Hope Renewed Digital Concert Program

Yellow thiab ntshav crocuses blooming nyob rau hauv cov nyom. Duab Credit: Adobe Stock Image
NTA:
VocalEssence Chorus
VocalEssence Ua ke hu nkauj
VocalEssence Singers Hnub No
Shanelle Gabriel qhua ua yeeb yam
Casey Rafn piano
Philip Brunelle, uas neeg xyuas pib
G. Phillip Shoultz, III, neeg xyuas pib

Zoo siab txais tos

Zoo siab txais tos rau qhov kev hais kwv txhiaj zaum kawg ntawm lub caij 55th-Kuv paub tias muaj ob peb tus ntsuj plig uas nyob ntawm no rau lub caij #1! Nws yog ib qho kev paub zoo uas coj cov suab paj nruag ntawm ntau tus kws sau nkauj hu nkauj zoo heev rau lub neej los ntawm cov suab ntawm peb cov neeg hu nkauj! Ua tsaug rau sawv daws, tau nyob ntawm no!
Lub caij no pib nrog kev sib tw nyiam: lub VocalEssence cov neeg hu nkauj thiab St. Olaf Choir. Nws yog qhov zoo kawg nkaus uas tau hnov ​​​​cov suab ntawm lub Koom Txoos Central Lutheran hauv suab paj nruag uas ua kev zoo siab rau peb lub ntsiab lus: Ua ke Peb Hu Nkauj. Zoo siab txais tos Christmas rov qab los rau Northrop ntawm University of Minnesota nrog tag nrho 4 VocalEssence hu nkauj ua ke ntawm theem nrog suab paj nruag los ntawm ntau lub teb chaws suav nrog Estonia, Ukraine, Argentina, Fabkis, Sweden, England, thiab Asmeskas. Lub lim tiam tom ntej lub VocalEssence Ensemble Singers tau ua Bach's Christmas Oratorio nrog lub orchestra ntawm Bach Society of Minnesota, tam sim no yog ib qho kev tshwm sim txhua xyoo! Ua kev zoo siab rau Philip lub caij 55th ua Tus Thawj Coj Ua Yeeb Yam Nws ua rau muaj kev nkag siab kom muaj cov neeg hu nkauj ua yeeb yam Philip's Favorites ntawm American Swedish Institute nrog Anthony Ross ua tus qhua cellist. Lub 34th xyoo ntawm WITNESS concerts tsom rau lub ntsiab lus Leading With Love nrog peb tus phooj ywg uas kuv hlub Melanie DeMore ua tus qhua. Thiab tam sim no peb los txog rau peb lub caij kawg - Cia Siab Rov Qab Los - lub ntsiab lus uas embraces dab tsi VocalEssence tau txog li 55 xyoo—XOV XWM!
Hope Renewed nrhiav kev muab lub neej tshiab rau kev ncaj ncees thiab kev cia siab los ntawm kev tshawb nrhiav peb cov kev sib raug zoo nrog ib leeg thiab nrog kev tsim. Lub concert qhib nrog lub VocalEssence Chorus sib koom ob qhov kev koom ua ke ntawm paj huam. Rabindranath Tagore, ib tug kws sau paj huam Bengali xyoo pua 20th, caw peb mus rau hauv lub neej los ntawm qhov chaw ntawm "mob seev cev nrog lub sijhawm." ee cummings 'evocative qhia ntawm kev ris txiaj rau txhua yam uas muaj nyob ib puag ncig peb "hnub no amazing tshaj plaws" yog lub hauv paus rau zaj nkauj thib ob hauv cov teeb no. Tom ntej no, lub VocalEssence Cov Neeg Hu Nkauj Ntawm Hnub Nyoog no (SOTA) coj peb taug kev hla African diaspora los ntawm lub sijhawm thiab qhov chaw, nrog rau sab ntsuj plig los ntawm Georgia Hiav Txwv Islands, ib zaj nkauj South African txhawb siab, thiab ib kauj ruam ib txwm ua kom koj xav tau. up thiab seev cev! Cov VocalEssence Ensemble Singers solo teeb tsa muaj kev xaiv zoo kawg nkaus los ntawm Finnish kws sau ntawv Jussi Chydenius, kev sib xyaw ua ke ntawm piano thiab suab hauv suab paj nruag ntawm John Wykoff, thiab kev ua koob tsheej zoo siab hauv Kitty Brazelton's O Zoo siab. Thawj ib nrab ntawm qhov kev pab cuam xaus nrog kev ua koob tsheej nco txog kev cia siab los ntawm Dave Brubeck thiab khoom plig rau peb tus phooj ywg uas nws hlub, Alice Parker, uas tau tas sim neej Christmas Eve kawg thiab raug suav hais tias los ntawm ntau tus poj niam ntawm American choral music.
Qhov thib ob ib nrab qhia txog ib qho ntawm peb qhov tseem ceeb ntawm VocalEssence-Qhov kev ua yeeb yam ntawm cov nkauj tshiab thiab cov yeeb yam ua yeeb yam ua yeeb yam ntawm ob txoj haujlwm txuas ntxiv. Ua ntej, peb hnov ​​lub ntiaj teb premiere ntawm Dan Godfrey's Sijhawm thiab Tag kis (Kev Sib Tham ntawm Ib Tiam) tsim rau ob chav hu nkauj thiab plaub-tes piano, featuring cov paj huam ntawm SOTA alumnus thiab mentor singer, Ursula Beitz. Qhov kev zov me nyuam xaus nrog Minnesota premiere ntawm qhov tseeb tshaj plaws los ntawm ACDA Chiv Keeb nqi zog yeej tus kws sau ntawv Kyle Pederson. VocalEssence txaus siab los ua ib feem ntawm cov koom tes ntawm pawg hu nkauj uas tau ua haujlwm rau tsib lub zog tshwj xeeb no uas qhia cov lus ntawm kev tsim cov choj thiab saib xyuas txhua tus. Ib Lub Zeem Muag Unfolding nta cov paj huam ntawm Langston Hughes, Walt Whitman, thiab Shanelle Gabriel. Peb zoo siab heev uas Shanelle ua yeeb yam raws li peb cov lus hais rau yav tsaus ntuj no, tau txaus siab rau kev cob qhia thiab kev sib tham uas nws tau coj thaum nws nyob.
Qhov kev hais kwv txhiaj zaum kawg no yog qhov kawg ntawm 21 xyoo rau Mary Ann Aufderheide ua Tus Thawj Coj. Sawv cev ntawm txhua tus neeg ua haujlwm, pawg thawj coj saib, thiab cov kws ua yeeb yam, peb—Philip Brunelle thiab G. Phillip Shoultz, III—xav ua tsaug rau Mary Ann rau nws txoj kev coj ua piv txwv ntawm VocalEssence thiab xav kom nws qhov zoo tshaj plaws rau nws xyoo tom ntej.
—Pilil Brunelle, Artistic Director, VocalEssence
-G. Phillip Shoultz, III, Associate Artistic Director, VocalEssence

Program

Dancing NTAWM LUB SIJ HAWM
Craig Carnahan (b. 1951)
Kuv ua koj tsaug ntau ntau rau hnub AMAZING no
Christopher Aspaas (b. 1973)
AZI SENZENI NA
Bongani Magatyana, Aural kev lig kev cai, raws li qhia los ntawm Mollie Stone
HONEY HAUV LUB ROCK
African American Ntsuj Plig, arr. Nick Page (b. 1952)
LAWV
Robert T. Gibson (b. 1990)
Kuv yog HUAB TAIS lub hnub
Jussi Chydenius (b. 1972)
RADIANCE UNTETHERED
John Wykoff (b. 1982)
OH JOY!
Kitty Brazelton (b. 1951)
NTAWM LUB COMMON
Alice Parker (1925-2023)
Tag nrho kuv txoj kev cia siab
los ntawm Kom Cia Siab! Kev ua koob tsheej
Dave Brubeck (1920-2012)
INTERMISSION
LUB SIJ HAWM THIAB TAG NRHO (Ib qho kev sib tham ntawm ntau tiam neeg
Daniel Strong Godfrey (b. 1949)
Tso cai los ntawm Marian A. Godfrey, Linda Hoeschler, thiab Peter Blyberg rau VocalEssence Chorus and Singers Of This Age, G. Phillip Shoultz, III, conductor.
Muab rau tus kws sau ntawv cov xeeb ntxwv, Jacob thiab Aiden Godfrey.
Ntiaj teb Premiere
VISION UNFOLDING
Kyle Pederson (b. 1971)
Minnesota Premiere, VocalEssence Consortium Commission

Cov ntawv thiab Cov Lus Qhia

Dancing nyob rau ntawm ntug ntawm lub sij hawm, Craig Carnahan
Cia koj lub neej maj mam seev cev ntawm ntug ntawm Sijhawm
zoo li dej lwg ntawm nplooj nplooj.
- Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)

 

Kuv ua koj tsaug ntau rau hnub zoo kawg no, Christopher Aspaas
Kuv ua Vajtswv tsaug rau qhov zoo kawg nkaus no
hnub: rau leaping greenly ntsuj plig ntawm ntoo
thiab ib tug xiav tseeb npau suav ntawm ntuj; thiab rau txhua yam
uas yog ntuj uas yog infinite uas yog muaj
Kuv tus uas tuag lawm rov muaj txoj sia nyob niaj hnub no,
thiab qhov no yog hnub yug; nov yog yug
hnub ntawm lub neej thiab kev hlub thiab tis: thiab ntawm gay
loj tshwm sim illimitably ntiaj teb
yuav tsum tasting kov lub rooj sib hais pom
ua tsis taus pa ib yam - nqa los ntawm qhov tsis muaj
ntawm txhua yam tsis muaj dab tsi - tib neeg tsuas yog ua
tsis ntseeg unimaginable Koj?
tam sim no cov pob ntseg ntawm kuv lub pob ntseg sawv thiab
nim no kuv lub qhov muag twb qhib lawm
-ee cummings (1894-1962)  

 

UA TSAUG NTAU, Bongani Magatyana, Aural kev lig kev cai, raws li qhia los ntawm Mollie Stone
Sung in Zulu/Xhosa
Peb tau ua dab tsi rau koj, Txiv?
Cov menyuam yaus pw tsis tsaug zog.
AIDS tau coj lawv txiv.
Peb tau ua dab tsi rau koj, Txiv?
Tus hluas tsis mloog
Thaum tus txwj laus hais lus.
Peb tau ua dab tsi rau koj, Txiv?
AIDS, AIDS
Txiv, Vajtswv tus uas muaj hwjchim loj kawg nkaus!
Peb tej kev txhaum yog dabtsi?
Peb tau ua li cas rau ntawm tus Tswv?
Leej Txiv, Vajtswv tus uas muaj hwjchim loj kawg nkaus!

 

HONEY IN THE ROCK, African American Ntsuj Plig, arr. Nick Page 
Muaj zib mu nyob rau hauv pob zeb rau tag nrho Vajtswv cov me nyuam,
Nplej nyob rau hauv lub pob zeb, zib mu nyob rau hauv lub pob zeb
Muaj zib mu nyob rau hauv pob zeb rau tag nrho Vajtswv cov me nyuam,
Pub txhua tus me nyuam ntawm Vajtswv.
Peb tuaj yeem muaj kev ncaj ncees yog tias peb saib xyuas.
Txoj cai yog txoj cai thiab ncaj ncees yog ncaj ncees.
Lub plawv rau lub siab thiab txhais tes rau tes,
Ua ke peb yuav thawb mus rau thaj av uas tau cog lus tseg.
Ib qho ntawm cov no yog qhov kaj thiab ncaj ncees,
Gonna coj kuv lub davhlau nyob nruab nrab ntawm huab cua.
Ib hmo no txog kaum ob teev.
Tag nrho lub ntiaj teb no yuav rov qab thiab pob zeb.
Yog peb yuav ncaj ncees,
Peb gotta' qhib qhov rooj;
Peb gotta 'tsev neeg tsis muaj tsev nyob thiab pub cov neeg pluag.
Yog hais tias cov chains tuav peb cia, peb gotta 'lov lub xauv,
Tom qab ntawd peb yuav saj qab zib zib mu nyob rau hauv lub pob zeb.
Muaj zib mu nyob rau hauv pob zeb rau tag nrho Vajtswv cov me nyuam,
Nplej nyob rau hauv lub pob zeb, zib mu nyob rau hauv lub pob zeb
Muaj zib mu nyob rau hauv pob zeb rau tag nrho Vajtswv cov me nyuam,
Pub txhua tus me nyuam ntawm Vajtswv.

 

DANCE, Robert T. Gibson 
Ua las voos ntawm koj tus kheej lub nruas.
Peb txhua tus tuaj yeem sib txawv,
tsis muaj kev ntshai lossis txaj muag.
Auj, tab sis kuv tseem hlub koj,
hlub koj ib leeg xwb.

 

Kuv yog HUAB TAIS lub hnub, Yus Chydenius 
Kuv yog lub hnub ci, tab sis koj tsis pom kuv,
Kuv yog koj tus txiv, tab sis koj tig mus deb.
Kuv yog neeg raug txhom, tiamsis koj tsis tso kuv dim,
Kuv yog tus thawj tub rog tab sis koj yuav tsis mloog lus.
Kuv yog qhov tseeb, tab sis nej yuav tsis ntseeg kuv,
Kuv yog lub nroog kws koj yuav tsw nyob.
Kuv yog koj tus pojniam, koj cov menyuam, tiamsis koj yuav ncaim kuv mus,
Kuv yog Vajtswv yog qhov uas koj yuav tsis thov.
Kuv yog koj lus ntuas, tab sis koj yuav tsis mloog kuv hais,
Kuv yog koj tus hlub uas koj yuav ntxeev siab rau.
Kuv yog tus yeej, tab sis koj tsis qhuas kuv,
Kuv yog tug nquab dawb huv kws koj yuav tua.
Kuv yog koj txoj sia, tab sis yog koj tsis tuav kuv lub npe,
Muab koj lub siab los ua lub kua muag, thiab tsis txhob liam kuv.
-Charles Causley (1917-2003)

 

RADIANCE TSIS TXAUS SIAB, John Wykoff 
Peb muaj ntau tshaj lub ntiaj teb no ntawm kev hlub thiab suab paj nruag.
Peb yog ntau tshaj li nqaij thiab finitude.
Peb muaj ntau tshaj qhov chaw thiab lub sijhawm tuaj yeem sib piv,
Ntau tshaj li qhov hnyav thiab cov teeb meem crude.
Peb yog lub teeb, radiant. Untethered.
Peb yog ntsuj plig, nyob ntawm no kom hnov ​​lub hnub.
Peb yog lub zog, tsom rau ib pliag.
Cov nqaij thiab ntsuj plig luv luv ib leeg.
Peb tsuas yog cov neeg taug kev txawm tias infinity.
Lub ntiaj teb ib lub tsev nyob ntawm ntug mus ib txhis.
- Charles Anthony Silvestri

 

OH JOY!, Ntxhais Brazelton 
O kev xyiv fab!
Peb puas tau tso kev tu siab?
Obliterate qhov npau taws ntawm tej yam me me
Hu nkauj, hu nkauj, hu nkauj tawm!
O kev xyiv fab!
Tso tseg kev poob siab
nej txhua tus uas nkag los hauv no
Tshem tawm lub siab
Pov tseg kev saib xyuas
hu nkauj, hu nkauj, hu nkauj tawm!
Kuv thov Vajtswv nrog kuv lub suab,
thiab nws mloog kuv hais.
Hnub uas kuv muaj teeb meem, kuv nrhiav tus Tswv;
kuv qhov mob ncau mus rau hmo ntuj thiab tsis tau tso tseg:
kuv tus ntsuj plig tsis kam txais kev nplij siab.
Ces kuv nco txog Vajtswv thiab quaj nrov nrov;
Kuv hu nkauj rau kuv tus kheej thiab kuv tus ntsuj plig swooned.
Kuv qhov muag qhib raug ntes;
Kuv ntxhov siab heev kuv hais tsis tau.
Kuv tau xav txog cov hnub qub
uas kuv tuav hauv kuv lub siab rau xyoo mus ib txhis
Thiab kuv xav txog tam sim no ntawm kuv tus kheej lub siab zaj nkauj hmo ntawd
thiab hu nkauj rau kuv tus ntsuj plig.
​—Ntawv Nkauj 77:1-6, hloov los ntawm Kitty Brazelton

 

NTAWM LUB TSEV KAWM NTAWV, Alice Parker
Thov pab kuv, tus Tswv, nrhiav qhov chaw zoo
nruab nrab ntawm cov siab thiab qis, nruab nrab ntawm cov neeg pluag thiab cov nplua nuj,
nruab nrab ntawm cov laus thiab cov hluas, nruab nrab ntawm cov dub thiab dawb.
Pab kuv nrhiav qhov chaw zoo
nruab nrab ntawm kev qw thiab kev ntsiag to, nruab nrab ntawm kev khi thiab kev ywj pheej,
nruab nrab ntawm qhov luv thiab kev xyiv fab, nruab nrab ntawm lub siab thiab lub siab.
Qhib peb, tus Tswv, coj peb mus rau qhov chaw sib tham,
nyob qhov twg peb sib pom, hnov ​​ib leeg,
saib xyuas ib leeg.
Qhov twg peb tuaj yeem hu nkauj ua ke, ua haujlwm ua ke,
ua si ua ke ntawm qhov chaw.
tuaj, cia peb sib ntsib ua ke ntawm qhov chaw sib koom.
- Alice Parker

 

TAG NRHO KUV VAJTSWV, los ntawm Kom Cia Siab! Kev ua koob tsheej, Dave Brubeck: XNUMX Lab tus kiv cua tos koj rau Webtalk! 
Tag nrho kuv txoj kev cia siab nyob hauv koj, Au tus Tswv,
Koj yog kuv lub pob zeb thiab kuv lub zog.
Cia siab hauv qhov tsaus ntuj, kuv txoj kev cia siab hauv qhov kaj.
Koj yog kuv lub pob zeb thiab kuv lub zog.
Kuv txoj kev cia siab, kuv lub teeb,
Kuv lub siab, kuv lub siab,
Kuv txoj kev ntseeg, kuv txoj sia nyob mus ib txhis.
Koj yog kuv lub pob zeb thiab kuv lub zog.
-Kev xaiv los ntawm Revised Roman Rituals nrog
ntxiv cov ntawv qub los ntawm Iola Brubeck

 

INTERMISSION

 

LUB SIJ HAWM THIAB TAG NRHO (Ib qho kev sib tham ntawm ntau tiam neeg, Daniel Strong Godfrey
Sijhawm thiab Tag kis yog kev sib tham ntawm cov tub ntxhais hluas hu nkauj thiab cov neeg laus hu nkauj. Cov ntawv nyeem tau sau los ntawm Singers Of This Age alumnus and mentor singer, Ursula Beitz as a synthesis of idea shared among the teen singers.
Tom qab piav qhia luv luv piano, thawj ntu pib nrog kev sib pauv suab paj nruag uas cov tub ntxhais hluas nug cov lus nug txog yav dhau los, tam sim no thiab yav tom ntej, thiab cov neeg laus teb hauv lub suab nrov uas ntseeg tau tias qhov tsis paub tseeb. Nyob rau hauv qhov thib ob, tom qab ib qho kev cuam tshuam luv luv, lub luag haujlwm tau thim rov qab, thiab cov neeg laus nug cov lus nug nrog suab paj nruag thiab cov lus uas tsis zais lawv qhov kev txhawj xeeb ntxiv lawm. Cov tub ntxhais hluas teb nrog kev xav ncaj ncees txog lub neej yav tom ntej uas lawv ntsib tsis tau.
Cov Hluas: Koj puas tuaj yeem qhia peb txog yav dhau los?
Cov Neeg Laus: Peb yuav sim qhia koj txhua yam peb paub.
Cov Hluas: Koj puas tuaj yeem coj peb ntawm txoj kev?
Cov Neeg Laus: Peb tsuas tuaj yeem ua raws koj qhov koj mus.
Cov Hluas: Yuav ua li cas thaum koj mus?
Cov Neeg Laus: Koj yuav nrhiav lub hnub.
Cov Hluas: Tab sis dab tsi ntawm cov hmoov av nce, caum ntawm peb pob taws?
Cov Neeg Laus: Tag kis nag yuav los.
Cov Neeg Laus: Koj puas pom cua daj cua dub tom ntej?
Cov Hluas: Peb pom nws nce saum ntuj.
Cov Neeg Laus: Koj puas tuaj yeem huab cua tag nrho nws cov cua?
Cov Hluas: Peb paub tsis tau; peb tsuas tuaj yeem sim.
Cov neeg laus: cov khoom uas peb cog yuav loj hlob?
Cov Hluas: Tsuas yog lub sijhawm dhau mus tuaj yeem hais tau.
Cov neeg laus: Yuav tsis tos ntev dhau lawm?
Cov Hluas: Lub sijhawm dhau mus lawm.
Ua ke: Koj puas yuav nrhiav lub hnub?
Peb mam li nrhiav lub hnub, lossis lub hnub, lub hnub ...
- Ursula Beitz

 

VISION UNFOLDING, Kyle Pederson
Xyoo 2021, xya pawg hu nkauj thoob plaws lub tebchaws tau txib kuv los sau cov haujlwm txuas ntxiv, tsom mus rau cov ntsiab lus ntawm kev ncaj ncees hauv zej zog. Kuv tsis xav sau ib txoj haujlwm loj nyob ib ncig ntawm cov ntsiab lus no tsuas yog los ntawm kuv tus kheej qhov kev xav, yog li kuv tau hu rau Shanelle Gabriel, tus kws sau paj huam African Asmeskas, hais lus tus kws kos duab, tus hu nkauj / tus sau nkauj ntawm NYC. Peb cov kev sib tham tau tig mus rau "Yuav ua li cas lub zeem muag peb xav pov rau cov neeg tuaj saib thiab cov neeg hu nkauj?"
Peb tau txiav txim siab tias, ntawm qhov tseem ceeb, peb cia siab tias yuav rov hais dua thiab tshawb xyuas seb peb lub tebchaws tau sawv rau lub sijhawm zoo tshaj plaws. Hauv peb cov ntawv hauv paus thiab cov lus hais, peb pom cov lus tshaj tawm muaj zog ntawm lub teb chaws hauv paus hauv kev sib luag, kev ywj pheej, kev ncaj ncees, thiab kev suav nrog. Shanelle thiab kuv xav kom tag nrho cov hauj lwm no yog caw—kom nco ntsoov txog lub zeem muag uas peb nyob hauv peb lub sijhawm zoo tshaj plaws, thiab raug caw kom hais tias “yog” rau ntau qhov ntawd.
Nws yog kuv txoj kev cia siab tias peb mus rau qhov kev caw uas pawg hu nkauj tau muab—uas peb txhua tus yuav ncav cuag tshaj peb qhov kev nplij siab thiab nrhiav kev tsim cov choj kev saib xyuas thiab kev sib txuas, nrhiav txoj hauv kev zoo dua hauv zej zog. Kom peb sawv daws muaj kev sib koom siab nrog cov uas lawv lub suab feem ntau raug tso tseg, tsis hais lawv cov xim ntawm daim tawv nqaij, kev xav ntawm kev sib deev, kev ntseeg keeb kwm yav dhau los, lossis lwm yam cwj pwm. Tias peb yuav tsis tso tseg, saib tsis taus, thiab txiav txim rau cov uas nws txoj kev coj noj coj ua txawv ntawm peb, tab sis kom peb yuav ua kom tsis xis nyob kom pom lawv ua tib neeg raws li kev hwm thiab meej mom.
Kuv ua tsaug rau Shanelle Gabriel, uas nws cov ntawv zoo nkauj thiab nyuaj tau raug xa mus thoob plaws hauv txoj haujlwm no. Koj tuaj yeem nyeem ntxiv txog Shanelle thiab nws txoj haujlwm ntawm ShanelleGabriel.com.
Ua tsaug tshwj xeeb rau Kevin Fenton, uas tau muab thawj lub zeem muag thiab kev txhawb nqa rau txoj haujlwm no, thiab tus uas tau koom tes nrog pawg hu nkauj uas tau ua haujlwm rau txoj haujlwm no.
1. HUAB TAIS, HUAB TAIS
Tus kws sau paj lug thov kom Vajtswv tus ntsuj plig ncav tes thiab tsa peb los—txhawb peb tawm ntawm lub qhov ntxa, tawm ntawm qhov tsaus ntuj, thiab tsa peb mus rau qhov kaj… Nyob rau hauv cov lus hais ua ntej lub zog no, Shanelle Gabriel ua ib yam tseem ceeb: tus piav qhia tsis yog Vajtswv kom ncav cuag-tab sis tus neeg piav qhia nyuaj rau cov neeg mloog kom ncav cuag ... kom nkag mus rau hauv kev ntxhov siab nrog cov neeg uas raug mob thiab txhawb nqa lawv. . Yog li ntawd, thaum tus hu nkauj hu nkauj, Cia li ncav tsis cuag, tus Tswv, peb hnov ​​tsis tau tsuas yog ib tug quaj rau Vajtswv, tab sis kuj yog ib tug caw rau peb sawv daws, kom ncav tes-thiab tawm-rau lwm tus.
Mus txog, Tswv.
Ua kom koj txoj kev ncaj ncees nqes.
Thaum peb taug kev ntawm txoj kev tawg,
Ua kom koj txoj kev ncaj ncees nqes.
Yog peb ntog rau hauv lub qhov
Thiab qhov tsaus ntuj yog txhua yam peb pom,
Mus txog hauv qab no thiab nqa peb;
Ua kom koj txoj kev ncaj ncees nqes.
Mus txog, Tswv.
Ua kom koj txoj kev ncaj ncees nqes.
Thaum peb taug kev hauv qhov ntxoov ntxoo ntawm kev tuag,
Ua kom koj txoj kev ncaj ncees nqes.
- Robert Bode

2. QHOV! BEAT! DRUMS!
Qhov no iconic Walt Whitman paj huam tau sau thaum lub sij hawm Civil War. Nws yog cov ntawv nyeem hauv koj lub ntsej muag, tshawb nrhiav lub neej niaj hnub zoo li cas tsis tuaj yeem ua tsov rog; txhua yam yog cuam tshuam. Whitman tseem tab tom tawm tsam cov neeg mloog - thaum lub sijhawm nws cov neeg nyob hauv Union - los koom nrog kev sib tw ncaj ncees kom xaus kev ua cev qhev, thiab khaws lub koomhaum uas yog Tebchaws Meskas. Nyob rau hauv cov lus hais ua ntej qhov kev txav no, Shanelle tau teeb tsa zaj paj huam no zoo nkauj los ntawm kev sib tw kom peb sib sau ua ke ntawm qhov ua rau muaj kev ncaj ncees…kom peb niaj hnub nrhiav kev ncaj ncees hauv peb lub neej… caw peb xav txog cov ntawv no tsis yog kev sib ntaus sib tua. sib ntaus sib tua nrog riam phom, tab sis sib ntaus sib tua, muab txhua yam peb yuav tsum ua kom lub zeem muag ntawm tag nrho cov zej zog muaj tseeb. Suab paj nruag, kev sib tw ntawm lub nruas, lub tshuab ntawm lub bugle, nrog rau kev hloov pauv ntawm qhov ntsuas thiab qhov sib dhos, qhia txog qhov tsis txaus ntawm Whitman ntawv nyeem.
Yeej! ntaus! drums!—blow! bugles! tshuab!
Los ntawm lub qhov rais-los ntawm lub qhov rooj- tawg zoo li lub zog tsis muaj zog,
Mus rau hauv lub tsev teev ntuj solemn, thiab tawg lub koom txoos,
Mus rau lub tsev kawm ntawv uas tus kws tshawb fawb kawm,
Tsis txhob cia tus nkauj nyab nyob ntsiag to-tsis muaj kev zoo siab yuav tsum tam sim no nrog nws tus nkauj nyab,
Tsis yog tus neeg ua liaj ua teb muaj kev thaj yeeb nyab xeeb, plowing nws daim teb lossis sau nws cov qoob loo,
Ua nruj ua tsiv koj nplawm thiab pound koj nruas-yog li shrill koj bugles tshuab.
Yeej! ntaus! drums!—blow! bugles! tshuab!
Hla kev khiav tsheb hauv nroog - dhau ntawm lub log tsheb hauv txoj kev;
Cov txaj puas npaj rau cov neeg pw tsaug zog hmo ntuj hauv tsev? tsis muaj cov neeg pw tsaug zog yuav tsum pw hauv cov txaj,
Tsis muaj kev sib tham ntawm cov neeg muag khoom los ntawm ib hnub - tsis muaj cov neeg ua haujlwm lossis cov neeg twv txiaj - lawv puas yuav txuas ntxiv?
Cov neeg hais lus puas yuav tham? tus neeg hu nkauj puas yuav sim hu nkauj?
Puas yuav tus kws lij choj sawv hauv lub tsev hais plaub los hais nws rooj plaub ua ntej tus kws txiav txim plaub ntug
Ces rattle sai dua, hnyav nruas-koj bugles wilder tshuab.
Yeej! ntaus! drums!—blow! bugles! tshuab!
Ua tsis muaj parley - nres tsis muaj expostulation,
Tsis txhob xav tsis thoob - lub siab tsis quaj los yog thov Vajtswv,
Tsis txhob hnov ​​qab tus yawg laus thov tus tub hluas,
Tsis txhob mloog tus me nyuam lub suab, thiab leej niam txoj kev thov,
Ua kom txawm lub trestles los co cov tuag nyob qhov twg lawv pw tos lub hearses,
Muaj zog heev koj thump O txaus ntshai drums - nrov li koj bugles tshuab.
- Walt Whitman

3. TXHUA TUS
Kuv xav tias peb txhua tus paub tias peb cov zej zog tau tawg ntau dua; peb ua tim khawv txog kev sib raug zoo ntawm ib tus neeg nyob hauv peb lub zej zog, tsev kawm ntawv, tsev teev ntuj, chaw ua hauj lwm, thiab peb tsev neeg. Ib qho ntawm qhov laj thawj ntawm qhov no yog, kuv ntseeg tias, peb yuav txiav txim sai npaum li cas - thiab tuav lwm tus hauv kev thuam - rau lawv txoj kev nom kev tswv, lawv txoj kev ntseeg, poj niam txiv neej lossis kev sib deev, xim tawv nqaij, chav kawm, qib kev kawm, thiab ntau tus tswv tsev. lwm yam ntxwv. Daim ntawv no yog kev caw los tso peb cov kev txiav txim. Nws kuj yog ib qho kev caw kom pom cov yam ntxwv ntawm tus kheej uas tseem ceeb rau tib neeg...tab sis pom cov neeg nyob ib puag ncig peb ntau dua li kev sau ntawm cov yam ntxwv cais ... pom txhua tus.
Saib kuv daim tawv nqaij.
Koj puas pom tsuas yog tawv nqaij, lossis tus ntsuj plig hauv ... koj puas pom qhov tseeb?
Saib leej twg kuv hlub.
Koj puas saib kuv tsawg dua, zoo li tsis muaj leej twg ntawm kuv tseem ceeb rau koj?
Tshem tawm cov lus ntawm huab cua,
thiab cov suab uas zoo li tsuas yog xav txog kev faib thiab zais peb qhov chaw koj yuav tsis pom.
Saib kuv txoj kev ntseeg.
Koj puas pom kuv txoj kev ntseeg, thiab xaiv los ntseeg tias yog txhua tus ntawm kuv?
Saib kuv pov npav.
Ntawm qhov ib leeg koj puas yuav ua rau kuv saib tsis taus?
Koj tsis tas yuav pom.
Tab sis yog koj siv sij hawm los saib kuv, koj yuav pom tib yam kev ntshai thiab lub siab zoo, thiab tib lub kua muag uas ua rau koj sib cais.
Pom kev sib hlub, kev cia siab,
tib xav tau, tib yam kev xyiv fab.
Yog li saib kuv daim tawv nqaij.
Saib daim tawv nqaij thiab tus ntsuj plig hauv. Saib qhov tseeb.
Saib leej twg kuv hlub.
Thiab saib kuv txoj kev ntseeg thiab kuv pov npav, tab sis tsis yog cov neeg ib leeg,
nrhiav paub kuv thiab.
Tig lub suab ntawm qhov tseeb. Kawm kom txoj kev hlub tshua dhau mus. Kev hlub yuav coj peb mus
lub ntiaj teb uas peb pom.
Kuv txhua tus.
Tig thiab pom. Koj puas yuav pom? Kuv txhua tus.
- Kyle Pederson
4. Lub teeb hloov qhov tsaus ntuj
Shanelle cov ntawv yog ib qho kev hu ua: kom ua neej nyob peb lub teeb thiab kev hlub tawm mus rau hauv lub ntiaj teb—ib lub ntiaj teb uas xav tau qhov kaj thiab kev hlub heev. Nws zoo nkaus li tsim nyog tias daim ntawv no suav nrog ib ntu uas ob qho tib si hais lus thiab kev hu nkauj tshwm sim ib txhij, koom nrog ob qho kev ua yeeb yam tseem ceeb ntawm kev ua haujlwm loj dua thiab tso cai rau txhua tus neeg hu nkauj tau hais lub suab rau lub siab tam sim no hauv cov lus hais.
Lub teeb hloov qhov tsaus ntuj, yog li mus ... mus thiab tso koj lub teeb tawm. Kev hlub yog yam peb siv, yog li mus ... mus thiab ua neej nyob koj txoj kev hlub.
Peb txhua tus koom ua ke los ntawm txoj kev uas peb lub plawv dhia
Koj xav li cas, kuv xav
Txawv palettes thiab hues thiab ntau yam Tus Creator's tapestry
Peb yuav tsum pom qhov kaj
Tsis txhob cia qhov tsaus ntuj zais peb tib neeg
Qhov no yog hu.
Peb twb dig muag los ntawm kev ntxub peb tau qhia kom ntseeg Qhov ntawd tsis yog yuav ua li cas
Yog kuv tus nus los yog tus muam raug chained
Tsis muaj txoj hauv kev uas kuv tuaj yeem hais tias kuv muaj kev ywj pheej
Peb yog cov kev hloov uas peb xav tau kom muaj vaj huam sib luag yuav muaj tseeb
hais:
Hu rau koj kom ua rau koj lub siab tawg
Tsa lub teeb, teeb txoj kev
Yog li txhua tus tuaj yeem hais tias kuv yog dawb
Hu kom txhua tus muaj peev xwm ua npau suav Pom peb tus kheej hauv txhua yam
Kuv xav kom koj nyob ywj pheej
Kom sawv daws nrhiav tsev
Txawm lawv yuav mus qhov twg
Nkag mus rau hauv kev nqis tes ua, cov lus tsis muaj hollow Peb yuav tawm tsam kom koj muaj kev ywj pheej
Hu los sawv cev rau txhua haiv neeg, muaj peev xwm, kev ntseeg, tus kheej
Txawm koj hlub leej twg los yeej tsim nyog
Koj tsim nyog tau kev ywj pheej
Kuv yuav tawm tsam kom koj dim
Nov yog peb txoj kev hu
Peb raug caw los rau hauv ib leeg lub neej Peb raug hu ua kev hlub
Hu ua qhov kaj
- Shanelle Gabriel
5. Kuv npau suav lub ntiaj teb
Txoj haujlwm xaus nrog cov ntawv cim Langston Hughes. Pawg hu nkauj thiab tus neeg piav qhia tau ua lub zeem muag, thiab nws nyuaj rau hais tias nws zoo dua Hughes; Kuv npau suav txog lub ntiaj teb uas tsis muaj leej twg raug thuam, qhov twg kev hlub yuav foom koob hmoov rau lub ntiaj teb thiab kev thaj yeeb nyab xeeb nws txoj hauv kev. Thaum kawg ntawm kev txav mus los, tus neeg mloog yuav hnov ​​​​cov suab paj nruag ua ntej reprized vim tias txhua lub suab tau maj mam muab tso rau hauv; thiab thawj zaug, tag nrho cov cuab yeej suab ua ke, ua rau lub suab xaus uas caw peb txhua tus hais tias, “yog… qhov ntawd yog lub zeem muag uas kuv xav pab ua tiag.”
Kuv npau suav lub ntiaj teb uas ib tug
Tsis muaj lwm tus yuav thuam,
Qhov twg kev hlub yuav foom koob hmoov rau lub ntiaj teb
Thiab kev thaj yeeb nyab xeeb nws txoj kev adorned
Kuv npau suav lub ntiaj teb uas txhua tus
Yuav paub qab zib txoj kev ywj pheej,
Qhov twg greed tsis saps tus ntsuj plig
Tsis avarice blights peb hnub.
Lub ntiaj teb kuv npau suav qhov twg dub lossis dawb,
Txawm koj yog haiv neeg twg,
Yuav faib cov nyiaj txiag ntawm lub ntiaj teb
Thiab txhua tus yog dawb,
Qhov twg wretchedness yuav dai nws lub taub hau
Thiab kev xyiv fab, zoo li lub hlaws,
Mus koom cov kev xav tau ntawm txhua tus tib neeg-
Ntawm qhov kuv npau suav, kuv lub ntiaj teb!
-Langston Hughes

Shanelle Gabriel

Shanelle Gabriel is an internationally touring poet, singer, education consultant, and lupus warrior from Brooklyn, NY. Widely known for featuring on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, she has shared her fusion of poetry and soulful singing on stages with artists such as Jill Scott, Nas, Nikki Giovanni, and more. She has shared her talent on countless global stages (from Lincoln Center to the Vatican), and has crafted artistic messaging for brands and companies including Pandora, NFL Draft, BET and Hershey among others. With over 18 years as an educator and Masters in Education from Teachers College at Columbia University, she works to transform the lives of the next generation through educational trainings and consulting while serving as an advocate for lupus, a disease she has battled since 2004. Shanelle is the mother of three musical and poetry-centered albums, which are available on all streaming platforms.

Instrumentalists

Ernest Bisong, nkauj laus
Joe Hazlett trumpet
Jeff Bina, snare drum

Coj nrog Kev Hlub Pledge

Peb raug tsim los rau zej zog thiab xav tau ib leeg kom muaj sia nyob tiag tiag. Kev Coj Nrog Kev Hlub yog lees paub tias txhua tus tsim nyog muaj cai nyob hauv lub ntiaj teb uas tso cai rau lawv kom muaj sia nyob thiab vam meej. Kev coj nrog kev hlub tsis yog ib qho kev xaiv uas peb ua lossis lub siab xav uas peb txais, nws yog kev coj ua kev hlub thiab kev tos txais txhua hnub.
Cov Lus Cog Tseg Nrog Kev Hlub yog muaj kaum ob nqe lus uas caw peb los coj tus cwj pwm ntawm kev saib xyuas thiab kev sib txuas.
Kuv yuav LISTEN.
Kuv yuav ENCOURAGE lwm tus los ua qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntawm lawv tus kheej.
Kuv yuav ASK cov lus nug kom kuv nkag siab zoo dua qhov kev xav ntawm cov neeg nyob ib puag ncig kuv.
Kuv yuav DEEPEN kuv paub txog cov kev xav tau uas muaj nyob hauv peb cov zej zog.
Kuv yuav WORK nrog lwm tus los txhawb peb cov zej zog.
Kuv yuav INVEST kuv lub sijhawm, cov txuj ci, thiab cov peev txheej los pab txhim kho lub neej ntawm cov neeg nyob ib puag ncig kuv.
Kuv yuav TTAM SIM NO rau qhov kev xav thiab ua haujlwm thaum qhov xwm txheej hu rau nws.
Kuv yuav HQHOV CHAW UA HAUJ LWM thaum lawv ntsib teeb meem thiab kev poob siab.
Kuv yuav LTHIAB KUV LUB SIJ HAWM HNUB thiab hais lus nyob rau hauv lub ntsej muag ntawm kev tsis ncaj ncees.
Kuv yuav OPEN DOORS los ntawm kev sib tham thiab kev sib tham.
Kuv yuav VALIDATE qhov sib txawv uas ua rau peb tshwj xeeb.
Kuv yuav EMBRACE cov kev hloov pauv uas tso cai rau peb kom nyob zoo hauv zej zog nrog ib leeg.
Nyem lub pob hauv qab no los kos npe cog lus rau "kev coj nrog kev hlub."

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Ntawm xyoo no VocalEssence WITNESS: Coj nrog Kev Sib Tham Kev Hlub, peb tau nthuav tawm cov yeeb yaj kiab ntawm cov neeg ua lag luam Dub thiab cov neeg lag luam uas coj lawv tus kheej nrog cov lus ntawm "kev coj nrog kev hlub." Nyem lub pob hauv qab no kom paub ntau ntxiv txog kev koom nrog kev lag luam thiab cov kws ua yeeb yam.

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Rau 55 xyoo, VocalEssence tau muab sijhawm rau cov neeg hu nkauj los ntawm Twin Cities cheeb tsam los tsim cov suab paj nruag zoo kawg nkaus ua ke thiab tsim kev sib txuas ua ib feem ntawm lub zej zog kev ua yeeb yam hauv Minnesota.
VocalEssence yog paub txog kev qhia cov neeg tuaj saib rau cov suab paj nruag thiab cov neeg ua yeeb yam uas tseem tsis tau paub, feem ntau txais tos cov qhua, cov kws sau nkauj, thiab cov neeg ua yeeb yam uas tau tshwm sim, tsis paub ua haujlwm, lossis sawv cev rau ntau haiv neeg. Zoo siab txais tos txhua tus tswv cuab ntawm lub zej zog loj, VocalEssence embodies lub motto: Peb Hu Nkauj.
VOCALESSENCE MISSION
VocalEssence rub los ntawm lub zog ntawm kev hu nkauj ua ke los txhawb lub zej zog, txhawb kev muaj tswv yim, lees paub tus nqi ntawm txhua tus neeg, thiab nthuav tawm cov suab paj nruag choral.
PHILIP BRUNELLE
Tus Thawj Coj Ua Yeeb Yam thiab Founder
Philip Brunelle, tus thawj coj tsim txuj ci thiab tus tsim ntawm VocalEssence 55 xyoo dhau los, yog ib tug neeg muaj koob npe nrov thoob ntiaj teb, tus kws tshaj lij choral, thiab lub zeem muag. Philip tau ua symphonies, choral festivals, thiab operas ntawm rau lub teb chaws. Nws tuav tsib xyoos kev qhuas, ua haujlwm 9 xyoo ua Tus Lwm Thawj Coj ntawm IFCM (International Federation for Choral Music), thiab tau lees paub rau nws txoj kev cog lus rau kev hu nkauj los ntawm tsoomfwv Norway, Hungary, Sweden, Mexico, thiab United Kingdom. Hauv 2019, nws tau txais txiaj ntsig Asmeskas Cov Nqi Zog Hauv Kev Ua Yeeb Yam thiab, xyoo 2020, tau txais txiaj ntsig Honorary Member Award los ntawm Society for American Music. Lub caij nplooj zeeg kawg Philip tau raug xaiv los ua Tus Neeg Ua Haujlwm Hauv Tebchaws ntawm Sigma Alpha Iota Music Fraternity. Philip kuj yog Organist-Choirmaster ntawm Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis. Thaum muaj kev sib kis thoob ntiaj teb Philip tau sau 300 "Lub Sijhawm Suab Nkauj" uas tuaj yeem nkag mus rau ntawm https://www.vocalessence.org/what-we-do/virtual-projects/musical-moments-with-philip-brunelle/ thiab nws cov kev xav txog suab paj nruag nyob ntawm RenaissanceManpodcast.com. Philip thiab nws tus poj niam Carolyn, tus kws kos duab studio, muaj 3 tus menyuam (Tim, Christopher thiab Elise) thiab 7 tus xeeb ntxwv.
G. PHILIP SHOULTZ, III
Associate Artistic Director
G. Phillip Shoultz, III, tus thawj coj ua yeeb yam, siv lub zog ntawm cov lus hais thiab nkauj los txhawb lub zej zog thiab txhawb kev ua haujlwm ntawm cov neeg ntawm txhua lub hnub nyoog thiab lub peev xwm. Phillip ua kev hu nkauj ua kev lom zem thiab ua kev cob qhia thoob plaws Tebchaws Meskas thiab dhau mus. Nws ua hauj lwm rau cov kws qhia ntawv ntawm University of St. Thomas thiab coj txoj hauj lwm ntawm kev pe hawm, suab paj nruag, thiab kev ua yeeb yam ntawm Westwood Lutheran Church. Tus kws saib xyuas kev ua tiav ntawm ntau txoj kev qhuab qhia hauv zej zog, Phillip yog Tus Thawj Coj Ua Yeeb Yam ntawm University of Minnesota Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Concert. Minnesota Orchestra tsis tu ncua koom nrog Phillip los tuav lawv Cov Hluas Kev Sib Tham thiab nws qhov chaw nyob online tseem loj hlob ntxiv raws li nws kis thoob qhov txhia chaw, Siv 5 nrog GPS, tsis ntev los no mus txog 500-ntu tseem ceeb. Tus yeej ntawm ntau qhov kev qhuas, suav nrog ACDA Kawm Tiav Kev Sib Tw thiab ntau tus Xib Fwb ntawm Xyoo Khoom Plig, Phillip tau tsim "Table for More" nyob rau lub caij ntuj sov xyoo 2020 los pab cov koom haum daws teeb meem ntsig txog kev tsim kho tshiab, kev ncaj ncees, kev ncaj ncees ntawm haiv neeg, thiab koom nrog hauv kos duab. Phillip nyob hauv St. Louis Park nrog nws tus poj niam, Michelle, thiab lawv ob tug menyuam (Malachi thiab Lydia Grace).
ROBERT GRAHAM
Kev Kawm thiab Kev Koom Tes Tus Thawj Coj
Tus coj, Vintage Voices
Robert Graham yog Tus Thawj Saib Xyuas Kev Kawm thiab Kev Koom Tes ntawm VocalEssence qhov twg nws ua tus neeg xyuas pib rau lub VocalEssence Vintage Voices hu nkauj, thiab saib xyuas lub npe nrov VocalEssence WITNESS School Program. Robert muaj ib tug Master of Music degree nyob rau hauv ob qho tib si lub suab thiab choral coj los ntawm Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, thiab ib tug BA nyob rau hauv lub suab seev los ntawm Xavier University of Louisiana. Robert tam sim no ua tus thawj coj ntawm pawg neeg laus hu nkauj ntawm Westminster Presbyterian Lub Koom Txoos hauv Minneapolis, hu nkauj thib ob hauv lub tsev teev ntuj. VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, thiab tseem ua yeeb yam nyob ib ncig ntawm Twin Cities raws li ib tug solo thiab chamber tshuab raj.
CASEY RAFN
Kev pab
Pianist Casey Rafn txaus siab rau ntau txoj haujlwm ua kev sib koom tes pianist ob leeg hauv Tebchaws Meskas thiab txawv tebchaws, hauv Tebchaws Europe thiab Latin America. Nws yog ib tug tswv cuab ntawm 'Trés', uas nws saxophone-piano trio tsuas yog raug xaiv tsa rau Latin Grammy rau Qhov Zoo Tshaj Plaws Zoo Tshaj Plaws rau lawv cov nkauj tshiab "Romance al Campesino Porteño." Casey feem ntau koom tes hauv kev hais kwv txhiaj lossis kaw nrog cov tswv cuab ntawm Minnesota Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, thiab University of Minnesota Tsev Kawm Ntawv ntawm Suab paj nruag. Raws li ib tug piano soloist nws tau txais txiaj ntsig zoo tshaj plaws ntawm International Liszt-Garrison Competition hauv Baltimore, tau tshwm sim nrog Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra, thiab tau qhia hauv University of Minnesota Tsev Kawm Ntawv ntawm Suab paj nruag thiab St. Paul Conservatory rau Kev Ua Yeeb Yam.
John JENSEN
Accompanist, VocalEssence Cov Suab Suab
John Jensen tau txais nws qib suab paj nruag hauv Southern California, qhov chaw nws mus kawm Occidental College thiab University of Southern California. Thaum nyob ntawd nws tau ua haujlwm ywj pheej ua tus kws ntaus suab paj nruag studio, ua si ntawm Andy Williams qhia thiab ncig xyuas lub tebchaws nrog cov neeg hu nkauj tseem ceeb hauv Columbia Artists Management. Nws tau tsiv mus rau Iowa thiab qhia rau 15 xyoo ntawm Grinnell College ua tus kws kos duab-hauv-chaw nyob. Xyoo 1990, John tsiv mus rau St. Paul thiab tau ua si nrog VocalEssence, Minnesota Orchestra, thiab Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Thaum Lub Kaum Ib Hlis 2022, John tau tshwm sim nrog Yale Symphony Orchestra ntawm Yale University los ua si thiab kaw lub piano concerto los ntawm Paul Reale lig, rau Naxos cov ntaub ntawv (tso tawm xyoo 2023).

VocalEssence Chorus 2023-24, yees duab credit-Bruce Silcox

VOCALESSENCE TXAIS
cov VocalEssence Chorus yog ib pab pawg neeg muaj txuj ci thiab txaus siab rau cov neeg hu nkauj los ntawm ntau lub neej sib txawv, koom ua ke los ntawm lawv txoj kev hlub ntawm kev hu nkauj thiab zej zog. Ua ntau hom suab paj nruag, ua yeeb yam tshiab, thiab sib koom ua ke nrog ntau haiv neeg ntawm cov neeg ua yeeb yam, Chorus yog lub tsev txais tos rau cov neeg hu nkauj uas xav mus ua suab paj nruag thoob plaws hauv lawv lub neej.
SOPRANO
Ann Ambach
Anna Lisa Anderson
Madison Asher
Jessica Siv
Christine Boone
Corey Cellurale: koj puas xav tau ntau tus thwjtim?
Amanda Connolly
Emily Dyrdahl
Eva Gibney-Jones
Lillian Grey
Kristina M. Guiffre
Becca Hovsepian
Claire Huber
Sally Yaj
Elinor Jones
Magdalena Koebele
Laura Langan
Clara Lind
Emily D. Seifers
Ashley Slattery
Leah Sovick
Abbie Sulik
Dana Tias
Katherine Tonn Eisinger
Amanda Troolin: koj puas xav tau ntau tus thwjtim?
Jennifer Vickerman
Dannika Wright: XNUMX Lab tus kiv cua tos koj rau Webtalk!
ALTO
Akosua Obuo Addo
Nancy Jo Aldrich
Azure Anderson
Johanna Beaupre
Jo Beld
Katelyn Belden
Mary Depew
Grace Dokken
Maggie Driemeyer
Autumn Gurgel Valentini
Marjorie Rose Hakala
Meg Hanna
Deej Hein
Grace Alice Herbertz: koj puas xav tau ntau tus thwjtim?
Brianna Hill
Emma Jirel
Katie Kovacovich
Wenie Lado
Jessica Laven Johnson
Jeenee Li
Ana M. Levya
Carly Lunden
Danica McDonald
Rachel Moniz
Kristi Mueller
Elizabeth Neuenfeldt: XNUMX Lab tus kiv cua tos koj rau Webtalk!
Liz Rau
Marty Raymond
Miriam Sahouani
Erin Sandsmark: koj puas xav tau ntau tus thwjtim?
Katie Sandsmark
Lisa Kathleen Schalla
Sydney Schoeberle
Forrest Schrader
Laura Tanner
Allie Wigley
TENOR
Steve Aggergaard
David Ampaabeng
Brett Bacon
Larry J Brandts
Cheryl A. Calloway
Justin Clark
Ryan Coopergard: XNUMX Lab tus kiv cua tos koj rau Webtalk!
Ben Demaree
Grant Gilbert Dunne
Tim Emery
Reagan Lee
Owen Metzger: koj puas xav tau ntau tus thwjtim?
Kurtis Parlin
Thomas Sasdi
Barry John Tikalsky
Ethan Williams
ntses bass thaj tsam
Robert Atendido
David castro
Adam Hecker
Russ Kaplan
Evan Clay Kelly
Jordan Kiffmeyer
Jacob Koshiol
Phil Lowry
Noah K Lucas
Nicholas Marcouiller
Thomas Mondry
Nicholas Mroczek
Milo Oien-Rochat: koj puas xav tau ntau tus thwjtim?
David Olson
Ron Pearson
Brian D. Ruhl
Josh Snapp
Trent Stenoien
Dave Taus
Jacob Hurley Weindling

VocalEssence Ensemble Singers 2023-24, yees duab credit-Bruce Silcox

VOCALESSENCE ENSEMBLE SINGERS
cov VocalEssence Ensemble Singers tau tsim lub koob npe nrov thoob ntiaj teb vim lawv cov ntawv teev npe dav dav ntawm cov kaw lus thiab ntau yam ntawm cov cim repertoire. Lub chamber hu nkauj no, uas cov tswvcuab tau qhuas los ntawm ntau txoj haujlwm, raug khi ua ke los ntawm lawv cov txuj ci ua yeeb yam los tsim qhov Lub Sijhawm London tau piav qhia tias yog lub suab "tsis zoo".
SOPRANO
Jennifer Bevington
Elsa Buck
Chloe Johnson
JoAnna Johnson
Natalia Romero: koj puas xav tau ntau tus thwjtim?
Arbeláez
Kathryn Roob
Mari Scott
Carey Shunskis
ALTO
Robin Joy Helgen
Patty Kramer
Audrey Lane-Getaz
Judith McClain
Melander
Anna G Meek
Carolyn Nuelle
Kristina Rodel Sorum
Catherine Terres
TENOR
Peter Aldrich
Eli Baumgartner
Yuav Berendsen
Ben Brunnette: XNUMX Lab tus kiv cua tos koj rau Webtalk!
Jared Campbell
Robert J. Graham
Jonah Herzog
Phil Reilly
ntses bass thaj tsam
Yauxej Ellickson
David Gindra
Joe Kastner
Erik Koob
Nathan Petersen-
Kindem
Dr. Michael P. Schmidt
Benjamin Shermoc

cov tswv cuab ntawm VocalEssence Cov neeg hu nkauj ntawm Hnub Nyoog no ntawm kev ua yeeb yam hnav khaub ncaws ntau xim.
VocalEssence Singers Of This Age, yees duab credit-Anna Min

VOCALESSENCE SUAB HMONG NEWS
cov VocalEssence Singers Of This Age (VESOTA) yog ib lub zej zog ntawm Twin Cities cov tub ntxhais hluas koom nrog nthuav dav qhov nws txhais tau tias yog ib pab pawg hu nkauj thiab, txhawb kom muaj kev koom tes ntau dua hauv daim duab. Kev nthuav tawm suab paj nruag xws li classical mus rau hip-hop, lawv siv kev muaj tswv yim thiab kev sib koom tes los tsim kom muaj kev lees paub hauv zej zog, nruab nrog cov kev txawj los coj kev hloov pauv hauv peb lub zej zog.
Alice Weiland
Alyssa Witty
Anaje Colquitt
Ib Yorkhall
Anna Delaney
Audrey Tuite
Aurora Silpala
Avery Somdahl
Benny DiGerlando
Dede Jones
Esme Wright
Essie Botz
Jadesola "Dab"
Olatunde
Harry Linter
Henrik Mills
Ian Ronning
Jimmy Tucker
Jer Vang
Joshua Ramirez
Kaija Halvorson: koj puas xav tau ntau tus thwjtim?
Kiara Steiner
Leah Odegaard-Dunning
Lela Sabin
Lily Hiebert
Mahogony "Mo"
Robinson
Elizabeth “Moxie”
Tucker
Natalie Goodman
Jerusha "Ru" Burdette
Ruby Atkins
Ursula Beitz
Wendy Mulewa
Yaj Ye Thao
Zola Ranum

Peb tus neeg laus Vintage Voices tuav cov ntawv dub thiab hu nkauj. Duab Credit: Adja Gildersleve
Vintage Voices cov tswv cuab, cov duab credit-Adja Gildersleve

VOCALESSENCE VINTAGE VOICES
VocalEssence Vintage Voices yog qhov kev pab cuam choral zoo siab uas koom nrog kev ua yeeb yam rau hauv lub neej niaj hnub ntawm cov neeg laus. Kev coj los ntawm lub siab xav los tsim kom muaj qhov chaw txais tos thiab tshem tawm cov kev cuam tshuam rau kev koom tes, cov pawg hu nkauj no hu nkauj los tsim lub zej zog, tawm tsam kev nyob ib leeg thiab kev nyob ib leeg, thiab txhim kho lub cev thiab lub siab lub ntsws.

VocalEssence Pawg Thawj Coj thiab Cov Neeg Ua Haujlwm

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Thawj Tswj Hwm
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vice President
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Tus tuav ntaub ntawv
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Tus Tuav Nyiaj Txiag
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Anna Boyle
Tanya M. Brasford
Philip Brunelle: XNUMX Lab tus kiv cua tos koj rau Webtalk!
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Ann Buran: koj puas xav tau ntau tus thwjtim?
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Kawm thiab Koom Tes Tus Thawj Coj | Tus Coj, Vintage Voices
Casey Rafn
Kev pab
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Accompanist, Vintage Voices
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Azure Anderson
Kev Pab Ua Haujlwm
Mary Ann Aufderheide
Executive Director
Jeff Ib
Tus Thawj Coj Nyiaj Txiag thiab Kev Ua Haujlwm
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Kev Kawm thiab Kev Koom Tes Tus Thawj Coj
Laura Holst
Kev Loj Hlob thiab Kev Koom Tes Ua Lag Luam
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Kev Kawm thiab Kev Koom Tes Tus Thawj Coj
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Tus Thawj Coj ntawm Kev Ua Haujlwm Zoo Nkauj
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Tus Thawj Coj ntawm Kev Txhim Kho

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Ua tsaug rau koj VocalEssence Cov txhawb nqa

VocalEssence muaj ib pab pawg loj ntawm cov neeg txhawb nqa thiab tau txais txiaj ntsig los ntawm ntau yam khoom plig tau txais hauv kev nco, kev txaus siab, thiab kev ua koob tsheej ntawm cov phooj ywg thiab tsev neeg uas muaj ntau dhau los teev hauv qhov kev hais kwv txhiaj no. Thov nias lub pob hauv qab no kom pom tag nrho cov npe ntawm cov neeg txhawb nqa thiab khoom plig tshwj xeeb.

VocalEssence Cov txhawb nqa

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Westwood Lutheran Lub Koom Txoos

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