By Rob Hubbard November 24, 2018—9:00AM | UPDATED: November 28, 2018—12:28PM: https://www.twincities.com/2018/11/24/holidays-have-plenty-of-sweets-sweet-vocal-harmonies-that-is/ If Yuletide carols being sung by a choir sounds like your ideal holiday elixir, then this is the December for you in the Twin Cities. Vocal harmonies abound, as all of our best groups have their own concerts … and a couple of them hook up… Read More →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jennifer Weismann 612-716-0556 Jennifer@owl-marketing.com HONOR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WHO POWER OUR JOURNEY TO EQUALITY WITH VOCALESSENCE WITNESS: YET THEY PERSIST Atlanta’s Spelman College Glee Club will join the VocalEssence Chorus and VocalEssence Singers Of This Age—February 24 MINNEAPOLIS — November 27, 2018 — VocalEssence will celebrate the accomplishments of… Read More →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jennifer Weismann 612-716-0556 Jennifer@owl-marketing.com WHETHER YOU’RE AN ANNA, ELSA, SVEN OR OLAF, YOU’RE INVITED TO JOIN VOCALESSENCE FOR COSTUMED SING-ALONG FUN! Members of the VocalEssence youth choir Singers Of This Age will lead all lovers of “Frozen” in a sing-along movie screening at the American Swedish Institute —Feb. 2 MINNEAPOLIS… Read More →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jennifer Weismann 612-716-0556 Jennifer@owl-marketing.com VOCALESSENCE TO HELP “RAISE UP” JOSH GROBAN Members of Twin Cities choral group and its youth ensemble will join multi-platinum, award-winning singer/songwriter in concert at Xcel Energy Center Nov. 2 MINNEAPOLIS — October 29, 2018 — VocalEssence is thrilled to announce that members of the VocalEssence Chorus,… Read More →
October is off to a rousing start for Associate Conductor G. Phillip Shoultz, III. He’s launched the second season of the VocalEssence Singers Of This Age, as they prepare for their Identity concert on November 8, 2018. He spent two days training VocalEssence ¡Cantaré! composer, Pablo Mendoza, for workshops in our partner schools. This past… Read More →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jennifer Weismann 612-716-0556 Jennifer@owl-marketing.com IT’S BEGINNING TO SOUND A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS—WITH VOCALESSENCE! This year, the Minneapolis-based choral ensemble’s beloved annual Welcome Christmas concert will include a special 50th Anniversary Season retrospective and new pieces by composer Nico Muhly MINNEAPOLIS — September 18, 2018 — The VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers’ annual… Read More →
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 — 5:40PM http://www.startribune.com/readers-write-vocalessence-in-mexico/493346251/ Recently, it was the privilege of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers to be invited to Mexico City as guests of the Symphonic Orchestra of Minería and the National University of Mexico funded by Fomento Educacional. The 30 professional Minnesota singers joined forces with 30 professional Mexican singers for a week… Read More →
By Pamela Espeland | 10:05 am August 31, 2018 https://www.minnpost.com/artscape/2018/08/vocalessence-on-tour-in-mexico-peter-lorre-series-at-the-trylon/ The news about U.S.-Mexico relations continues to seesaw. After threats, tariffs and retaliatory tariffs, there’s a new free-trade deal in the works. There’s endless talk about a border wall and who will or won’t pay for it. ICE raids keep netting Mexican nationals. But this… Read More →
Artistic Director Philip Brunelle has had a whirlwind summer (nothing unusual!) beginning in early June with a trip to New York City meeting with Nico Muhly, composer of the new cantata being written for our Welcome Christmas concerts. The visit also included meetings with several composers and interviews about the upcoming 50th anniversary season. Then… Read More →
Lucky you! You must have met one of the many VocalEssence fans who wants to share the magic with you. VocalEssence is a singing organization that has a vision to transform lives by singing together, assuring a place for everyone’s voice. Do you know a child who LOVES to sing? We have created a series… Read More →
High Resolution photos can be downloaded from our website: https://www.vocalessence.org/press-room/50th-season-press-photos/ CONTACT: Jennifer Weismann 612-716-0556 Jennifer@owl-marketing.com VOCALESSENCE FILLS AN ENTIRE CATHEDRAL…WITH SONG! Minneapolis-based choral ensemble will join forces with The St. Olaf Choir the Cathedral of Saint Paul to present a concert on October 28, from 2-4 p.m. MINNEAPOLIS — August 1, 2018 — The VocalEssence Chorus… Read More →
By Pamela Espeland | 08:22 am https://www.minnpost.com/artscape/2018/07/vocalessence-perform-mexico-city-bodycartography-project-wam If you want to see the Minnesota Orchestra in August, you’ll have to go to London or South Africa. Same for the Minnesota Chorale, which will send 50 singers to South Africa to perform with the orchestra and a local choir. And if you want to see the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers in late August and early… Read More →
CONTACT: Jennifer Weismann 612-716-0556 Jennifer@owl-marketing.com COSTUMES AND SINGING AND SUMMER—OH MY! WIZARD OF OZ SING-ALONG FROM VOCALESSENCE AT LAKE HARRIET, AUG 31 Night of family fun at Lake Harriet Band Shell & Park includes a community sing led by Phillip Shoultz, III, prizes for best costume, and a sing-along screening of The Wizard of Oz MINNEAPOLIS —… Read More →
CONTACT: Jennifer Weismann 612-716-0556 Jennifer@owl-marketing.com Vocalessence Joins Iconic Mexican Symphony Orchestra For Beethoven And Brahms Performances Minneapolis-based choral ensemble will travel to Mexico to perform for the 40th Anniversary of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería MINNEAPOLIS — July 5, 2018 — The VocalEssence Ensemble Singers have been invited to join the legendary Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería (OSM)… Read More →
The VocalEssence Ensemble Singers have been invited to join the legendary Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería (OSM) in Mexico City from August 26 through September 2 for a cross-cultural celebration to mark the orchestra’s 40th anniversary and the 50th season of VocalEssence. VocalEssence will be performing with the Coro de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería and soloists… Read More →
