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Adult Vintage Voices members wearing colorful shirts and black pants standing in a row and smiling standing in front of bright green trees and grass. Photo Credit: Novelli Jurado, Novart Media

VocalEssence Vintage Voices—Keystone: Embracing Life’s Journey

Nov 21 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

As we journey through life, we encounter many ups and downs along the way, taking in stride the good, the bad, and everything in between. Autumn can be a time of thanksgiving, of homecoming, and of remembering the people, places, and things that we love most. This heartfelt program features a variety of songs, poems,…  Read More

Adult Vintage Voices members wearing white shirts with colorful stoles and black pants standing in rows and smiling on an auditorium stage. Photo Credit: Novelli Jurado, Novart Media

VocalEssence Vintage Voices—Sabathani: Love Is…

Nov 14 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Love takes many forms depending on the context and who it is shared between. Love has been present since the inception of this choir and partnership between VocalEssence and Sabathani, now celebrating 10 years together! Our shared mission of providing older adults in the community a chance to use music and singing as the vehicle…  Read More

2024-2025 Season Press Photos

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Bach’s Christmas Oratorio 2024

Two Performances Friday, December 13, 2024 at 7:30 PM St. Paul’s United Church of Christ 900 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul, MN Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 4 PM Westwood Lutheran Church 9001 Cedar Lake Rd, St. Louis Park, MN “Shout for joy!” Back by popular demand, the Bach Society of Minnesota and the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers renew…

The bottom half of a violin with sheet music, pine, and cranberries adorning the front of the fiddle on rustic wood background. Photo Credit: Adobe Stock Image

Concert: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio 2024, Dec 14

Dec 14 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

“Shout for joy!” Back by popular demand, the Bach Society of Minnesota and the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers renew their collaboration to tell one of the greatest musical Christmas stories of all time. Hear three cantatas from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio as well as Cantata BWV 40, originally written for the second day of Christmas.…

The bottom half of a violin with sheet music, pine, and cranberries adorning the front of the fiddle on rustic wood background. Photo Credit: Adobe Stock Image

Concert: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio 2024, Dec 13

Dec 13 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

“Shout for joy!” Back by popular demand, the Bach Society of Minnesota and the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers renew their collaboration to tell one of the greatest musical Christmas stories of all time. Hear three cantatas from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio as well as Cantata BWV 40, originally written for the second day of Christmas.…

Healing Beats Sessions

“Telling our stories takes time and space.”—Healing Beats Session Participant “We are all connected. We are all ancestors.”—Healing Beats Session Participant Over the past few months VocalEssence held Healing Beats Sessions led by Melanie DeMore at five sites around the Twin Cities. Melanie DeMore has expertise in the traditions of the Gullah persons from the…

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.…