VocalEssence

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.

CONCERT: Dreams of the Fallen
2015-10-11 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | The O’Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University, 2004 Randolph Avenue, Saint Paul, MN, 55105, United States
Our 47th season will open with a special tribute to U.S. military Veterans. Join us on the soldier’s journey from survival to hope and healing through Samuel Barber’s beautiful Adagio for Strings, Ralph Vaughan Williams’s mystical Toward the Unknown Region, Jocelyn Hagen and Dessa’s Controlled Burn and the Midwest premiere of Minnesota composer Jake Runestad’s poignant Dreams of the Fallen, with special guests soprano Maria Jette, pianist Jeffrey Biegel and the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra.
Jake discusses his work in a video on this blog post, which also provides a preview of the program.
VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers
Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Jeffrey Biegel, pianist
Maria Jette, soprano
Philip Brunelle, conductor
G. Phillip Shoultz, III, conductor
William Schrickel, conductor
A fee of $2.00 per ticket is included in listed prices; online orders will incur an additional $4.00-$6.50 per ticket fee, based on the ticket price. Phone orders will incur a $5.00 transaction fee.
Tickets are also available as part of a 2015-2016 Season Subscription.
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POST-CONCERT HAPPY HOUR: VocalEssence Resonate with Jake Runestad, Brian Turner and Jeffrey Biegel
2015-10-11 18:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Green Mill, St. Paul, 57 South Hamline Avenue, St. Paul, MN, 55105, United States
Join VocalEssence Resonate, our young professionals group, for a happy hour with Dreams of the Fallen composer Jake Runestad, poet Brian Turner and pianist Jeffrey Biegel after the Dreams of the Fallen concert on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Enjoy the company of other choral music lovers—and free appetizers while they last—at Green Mill just a few minutes from the O’Shaughnessy in St. Paul.

COMMUNITY SING: José Galván
2015-11-14 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 401 Concord Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55107, United States
Advance registration for this event is closed. We hope you will join us—you can still register at the door!
Join Voz en Punto director and past VocalEssence ¡Cantaré! composer José Galván for a FREE fun-filled morning of singing, laughing and dancing Mexican-style! No experience necessary.
As a thank you for participating, the first 100 registrants will receive a complimentary ticket to VocalEssence Presents: Voz en Punto, so join us!
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This presentation is supported by the Arts Midwest Touring Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Crane Group and General Mills Foundation.
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Voz en Punto at the Minnesota History Center
2015-11-14 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Capitol Concourse, Minnesota History Center, 345 W Kellogg Blvd, Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Enjoy an hour-long performance by a cappella Mexican vocal ensemble Voz en Punto at the Minnesota History Center, introduced by Head Consul Alberto Fierro from the Mexican Consulate in Saint Paul.
Founded in 1990, Voz en Punto builds upon traditional Mexican folk songs to create thrillingly inventive vocal jazz arrangements. Its founder, director, and baritone, José Galván, first forged a relationship here in Minnesota during his time as a composer-in-residence for ¡Cantaré!, a VocalEssence educational initiative that brings the talents of composers from Mexico into Minnesota classrooms.
Free with museum admission.

CONCERT CONVERSATION: VocalEssence Presents: Voz en Punto
2015-11-15 15:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Ordway Concert Hall, 345 Washington Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Join us for a concert conversation with Voz en Punto director José Galván hosted by Randall Davidson, Executive Producer of the Northern Voice Festival.
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This presentation is supported by the Arts Midwest Touring Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Crane Group and General Mills Foundation.

CONCERT: VocalEssence Presents: Voz en Punto
2015-11-15 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Ordway Concert Hall, 345 Washington Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
¡Viva México! Come and enjoy what critics call “a feast for the senses” with a cappella Mexican vocal ensemble Voz en Punto. Earning the admiration of Bob Chilcott and Bobby McFerrin, Voz en Punto wows audiences not only with their technical perfection, but also their infectious, sophisticated, and humorous performance (see “BésameMucho” and “Tilingolingo”). A mix between The Real Group, Manhattan Transfer, and The King’s Singers, Voz en Punto sings spirited and juicy arrangements of Mexican folk songs that will put a smile on your face and have you clamoring for more!
Voz en Punto
José Galván, director
VocalEssence will not be performing on this concert.
A fee of $4.00 per ticket is included in listed prices; online orders will incur an additional $3.00 per ticket fee.
Tickets are also available as part of a 2015-2016 Season Subscription.
post-concert fundraiser: Voz en Punto Fiesta
Join us after the concert and keep the party going at Voz en Punto Fiesta in The Ordway’s Marzitelli Foyer. Sample the flavors of Mexico and sing with Voz en Punto to support the VocalEssence ¡Cantaré! education program. A Fiesta Pass is $75 (concert ticket not included).
Already have a concert ticket and want to buy a Fiesta Pass? A subscriber add-on or single-ticket purchase is available.
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This presentation is supported by the Arts Midwest Touring Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Crane Group and General Mills Foundation.
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FUNDRAISER: Voz en Punto Fiesta
2015-11-15 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Ordway Concert Hall, 345 Washington Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Join us after the Voz en Punto performance on Sunday, November 15, 2015 in the Marzitelli Foyer at The Ordway to sample the flavors of Mexico with drinks, mouth-watering appetizers, and a sing-along with Voz en Punto to support the VocalEssence ¡Cantaré! education program. You will also have a chance to win top-drawer raffle prizes that include tickets to the sold-out A Prairie Home Companion show featuring the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, and dinner for four at Surly Brewer’s Table. $30 of your ticket is a tax-deductible donation.
Fiesta Pass $75 (Concert ticket not included.)
Concert tickets and Fiesta passes can also be purchased as part of a 2015-2016 Season Subscription.
Already have a concert ticket and want to buy a Fiesta Pass? A subscriber add-on or single-ticket purchase is available.
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VINTAGE VOICES: Augustana Open Circle of Apple Valley Concert
2015-11-16 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Apple Valley Villa, 14610 Garrett Ave, Apple Valley, MN, 55124, United States
Come and experience the sounds of the Vintage Voices Choir, Augustana Open Circle of Apple Valley’s new chorus, in Songs of Love and Life, an exciting program featuring selections of jazz, blues, spirituals, folk songs and more! The concert is free and open to the public, with a reception following.
Augustana Open Circle of Apple Valley 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 homes 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.

REMIX: VocalEssence ReMix Premieres
2015-11-20 16:25 - 17:25 (America/New_York) | St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, 900 Stillwater Road, Mahtomedi, 55115, United States
Register for the American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota State Conference and you can attend the VocalEssence ReMix concert featuring four new choral works by Minnesota emerging composers Emily Feld, Michael Maiorana, Liam Moore and Daniel Smith, performed by the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers with Artistic Director Philip Brunelle.
Special Thanks
This program is made possible through the generous support of the Jerome Foundation.

VINTAGE VOICES: The Waters of Edina Concert
2015-11-23 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | The Waters of Edina, 6300 Colonial Way, Edina, 55436, United States
Come and experience the sounds of The Waters of Edina’s new choir in Songs of Love and Life, an exciting program featuring selections of jazz, blues, spirituals, folk songs and more! The concert is free and open to the public, with a reception following.
The Waters of Edina 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.
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: Walker Methodist Highview Hills concert
2015-11-30 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Walker Methodist Highview Hills, Even Center, 21050 Highview Ave, Lakeville, MN, 55044, United States
Come and experience the sounds of the Vintage Voices Choir, Walker Methodist Highview Hills’ new chorus, in Songs of Love and Life, an exciting program featuring selections of jazz, blues, spirituals, folk songs and more! The concert is free and open to the public, with a reception following.
Walker Methodist Highview Hills 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 homes 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.

CONCERT: Welcome Christmas, Apple Valley
2015-12-05 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, MN, 55124, United States
Advance ticket sales are closed, but tickets will be available for purchase at the door beginning at 7 PM.
Swing in the holiday season with VocalEssence and Nils Lindberg’s A Christmas Cantata for chorus and big band. Blending jazz-infused style with traditional melodies, Lindberg’s cantata is an “iridescent medley that invigorates, inspires and swings in equal measure” (allaboutjazz.com). World premieres of two contest-winning carols for choir and trumpet will blow you away, and familiar carols for voices and brass will have you singing all the way home.
VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers
Big Band
Philip Brunelle, conductor
G. Phillip Shoultz, III, conductor
A fee of $3.50 per ticket is included in listed prices; all orders will incur a $5.00 transaction fee.
Tickets are also available as part of a 2015-2016 Season Subscription.
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CONCERT: Welcome Christmas, Minneapolis
2015-12-06 16:00 - 18:00, 2015-12-13 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Plymouth Congregational Church, 1919 LaSalle Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55403, United States
Advance ticket sales are closed, but tickets will be available for purchase at the door beginning at 2:30 PM.
Swing in the holiday season with VocalEssence and Nils Lindberg’s A Christmas Cantata for chorus and big band. Blending jazz-infused style with traditional melodies, Lindberg’s cantata is an “iridescent medley that invigorates, inspires and swings in equal measure” (allaboutjazz.com). World premieres of two contest-winning carols for choir and trumpet will blow you away, and familiar carols for voices and brass will have you singing all the way home.
VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers
Big Band
Philip Brunelle, conductor
G. Phillip Shoultz, III, conductor
A fee of $3.50 per ticket is included in listed prices; all orders will incur a $5.00 transaction fee.
Tickets are also available as part of a 2015-2016 Season Subscription.
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CONCERT: Welcome Christmas, Wayzata
2015-12-11 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | St. Bartholomew Catholic Faith Community, 630 Wayzata Blvd E, Wayzata, MN, 55391, United States

FAMILY CONCERT: Star of Wonder
2015-12-12 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Plymouth Congregational Church, 1919 LaSalle Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55403, United States
Come listen, clap, dance, and sing at Star of Wonder, our annual one-hour family Christmas concert. Kids 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 welcome!
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Dancers from Folwell School, Performing Arts Magnet
Philip Brunelle, conductor
A fee of $3.50 per ticket is included in listed prices; all orders will incur a $5.00 transaction fee.
Tickets are also available as part of a 2015-2016 Season Subscription.
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CONCERT: Welcome Christmas, Roseville
2015-12-12 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Roseville Lutheran Church, 1215 Roselawn Ave. W., Roseville, MN, 55113, United States

TOUR: River Songs and Tales with Mark Twain, Moorhead
2016-01-29 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Memorial Auditorium, Concordia College, 901 8th Street South, Moorhead, MN, 56562, United States
Supported by an Arts Tour grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and Don Shelby as Mark Twain go on the road to Northern 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
Sara Pajunen, fiddle
Jon Cranney, director
G. Phillip Shoultz, III, conductor
Hear Don Shelby talk about his performance in Moorhead here: http://www.prairiepublic.org/radio/mainstreet?post=64967

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

COMMUNITY SING: David Morrow
2016-02-19 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, 3355 North 4th Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55412, United States
Advance registration for this event is now closed. However, there is still plenty of room at the church, so please come and join us!
Sing Come We That Love the Lord (arr. Wendell Whalum), I’m Buildin’ Me a Home (arr. Uzee Brown), What Month Was Jesus Born In? (arr. David Morrow), and Three Congregational Folk Spirituals (arr. Wendell Whalum) with Morehouse College Glee Club conductor David Morrow. In addition, hear about the more than 100-year history of the Glee Club at this free event. No experience necessary.
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CONCERT: VocalEssence WITNESS: Morehouse College Glee Club
2016-02-21 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, 55403, United States
This performance has limited availability. Please keep checking back as tickets may be turned back for resale.
Low notes will be high points when the internationally-renowned Morehouse College Glee Club teams up with VocalEssence to celebrate male singing. Founded in Atlanta in 1867, Morehouse College remains the only all-male historically black college in the nation. The Glee Club is known for its musical precision, wide-ranging repertoire and distinguished alumni. VocalEssence and the Glee Club will share the stage with guest conductor David Morrow, singing everything from classical favorites to the Morehouse College Glee Club anthem, “Betelehemu.”
VocalEssence Chorus
200-Voice High School Male Chorus
Morehouse College Glee Club
Talented Tenth Apprentices
David Morrow, conductor
G. Phillip Shoultz, III, conductor
A fee of $3.50 per ticket is included in listed prices; all orders will incur a $5.00 transaction fee.
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CONCERT CONVERSATION: Four Saints in Three Acts
2016-03-19 19:00 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Goodale Theater at The Cowles Center, 528 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55403, United States
Join us for a concert conversation with Artistic Director Philip Brunelle hosted by Randall Davidson, Executive Producer of the Northern Voice Festival.

CONCERT: Four Saints in Three Acts
2016-03-19 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Goodale Theater at The Cowles Center, 528 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55403, United States
Called “ebullient, grand and unusual” and “a high camp masterpiece” by critics, Four Saints in Three Acts changed American opera when it premiered in 1934. Set in 16th-century Spain, the playfully humorous Four Saints traces the lives of saints on Earth through a witty libretto by Gertrude Stein and a stunning score by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Virgil Thomson. Collaborating with director/choreographer Carl Flink and his award-winning Black Label Movement, VocalEssence takes up the challenge of this path-breaking and distinctly American opera to re-imagine it for the Goodale Theater in the Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts. This wildly inventive masterwork will leave you with a smile on your face.
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Black Label Movement
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Carl Flink, director/choreographer
Paul Herwig, set designer
Marcus Dilliard, lighting designer
A fee of $4.00 per ticket is included in listed prices.
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