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Danny Boy – Flummerfelt (arr.), Joseph / North Star Tour & Homecoming Concert (2011-2012)
Credo – Barnett, Carol / North Star Tour & Homecoming Concert (2011-2012)
Camptown Races – Foster, Stephen / North Star Tour & Homecoming Concert (2011-2012)
My Beloved Is Mine and I Am His – DeBlasio, Chris / North Star Tour & Homecoming Concert (2011-2012)
VocalEssence revisits Bob Dylan classics as tour hits North Country, Red Wing
By Rob Hubbard Star Tribune | March 29, 2022 https://www.startribune.com/vocalessence-revisits-dylan-classics/600160297/ The choral group will perform the bard’s songs in Detroit Lakes Friday, Grand Rapids Saturday and Red Wing April 30. VOCALESSENCE VocalEssence’s “Bob Dylan Revisited” Tour will include the choir, accompanied by a string quintet and piano. Well, if you’re traveling in the north country… Read More →
Star Tribune: L’Homme Dieu opens theater season at Alexandria: L’Homme Dieu is an outpost of the civilized arts amid the natural beauty of summer in Minnesota.
By Graydon Royce Star Tribune July 2, 2015 — 3:00 pm Video (03:27): It takes Don Shelby two hours to transform into Mark Twain for the L’Homme Dieu Theatre production of River Songs with Mark Twain in Alexandria, Minn. Alexandria, Minn. – The show started about midnight. High above the campfire audience at Theatre L’Homme… Read More →
VocalEssence to Perform with the Rolling Stones on Twin Cities Stop of ‘ZIP CODE’ Tour
CONTACT: Jennifer Weismann Jennifer@owl-marketing.com 612-716-0556 VocalEssence to Perform with the Rolling Stones on Twin Cities Stop of 2015 ‘ZIP CODE’ Tour MINNEAPOLIS—May 27, 2015—VocalEssence announced today that it will perform with the Rolling Stones on stage during its one-night-only performance June 3 at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The VocalEssence singers will perform with… Read More →
Star Tribune: Birthday bash for P.D.Q. Bach: VocalEssence concert honors composer and comic Peter Schickele
Article by: MICHAEL ANTHONY, Special to the Star Tribune Updated: April 12, 2015 – 8:33 PM Shown are, from left, Philip Brunelle of VocalEssence and composer Peter Schickele. Photo by Mike Krivit. There’s an old saying favored by comedians: “Death is easy, comedy is hard.” This wise thought probably dates back at least to the… Read More →
History/Timeline
1969 Philip Brunelle founds the Plymouth Church Music Series. 1970 Aaron Copland conducts a performance of his choral works aptly titled “In the Beginning.” 1973 Dominick Argento composes Jonah and the Whale, the first VocalEssence commission. 1973 Dave Brubeck Jazz legend performs the Midwest premiere of his To Hope: A Celebration. 1974 Garrison Keillor features… Read More →
2013 VocalEssence “WITNESS: Marian Anderson” concert celebrates Black History Month with Music, Theater
News ReleaseContact: Becky Bailey or Katrina Vander Kooi612-309-7149 or 612-547-1472bbailey@carrerainc.com orkvanderkooi@vocalessence.org Order WITNESS Concert Tickets Download High Res Photos MINNEAPOLIS, MN (Nov. 21, 2012) — VocalEssence is proudly continuing its rich 23-year tradition of celebrating diversity and honoring African American artists with its popular WITNESS program. This year VocalEssence celebrates the inspiring story of musical… Read More →
Traditional and contemporary sounds come together for the beautiful “Música de México”
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (January 26, 2012) — Every Minnesotan deserves a warm midwinter vacation. VocalEssence, The Rose Ensemble and the University of St. Thomas Chamber Singers will take the audience on an exotic and wonderful trip with Música de México. Join the excursion on Friday, March 9 (8 pm) or Saturday, March 10 (8 pm) at… Read More →
“From the Land of Sky Blue Waters” – A new compact disc released by VocalEssence
Purchase the CD at Gothic Records “The state’s foremost choral ambassadors have just released a CD that lends their lush, full-voiced sound to an expansive variety of Minnesota-made music.”—Rob Hubbard, Pioneer Press MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (October 28, 2011) – In conjunction with the current North Star Tour of Minnesota, VocalEssence is releasing a new CD, From… Read More →
Critics’ picks: The 11 best things to do and see in the Twin Cities this week
By Star Tribune Staff Star Tribune | February 23, 2023 startribune.com/muse-chapel-hart-vocalessence-dona-peron-bob-weir-resurgence-kahlil-robert-irving-evanescence/600253755/?refresh=true Critics’ picks for entertainment in the week ahead. Muse & Evanescence Minneapolis is the second stop on a tour that kicks off Saturday in Chicago, so it’s impossible to say what the arty, Rush-channeling British rockers in Muse will have up their sleeves. Their… Read More →
VocalEssence Annual Report 2021-2022
“INSPIRED”—was the word used most frequently by patrons to describe their engagement with VocalEssence during the 2021-2022 season. Inspiration was at the center of everything we did this year: Our Chorus and Ensemble Singers were inspired to return to singing in person at venues ranging from Orchestra Hall to the Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit…