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Belshazzar – Handel, George Frideric / Belshazzar (1975-1976)
The Mystery of the Nativity – Martin, Frank / The Mystery of the Nativity (1974-1975)
Ode to Death – Holst, Gustav / A Tribute to Gustav Holst (1973-1974)
Savitri – Holst, Gustav / A Tribute to Gustav Holst (1973-1974)
The Hymn of Jesus – Holst, Gustav / A Tribute to Gustav Holst (1973-1974)
Three Anthems for Male Voices – Holst, Gustav / A Tribute to Gustav Holst (1973-1974)
Noye’s Fludde – Britten, Benjamin / Noye’s Fludde (1971-1972)
Solomon – Handel, George Frideric / Solomon (1970-1971)
MinnPost: There Was a Child, Glorious and deeply, almost unbearably moving.
If you were at Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis Sunday afternoon for the opening of VocalEssence’s 45th season, we don’t need to tell you how glorious it was, how deeply, almost unbearably moving. Originally scheduled for Orchestra Hall, the concert was relocated to the church because of the ongoing contract dispute between Minnesota Orchestra management… Read More →
VocalEssence review: Musicians give story of tragic loss a powerful, immense, treatment
By Rob Hubbard Anyone who has lost a child knows that the pain and grief are too overwhelming for words or music. So English composer Jonathan Dove took on an immense challenge in accepting a commission to write an elegiac oratorio for a 19-year-old drowning victim. He could have gone small with it, staying away… Read More →
MinnPost: There Was a Child, Glorious and deeply, almost unbearably moving.
If you were at Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis Sunday afternoon for the opening of VocalEssence’s 45th season, we don’t need to tell you how glorious it was, how deeply, almost unbearably moving. Originally scheduled for Orchestra Hall, the concert was relocated to the church because of the ongoing contract dispute between Minnesota Orchestra management… Read More →
VocalEssence review: Musicians give story of tragic loss a powerful, immense, treatment
By Rob Hubbard Anyone who has lost a child knows that the pain and grief are too overwhelming for words or music. So English composer Jonathan Dove took on an immense challenge in accepting a commission to write an elegiac oratorio for a 19-year-old drowning victim. He could have gone small with it, staying away… Read More →
Pioneer Press: VocalEssence sings us into the Christmas season
By Rob Hubbard Special to the Pioneer Press Getting into the Christmas spirit was easy Saturday night. Outside the windows of the Colonial Church of Edina, big fluffy flakes wafted toward the ground, blanketing the spire of the very New England-esque structure and the rolling hills of the park across the street. And, inside the… Read More →
Star Tribune: Carols are key in two holiday songfests
VocalEssence and The Singers each present multiple concerts featuring old and new holiday songs. By WILLIAM RANDALL BEARD, Special to the Star Tribune This time of year brings an abundance of choral activity, organizations vying to take advantage of all the holiday spirit. This weekend, two go head-to-head: the veteran VocalEssence, presenting “Welcome Christmas,” and… Read More →