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Live from London - Christmas 2025

Live from London – Christmas 2025

Dec 8, 2025 - Jan 6, 2026

Join us for the Live from London digital concert series beginning December 8. Featuring the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers in a special program recorded on our landmark tour to England, this program brings some local musical favorites to the international stage — and you get to enjoy it from the comfort of your living room! Purchase…

Celebrate the Season with VocalEssence

Celebrate the season with VocalEssence the way it works for you! From exciting live concerts to a program you can stream on demand as you cozy up with family around the fire, there’s bound to be something for you to keep the spirit of the season going on your schedule.

Welcome Christmas 2025 Digital Concert Program

FEATURING: VocalEssence Chorus VocalEssence Ensemble Singers VocalEssence Singers Of This Age VocalEssence Vintage Voices Brass, Percussion, Guitar & Harp Aaron David Miller, organ Casey Rafn, piano Philip Brunelle, conductor G. Phillip Shoultz, III, conductor

Community members singing the music of Sir John Rutter conducted by the composer himself. Photo credit: Bruce Silcox

Event: Sing with John Rutter

Jan 16, 2026 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Come and spend an evening singing with Sir John Rutter, one of the choral world’s most beloved living composers. Don’t miss this rare experience to sing with 500 other singers as John leads you through some of his favorite works — tunes you won’t be able to get out of your head as you leave.…

Vintage Voices Singers performing wearing white shirts and multi-colored pastel stoles. Photo credit: Ethan Kellum Johnson.

Vintage Voices-Sabathani: Winter Peace

Dec 18 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

‘Tis the season to be peaceful! Join the Sabathani Vintage Voices for an evening of poetry and song celebrating the peacefulness of wintertime and basking in the joyful spirit of the holiday season! Sabathani Community Center, Inc. Senior Center is a partner of the VocalEssence Vintage Voices program, an exciting choral program that integrates the arts…

Sarojini Digital Concert Program

FEATURING: Nirmala Rajasekar, veena and vocal soloist Thanjavur K. Murugaboopathi, percussion Min Kim, harp Inna Staneva, flute VocalEssence Chorus VocalEssence Ensemble Singers Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Steven Amundson, conductor Philip Brunelle, conductor G. Phillip Shoultz, III, conductor

How to Hold On: Songs of Comfort and Solace

Available Now! VocalEssence is thrilled to announce a new album, How to Hold On: Songs of Comfort and Solace, will be released on Friday, September 26. This album is a reflection in song about the difficulties and beauty of being a human being. Featuring close friend of VocalEssence, Melanie DeMore, and the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers,…

Sound Bath with Melanie DeMore

Give your soul the space to breathe and be fully present as Melanie DeMore leads you in an experience of connecting and community-building through song. Hear selections from the newly…  Read More

VocalEssence Vintage Voices 10th Anniversary Celebration

VocalEssence Vintage Voices celebrated ten years of integrating the arts and singing into the everyday lives of older adults with a community celebration at Sabathani Community Center on June 14, 2025. The event included food, musical entertainment, games, and culminated in the Vintage Voices 10th Anniversary Concert featuring 48 singers from all three Vintage Voices…

VocalEssence Album Launch with YourClassical MPR

As a distinguished member of the VocalEssence family, you and a guest are cordially invited to a special event celebrating the launch of a new recording from VocalEssence and Melanie DeMore on Friday, September 26 at Minnesota Public Radio Headquarters. Introducing How to Hold On: Songs of Comfort and Solace A new album from the…

VocalEssence WITNESS Classroom Resource Hub – 2023-2024

2023-2024 WITNESS Resources Thank you for being a WITNESS Partner School!  Enjoy these free resources funded by institutions and individual donors. Scroll down to view a variety of resources created by curriculum writer Joanna Cortright and the VocalEssence Learning and Engagement team staff. We hope you and your students will use and learn from these…

VocalEssence WITNESS Classroom Resource Hub – 2022-2023

2022-2023 WITNESS Resources Thank you for being a WITNESS Partner School!  Enjoy these free resources funded by institutions and individual donors. Scroll down to view a variety of resources created by curriculum writer Joanna Cortright and the VocalEssence Learning and Engagement team staff. We hope you and your students will use and learn from these…

VocalEssence WITNESS Classroom Resource Hub – 2021-2022

2021-2022 WITNESS Resources Thank you for being a WITNESS Partner School!  Enjoy these free resources funded by institutions and individual donors. Scroll down to view a variety of resources created by curriculum writer Joanna Cortright and the VocalEssence Learning and Engagement team staff. We hope you and your students will use and learn from these…

VocalEssence WITNESS Classroom Resource Hub – 2025-2026

Welcome from the LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT TEAM Thank you for registering for VocalEssence WITNESS! Enjoy these free resources funded by institutions and individual donors. Scroll down to view a variety of resources created by the VocalEssence Learning and Engagement team staff. We hope you and your students will use and learn from these throughout the…