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Choralia - VocalEssence Spring Gala
ORGANIZATION: VocalEssence
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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4 people are interested
VocalEssence will be holding our biennial fundraising event-Choralia-on Sunday, May 18, 2014 at 4:30pm at the Radisson Blu at the Mall of America. The proceeds from this event will benefit the VocalEssence Community Engagement Programs-Cantare! and WITNESS-which annually bring music programming to more than 5,000 K-12 students in the Twin Cities.
The event, which will include a silent and live auction and dinner, takes a tremendous amount of planning and volunteer support. We are currently seeking volunteers to assist before and during the event. Our needs include:
- 10-12 volunteers to assist with set up the day of the event (approx. 9am-3pm)
- 24 volunteers from 3:30-7:30pm to assist with registration and the silent auction
- 12 volunteers from 6-10pm to assist with guest seating and auction check-out
Volunteers for this event will be provided with dinner during their shift and be able to participate in the silent auction. If you are able to volunteer for this event, please submit a referral or contact joel@vocalessence.org with which shift you are avaialble for.
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About VocalEssence
Location:
1900 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403, US
Mission Statement
VocalEssence champions choral music of all genres, celebrating the vocal experience through innovative concerts, commissions, and community engagement programs.
Description
Founded in 1969 under the name Plymouth Music Series, 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 130-voice VocalEssence Chorus and its core group, the 32-voice professional mixed chorus called the Ensemble Singers, along with soloists and instrumentalists. There is no organization quite like VocalEssence in its range, variety and quality of performance.
The Plymouth Music Series was founded by Philip Brunelle, now one of Minnesota's most recognized musical entrepreneurs, as an arts outreach program of Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis. The Series immediately established the marks of its future success: world, United States, and Midwest premieres; famous guest artists; commissions of new works (over 115 to date); and a reputation for surprise.
In the very first season Aaron Copland came to conduct his choral works for the Plymouth Music Series -- the first time he had ever been asked to conduct his choral music.
By 1979, the Plymouth Music Series was incorporated as a nonprofit corporation governed by its own independent board of directors. In 1991, international recording successes convinced the board that the Series was ready for new artistic challenges. Over the next three years, the organization professionalized its performing ensemble, creating the Ensemble Singers, and hired its first full-time management staff.
Internationally recognized as a leader in choral performance and organizational management, the Plymouth Music Series hosted the annual Chorus America Conference in Minneapolis in June 1999. At the invitation of the Series and other Minnesota choral organizations, the Sixth World Symposium on Choral Music was held in the Twin Cities in August 2002. Philip Brunelle served as the president of this international event.
In 2002 the Plymouth Music Series changed its name to VocalEssence, capturing the essence of its mission to explore music for the human voice, from spoken word to choral singing.
In addition to championing lesser known works of the past, VocalEssence has an unwavering commitment to today's composers. It has received the ASCAP/ Chorus America Award for adventurous programming of contemporary music an unprecedented five times it has been eligible, and it was awarded the once-in-an-organizational lifetime Margaret Hillis Achievement Award for Choral Excellence.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2100 Killebrew DriveRadisson Blu at Mall of AmericaBloomington, MN 55425
DATE POSTED
May 1, 2014
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 21
- One time, 4 hours
- Note: Under 21 may volunteer with parent/guardian