CONCERT: Radio Hour
2015-03-14 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | 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 golden age of radio in a magical program about the power of singing to shape and give meaning to our lives. The precursor to the production will include a swinging salute to radio legend Fred Waring, “The Man Who Taught America How to Sing,” and other radio choral favorites, all on the home stage of A Prairie Home Companion.
VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble SingersChristina Baldwin, actorNikki Swoboda, directorPhilip Brunelle, conductor

Post-Concert Happy Hour: Resonate with Gene Scheer
2015-03-14 22:00 - 2015-03-15 00:00 (America/Chicago) | Great Waters Brewing Co., 426 St. Peter St., St. Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Join VocalEssence Resonate, our young professionals group, for a happy hour with The Radio Hour librettist Gene Scheer after the Radio Hour concert on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Enjoy the company of other choral music lovers—and free appetizers while they last—at Great Waters Brewing Co., just blocks from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.

PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION: John Birge and Gene Scheer
2015-03-15 15:00 - 15:30 (America/Chicago) | Fitzgerald Theater, 10 East Exchange Street, St. Paul, MN, United States
Before the Radio Hour performance, participate in a conversation with Classical Minnesota Public Radio Host John Birge and The Radio Hour librettist Gene Scheer at 3 pm.

CONCERT: Radio Hour
2015-03-15 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | 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 golden age of radio in a magical program about the power of singing to shape and give meaning to our lives. The precursor to the production will include a swinging salute to radio legend Fred Waring, “The Man Who Taught America How to Sing,” and other radio choral favorites, all on the home stage of A Prairie Home Companion.
VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble SingersChristina Baldwin, actorNikki Swoboda, directorPhilip Brunelle, conductor

VocalEssence ReMix Applications Deadline
2015-04-01 | MN
Applications for VocalEssence ReMix must be submitted online on or before Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Click here for the ReMix program guidelines.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Class: P.D.Q. Bach & Peter Schickele Birthday Bash
2015-04-08 14:15 - 15:45 (America/Chicago) | Plymouth Congregational Church, 1919 LaSalle Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55403, United States
Do you remember Professor Peter Schickele (alias PDQ Bach)? This marvelous musician who created hilarious parodies of Baroque music will appear on April 10th with VocalEssence at the Ted Mann Concert Hall, celebrating his 80th Birthday. In advance of the concert, VocalEssence artistic director Philip Brunelle will offer a special OLLI Class with Peter Schickele/PDQ Bach as his special guest. This is an afternoon not to be missed — full of fun and fascinating stories. Come early for a seat!
To register for the course, membership in OLLI is required. Contact http://www.cce.umn.edu/olli/ for more information. Concert tickets must be purchased separately online or by calling 612-371-5656. Course participants receive $5 off.

OPEN REHEARSAL: P.D.Q. Bach & Peter Schickele Dress Rehearsal
2015-04-09 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Ted Mann Concert Hall, 2128 Fourth Street South, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, 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 stage as we run through the performance (and make a few tweaks). All seating is general admission.
VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers
University of Minnesota Wind Ensemble
Craig Kirchhoff, conductor
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Speaking of tweaking, below is an outtake of Peter Schickele’s invitation video that will give you a chuckle, followed by the polished version.

PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION: John Birge and Peter Schickele
2015-04-10 19:00 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Ted Mann Concert Hall, 2128 Fourth Street South, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, United States
Before the P.D.Q. Bach & Peter Schickele Birthday Bash performance, participate in a conversation with Classical Minnesota Public Radio Host John Birge and composer Peter Schickele at 7 pm.

CONCERT: P.D.Q. Bach & Peter Schickele Birthday Bash
2015-04-10 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | Ted Mann Concert Hall, 2128 Fourth Street South, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, 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 now, because everyone loves a birthday, Professor Schickele has reached back across the decades to explore the damp vaults and dusty attics of Leipzig to once again celebrate the twenty-first child (out of twenty) of the great J.S. Bach, called the “youngest and oddest.” This special, once in a half-century, musical extravaganza will feature the crème de la crème of history’s most justifiably neglected composer as well as some enchanting works by Peter Schickele himself, performed by VocalEssence and the University of Minnesota Wind Ensemble.
VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble SingersUniversity of Minnesota Wind EnsembleCraig Kirchhoff, conductorPhilip Brunelle, conductor

Rochester ¡Cantaré! Composer Residency, Weeks Two and Three
2015-04-13 - 2015-04-27 | Rochester-area schools and community organizations, Rochester, MN, United States
Mexican composers Novelli Jurado and Rodrigo Cadet arrive to Rochester, Minnesota for their final residency with elementary, high school, and community choral singers, exploring Mexican cultural and choral music traditions. Click here for more information about ¡Cantaré!.

COMMUNITY SING: Rochester ¡Cantaré! Composers
2015-04-19 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | St. Francis of Assisi Church, 1114 3rd Street SE, Rochester, MN, 55904, United States
Join 2015 ¡Cantaré! Composers Rodrigo Cadet and Novelli Jurado in a bilingual community sing in Rochester, MN. Discover music from Mexico that will have you singing all of the way home. No experience necessary.

FAMILY CONCERT: Rochester ¡Cantaré! Community Concert
2015-04-27 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Bethel Lutheran Church, 810 3rd Ave SE, Rochester, MN, 55904, 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 of 2015.
VocalEssence Chorus
Franklin Elementary School
Montessori at Franklin
Riverside Central Elementary
Century High School Concert Choir
Mayo High School Concert Choir and Treble Choir
Rochester Male Chorus
JUNTOS at ACHLA

FUNDRAISER: Gather at the River with Mark Twain (Matinee)
2015-05-02 15:30 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | 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 Minnesota Centennial Showboat for a celebration of the river. Sip cocktails and enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres on the Victorian deck and enter a raffle to win fabulous prizes, then head to the auditorium where Mark Twain and the Ensemble Singers will take listeners on a musical journey of the past and present—choral masterpieces, favorite folksongs, traditional spirituals, and Americana.
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Don Shelby, actor
Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, conductor
Jon Cranney, director
All proceeds from this event benefit the VocalEssence Community Engagement Programs, ¡Cantaré! and WITNESS.
Matinee Performance Schedule:
3:30-4:30 pm – Cocktails & hors d’oeuvres
4:30-6:00 pm – Performance
(For details on the evening performance, please visit the evening performance event page.)
Special Thanks

IMPORTANT DRIVING & PARKING INFO

The Padelford Riverboats and the Centennial Showboat both are located on Harriet Island, but are on different sides of the park and have separate parking lots. The difference in directions is so minor that a few of our passengers end up in the wrong place. Please keep this in mind and read the directions carefully.
PLEASE NOTE: There are two road closures that may affect your travel. Kellogg Blvd. is closed between Market and Wabasha streets, and southbound Wabasha Street Bridge (from Kellogg to Fillmore Ave.) is closed. Please plan to cross from downtown St. Paul via the Robert Street Bridge or use other routes.

Driving Directions:

FROM DOWNTOWN ST. PAUL
Cross the Robert Street Bridge. Take right onto Fillmore Ave. (stoplight). Then, take a right onto Harriet Island Road (just after train crossing). Follow Levee until it ends at the Showboat parking lot.
FROM THE NORTH (Anoka, New Brighton, Roseville, White Bear Lake, etc.)
Take I-694 East to I-35E South to HWY 52 South. Take the Eaton St. exit and follow the Detour to Plato Blvd. Take a left on Plato. Follow Plato to Wabasha St. Turn right onto Wabasha. Take Wabasha to Water/Fillmore (stoplight before bridge). Turn right onto Fillmore Ave. and take first left onto Harriet Island Road. Follow road until it ends at the Showboat parking lot.
FROM THE WEST (Minneapolis, etc.)
Take I-94 East to 5th St. exit, go straight. Follow 5th St. to Robert St. Turn right on Robert St. Take Robert to cross river to Fillmore Ave. (stoplight after bridge). Turn right onto Fillmore Ave. and take a right onto Harriet Island Road. Follow Harriet Island Road until it ends at the Showboat parking lot.
FROM THE SOUTHWEST (Burnsville, Eagan, Apple Valley, etc.)
Take I-35E north to I-494 East, then Hwy. 52 North. Take the Plato Blvd. exit. Turn left onto Plato. Turn right on Wabasha St. Turn right onto Water/Fillmore (stoplight before bridge) and take first left onto Harriet Island Road. Follow road until it ends at the Showboat parking lot.
FROM THE EAST (Wisconsin, Oakdale, Stillwater, Woodbury, etc.)
Take I-94 West to Hwy. 52 South. Take the Eaton St. exit and follow the detour to Plato Blvd. Take a left on Plato. Follow Plato to Wabasha Street. Turn right onto Wabasha. Take Wabasha to Water/Fillmore (stoplight before bridge). Turn right onto Fillmore Ave. and take first left onto Harriet Island Road. Follow road until it ends at the Showboat parking lot.
FROM THE SOUTHEAST (So. St. Paul, Inver Grove Heights, Cottage Grove, etc.)
Take Hwy. 52 North into St. Paul. Take Plato Blvd. exit. Turn left on Plato. Turn right at Wabasha St. Turn right onto Water/Fillmore (stoplight before bridge), then take first left onto Harriet Island Road. Follow Harriet Island Road until it ends at the Showboat parking lot.
FROM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Follow signs to I-494 East. Continue east on I-494 to Hwy. 52 North. Take Hwy. 52 North to Plato Blvd. exit. Turn left on Plato. Turn right at Wabasha St. Turn right onto Water/Fillmore (stoplight before bridge), then take first left onto Harriet Island Road. Follow road until it ends at the Showboat parking lot.

FUNDRAISER: Gather at the River with Mark Twain (Evening)
2015-05-02 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Chicago) | 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 Minnesota Centennial Showboat for a celebration of the river. Sip cocktails and enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres on the Victorian deck and enter a raffle to win fabulous prizes, then head to the auditorium where Mark Twain and the Ensemble Singers will take listeners on a musical journey of the past and present—choral masterpieces, favorite folksongs, traditional spirituals, and Americana.
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Don Shelby, actor
Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, conductor
Jon Cranney, director
All proceeds from this event benefit the VocalEssence Community Engagement Programs, ¡Cantaré! and WITNESS.
Evening Performance Schedule:
7:00-8:00 pm – Cocktails & hors d’oeuvres
8:00-9:30 pm – Performance
(For details on the matinee performance, please visit the matinee performance event page.)
Special Thanks

IMPORTANT DRIVING & PARKING INFO

The Padelford Riverboats and the Centennial Showboat are both located on Harriet Island, however they are located on different sides of the park and have separate parking lots. The difference in directions is so minor that a few of our passengers end up in the wrong place. Please keep this in mind and read the directions carefully.

PLEASE NOTE: There are two road closures that may affect your travel. Kellogg Blvd. is closed between Market and Wabasha streets, and southbound Wabasha Street Bridge (from Kellogg to Fillmore Ave.) is closed. Please plan to cross from downtown St. Paul via the Robert Street Bridge or use other routes.

Driving Directions:

FROM DOWNTOWN ST. PAUL
Cross the Robert Street Bridge. Take right onto Fillmore Ave. (stoplight). Then, take a right onto Harriet Island Road (just after train crossing). Follow Harriet Island Road until it ends at the Showboat parking lot.
FROM THE NORTH (Anoka, New Brighton, Roseville, White Bear Lake, etc.)
Take I-694 East to I-35E South to HWY 52 South. Take the Eaton St. exit and follow the Detour to Plato Blvd. Take a left on Plato. Follow Plato to Wabasha St. Turn right onto Wabasha. Take Wabasha to Water/Fillmore (stoplight before bridge). Turn right onto Fillmore Ave. and take first left onto Harriet Island Road. Follow road until it ends at the Showboat parking lot.
FROM THE WEST (Minneapolis, etc.)
Take I-94 East to 5th St. exit, go straight. Follow 5th St. to Robert St. Turn right on Robert St. Take Robert to cross river to Fillmore Ave. (stoplight after bridge). Turn right onto Fillmore Ave. and take a right onto Harriet Island Road. Follow Harriet Island Road until it ends at the Showboat parking lot.
FROM THE SOUTHWEST (Burnsville, Eagan, Apple Valley, etc.)
Take I-35E north to I-494 East, then Hwy. 52 North. Take the Plato Blvd. exit. Turn left onto Plato. Turn right on Wabasha St. Turn right onto Water/Fillmore (stoplight before bridge) and take first left onto Harriet Island Road. Follow road until it ends at the Showboat parking lot.
FROM THE EAST (Wisconsin, Oakdale, Stillwater, Woodbury, etc.)
Take I-94 West to Hwy. 52 South. Take the Eaton St. exit and follow the detour to Plato Blvd. Take a left on Plato. Follow Plato to Wabasha Street. Turn right onto Wabasha. Take Wabasha to Water/Fillmore (stoplight before bridge). Turn right onto Fillmore Ave. and take first left onto Harriet Island Road. Follow road until it ends at the Showboat parking lot.
FROM THE SOUTHEAST (So. St. Paul, Inver Grove Heights, Cottage Grove, etc.)
Take Hwy. 52 North into St. Paul. Take Plato Blvd. exit. Turn left on Plato. Turn right at Wabasha St. Turn right onto Water/Fillmore (stoplight before bridge), then take first left onto Levee Road. Follow Levee until it ends at the Showboat parking lot.
FROM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Follow signs to I-494 East. Continue east on I-494 to Hwy. 52 North. Take Hwy. 52 North to Plato Blvd. exit. Turn left on Plato. Turn right at Wabasha St. Turn right onto Water/Fillmore (stoplight before bridge), then take first left onto Harriet Island Road. Follow road until it ends at the Showboat parking lot.

¡Cantaré! Composer Residency, Week Four
2015-05-14 - 2015-05-21 | Twin Cities metro-area schools and community organizations, MN, United States
Mexican composers Julio Morales and Jean Angelus Pichardo return to the Twin Cities for their last residency with elementary, high school, and community choral singers, exploring Mexican cultural and choral music traditions. Click here for more information about ¡Cantaré!.

VINTAGE VOICES: Sabathani Vintage Voices Concert
2015-05-21 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Sabathani Community Center Auditorium, 310 East 38th Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55409, United States
Come and experience the sounds of Sabathani Senior Center’s new choir in Songs of Love and Life, an exciting program featuring selections of jazz, blues, spirituals, folk songs and more! Free and open to the public. Reception to follow in the Senior Center, Room 106.
Sabathani Senior Center is part of a new VocalEssence community engagement program called Vintage Voices, an exciting new choral program that integrates the arts into the everyday lives of older adults by fostering the creation of choirs in assisted living facilities and senior centers. Click here for more information.
VocalEssence will not be performing on this concert.
Special Thanks
Alfred P. & Ann Moore
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant., thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund, and a grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota.

FAMILY CONCERT: ¡Cantaré! Community Concert 2015
2015-05-21 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Music Theater, Ordway Center, 345 Washington Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55102, 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 High School, BlaineMinnehaha Academy Lower School, Minneapolis
Park High School, Cottage Grove
Partnership Academy, Richfield
Southwest High School, Minneapolis
Youth Choir of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, St. Paul

VINTAGE VOICES: Heritage Joyful Voices Concert
2015-05-27 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Heritage Park Senior Services Center, Great Hall, 1015 4th Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN, 55405, United States
Come and experience the sounds of Heritage Park Open Circle’s new choir in Songs of Love and Life, an exciting program featuring selections of jazz, blues, spirituals, folk songs and more! Free and open to the public. Reception to follow in the Great Room.
Heritage Park Open Circle is part of a new VocalEssence community engagement program called Vintage Voices, an exciting new choral program that integrates the arts into the everyday lives of older adults by fostering the creation of choirs in assisted living facilities and senior centers. Click here for more information.
VocalEssence will not be performing on this concert.
Special Thanks
Alfred P. & Ann Moore
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant., thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund, and a grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota.

VINTAGE VOICES: Seasons Sunshine Singers Concert
2015-05-28 13:30 - 14:15 (America/Chicago) | Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood, Dining Room, 1670 Legacy Parkway East, Maplewood, MN, 55109, United States
Come and experience the sounds of Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood’s new choir in Songs of Love and Life, an exciting program featuring selections of jazz, blues, spirituals, folk songs and more! Free and open to the public. Reception to follow in the Cafe.
Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood is part of a new VocalEssence community engagement program called Vintage Voices, an exciting new choral program that integrates the arts into the everyday lives of older adults by fostering the creation of choirs in assisted living facilities and senior centers. Click here for more information.
VocalEssence will not be performing on this concert.
Special Thanks
Alfred P. & Ann Moore
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant., thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund, and a grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota.

TOUR: River Songs and Tales with Mark Twain, Tuesday, June 23
2015-06-23 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Theatre L’Homme Dieu, 1875 County Road 120 NE, Alexandria, MN, 56308, 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 words of Mark Twain.
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Don Shelby, actor
Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, conductor
Sara Pajunen, fiddle
Jon Cranney, director

TOUR: River Songs and Tales with Mark Twain, Wednesday, June 24
2015-06-24 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Theatre L’Homme Dieu, 1875 County Road 120 NE, Alexandria, MN, 56308, United States

TOUR: River Songs and Tales with Mark Twain, Thursday, June 25
2015-06-25 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Theatre L’Homme Dieu, 1875 County Road 120 NE, Alexandria, MN, 56308, United States

TOUR: River Songs and Tales with Mark Twain, Friday, June 26
2015-06-26 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Theatre L’Homme Dieu, 1875 County Road 120 NE, Alexandria, MN, 56308, United States

TOUR: River Songs and Tales with Mark Twain, Saturday, June 27
2015-06-27 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Theatre L’Homme Dieu, 1875 County Road 120 NE, Alexandria, MN, 56308, United States

TOUR: River Songs and Tales with Mark Twain, Sunday, June 28
2015-06-28 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Chicago) | Theatre L’Homme Dieu, 1875 County Road 120 NE, Alexandria, MN, 56308, United States

PERFORMANCE AND SING-ALONG: VocalEssence at Lyngblomsten Mid-Summer Festival
2015-07-11 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Lyngblomsten campus, 1415 Almond Avenue, St. Paul, MN, 55108, United States
Join members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and guest conductor Mark Stover for a performance and sing-along of hymns, spirituals and choral classics on the Chapel Mainstage at Lyngblomsten’s “celebration of arts for all ages.” The musicians will engage attendees at the festival, which is designed to accommodate special needs and various levels of mobility. Complete information about entertainment and activities is available on the website or you can download a festival guide.

VINTAGE VOICES: Seasons Sunshine Singers Concert
2015-08-25 13:30 - 14:15 (America/Chicago) | Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood, Dining Room, 1670 Legacy Parkway East, Maplewood, MN, 55109, United States
Come and experience the sounds of the Seasons Sunshine Singers, Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood’s new choir, in an exciting journey down Broadway! From Tin Pan Alley to Rogers & Hammerstein, you will hear a variety of some of the greatest hits from the golden age of musical theater. The concert is free and open to the public, with a reception following in the Cafe.
Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood is part of a new VocalEssence community engagement program called Vintage Voices, an exciting choral program that integrates the arts into the everyday lives of older adults by fostering the creation of choirs in assisted living facilities and senior centers.
VocalEssence will not be performing on this concert.
Special Thanks
Alfred P. & Ann Moore
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant., thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund, and a grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute: Dreams of the Fallen
2015-10-07 14:15 - 15:45 (America/Chicago) | Plymouth Congregational Church, 1919 LaSalle Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55403, United States
The 47th VocalEssence season will open with a special salute to USA service veterans – a concert with the VocalEssence Chorus and Ensemble Singers, the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and guest soprano, Maria Jette. Join OLLI to get a sneak preview of the Midwest premiere of Dreams of the Fallen with VocalEssence Artistic Director Philip Brunelle, composer Jake Runestad, and soprano Maria Jette. Not to be missed!

To register for the course, membership in OLLI is required. Contact http://www.cce.umn.edu/olli/ for more information. Concert tickets must be purchased separately online or by calling 651.690.6700. Course participants receive $5 off.

CONCERT CONVERSATION: Dreams of the Fallen
2015-10-11 15:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | The O’Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University, 2004 Randolph Avenue, Saint Paul, MN, 55105, United States
Join us for a concert conversation before the performance with composer Jake Runestad, poet Brian Turner, and pianist Jeffrey Biegel hosted by Randall Davidson, Executive Producer of the Northern Voice Festival.
