• TOUR CONCERT: River Songs and Tales with Mark Twain

    Austin High School: Knowlton Auditorium 301 3rd Street NW, Austin, 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

  • TOUR CONCERT: River Songs and Tales with Mark Twain

    Sheldon Theatre 443 W 3rd Street, Red Wing, 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

  • 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

  • St. Paul High School Choral Festival with the Young People’s Chorus of New York City®

    Johnson Senior High School 1349 Arcade St, , St Paul, MN, United States

    Sponsored by Travelers, over 200 students from three St. Paul high schools will come together with Francisco J. Núñez and the Young People’s Chorus of New York City® (YPC) to share music with each other, to sing new songs, and to learn new ways to interpret and give expression to music. Participants include: Large mixed…  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
  • Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Class: Welcome Christmas

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

    ’Tis the season for lutefisk, glögg, rødgrød med fløde and Welcome Christmas 2014 — the beloved annual concert series presented by Minneapolis-based choral ensemble VocalEssence. Join Artistic Director Philip Brunelle as he highlights the carols and musical holiday traditions from Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark that will come through the music in this year’s Welcome…  Read More

  • 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
  • Caroling with Resonate at the Grand Meander

    Join Resonate and friends for a heart-warming vocal experience, caroling for families and residents of the Twin Cities on Grand Ave in St. Paul! Bring your cheer, ready to spread to all ages, great and small! Come to sing along or listen.

  • 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
  • FAMILY CONCERT: Star of Wonder

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

    Come listen, clap, dance and sing at Star of Wonder, our annual one-hour family Christmas concert. Kids are invited to sit up close as members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers perform familiar holiday music, including a rousing (if a little goofy) “Twelve Days of Christmas” sing-along. Bring the whole family. Baby bottles and teddy bears…  Read More

    $3 – $17
  • 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