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Meet Our VocalEssence ¡Cantaré! 2015-2016 Composers

October 21, 2015

Mexican composers Francisco Zúñiga Olmos and Alephsus Valdés will spend four weeks in the Twin Cities over the course of three visits with elementary schools and community choral singers, exploring Mexican cultural and choral music traditions as part of VocalEssence ¡Cantaré! 2015-2016. The new music they write will be premiered at the ¡Cantaré! Community Concerts…  Read More →

2015-2016 ¡Cantaré! Composers

Elementary School Residency – Alephsus Valdés Alephsus Valdés has spent his career on musical production and recording, covering the whole process from composing, arranging, recording, mixing and post producing. As a composer, his works focus on theatrical, orchestral, film, and chamber music, with arrangements for different instrumentations. His compositions include writing the entire score for…  Read More →

VocalEssence ¡Cantaré! Series

Celebrating rich Mexican musical traditions, VocalEssence ¡Cantaré! is a cross-cultural exchange program connecting composers from Mexico with students of all ages across the metropolitan area. Beginning in 2008, VocalEssence began offering the ¡Cantaré! program to Minnesota school, church and community choruses. More than 60 new works have been commissioned and premiered through ¡Cantaré! — and…  Read More →

2014-2015 ¡Cantaré! Composers Promote Concert

May 20, 2015

Mexican composers Julio Morales and Jean Angelus Pichardo share a bit of the impact of the VocalEssence ¡Cantaré! program in this video, as well as their excitement about the upcoming ¡Cantaré! Community Concert on Thursday at the Ordway. The concert features music they wrote specifically for the choral groups they have been working with during…  Read More →

VocalEssence ¡Cantaré! Composer Teaches about Mexican Ocarinas

May 7, 2015

VocalEssence ¡Cantaré! Composer Jean Angelus Pichardo talks about the history behind the ocarina, a Mexican musical instrument, and also teaches how to play it. An ocarina will be featured in the premiere of one of Jean’s pieces at the VocalEssence ¡Cantaré! Community Concert on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at the Ordway Center for the Performing…  Read More →

VocalEssence ¡Cantaré! Composer Proposes to Girlfriend

April 24, 2015

On Tuesday, April 21, 2015, VocalEssence had the honor of participating in a true love story—a marriage proposal delivered via the VocalEssence Chorus with a piece composed by Mexican composer Novelli Jurado, a composer-in-residence for our ¡Cantaré! in Rochester school program. Novelli met Michelle Eng, his now-fiancé, while working with the 2012-2013 season of VocalEssence…  Read More →

VocalEssence Fusiona a México con Minnesota en ¡Cantaré!

CONTACTO: Jennifer Weismann 612-716-0556 Jennifer@owl-marketing.com El conjunto coral con sede en Minneapolis estrena sus nuevas obras musicales compuestas por compositores mexicanos y estudiantes locales en el Concierto Comunitario ¡Cantaré! MINNEAPOLIS —1 de abril de 2015— VocalEssence invita a toda la familia a cruzar la frontera hacia una celebración musical mexicana en el Concierto Comunitario de…  Read More →