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With 47 years and counting, VocalEssence continues to bring the world to you with the best and brightest composers and most innovative choral music. This season is no exception, with heart-warming premieres, prominent collaborations, and guest artists that surprise and delight.

We know you want to be inspired and expand your choral listening ears—and we are up to the challenge.

From tasting the flavors of Mexico with world-renowned vocal jazz ensemble Voz en Punto, to swinging in the holiday season with Welcome Christmas, VocalEssence will take you on a journey that will open your eyes and your soul to experience a love of choral music—once again or for the first time!

Join us this season as we journey through the diverse human experience. Together we sing, and you are a key part of our chorus.

INTRODUCING OUR 2015-2016 SEASON

2015-2016 SEASON

SEASON CONCERTS DREAMS OF THE FALLEN

VOCALESSENCE PRESENTS: VOZ EN PUNTO

WELCOME CHRISTMAS

VOCALESSENCE WITNESS: MOREHOUSE COLLEGE

GLEE CLUB

FOUR SAINTS IN THREE ACTS

LISTENERS’ CHOICE LIVE

FAMILY CONCERTSSTAR OF WONDER

VOCALESSENCE ¡CANTARÉ! COMMUNITY CONCERTS 2016

COMMUNITY SINGSCOMMUNITY SING WITH JOSÉ GALVÁN

COMMUNITY SING WITH DAVID MORROW

ENSEMBLE SINGERS ON TOURRIVER SONGS AND TALES WITH MARK TWAIN

FUNDRAISERS VOZ EN PUNTO FIESTA

VOCALESSENCE CHORALIA

FEATURING:VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble SingersMetropolitan Symphony OrchestraJeffrey Biegel, pianistMaria Jette, sopranoPhilip Brunelle, conductorWilliam Schrickel, conductor

Concert Conversation at 3 pm with composer Jake Runestad and pianist Jeffrey Biegel

SURVIVAL, HOPE AND HEALING

Iraq war veteran and poet Brian Turner and one of choral music’s hottest young composers, Jake Runestad, capture what it means to survive 21st- century war in their award-winning Dreams of the Fallen for chorus, solo piano, and orchestra. Unique among music representing the struggles of war, Dreams of the Fallen gives voice to the impact violence has on soldiers long after they leave the battlefield. Join us for the Midwest premiere, featuring VocalEssence, internationally-renowned pianist Jeffrey Biegel, and the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. The concert will also bring hope and healing to the soldier’s experience through beautiful and mystical music including Barber’s Adagio for Strings and Vaughan Williams’s Toward the Unknown Region. 

Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra

SUN, OCT 11, 2015 - 4 PM

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¡Viva México! Come and enjoy what critics call “a feast for the senses” with a cappella Mexican vocal jazz ensemble Voz en Punto. Earning the admiration of Bob Chilcott and Bobby McFerrin, Voz en Punto wows audiences not only with their technical perfection, but also their infectious, sophisticated and humorous performance. A mix between The Real Group, Manhattan Transfer and The King Singers, Voz en Punto sings spirited and juicy arrangements of Mexican folk songs that will put a smile on your face and have you clamoring for more!

FEATURING:Voz en PuntoJosé Galván, director

Concert Conversation at 3 pm with Voz en Punto director José Galván

VOZ EN PUNTO FIESTA FUNDRAISER - $75: Stay after the performance to sample the flavors of Mexico with drinks & appetizers and a sing-along with Voz en Punto to support the VocalEssence ¡Cantaré! education program.

VocalEssence will not be performing on this concert.

SUN, NOV 15, 2015 - 4 PM

CONCERT HALL, ORDWAY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

345 Washington St.Saint Paul

VOZ EN PUNTOPRESENTS:

JAZZ-INFUSED HOLIDAY CANTATASaturday, December 5, 2015 at 8 pmShepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road | Apple Valley

Sunday, December 6, 2015 at 4 pmPlymouth Congregational Church1919 LaSalle Avenue | Minneapolis

Friday, December 11, 2015 at 8 pmSt. Bartholomew Catholic Faith Community630 East Wayzata Boulevard | Wayzata

Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 8 pmRoseville Lutheran Church1215 Roselawn Avenue West | Roseville

Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 4 pmPlymouth Congregational Church1919 LaSalle Avenue | Minneapolis

FEATURING:VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble SingersBig BandPhilip Brunelle, conductor

Swing in the holiday season with VocalEssence and Nils Lindberg’s A Christmas Cantata for chorus and big band. Blending jazz-infused style with traditional melodies, Lindberg’s cantata is an “iridescent medley that invigorates, inspires and swings in equal measure” (allaboutjazz.com). World premieres of two contest-winning carols for choir and trumpet will blow you away, and familiar carols for voices and brass will have you singing all the way home.

DEC 5-13, 2015

VARIOUS VENUESApple ValleyMinneapolis

WayzataRoseville

WELCOME CHRISTMAS

FEATURING:VocalEssence ChorusMen of the VocalEssence Ensemble SingersMorehouse College Glee ClubMinneapolis Male ChorusDavid Morrow, conductor

MUSICAL PRECISION, WIDE-RANGING REPERTOIRE

Low notes will be high points when the internationally-renowned Morehouse College Glee Club teams up with VocalEssence to celebrate male singing. Founded in Atlanta in 1867, Morehouse College remains the only all-male historically black college in the nation. The Glee Club is known for its musical precision, wide-ranging repertoire and distinguished alumni such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. VocalEssence and the Glee Club will share the stage with guest conductor David Morrow, singing everything from classical favorites to the Morehouse College Glee Club anthem, “Betelehemu.”

SUN, FEB 21, 2016 - 7 PM

ORCHESTRA HALL1111 Nicollet Mall

MinneapolisMOREHOUSE COLLEGE GLEE CLUB

FEATURING:VocalEssence Ensemble SingersPhilip Brunelle, conductor

Concert Conversations at 7 pm on Saturday and 3 pm on Sunday with conductor Philip Brunelle

CREATIVE AND CAMPYCalled “ebullient, grand and unusual” and “a high camp masterpiece” by critics, Four Saints in Three Acts changed the course of American opera when it premiered in 1934. Set in 16th-century Spain, the playfully humorous Four Saints traces the lives of saints on Earth through a witty libretto by Gertrude Stein and a stunning score by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Virgil Thomson. VocalEssence reimagines the ground-breaking piece on the stage of the Goodale Theater. From Stein’s famous “Pigeons on the grass, alas” to “the last act, which is a fact,” this wildly inventive work pushes the boundaries of opera and leaves you with a smile on your face.

Gertrude Stein

SAT, MAR 19, 2016 - 8 PMSUN, MAR 20, 2016 - 4 PM

GOODALE THEATER, THE COWLES CENTER

528 Hennepin AvenueMinneapolis

FOUR SAINTS IN THREE ACTS

Dominick Argento - Johann Sebastian Bach - Sir Edward Bairstow - Samuel Barber - Eric Barnum - Ysaye Barnwell - Bela Bartok - Sir Richard Rodney Bennett - Jean Berger - Erik Bergman - Abbie Betinis - Franz Biebl - William Billings - Johannes Brahms - Benjamin Britten - Anton Bruckner - Alan Bullard - William Byrd - Bob Chilcott - F. Melius Christiansen - Rene Clausen - Aaron Copland - Eleanor Daley - William Dawson - David Dickau - Rollo Dilworth - Jonathan Dove - Maurice Duruflé - Sir Edward Elgar - James Erb - Gabriel Fauré - Gerald Finzi - Edwin Fissinger - Daniel Gawthrop - Orlando Gibbons - Ola Gjeilo - Alberto Grau - Alexander Gretchaninov - Edvard Grieg - Jocelyn Hagen - Keith Hampton - George Frideric Handel - Moses Hogan - Herbert Howells - Charles Ives - Kenneth Jennings - Libby Larsen - Morten Lauridsen - Stephen Leek - Ralph Manuel - Felix Mendelssohn - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Arvo Pärt - Stephen Paulus - Krzysztof Penerecki - Francis Poulenc - Sergei Rachmaninoff - Maurice Ravel - John Rutter - Charles Stanford - Z Randall Stroope - Timothy Takach - Thomas Tallis - Sir John Tavener - André Thomas - Randall Thompson - Frank Tichelli - Ralph Vaughan Williams - Eric Whitacre - Chen Yi - Dominick Argento - Johann Sebastian Bach - Sir Edward Bairstow - Samuel Barber - Eric Barnum - Ysaye Barnwell - Bela Bartok - Sir Richard Rodney Bennett - Jean Berger - Erik Bergman - Abbie Betinis - Franz Biebl - William Billings - Johannes Brahms - Benjamin Britten - Anton Bruckner - Alan Bullard - William Byrd - Bob Chilcott - F. Melius Christiansen - Rene Clausen - Aaron Copland - Eleanor Daley - William Dawson - David Dickau - Rollo Dilworth - Jonathan Dove - Maurice Duruflé - Sir Edward Elgar - James Erb - Gabriel Fauré - Gerald Finzi - Edwin Fissinger - Daniel Gawthrop - Orlando Gibbons - Ola Gjeilo - Alberto Grau - Alexander Gretchaninov - Edvard Grieg - Jocelyn Hagen - Keith Hampton - George Frideric Handel - Moses Hogan - Herbert Howells - Charles Ives - Kenneth Jennings - Libby Larsen - Morten Lauridsen - Stephen Leek - Ralph Manuel - Felix Mendelssohn - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Arvo Pärt - Stephen Paulus - Krzysztof Penerecki - Francis Poulenc - Sergei Rachmaninoff - Maurice Ravel - John Rutter - Charles Stanford - Z Randall Stroope - Timothy Takach - Thomas Tallis - Sir John Tavener - André Thomas - Randall Thompson - Frank Tichelli - Ralph Vaughan Williams - Eric Whitacre - Chen Yi - Dominick Argento - Johann Sebastian Bach - Sir Edward Bairstow - Samuel Barber - Eric Barnum - Ysaye Barnwell - Bela Bartok - Sir Richard Rodney Bennett - Jean Berger - Erik Bergman - Abbie Betinis - Franz Biebl - William Billings - Johannes Brahms - Benjamin Britten - Anton Bruckner - Alan Bullard - William Byrd - Bob Chilcott - F. Melius Christiansen - Rene Clausen - Aaron Copland - Eleanor Daley - William Dawson - David Dickau - Rollo Dilworth - Jonathan Dove - Maurice Duruflé - Sir Edward Elgar - James Erb - Gabriel Fauré - Gerald Finzi - Edwin Fissinger - Daniel Gawthrop - Orlando Gibbons - Ola Gjeilo - Alberto Grau - Alexander Gretchaninov - Edvard Grieg - Jocelyn Hagen - Keith Hampton - George Frideric Handel - Moses Hogan - Herbert Howells - Charles Ives - Kenneth Jennings - Libby Larsen - Morten Lauridsen - Stephen Leek - Ralph Manuel - Felix Mendelssohn - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Arvo Pärt - Stephen Paulus - Krzysztof Penerecki - Francis Poulenc - Sergei Rachmaninoff - Maurice Ravel - John Rutter - Charles Stanford - Z Randall Stroope - Timothy Takach - Thomas Tallis - Sir John Tavener - André Thomas - Randall Thompson - Frank Tichelli - Ralph Vaughan Williams - Eric Whitacre - Chen Yi -

Dominick Argento - Johann Sebastian Bach - Sir Edward Bairstow - Samuel Barber - Eric Barnum - Ysaye Barnwell - Bela Bartok - Sir Richard Rodney Bennett - Jean Berger - Erik Bergman - Abbie Betinis - Franz Biebl - William Billings - Johannes Brahms - Benjamin Britten - Anton Bruckner - Alan Bullard - William Byrd - Bob Chilcott - F. Melius Christiansen - Rene Clausen - Aaron Copland - Eleanor Daley - William Dawson - David Dickau - Rollo Dilworth - Jonathan Dove - Maurice Duruflé - Sir Edward Elgar - James Erb - Gabriel Fauré - Gerald Finzi - Edwin Fissinger - Daniel Gawthrop - Orlando Gibbons - Ola Gjeilo - Alberto Grau - Alexander Gretchaninov - Edvard Grieg - Jocelyn Hagen - Keith Hampton - George Frideric Handel - Moses Hogan - Herbert Howells - Charles Ives - Kenneth Jennings - Libby Larsen - Morten Lauridsen - Stephen Leek - Ralph Manuel - Felix Mendelssohn - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Arvo Pärt - Stephen Paulus - Krzysztof Penerecki - Francis Poulenc - Sergei Rachmaninoff - Maurice Ravel - John Rutter - Charles Stanford - Z Randall Stroope - Timothy Takach - Thomas Tallis - Sir John Tavener - André Thomas - Randall Thompson - Frank Tichelli - Ralph Vaughan Williams - Eric Whitacre - Chen Yi - Dominick Argento - Johann Sebastian Bach - Sir Edward Bairstow - Samuel Barber - Eric Barnum - Ysaye Barnwell - Bela Bartok - Sir Richard Rodney Bennett - Jean Berger - Erik Bergman - Abbie Betinis - Franz Biebl - William Billings - Johannes Brahms - Benjamin Britten - Anton Bruckner - Alan Bullard - William Byrd - Bob Chilcott - F. Melius Christiansen - Rene Clausen - Aaron Copland - Eleanor Daley - William Dawson - David Dickau - Rollo Dilworth - Jonathan Dove - Maurice Duruflé - Sir Edward Elgar - James Erb - Gabriel Fauré - Gerald Finzi - Edwin Fissinger - Daniel Gawthrop - Orlando Gibbons - Ola Gjeilo - Alberto Grau - Alexander Gretchaninov - Edvard Grieg - Jocelyn Hagen - Keith Hampton - George Frideric Handel - Moses Hogan - Herbert Howells - Charles Ives - Kenneth Jennings - Libby Larsen - Morten Lauridsen - Stephen Leek - Ralph Manuel - Felix Mendelssohn - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Arvo Pärt - Stephen Paulus - Krzysztof Penerecki - Francis Poulenc - Sergei Rachmaninoff - Maurice Ravel - John Rutter - Charles Stanford - Z Randall Stroope - Timothy Takach - Thomas Tallis - Sir John Tavener - André Thomas - Randall Thompson - Frank Tichelli - Ralph Vaughan Williams - Eric Whitacre - Chen Yi - Dominick Argento - Johann Sebastian Bach - Sir Edward Bairstow - Samuel Barber - Eric Barnum - Ysaye Barnwell - Bela Bartok - Sir Richard Rodney Bennett - Jean Berger - Erik Bergman - Abbie Betinis - Franz Biebl - William Billings - Johannes Brahms - Benjamin Britten - Anton Bruckner - Alan Bullard - William Byrd - Bob Chilcott - F. Melius Christiansen - Rene Clausen - Aaron Copland - Eleanor Daley - William Dawson - David Dickau - Rollo Dilworth - Jonathan Dove - Maurice Duruflé - Sir Edward Elgar - James Erb - Gabriel Fauré - Gerald Finzi - Edwin Fissinger - Daniel Gawthrop - Orlando Gibbons - Ola Gjeilo - Alberto Grau - Alexander Gretchaninov - Edvard Grieg - Jocelyn Hagen - Keith Hampton - George Frideric Handel - Moses Hogan - Herbert Howells - Charles Ives - Kenneth Jennings - Libby Larsen - Morten Lauridsen - Stephen Leek - Ralph Manuel - Felix Mendelssohn - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Arvo Pärt - Stephen Paulus - Krzysztof Penerecki - Francis Poulenc - Sergei Rachmaninoff - Maurice Ravel - John Rutter - Charles Stanford - Z Randall Stroope - Timothy Takach - Thomas Tallis - Sir John Tavener - André Thomas - Randall Thompson - Frank Tichelli - Ralph Vaughan Williams - Eric Whitacre - Chen Yi -

FEATURING:VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble SingersPhilip Brunelle, conductor

Concert Conversations at 7 pm on Friday and 3 pm on Sunday with Tesfa Wondemagegnehu from Minnesota Public Radio’s Choral Stream

AND THE WINNERS ARE…Hear your favorite choral pieces performed live by VocalEssence! In partnership with Classical Minnesota Public Radio’s Choral Stream (heard nationally on YourClassical.org), VocalEssence will perform a countdown of the top 15 a cappella and piano-accompanied choral pieces, voted on by you and listeners from all 50 states. Will number one be Aaron Copland’s “Simple Gifts,” Randall Thompson’s “Alleluia,” or John Rutter’s “What Sweeter Music?” Stay tuned to YourClassical.org this fall to participate in the national vote, and be the first to hear the winners. 

LISTENERS’ CHOICE LIVE

FRI, APR 22, 2016 - 8 PMSUN, APR 24, 2016 - 4 PM

CONCERT HALL, ORDWAY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

345 Washington St.Saint Paul

STAR OF WONDER

Come listen, clap, dance and sing at Star of Wonder, our annual one-hour family Christmas concert. Kids sit up close as members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers perform familiar holiday music, including a rousing (if a little goofy)

“Twelve Days of Christmas” sing-along. Bring the whole family. Baby bottles and teddy bears welcome!

Order tickets now as an add-on to your season subscription.

SAT, DEC 12, 2015 - 10 AM

GUILD HALL, PLYMOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH1919 LaSalle Avenue | Minneapolis

VocalEssence Ensemble SingersDancers from Folwell School, Performing Arts MagnetPhilip Brunelle, conductor

Community Concerts 2016

Experience the music of our southern neighbors at a multi-generational fiesta! Prominent Mexican composers work as composers-in-residence with school choirs, community choruses, and VocalEssence to bring the sounds of Mexico to Minnesota. Join us for a family-friendly, bilingual music celebration!

Tickets for the ¡Cantaré! Community Concerts are free and will be available in the spring of 2016.

MON, MAY 23, 2016 - 6 AND 8 PM

CONCERT HALL, ORDWAY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS345 Washington St. | Saint Paul

FAMILY CONCERTS

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Supported by an Arts Tour grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, members of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and Don Shelby as Mark Twain go on the road to Northern Minnesota to celebrate life on the Mississippi River. Through choral music and the spoken word, VocalEssence takes listeners on a musical journey of the past and present—choral masterpieces, favorite folksongs, traditional spirituals, and Americana—all paired with the words of Mark Twain.

Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 7:30 pmMemorial AuditoriumConcordia College901 8th Street S. | Moorhead, MNTickets: Available September 15, 2015 online at www.concordiatickets.com

Friday, April 8, 2016 at 7:30 pmHistoric Holmes Theatre806 Summit Avenue | Detroit Lakes, MNTickets: Available September 1, 2015 online at www.dlccc.org or by calling 218-844-7469 or visiting the box office

Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 7:00 pmTornstrom Auditorium1001 Kingwood Street, Suite 114 | Brainerd, MNTickets: Available September 1, 2015 online at crossingarts.org or by calling 218-833-0416 or at The Crossing Arts Alliance office at 1001 Kingwood Street Suite 114, Brainerd

Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 7:30 pmReif Performing Arts Center720 NW Conifer Drive | Grand Rapids, MNTickets: Available November 2, 2015 online at www.reifcenter.org or by calling 218-327-5780

FEATURING:VocalEssence Ensemble SingersDon Shelby, actorSara Pajunen, fiddleJon Cranney, director

ENSEMBLE SINGERS ON TOUR

RIVER SONGS AND TALES WITH MARK TWAIN

COMMUNITY SING WITH JOSÉ GALVÁNSAT, NOV 14, 2015 - 11 AMOur Lady of Guadalupe Church401 Concord Street | Saint Paul

Join Voz en Punto director José Galván for a FREE fun-filled morning of singing, laughing and dancing Mexican-style! No experience necessary. To sign up, visit www.vocalessence.org.

COMMUNITY SING WITH DAVID MORROWFRI, FEB 19, 2016 - 7 PMFellowship Missionary Baptist Church3355 North 4th Street | Minneapolis

Sing with Morehouse College Glee Club conductor David Morrow and hear about the more than 100-year history of the Glee Club. No experience necessary. To sign up, visit www.vocalessence.org.

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2015-2016 VENUES

Goodale Theater, The Cowles Center 528 Hennepin Avenue | Minneapolis

Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church3355 North 4th Street | Minneapolis

Orchestra Hall1111 Nicollet Mall | Minneapolis

Concert Hall, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts345 Washington Street | Saint Paul

The O’ShaughnessySt. Catherine University2004 Randolph Avenue | Saint Paul

Our Lady of Guadalupe Church401 Concord Street | Saint Paul

Plymouth Congregational Church1919 LaSalle Avenue | Minneapolis

Roseville Lutheran Church1215 Roselawn Avenue West | Roseville

Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road Apple Valley

St. Bartholomew Catholic Faith Community630 East Wayzata Boulevard | Wayzata

VocalEssence strives to use concert venues that are ADA accessible. Please make your disability-related needs known when you order tickets.

CONCERT CONVERSATIONS

SAVE THE DATE!SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2016 - 4:30 PM

RADISSON BLU MALL OF AMERICA2100 Killebrew Drive | Bloomington

Randall Davidson, Executive Producer of the Northern Voice Festival, leads lively conversations with the composers and artists behind the music one hour before most season concerts. Learn more about the music you will hear for a deeper appreciation of the performance to follow!

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2015-2016 SUBSCRIPTIONS

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Full 6-Concert subscription $30.00 25%5-Concert subscription $31 .20 22%4-Concert Subscription $33.00 17%3-Concert Subscription $34.00 15%

SUBSCRIBER BENEFITSBest Deal of the Season with Reserved, Preferred Seating: Take advantage of the best deal of the season—subscribers save up to 25% on tickets and receive the best seats in the house! All subscriber ticket orders are filled with reserved seats, selected for the best sight lines and acoustics.

Discounted Tickets for Guests: Subscribers can also add tickets to their subscription throughout the season and pay no additional processing fees.

Free Ticket Exchanges & Lost Ticket Replacement: Only subscribers receive free ticket exchanges for any performance during the season! (Day-of-concert exchanges are subject to a $5 exchange fee.) Subscribers also receive free lost ticket replacement.

Pay in Installments: Pay only 50% today to secure your subscription (credit card only). The balance will be automatically charged to the same credit card on July 1, 2015.

HOW TO PLACE YOUR ORDERThe Minnesota Orchestra Box Office is pleased to provide ticketing services for the 2015-2016 VocalEssence Concert Season.

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All sales are final; no refunds. Seating is subject to availability and may vary by performance. Cannot be combined with any other offers or discounts. All concert attendees—including children—must have a ticket. Please note that our concerts are not open to infants and children under 6, except for the Star of Wonder family holiday concert and the ¡Cantaré! Community Concert. We have accessible seating at all of our concert venues, although there may not be elevator access to upper levels at all venues. Please make your access-related needs known when you order tickets.

Subscriptions are charged a one-time $8.00 processing fee. Prices listed include a non-discountable $3.50 per ticket fee. Subscribers may exchange subscription tickets for another VocalEssence 2015-2016 Season Concert up to one hour prior to the concert. Day-of-concert exchanges will pay a $5.00 exchange fee. Such exchanges will be filled with the best tickets available according to the subscriber’s preferences. Tickets may be turned back for resale up to 48 hours prior to a performance. Sorry, no refunds can be given; however, you will be sent a receipt for your tax-deductible contribution. All programs and artists are subject to change without notice.

2015-2016 SEASON SUBSCRIPTION WORKSHEET

STEP 1Choose your CONCERTS

Remember, packages must include a minimum of three concerts.

Concerts can have varying numbers of tickets.

STEP 2Choose your PARKING VOUCHERSScience Museum - $10 ea.11th & Marquette - $9 ea.

STEP 3Choose your SPECIAL EVENTS

STEP 4Add the one-time $8 processing fee

STEP 5 RENEW ONLINE or by PHONE TODAYvocalessence.org/subscribe OR 612-371-5642 (Phone Hours: M-F 10 AM – 5 PM)

Concert (must choose a minimum of 3) Date/Time # Tickets

Dreams of the Fallen Oct 11, 2015 (4 PM)

Voz en Punto Nov 15, 2015 (4 PM)

Welcome Christmas, Apple Valley Dec 5, 2015 (8 PM)

Welcome Christmas, Minneapolis Dec 6, 2015 (4 PM)

Welcome Christmas, Wayzata Dec 11, 2015 (8 PM)

Welcome Christmas, Roseville Dec 12, 2015 (8 PM)

Welcome Christmas, Minneapolis Dec 13, 2015 (4 PM)

WITNESS: Morehouse College Feb 21, 2016 (7 PM)

Four Saints in Three Acts Mar 19, 2016 (8 PM)

Four Saints in Three Acts Mar 20, 2016 (4 PM)

Listeners' Choice LIVE Apr 22, 2016 (8 PM)

Listeners' Choice LIVE Apr 24, 2016 (4 PM)

Parking Vouchers Date/Time # Vouchers*

Voz en Punto – Science Museum Ramp Nov 15, 2015 (4 PM)

WITNESS: Morehouse College – 11th & Marquette Ramp

Feb 21, 2016 (7 PM)

Listeners’ Choice LIVE – Science Museum Ramp

Apr 22, 2016 (8 PM)

Listeners’ Choice LIVE – Science Museum Ramp

Apr 24, 2016 (4 PM)

* One voucher per vehicle

Special Event Date/Time # Tickets

Voz en Punto Fiesta* Nov 15, 2015 (6 PM) $75 Adult

*Voz en Punto Fiesta Fundraiser includes appetizers and a drink at The Ordway after the Voz en Punto performance. $30 is a tax-deductible donation to the VocalEssence ¡Cantaré! Education Program.

Star of Wonder Dec 12, 2015 (10 AM) $12 Adult

$8 Child (AGE 4-17)

FREE (AGE 3 & UNDER)

Our new subscription ordering is designed for maximum flexibility. Now you can mix and match concerts as well as the number of tickets for each performance. For example, you can buy 2 tickets to Dreams of the Fallen, 4 tickets to Welcome Christmas, and 3 tickets to Listeners’ Choice LIVE.

Use this worksheet to note your concerts for reference. Then, use our easy online form to auto-calculate a running total of your package price.

TICKET PRICINGSubscribers save up to 25% off regular ticket prices. The more you buy, the more you save!

# of Concerts Price/Ticket Save6 concerts $30.00 25%5 concerts $31 .20 22%4 concerts $33.00 17%3 concerts $34.00 15%