The Sabathani Vintage Voices cordially invite you to join us for an evening of song, spoken word and fellowship at our Spring concert, It’s All Right! When life throws challenges our way, we lean on the support of our beloved community. This heartfelt program features a variety of songs, poems and reflections prepared by the… Read More →
New 55-plus choir holds its first concert on May 16 May 7, 2024 By Carolyn Walkup | My Villager https://www.myvillager.com/aged-to-perfection-singers-find-harmony-in-vintage-voices/article_da756822-0cb4-11ef-9739-0f508e44a8ff.html Anyone passing by a certain classroom at the West Seventh Community Center on Wednesday afternoons may be surprised to hear the melodic sounds of senior citizens singing in harmony. The singers are members of a… Read More →
FEATURING: Sabathani Vintage Voices John Jensen, piano Robert Graham, conductor
FEATURING: Sabathani Vintage Voices John Jensen, piano Robert Graham, conductor
The members of the Sabathani Vintage Voices had the honor of performing for the ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening for the Sabathani Senior Housing Apartments. Click the button below to read the article featured in the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder. Read Article
Sabathani Vintage Voices summer 2021 Concert On June 30, 2021, after nearly 16 months apart, the Sabathani Vintage Voices made their post-pandemic concert debut! Performing for family, friends and neighbors, the singers shared songs and spoken word, including several original poems written by our singers that celebrated the beloved community, coming together in unity, and… Read More →
CONTACT: Jennifer Weismann 612-716-0556 Jennifer@owl-marketing.com VINTAGE VOICES, VOCALESSENCE CHORAL PROGRAM FOR OLDER ADULTS, RESUMES IN-PERSON REHEARSALS The joy and health benefits of choral performance for older adults is back—to delight of singers MINNEAPOLIS— JUNE 11, 2021—VocalEssence, Minnesota’s premier nonprofit choral arts organization, announces its popular Vintage Voices program is resuming in-person choir rehearsals for the first time since… Read More →
The VocalEssence Vintage Voices program connects older adults with the benefits of group singing by forming choirs at senior centers and residences. While the program continued during the pandemic, the singers were limited to Zoom sessions. They missed the fun and togetherness of being in the same room. In early April, it finally became safe… Read More →
A pandemic didn’t stop these singers in their eighties at Trillium Woods from bringing a little joy to their lives. Together with the leadership of VocalEssence Vintage Voices artistic director Robert Graham and help from the brand new virtual choir recording platform SongAlong, these singers created a mini choir concert! After 10 weeks of Zoom… Read More →
This September, VocalEssence Vintage Voices conductor Rob Graham has been visiting the homes of older adult singers from Sabathani Community Center in South Minneapolis. At a safe distance and accompanied by Sabathani Community Center Senior Program Director Georgia Marinkov-Omorean, Rob has been greeting them with a friendly visit as well as gifting them a care… Read More →
Our Vintage Voices program for older adults has joined the virtual world. Conductor Robert Graham is now leading members from the Trillium Woods Chorale and Parkshore Singers in both rehearsals and social gatherings on Zoom every two weeks. These same activities will begin this summer with the Sabathani Vintage Voices, our flagship ensemble of the Vintage Voices program. This is in addition to… Read More →
There are a lot of exciting opportunities in store for the VocalEssence Vintage Voices singers during the 2019-2020 season! Rehearsals have kicked off for the Park Singers at Parkshore Senior Community in Saint Louis Park, where 40 participating singers are working together to prepare a concert of folk songs, spirituals, doo wop, Broadway hits, and… Read More →
VocalEssence connects senior citizens with the social and mental health benefits of group singing through its Vintage Voices program. VocalEssence Vintage Voices meets seniors on their own turf, providing choral instruction at senior centers and residences. This spring, the program is sponsoring choirs at three different locations: Trillium Woods in Plymouth, Sabathani Senior Center in… Read More →
