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Less than $75,000 left to raise before December 31

December 14, 2020

Thanks to generous donors we are getting closer to our 2020 fundraising goal! want to help us meet our goal? A gift of any amount helps keep our community singing through this pandemic! Donate

Order the VocalEssence Six-Pack for $75 and Enjoy the Gala in Style

July 15, 2020

Our friends at Haskell’s have put together a VocalEssence Six-Pack of wine that will pair perfectly with watching the VocalEssence Online Gala from home. The full retail value is $93, but the cost for you is just $75 (with $10 of each pack sold going to VocalEssence!) Haskell’s is offering FREE curbside pickup, and free…  Read More →

Introducing Take 5 With GPS

March 27, 2020

Announcing a new series–Take 5 With GPS–a new daily live stream hosted by VocalEssence Associate Conductor G. Phillip Shoultz, III. Every morning, start your day off with Phillip (who we call GPS) and a 5-minute exercise to help warm you up. Join Phillip to sing each and every day. Take 5 will include wellness components,…  Read More →

COVID-19 Update – March 25, 2020

March 25, 2020

Our thoughts are with you and your families as we write this. While VocalEssence is physically distancing, we continue to look for ways to use the healing power of music to socially connect and keep people thinking positively. We encourage regular visits to vocalessence.org, and will offer updates by email on how we can continue to sing together…  Read More →

Sponsor a Seat for just $25

February 1, 2020

Who is your inspiration? On February 24, 3,462 students from 34 schools will hear our radically diverse youth choir VocalEssence Singers Of This Age at the WITNESS Young People’s Concerts. But here is the catch… In order to make the concerts possible for all, we need to raise $25 per student. Sponsor a seat (or two)…  Read More →

Celebrate our 125th Anniversary with Music from Norway’s Top Composer

Sons of Norway Blog | October 10th, 2019 https://www.sofn.com/blog/celebrate-our-125th-anniversary-with-music-from-norways-top-composer/​​​​​​​ As part of the celebration for our upcoming 125th Anniversary in 2020, Sons of Norway has commissioned a musical work from renowned Norwegian composer Kim Andre Arneson. Just in time for Christmas, this new work will have its world premiere in a series of four performances in…  Read More →

Postcards from Mexico-Day 5

August 30, 2019

THURSDAY 8/29/2019 COLORES   It is such a pleasure to sing with the Coro and Orquesta de Mineria. For starters, they are kind and warm and hilarious. But also, the colors in their voices. Tonight, I asked my seatmate Roxanne if she heard a difference in the vocal colors of the American and Mexican singers.…  Read More →

VocalEssence 50th Season Annual Meeting

June 18, 2019

What a year! After a successful 50th season, we took a moment to pause and reflect on our accomplishments with those near and dear to us. On May 9, 2019, 80 people representing a broad slice of the VocalEssence community—members of our board, staff, choirs, donors, patrons, volunteers, and advisory councils—came together to share in the…  Read More →

50th Anniversary Season Highlights

In the Beginning by Aaron Copland Click here to download song When Music Sounds by John Rutter Click here to download song Daniel, Daniel, Servant of the Lord by Undine Smith Moore Click here to download song Don’t You Let Nobody arr. Kevin Johnson Click here to download song Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright by…  Read More →

Enter to win a $50 Target Gift Card

Thank you for sharing your voice!  To be entered into the drawing to win a $50 Target Gift Card please fill out the form below. Name: Email: Phone:   NOTE: Contact information will only be used to notify the winner of the drawing. Contact Information

VocalEssence’s 51st season includes family concerts, festivals and a ‘Moana’ singalong

By Ross Raihala | rraihala@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer Press February 25, 2019 at 7:00 am https://www.twincities.com/2019/02/25/vocalessences-51st-season-includes-family-concerts-festivals-and-a-moana-singalong/ A “Moana” movie singalong, the addition of a second Witness concert and a celebration of the music of Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn are on tap for VocalEssence’s newly announced 51st season. Season tickets are on sale now. Single tickets go on sale Aug. 5.…  Read More →

ROCK SHOWS, VINYL SALES, ARTCARS/ARTBIKES: 35 FREE THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND

Jessica Armbruster City Pages  Friday, January 18, 2019  http://www.citypages.com/arts/rock-shows-vinyl-sales-artcarsartbikes-35-free-things-to-do-this-weekend/504445441 Check out all this free stuff happening this weekend. SATURDAY: Together We Sing Festival A celebration of MLK weekend featuring VocalEssence, Mila Vocal Ensemble, G. Phillip Shoultz III, and Cameroon Choir, with community building, breakout sessions with teaching artists, and a service project benefitting Ujamaa Place. Registration…  Read More →