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 →
Minneapolis, MN (October 6, 2011) — The University of Minnesota School of Music will confer an honorary degree on internationally renowned conductor and VocalEssence Artistic Director Philip Brunelle today at… Read More →
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (September 12, 2011) — The 2011-2012 VocalEssence concert season debuts with The Gift of Fire, presenting two new pieces, William Bolcom’s Prometheus and Michael Daugherty’s Mount Rushmore on… Read More →
Who: VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, Conductor Philip Brunelle and Host John Birge What: Minnesota State Fair Performance Where: Carousel Park Stage (near the Grandstand) When: Friday, September 2, 2011 at 2… Read More →
Who: VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, Conductor Philip Brunelle and Host John Birge What: Minnesota State Fair Performance Where: Carousel Park Stage (near the Grandstand) When: Friday, September 2, 2011 at 2… Read More →
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (August 29, 2011) — Artistic Director Philip Brunelle and the Board of VocalEssence are pleased to announce that Mary Ann Pulk, who has served as Managing Director of… Read More →
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (July 22, 2011) — Twin Cities based VocalEssence is hitting scenic Minnesota Highway 23 for the North Star Tour, performing in 5 cities before returning to Saint Paul… Read More →
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (July 11, 2011) — Every year since 1998, VocalEssence and the American Composers Forum have challenged composers to write brand new Christmas carols. And each year the challenge… Read More →
The VocalEssence ¡Cantaré! Program was featured in June/July 2011 issue of Choral Journal. The comprehensive story details the accomplishments of the program in its first three years. (Download PDF)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (June 14, 2011) — VocalEssence is pleased to announce that Katrina Vander Kooi is stepping into its Director of Development position. Vander Kooi joined VocalEssence in 2008 as… Read More →
MINNEAPOLIS (May 16, 2011) Today Ana Luisa Fajer, the Consul of Mexico in St. Paul, presented VocalEssence Artistic Director Philip Brunelle with the Ohtli Recognition Award at the quarterly VocalEssence board meeting… Read More →
By: Jane Turpin Moore, Worthington Daily Globe, April 26, 2011 WORTHINGTON — Lake Okabena and its surrounding prairies inspired Mexican composer Jesus Echevarria last fall as he visited Worthington for… Read More →
VocalEssence’s thrilling reading was paired with filmmaker Bastian Cleve’s life’s work, a mixed blessing. Article by WILLIAM RANDALL BEARD, Special to the Star Tribune Updated: April 10, 2011 – 6:00… Read More →
