VocalEssence ReMix Seeks Songwriters
How do you make sure that choral music stays relevant? Mix it up—VocalEssence style. 2015 was the launch of VocalEssence ReMix, a program breathing new life into choral music by… Read More →
Stories & Results
Meet Our Music Makers: Ensemble Singer Eric Meyer
The VocalEssence Chorus is an exceptional group of 90 talented, committed volunteer singers from many walks of life—doctors, lawyers, nurses, educators, homemakers, business people and others—most with college-level or higher… Read More →
Four Saints Breaks the Boundaries of Opera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdXWDz7J6F4&feature=youtu.be Imagine a moment in time when a Gertrude Stein opera so roused the public that it became the longest running opera in the history of Broadway. An opera so… Read More →
Lullaby Project Connects Teenage Moms with Their Babies
Longfellow Alternative High School in Minneapolis has been filled with song this March with visits by special musical guests from VocalEssence. ¡Cantaré! Composer Francisco Zúñiga Olmos, Associate Conductor G. Phillip… Read More →
VocalEssence WITNESS: Morehouse College Glee Club a HUGE Success!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a05dQj0ljpE&feature=youtu.be VocalEssence WITNESS: Morehouse College Glee Club engaged more than 8,000 people in less than a week, thanks to many people in our community (you know who you are!) You… Read More →
Meet Our Music Makers: Chorus Members Jenny Kisner & Jonathan Pinkerton love WITNESS
The VocalEssence Chorus is an exceptional group of 90 talented, committed volunteer singers from many walks of life—doctors, lawyers, nurses, educators, homemakers, business people and others—most with college-level or higher… Read More →
River Songs & Tales in Moorhead Is “Sheer Delight”
900 audience members in Moorhead experienced “eighty minutes of sheer delight” last Friday night, according to River Songs & Tales with Mark Twain attendee Dr. René Clausen, conductor of The… Read More →
WITNESS: Morehouse College Glee Club will blow you away
VocalEssence WITNESS will blow you away this February with the sound of not one, not two, but four separate groups on stage. In total, 365 voices will be celebrating male… Read More →
See the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers on ‘A Prairie Home Companion’
The VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, conducted by Philip Brunelle, were a big part of the sold-out A Prairie Home Companion show with Garrison Keillor on Saturday, December 26. If you missed it,… Read More →
Enjoy Cyber Savings on Gifts of Great Music from VocalEssence
Music makes the perfect gift for family and friends, and Cyber Monday through December 25 you can save 20% on tickets to VocalEssence Season Concerts that will make hearts merry… Read More →
At Thanksgiving, Enjoy a Bit of ‘Summer’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMTCe1c7iko As you celebrate Thanksgiving, take a break from the chill of fall and enjoy this video. The VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, conducted by Dale Warland, performed “Summer” from Seasons by… Read More →
‘Brothers, Sing On’: 200-Voice High School Male Chorus Rocks Rehearsal
Students from six Twin Cities high schools gathered on Monday, November 16 at Southwest High School in Minneapolis for their first rehearsal with VocalEssence Associate Conductor G. Phillip Shoultz, III… Read More →
MEET OUR MUSIC MAKERS: Chorus Member Kristi Mueller Finds Something Special in Each Performance
The VocalEssence Chorus is an exceptional group of 90 talented, committed singers from many walks of life—doctors, lawyers, nurses, educators, homemakers, business people and others—most with college-level or higher training… Read More →
Meet Our 2015 Welcome Christmas Carol Contest Winners
VocalEssence and the American Composers Forum are pleased to announce the two winning composers of their 18th annual Welcome Christmas Carol Contest. This year, the contest sought new carols for… Read More →
Help Us Fill Orchestra Hall with Young People in February!
This year we are challenging VocalEssence supporters to help us fill Orchestra Hall with young people in February: 5,418 students are slated to attend the WITNESS Young People’s Concerts to… Read More →