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  • 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

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    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
  • 651-290-1200

    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
  • 651-290-1200

    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 that crosses Alice in Wonderland with the…  Read More →

    $10 – $40

  • OPEN REHEARSAL: P.D.Q. Bach & Peter Schickele Dress Rehearsal

    Ted Mann Concert Hall 2128 Fourth Street South, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Advance sales for this event are now closed. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at the door beginning at 6:00 PM. See VocalEssence behind the scenes at the P.D.Q. Bach & Peter Schickele dress rehearsal on Thursday, April 9, 2015. Composer Peter Schickele will join VocalEssence and the U of M Wind Ensemble on…  Read More →

    $20,

  • CONCERT: P.D.Q. Bach & Peter Schickele Birthday Bash

    Ted Mann Concert Hall 2128 Fourth Street South, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    This performance is sold out. If you would like to buy tickets to the open dress rehearsal, click here. It’s been 50 years since Professor Peter Schickele released P.D.Q. Bach on an unsuspecting musical public. And it’s been 80 years since the professor’s mother released him on a society ill-prepared for such singular genius. And…  Read More →

    SOLD OUT

  • FAMILY CONCERT: Rochester ¡Cantaré! Community Concert

    Bethel Lutheran Church 810 3rd Ave SE, Rochester, MN, United States

    Experience the music of our southern neighbors at a multi-generational fiesta! Prominent Mexican composers work as composers-in-residence with school choirs, community choruses, and VocalEssence to bring the sounds of Mexico to Minnesota. Join us for a family-friendly, bilingual music celebration! Tickets for the ¡Cantaré! Community Concert are free and will be available in the spring…  Read More →

  • FUNDRAISER: Gather at the River with Mark Twain (Matinee)

    The Minnesota Centennial Showboat Harriet Island Road, St. Paul, MN, United States

    Online ticket sales for this event are now closed. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at the event beginning at 3:30 pm. Step into the past to support the future of choral music education programs at VocalEssence. Join the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and guest artist Don Shelby as Mark Twain on the historic…  Read More →

    $100

  • FUNDRAISER: Gather at the River with Mark Twain (Evening)

    The Minnesota Centennial Showboat Harriet Island Road, St. Paul, MN, United States

    Online ticket sales for this event are now closed. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at the event beginning at 7:00 pm. Step into the past to support the future of choral music education programs at VocalEssence. Join the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and guest artist Don Shelby as Mark Twain on the historic…  Read More →

    $100

  • FAMILY CONCERT: ¡Cantaré! Community Concert 2015

    Music Theater, Ordway Center 345 Washington Street, Saint Paul, MN, United States

    Experience the music of our southern neighbors at a multi-generational fiesta! Prominent Mexican composers work as composers-in-residence with school choirs, community choruses, and VocalEssence to bring the sounds of Mexico to Minnesota. Join us for a family-friendly, bilingual music celebration! Tickets for the ¡Cantaré! Community Concert are free. VocalEssence ChorusAdams Spanish Immersion, St. Paul Blaine…  Read More →

    FREE

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    TOUR: River Songs and Tales with Mark Twain, Tuesday, June 23

    Theatre L'Homme Dieu 1875 County Road 120 NE, Alexandria, MN, United States

    Members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and Don Shelby as Mark Twain go on the road to Alexandria, Minnesota to celebrate life on the Mississippi River. Through choral music and the spoken word, VocalEssence takes listeners on a musical journey of the past and present—choral masterpieces, favorite folksongs, traditional spirituals, and Americana—all paired with the…  Read More →

    $20