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What A Mighty God/VocalEssence
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VocalEssence is joined with an orchestra and jazz band for this program of stirring spirituals and rousing gospel melodies. "Flawless choral singing, presented with a genuine felling of compassion and warmth." - BBC Music Magazine
Part of The Witness Series of African-American music, sung by VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, directed by Philip Brunelle.
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William Grant Still: Skyward My People Rose/VocalEssence
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William Grant Still's music for chorus, orchestra and organ brings the blues into the concert hall, ragtime to the ballet stage and the Old World into a new era.
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Dance Like The Wind - Music of Today's Black Composers/VocalEssence
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Thought-provoking and moving music by eight modern composers spans the range of expression from solo cello to chorus, from jazz ensemble to woodwind quintet.
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Got the Saint Louis Blues - Classical Music in the Jazz Age/VocalEssence
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Vibrant music from the crossroads — South and North, African and American, church and street — characterizes the era between 1914 and 1930. Each of the composers here was a significant contributor to the Harlem Renaissance and by tune or text, these works document the coming jazz explosion. Many have never before been recorded.
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Welcome Christmas - Carols & Lullabies from Around the World/VocalEssence
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From across the United States have come composers and arrangers whose work contributes to this collection of Christmas music. These are carols from around the world brought together in arrangements that reflect an inherently American diversity and spirit. From Virgil Thomson's camp meeting setting of "The Holly and the Ivy" and Steve Barnett's swing verson of "Go Tell It on the Mountain" to Randall Davidson's homespun "Christ Was Born on Christmas Day" and Conrad Susa's magnificent Carols & Lullabies, commissioned from Susa specifically for VocalEssence. Maestro Brunelle has chosen carols-both familiar and unfamiliar-tied to one another by their inventiveness, charm and beauty in one of the year's most exciting new holiday discs.
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The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass/VocalEssence
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Minnesota composer Carol Barnett offers this unusual Mass setting in more-or-less classical style, orchestrated with Bluegrass instruments. The result is tailor-fit for VocalEssence a vocal ensemble which hasmade a reputation for first-rate performances of this type of crossover music. This CD also includes ten American choral masterpieces spanning the centuries, including Randall Thompson, William Billings, Libby Larsen, Stephen Paulus, Ned Rorem, Eric Whitacre and others
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The Songs We Sang: Favorite American Folksongs/VocalEssence
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As comforting as an old patchwork quilt, these beloved folksongs are presented in charming choral arrangements with guitar, harmonica, accordion, bass and piano by Philip Brunelle and the 32-voice VocalEssence Ensemble Singers.
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Over the River and Through the Woods/Garrison Keillor with VocalEssence (2 CDs!)
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On a chilly November evening, the Hopeful Gospel Quartet — Garrison Keillor, Mollie O’Brien and Robin & Linda Williams — traded musical moments with the VocalEssence Chorus and Ensemble Singers in a concert at Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis. The evening seamlessly blended American folk traditions with choral masterpieces old and new, from “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” to “Now Thank We All Our God.” Garrison Keillor shared his Thanksgiving memories in a hilarious yet poignant monologue.
Now available nationally for the first time—from The Gothic Catalog!
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Hymn to Potatoes/Garrison Keillor with VocalEssence (2 CDs!)
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Who knew a choir could be this funny? Garrison Keillor, Philip Brunelle and the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers dish up a generous helping of Potatoes a la Schubert, run away to Europe to indulge their “Shenandoah” habit, and enlighten us on the T.U.L.I.P. doctrine. This two-CD set of the best choral skits and bits from 10 years on A Prairie Home Companion includes the often-requested “Julia” (John Lennon) and a rare choral interpretation of “Karma Chamelon” (Boy George). With Charles Kemper and Richard Dworsky at the piano, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band and guest appearances by Tom Keith and Tim Russell.
Now available nationally for the first time—on Clarion Records from The Gothic Catalog!
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Garrison Keillor with VocalEssence--Complete! (4 CDs!)
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A combination of the two Garrison Kiellor/VocalEssence double CDs! Over the River and Through the Woods features the Hopeful Gospel Quartet — Garrison Keillor, Mollie O’Brien and Robin & Linda Williams — traded musical moments with the VocalEssence Chorus and Ensemble Singers in a THANKSGIVING themed concert at Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis.
Hymn to Potatoes is a compilation of vignettes from Keillor's Prairie Home Companion radio show, all about singing and especially, choral singing. Who thought choral music was this funny?
Now available nationally for the first time—from The Gothic Catalog!
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The WITNESS Collection/VocalEssence
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"In this ground-breaking series of recordings, Philip Brunelle and the artistic forces of VocalEssence have championed the nearly forgotten artistry of the classical African-American composer. They have given the world of music an inestimable gift!” –– Dr. Anton Amstrong, Professor of Music and Conductor of the St. Olaf Choir, St. Olaf College
The complete collection of The Witness Series of African-American music, sung by VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, directed by Philip Brunelle.
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