
Founded in 1969, VocalEssence is recognized internationally for innovative exploration of music for voices and instruments. Each year the organization presents an engaging collection of concerts featuring the 125-voice VocalEssence Chorus, the 32-voice Ensemble Singers, famous guest artists and instrumentalists. In addition to championing lesser-known works of the past, VocalEssence has an unwavering commitment to today’s composers, and has commissioned well over 120 new works and given more than 130 world premieres. VocalEssence has received the ASCAP Award for adventurous programming of contemporary music an unprecedented five times, and has been awarded the once-in-an-organizational-lifetime Margaret Hillis Achievement Award for Choral Excellence.
Philip Brunelle, artistic director and founder of VocalEssence, is an internationally renowned conductor, choral scholar and performer. Philip has conducted symphonies (New York Philharmonic, Seattle Symphony, and Minnesota Orchestra among others) as well as choral festivals and operas on six continents. Philip holds five honorary doctorates, was invested as an Honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2005 for his services to music, and named a Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit in 2007. He has also been honored by the governments of Mexico, Sweden and Hungary.
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