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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
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.…
Ensemble Singers Featuring Roderick Williams Digital Concert Program
FEATURING: Roderick Williams OBE, baritone VocalEssence Ensemble Singers St. Michael-Albertville Concert Choir Joe Osowski, conductor Philip Brunelle, conductor
VocalEssence Welcomes Five New Board Members
VocalEssence is thrilled to announce the addition of five new members to its Board of Directors. The VocalEssence Board of Directors serve as ambassadors for the organization in the larger community. They also guide VocalEssence in all major policy decisions while ensuring the financial stability of the 57-year-old nonprofit. “I’m delighted to welcome our new…
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…
Voices Join in Joy as VocalEssence Returns to Northrop for Welcome Christmas Choral Concert
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jennifer Weismann 612-716-0556 Jennifer@owl-marketing.com VOICES JOIN IN JOY AS VOCALESSENCE RETURNS TO NORTHROP FOR WELCOME CHRISTMAS CHORAL CONCERT Catch the spirit of the season with lobby… Read More →
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
Melanie DeMore VocalEssence Ensemble Singers How to Hold On? That is the question we find ourselves asking on this record and as we go through our daily lives. The songs… Read More →
Thank you, Anita Ruth!
Anita Ruth has been a VocalEssence Teaching Artist for more than 20 years. She shared the story of how it all began as well as a favorite memory of hers from her time working in schools for the VocalEssence WITNESS School Program. While doing a show at Ruby’s Cabaret in downtown Minneapolis some thirty years…
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…



