence singers and orchestra musicians at the Cathedral of Saint Paul, photo credit: Bruce Silcox
John Rutter conducting VocalEssence singers and orchestra at the Cathedral of Saint Paul, photo credit: Bruce Silcox
John Rutter conducting VocalEssence singers at the Cathedral of Saint Paul, photo credit: Bruce Silcox
