Welcome Christmas 2023

  • VocalEssence singers holding black folders performing at Northrop with brass and percussion players conducted by G. Phillip Shoultz, III. Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography

Two Performances

Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 4:00 PM
Northrop
84 Church St SE, Minneapolis, MN

Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 4 PM
Northrop
84 Church St SE, Minneapolis, MN

Feliz Navidad, Happy Christmas, God Jul, and Veselykh Svya—this year’s Welcome Christmas features music for all to enjoy! Experience the passion of all four VocalEssence ensembles singing together on one stage presenting carols from around the world. Hear new and familiar favorites, including the world premiere of three beloved Latvian carols by composer Ēriks Ešenvalds, who The Boston Globe says “is emerging as perhaps the world’s hottest young choral composer.” Let the sounds of more than 200 voices, brass and percussion inspire you along with Northrop’s famous Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ, and a rousing sing-along to put you in the holiday spirit and leave you feeling festive!

Tickets:

Tickets are currently available as part of a 2023-2024 Season Subscription.

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Image Gallery

  • Person in black tuxedo conducting
    Philip Brunelle conducts at Northrop. Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography
  • Person in black suit conducting
    G. Phillip Shoultz, III conducts at Northrop, Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography
  • Singers wearing black clothes and multicolored scarves holding black folders perform
    Members of the VocalEssence Chorus performing at Northrop, Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography
  • Person in black tuxedo conducting singers wearing black clothes and multicolored scarves holding black folders perform on stage
    Philip Brunelle conducts the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers at Northrop, Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography
  • Person in black tuxedo conducting singers wearing black clothes and multicolored scarves holding black folders perform on stage
    Philip Brunelle conducts the VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers, Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography
  • Singers wearing black clothes and multicolored scarves holding black folders perform
    VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers perform at Northrop, Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography
  • Person in black tuxedo conducting singers wearing black clothes and multicolored scarves holding black folders perform on stage
    Philip Brunelle conducts VocalEssence singers at Northrop, Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography
  • Person in black suit playing piano with singers wearing black and multicolored scarves singing
    G. Phillip Shoultz, III at the piano with VocalEssence Singers Of This Age performing at Northrop, Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography
  • Singers wearing black clothes and multicolored scarves holding black folders perform
    VocalEssence Singers Of This Age performing at Northrop, Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography
  • Person wearing a black suit conducting singers wearing black clothes and multicolored scarves perform on stage
    G. Phillip Shoultz, III conducts VocalEssence Singers Of This Age and Vintage Voices at Northrop, Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography
  • Singers wearing black clothes and multicolored scarves holding black folders perform
    VocalEssence Chorus, Ensemble Singers, Singers Of This Age, and Vintage Voices performing at Northrop, Photo Credit: Tony Nelson Photography