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May 2023

CONCERT: Singing the World Awake

May 12, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Ordway Concert Hall, 345 Washington Street
Saint Paul, MN 55102 United States
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$25 – $45
Moira Smiley poses holding a banjo
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June 2023

Vintage Voices: Journey On, My Friends!

Jun 8, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sabathani Community Center Auditorium, 310 East 38th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55409 United States
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Free
Sabathani Vintage Voices singers perform with Robert Graham conducting. Photo Credit: Novelli Jurado

Come and experience the sounds of the Sabathani Vintage Voices of the Sabathani Senior Center in Journey On, My Friends!, a concert filled with songs, poems, and reflections that will remind us to embrace life’s journey with all its ups and downs through the power of music. Free and open to the public. Click the button below to read more about this concert and the Sabathani Vintage Voices in a blog post titled, Uniting Through Music: The Sabathani Vintage Voices’…

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August 2023

Event: Let Freedom Ring: The 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington

Aug 28, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Northrop, University of Minnesota, 84 Church St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455 United States
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. raises a hand in front of crowds of people at the Lincoln Memorial.
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October 2023

OLLI CLASS: VocalEssence and the St. Olaf Choir

Oct 26, 2023 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Plymouth Congregational Church, 1919 LaSalle Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403 United States
The St. Olaf Choir with Anton Armstrong, conductor, looking up.

VocalEssence is beginning its 55th season, Founder and Artistic Director Philip Brunelle will present a look at the October 29 opening concert, VocalEssence and the St. Olaf Choir, with guest composer Jocelyn Hagen and how music in many forms evokes memories. In order to sign up for this session, you must be a member of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Click the button below to learn more and sign up. LEARN MORE AND SIGN UP Interested in purchasing tickets to…

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Concert: VocalEssence and the St. Olaf Choir

Oct 29, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Central Lutheran Church, 333 South 12th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55404 United States
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$25 – $45
The St. Olaf Choir with Anton Armstrong, conductor, looking up.
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November 2023

Vintage Voices: Forever Grateful!

Nov 16, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sabathani Community Center Auditorium, 310 East 38th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55409 United States
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Free
Three adult Vintage Voices members holding black folders and singing. Photo Credit: Adja Gildersleve

The Sabathani Vintage Voices cordially invite you to join us for an evening of song, spoken word and fellowship at our Fall concert, Forever Grateful! As we near the holiday season, this heartfelt program, featuring a variety of songs, poems, and reflections prepared by the singers, remind us of the many people, friendships, places, and things in our lives that for which we are grateful. Sabathani Community Center, Inc. Senior Center is a partner of the VocalEssence Vintage Voices program, an…

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December 2023

Concert: Welcome Christmas 2023, Dec 9

Dec 9, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Northrop, University of Minnesota, 84 Church St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455 United States
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VocalEssence singers holding black folders performing at Northrop with brass and percussion players conducted by G. Phillip Shoultz, III. Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography
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Concert: Welcome Christmas 2023, Dec 10

Dec 10, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Northrop, University of Minnesota, 84 Church St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455 United States
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VocalEssence singers holding black folders performing at Northrop with brass and percussion players conducted by G. Phillip Shoultz, III. Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography
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Concert: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio 2023, Dec 15

Dec 15, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, 900 Summit Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105 United States
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$35 – $45
The bottom half of a violin with sheet music, pine, and cranberries adorning the front of the fiddle on rustic wood background. Photo Credit: Adobe Stock Image
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Concert: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio 2023, Dec 16

Dec 16, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Westwood Lutheran Church, 9001 Cedar Lake Rd
St. Louis Park, MN 55426 United States
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$35 – $45
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February 2024

Concert: Philip’s Favorites, 4 PM

Feb 4 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Larson Hall, American Swedish Institute, 2600 Park Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55407 United States
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$35
Philip Brunelle, conductor, looks into the camera smiling with his hands open and near his face. Photo Credit: Anna Min
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Concert: Philip’s Favorites, 7 PM

Feb 4 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Larson Hall, American Swedish Institute, 2600 Park Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55407 United States
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$35
Philip Brunelle, conductor, looks into the camera smiling with his hands open and near his face. Photo Credit: Anna Min
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Open Rehearsal: VocalEssence Chorus Midwest ACDA Preview Performance

Feb 6 @ 8:00 pm - 8:40 pm
Central High School Auditorium, 275 Lexington Ave N
Saint Paul, MN 55104 United States
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Members of the VocalEssence Chorus wearing black and looking at the camera. Photo credit: Bruce Silcox
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March 2024

Black-Owned Business and Artist Showcase

Mar 17 @ 3:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, 55403 United States
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People in front of display with different colored ribbons and the question, How Will You Reawaken Love? Photo credit: Kyndell Harkness

This year's concert, VocalEssence WITNESS: Leading with Love, features beloved vocal activist, soulful singer, and composer Melanie DeMore, who uses her music as what she calls "a weapon of mass connection" and challenges us all to "put one foot in front of the other and lead with love." This year—in Orchestra Hall's Target Atrium—we are excited to feature a showcase of Black makers and entrepreneurs who wish to align themselves with the message of "leading with love." Click the button…

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Concert: WITNESS: Leading with Love

Mar 17 @ 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, 55403 United States
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Melanie DeMore, holding a pounding stick, stands in front of VocalEssence singers also holding pounding sticks. Photo Credit: Kyndell Harkness
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