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Humorous Holiday Hits Program Notes

DEAR SANTA, HAVE YOU HAD THE MEASLES? Frank Kells, Al Arland, & Al Vann For a number of years the Ensemble Singers appeared with Philip Brunelle on Minnesota Public Radio each December with a program of humorous Christmas music that no one hears—this being one of the ‘gems.’ (SWEET ANGIE) THE CHRISTMAS TREE ANGEL M.K.…  Read More

VocalEssence wishes listeners a contemporary Christmas with annual holiday concert

By Terry Blain | Special to the Star Tribune December 5, 2018 — 1:50PM: http://www.startribune.com/vocalessence-wishes-listeners-a-contemporary-christmas-with-annual-holiday-concert/501996531/ MUSIC REVIEW: VocalEssence looks to the future with its holiday concert.   Looking back over half a century, there’s an understandable tendency to get all dewy-eyed and sentimental. But that was hardly the impression left by “Welcome Christmas,” the annual VocalEssence holiday…  Read More

10 best concerts to mark the holidays in choir-crazed Minnesota

By Terry Blain | Special to the Star Tribune November 30, 2018 — 2:52PM: http://www.startribune.com/10-best-concerts-to-mark-the-holidays-in-choir-crazed-minnesota/501646651/ With so many Minnesota choirs, it can be difficult selecting the perfect concert. Here are 10 great options for the holidays. Minnesota is known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes, but music lovers have floated a new state motto: Land of 10,000…  Read More

Holidays have plenty of sweets — sweet vocal harmonies, that is

By Rob Hubbard November 24, 2018—9:00AM | UPDATED: November 28, 2018—12:28PM: https://www.twincities.com/2018/11/24/holidays-have-plenty-of-sweets-sweet-vocal-harmonies-that-is/ If Yuletide carols being sung by a choir sounds like your ideal holiday elixir, then this is the December for you in the Twin Cities. Vocal harmonies abound, as all of our best groups have their own concerts … and a couple of them hook up…  Read More

VocalEssence offers a sweet, homegrown holiday sampler

By ROB HUBBARD | Special to the Pioneer Press PUBLISHED: December 3, 2017 at 4:53 pm | UPDATED: December 3, 2017 at 5:15 pm http://www.twincities.com/2017/12/03/vocalessence-offers-a-sweet-homegrown-holiday-sampler/ When the Minnesota Orchestra and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra were both announced as Grammy nominees last week, it served as a reminder that the Twin Cities area is a great place to live if you’re…  Read More

VocalEssence in the Community This Holiday Season

VocalEssence is spreading holiday cheer all around the Twin Cities metro this holiday season. In addition to our four Welcome Christmas concerts December 3-11, 2016 and two Star of Wonder concerts on Saturday, December 10, 2016, our voices will be heard far and wide. Review our schedule below and add us to your holiday festivities.…  Read More

Help Fill the Hall this Holiday Season

The Minneapolis Convention Center Auditorium, that is. 6,567 students are slated to attend the VocalEssence WITNESS Young People’s Concerts this February (1,000 more students than last season!). But here’s the catch … The cost of the VocalEssence WITNESS program and Young People’s Concerts is $28.50 per student, but in order to make this program affordable…  Read More

VocalEssence to Release Newest Holiday Album: ‘Nordic Nativity’ Celebrates the Season with Nordic Cool

CONTACT: Jennifer Weismann 612-716-0556 Jennifer@owl-marketing.com VOCALESSENCE TO RELEASE NEWEST HOLIDAY ALBUM: “NORDIC NATIVITY” CELEBRATES THE SEASON WITH NORDIC COOL Compilation of songs from Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark includes Christmas favorites old and new MINNEAPOLIS—July 28, 2015—Glaedelig jul! Joyous Christmas! Minneapolis-based choral ensemble VocalEssence will release its newest album, “Nordic Nativity,” featuring traditional holiday music…  Read More

Welcome the holidays with “Welcome Christmas 2012” on Classical MPR

Welcome Christmas American Public Media and Classical Minnesota Public Radio will present the annual Welcome Christmas broadcast, hosted by John Birge. The one-hour program will run twice on 99.5 FM in the Twin Cities and online at classicalmpr.org: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 7pm Christmas Day, December 25, 2012 at 5pm This year’s VocalEssence Welcome…  Read More

VocalEssence Holiday Music to Air on Minnesota Public Radio; distributed by American Public Media

(Minneapolis—November 17, 2011) Concerts from the 2010-2011 VocalEssence Season are slated for broadcast on Classical MPR and nationally via APM during this holiday season. Welcome Christmas, hosted by John Birge, features selections from the 2010 Welcome Christmas concerts at Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis. Twin Cities Bronze rang handbells to help the VocalEssence Chorus &…  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

VocalEssence singers holding black folders performing at Northrop with brass and percussion players conducted by G. Phillip Shoultz, III. Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography

Welcome Christmas 2023 Highlights Digital Concert Program

FEATURING: VocalEssence Chorus VocalEssence Ensemble Singers VocalEssence Singers Of This Age VocalEssence Vintage Voices Brass and Percussion Ensemble Casey Rafn, piano Mary Jo Gothmann, organ Philip Brunelle, conductor G . Phillip Shoultz, III, conductor