For Immediate Release Contact: Becky Bailey, bbailey@vocalessence.org, 763.551.9190 (cell 612.309.7149) MINNEAPOLIS, MN (July 9, 2012) —VocalEssence will open its 2012 season with two passionate musical experiences: Romance in E minor,… Read More →
Minnesota student choirs are working with Mexican composers to produce new musical pieces as a way to break cultural barriers.By William Crum, Star Tribune (May 15, 2012) The soul pauses… Read More →
Brits & Brass Friday, April 13, 2012 at 8 pmConcert Conversation at 7 pm with Tarik O’Regan Central Lutheran Church 333 12th Street South, Minneapolis VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble… Read More →
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (April 11, 2012) — VocalEssence is honored to host Chorus America’s 35th Annual Conference in Minneapolis, the “land of 10,000 choirs.” Running June 13-June 16, 2012, the conference… Read More →
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (April 11, 2012) — VocalEssence is honored to host Chorus America’s 35th Annual Conference in Minneapolis, the “land of 10,000 choirs.” Running June 13-June 16, 2012, the conference… Read More →
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… Read More →
VocalEssence, “From the Land of Sky Blue Waters” (Clarion)by William Randall BeardStar Tribune, December 17, 2011 In conjunction with its tour this fall of greater Minnesota, the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers… Read More →
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (December 15, 2011) – Hannibal Lokumbe, 2011 Joyce Awards winner, will premiere In the Spirit of Being at the annual VocalEssence WITNESS concert on February 19, 2012 (4… Read More →
On Friday, December 23rd, Performance Today will broadcast the following two VocalEssence selections from their 2011 Welcome Christmas program. Both are contest-winning carols from the annual Welcome Christmas Carol Contest,… Read More →
From carols to a Stephen Paulus oratorio and much in-between, VocalEssence and The Singers ignite the season in song. By WILLIAM RANDALL BEARD , Special to the Star Tribune Updated:… Read More →
St. Paul, Minn. (December 2011) — The best way to welcome Christmas is Welcome Christmas!, the VocalEssence holiday concert. Long a favorite from their appearances on A Prairie Home Companion,… Read More →
(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,… Read More →
Sing with Vocalessence— no audition required! Advance registration for this event is now closed. On-site registration will open at 1:30pm on Sunday, November 13th. We look forward to seeing you there!… Read More →
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,… Read More →
By William Randall Beard, Star TribuneOctober 10, 2011 At Orchestra Hall on Sunday afternoon, VocalEssence gave the regional premieres of two monumental works the organization had co-commissioned: William Bolcom’s “Prometheus”… Read More →
