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VocalEssence to Present Livestream Sing Along and Concert to Honor Black Fathers and Families This Father’s Day

MEDIA ALERT: INTERVIEW/PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITY Jennifer Weismann 612-716-0556 Jennifer@owl-marketing.com PRESS PHOTOS: https://www.vocalessence.org/2019-2020-season-press-photos VOCALESSENCE TO PRESENT LIVESTREAM SING ALONG AND CONCERT TO HONOR BLACK FATHERS AND FAMILIES THIS FATHER’S DAY Associate Conductor G. Phillip Shoultz, III curates livestream benefit with a lineup of guest song-leaders and premiere performances by Black musicians from across the United States WHAT: This…  Read More →

Where in the World the Conductors – June 2020

June 11, 2020

Artistic Director Philip Brunelle is being feted this summer! Chorus America, the the advocacy, research, and leadership development organization that advances the choral field across North America, is giving him the Distinguished Service Award on Friday, June 12. Watch him receive the award on their YouTube channel. The Society for American Music, dedicated to the…  Read More →

Vintage Voices Rehearsals Now Virtual

June 10, 2020

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 →

VOCALESSENCE ON INSTAGRAM ARCHIVE – MAY 2020

FAMILY: Voices Calling Concert Florence Price | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle Hector Berlioz | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle Nathaniel Dett | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle Gerald Finzi | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle Leonard Bernstein | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle https://www.vocalessence.org/gps-friends-episode-4-nirmala-shruthi-rajasekar/ Timothy Takach | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle Antonio Vivaldi…  Read More →

COVID-19 Update – May 20, 2020

May 20, 2020

We hope you are safe and find ways to make the best of this pause that we are experiencing. Below is a status update for our organization. SING WITH US VIRTUALLY While VocalEssence is physically distancing, we continue to look for ways to use the healing power of music to socially connect and keep people…  Read More →

VocalEssence On Instagram Archive – March 2020

Carol Barnett | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle Peter Schickele (P.D.Q. Bach) | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle   VocalEssence was featured this morning on WCCO for our efforts in sharing hope through song. Stephon from VESOTA Shares Hope Ludwig van Beethoven | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle Introducing Take 5 With GPS Acacia from…  Read More →

#KeepMNSinging Surpasses Goal

May 11, 2020

Thank you to all of you who donated to the #KeepMNSinging Campaign from May 1-8, 2020! We met our match and surpassed our goal of $15,000! As of Monday, May 11, we have raised $15,425 and counting. We are inspired by your generosity during this challenging time. Please continue to sing with us through one…  Read More →

Virtual Projects

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. Click on the links to learn more. Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle: Every week day, Philip shares a little insider information and beautiful music about an important composer. Take 5…  Read More →

#KeepMNSinging this May with a Gift of Any Amount

April 27, 2020

“Sometimes you don’t know you needed something until it arrives.” —VocalEssence Singer about our Take 5 with GPS Live Stream Let’s be honest. It’s been hard. Every time we watch a choir video, listen to our favorite song, or cross off a concert on a schedule, we long for the time when we can come…  Read More →

Memories from Conductors – April 2020

April 27, 2020

We asked Artistic Director Philip Brunelle what past concert brings him joy during this topsy turvy time and below is his response. “Obviously, out of hundreds of concerts it is difficult for me to select one concert—but I would choose the concert on March 9, 1974 when we performed the premiere of Dominick Argento’s’ cantata,…  Read More →

COVID-19 Update – April 27, 2020

April 27, 2020

We hope you are safe and find ways to make the best of this pause that we are experiencing. Below is a status update for our organization. SING WITH US VIRTUALLY While VocalEssence is physically distancing, we continue to look for ways to use the healing power of music to socially connect and keep people…  Read More →

VocalEssence Receives CARES PPP Loan

April 21, 2020

VocalEssence is pleased to share with you that we have been accepted into the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The Paycheck Protection Program is a loan designed to provide a direct incentive for small businesses to keep their workers on the payroll. Supported by…  Read More →

Feeling Fine with the Fine Arts: 6 Shows to Livestream

Ballet dancers, jazz musicians, the Minnesota Orchestra, VocalEssence—they’re keeping us entertained and themselves in good shape By Erik Tormoen https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/arts-entertainment/feeling-fine-with-the-fine-arts-6-ways-to-enjoy-online/ G. Phillip Shoultz III, conductor of the Twin Cities’ VocalEssence choral ensemble, sits at a piano, belting Ella Fitzgerald’s “Blue Skies,” livestreaming from his home—because it’s another morning of self-quarantine, and this is what he’s doing…  Read More →

Singer Pen Pal Initiative

April 8, 2020

VocalEssence is excited to launch the Singer Pen Pal Initiative, a program that pairs members of our adult VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers with singers from one of our three older adult Vintage Voices choirs. The VocalEssence Vintage Voices program sends a professional conductor and pianist into a senior community to create choirs that promote positive…  Read More →

Sing with Us – Virtually!

April 2, 2020

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. Click on the links to learn more. Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle: Every week day, Philip shares a little insider information and beautiful music about an important composer. Take 5…  Read More →