• TOUR CONCERT: River Songs and Tales with Mark Twain

    Dawson-Boyd Memorial Auditorium 601 9th Street, Dawson, MN, United States

    Supported by Land O'Lakes and an Arts Tour grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and Don Shelby as Mark Twain will go on the road to Greater Minnesota to celebrate life on the Mississippi River. Through choral music and the spoken word, VocalEssence will take listeners on a musical journey…  Read More

  • PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION: John Birge and Francisco Núñez

    Roseville Lutheran Church 1215 Roselawn Ave. W., Roseville, MN, United States

    Before the Young People's Chorus of New York City® concert, participate in a conversation with Minnesota Public Radio Host John Birge and Young People's Chorus of New York City® conductor Francisco Núñez.

  • CONCERT: VocalEssence Presents: Young People’s Chorus of New York City®

    Roseville Lutheran Church 1215 Roselawn Ave. W., Roseville, MN, United States

    The Young People’s Chorus of New York City® (YPC), founded and conducted by MacArthur "genius" Fellow Francisco J. Núñez, is a multicultural youth chorus internationally renowned for its superb sound and electrifying performances. Frequent performers at Carnegie Hall, YPC regularly accepts invitations to represent the U.S. at international choral festivals, and is frequently seen on national TV with…  Read More

    $20 – $30
  • CONCERT: Welcome Christmas

    Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, MN, United States

    God Jul! Leave your lutefisk, julbord, glögg, and Dala horses at home and come celebrate a VocalEssence Scandinavian and Nordic Christmas with carols from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Sing along to a new Christmas cantata, A Light in the Stable by Alan Bullard, with Katherine Ferrand as narrator, and hear two premieres of contest-winning Welcome Christmas…  Read More

    $20
  • CONCERT: Welcome Christmas

    Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, MN, United States

    God Jul! Leave your lutefisk, julbord, glögg, and Dala horses at home and come celebrate a VocalEssence Scandinavian and Nordic Christmas with carols from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Sing along to a new Christmas cantata, A Light in the Stable by Alan Bullard, with Katherine Ferrand as narrator, and hear two premieres of contest-winning Welcome Christmas…  Read More

    $20
  • CONCERT: Welcome Christmas

    Trinity Lutheran Church 115 N 4th Street , Stillwater, MN, United States

    God Jul! Leave your lutefisk, julbord, glögg, and Dala horses at home and come celebrate a VocalEssence Scandinavian and Nordic Christmas with carols from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Sing along to a new Christmas cantata, A Light in the Stable by Alan Bullard, with Katherine Ferrand as narrator, and hear two premieres of contest-winning Welcome Christmas…  Read More

    $30
  • CONCERT: Welcome Christmas

    Plymouth Congregational Church 1919 LaSalle Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    God Jul! Leave your lutefisk, julbord, glögg, and Dala horses at home and come celebrate a VocalEssence Scandinavian and Nordic Christmas with carols from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Sing along to a new Christmas cantata, A Light in the Stable by Alan Bullard, with Katherine Ferrand as narrator, and hear two premieres of contest-winning Welcome Christmas…  Read More

    $20 – $40
  • CONCERT: Welcome Christmas

    Colonial Church of Edina 6200 Colonial Way, Edina, MN, United States

    God Jul! Leave your lutefisk, julbord, glögg, and Dala horses at home and come celebrate a VocalEssence Scandinavian and Nordic Christmas with carols from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Sing along to a new Christmas cantata, A Light in the Stable by Alan Bullard, with Katherine Ferrand as narrator, and hear two premieres of contest-winning Welcome Christmas…  Read More

    $20 – $40
  • CONCERT: Welcome Christmas

    Plymouth Congregational Church 1919 LaSalle Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    God Jul! Leave your lutefisk, julbord, glögg, and Dala horses at home and come celebrate a VocalEssence Scandinavian and Nordic Christmas with carols from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Sing along to a new Christmas cantata, A Light in the Stable by Alan Bullard, with Katherine Ferrand as narrator, and hear two premieres of contest-winning Welcome Christmas…  Read More

    $20 – $40
  • Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Class: WITNESS Let Freedom Ring

    Plymouth Congregational Church 1919 LaSalle Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    VocalEssence celebrates 25 years of WITNESS this year. Philip Brunelle has invited the Grammy Award-winning ensemble, Sounds of Blackness, to appear with the VocalEssence chorus at Orchestra Hall on February 8th. For a preview of this exciting program, join Philip on February 2nd, from 2:15–3:45pm at Plymouth Church, as he explores this year’s theme—music inspired…  Read More

  • PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION: John Birge, Gary Hines and Don Shelby

    Orchestra Hall 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, United States

    Before the WITNESS: Let Freedom Ring concert, participate in a conversation with Classical Minnesota Public Radio Host John Birge, Sounds of Blackness Director Gary Hines and Don Shelby at 3 pm.

  • PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION: John Birge, Gary Hines and Don Shelby

    Orchestra Hall 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, United States

    Before the WITNESS: Let Freedom Ring concert, participate in a conversation with Classical Minnesota Public Radio Host John Birge, Sounds of Blackness Director Gary Hines and Don Shelby at 3 pm.

  • PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION: John Birge, Gary Hines and Don Shelby

    Orchestra Hall 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, United States

    Before the VocalEssence WITNESS: Let Freedom Ring concert, participate in a conversation with Classical Minnesota Public Radio Host John Birge, Sounds of Blackness Director Gary Hines and Don Shelby at 3 pm.

  • CONCERT: WITNESS: Let Freedom Ring

    Orchestra Hall 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, United States

    Pre-concert conversation with Sounds of Blackness Director Gary Hines and Don Shelby at 3 pm. Celebrating 25 years of WITNESS, VocalEssence salutes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with the Grammy Award-winning ensemble Sounds of Blackness. Under the direction of Gary Hines, Sounds of Blackness performs and proclaims the music, culture and history of African Americans…  Read More

    $10 – $5656
  • CONCERT: Radio Hour

    Fitzgerald Theater 10 East Exchange Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

    Did you know that a radio could transport you to a different universe? With VocalEssence, anything is possible. Jake Heggie, one of the world’s most prominent composers of dramatic vocal music and composer of the opera Dead Man Walking, along with librettist Gene Scheer, have created a new theatrical production titled The Radio Hour which crosses Alice in Wonderland with the…  Read More

    $10 – $40