VocalEssence

"Welcome Christmas" this holiday season with the glittering melodies of choral composer extraordinaire John Rutter -- including the United States premiere of his newest work, "Carol of the Magi."

Performing with orchestra, the VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers provide the ideal soundtrack for the holiday season w...ith John Rutter's beloved carols, including "What Sweeter Music" and his arrangements of traditional festive favorites. Culminating with a rousing audience sing-along of "Joy to the World," Welcome Christmas will send holiday spirits soaring!

Four Performances -
Sunday, December 6 & 13 at 4 pm - Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis

Friday, December 11 at 7:30 pm - Normandale Lutheran Church, Edina

Saturday, December 12 at 7:30 pm - Trinity Lutheran Church, Stillwater

Tickets are $20-$40 - student tickets are $10-$20. (Service charges may apply.)

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Pulitzer prize-winning composer and Minnesota native Dominick Argento originally believed that he would never compose again following the loss of his wife—instead he composed “Evensong: Of Love and Angels” in her memory. Join VocalEssence for the Midwest premiere of this intensely personal work, filled with shimmering ...melodies and moving text. The performance also features Handel’s Zadok the Priest and Laudate Pueri (Psalm 113).

Featuring:
Maria Jette, soprano
Katherine Ferrand, narrator
Josiah Beretta, boy soprano
VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers with full orchestra
Philip Brunelle, conductor

Save 25% on tickets! Use the code "Angel" when you order online or by phone.

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www.vocalessence.org/love-and-angels

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Additional information about this program is available at: http://www.vocalessence.org/love-and-angels
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Sing with internationally-renowned British conductor Simon Halsey as he leads an evening of all-British choral music, including Vaughn Williams’s O Clap Your Hands, Stanford’s Beati Quorum Via, and Dove’s I Am the Day. Co-sponsored by the American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota.

More information and registra...tion at http://vocalessence.org/communitysing

Community sing participants will receive a coupon code when they register to save $5 on tickets to the VocalEssence “British Invasion” performance on October 24.


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