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VocalEssence Annual Report 2022-2023
In 2022-2023 VocalEssence completed an extended strategic planning process that included revised mission, vision, and values statements and new strategic imperatives to achieve the impact we wish to have in society. VocalEssence celebrates singing as an essential human expression. Artistic quality, passion for singing together, and reputation for engaging people are hallmarks of our impact.…
Welcome Christmas Highlights 2023
Sabathani Vintage Voices Spring 2023 Concert: “Journey On, My Friends!”
VocalEssence Annual Report 2021-2022
“INSPIRED”—was the word used most frequently by patrons to describe their engagement with VocalEssence during the 2021-2022 season. Inspiration was at the center of everything we did this year: Our Chorus and Ensemble Singers were inspired to return to singing in person at venues ranging from Orchestra Hall to the Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit…
Sabathani Vintage Voices Fall 2022 Concert: “No Place Like Home!”
Welcome Christmas Highlights 2022
O Little Town of Bethlehem – Redner, Lewis H. / Welcome Christmas (2021-2022)
2022-2023 SEASON PRESS PHOTOS
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WITNESS: Rejoice! Digital Concert, Part II
A vocal witness
Jeff Wheeler Instagram and Star Tribune Metro Section | March 4, 2022 Members of The Aeolians, including Laila Darville, center, sang during rehearsal with the VocalEssence Chorus and VocalEssence Singers of This Age, a choir made up of Twin Cities high school kids Tuesday night at Orchestra Hall ahead of their concert this Sunday… Read More →
G. Phillip Shoultz, III Featured on The Pride of Black Excellence with WCCO’s Jearlyn Steele
G. Phillip Shoultz, III, VocalEssence associate artistic director, was featured on The Pride of Black Excellence by WCCO’s Jearlyn Steele on February 27,2022 to talk about VocalEssence WITNESS: Rejoice!. Check out the interview below. https://www.audacy.com/podcasts/jearlyn-steele-152/the-pride-of-black-excellence-1276257298
WITNESS: Rejoice! Young People’s Concert
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Aaron Jay Kernis | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle
In this Musical Moment, VocalEssence artistic director and founder Philip Brunelle shares insider information and beautiful music by the composer Aaron Jay Kernis. Aaron Jay Kernis b. 1960 Pulitzer Prize and Grammy-Award-winning composer Aaron Jay Kernis is among the most esteemed musical figures of his generation. He began his musical studies on the violin; at… Read More →
Melanie DeMore | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle
In this Musical Moment, VocalEssence artistic director and founder Philip Brunelle shares insider information and beautiful music by the composer Melanie DeMore. Melanie DeMore b. Prolific African-American composer Melanie DeMore was born in the Bronx, raised in Anchorage, and moved to San Antonio to complete her schooling. “Getting off,” as DeMore calls it, on… Read More →