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VocalEssence 40th Anniversary Tour to United Kingdom American Celebration in London on Day of Obama Inauguration VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, America's premium professional choir, and Artistic Director Philip Brunelle, embarked on a special concert tour of England, giving six public concerts in Oxford, Birmingham, London, Ely, and King's College Chapel in Cambridge. The week-long tour included an engagement in one of the world's most famous churches, King's College Chapel in Cambridge, as well as in-studio collaboration with the BBC Singers in honor of choral conductor Stephen Cleobury. VocalEssence performed Tuesday, January 20 at St. John's Smith Square in London on the day of President Obama's Inauguration. A panoramic sampling of "American Choral Masterpieces: Past, Present & Beyond," the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers performed selections spanning three centuries of United States history, from William Billings, to folksongs of the 1800s, to 20th Century masters such as Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Eric Whitacre, Ned Rorem, Stephen Paulus and Aaron Jay Kernis. As special additions to the concert program, VocalEssence included two world premieres. Garrison Keillor wrote new words to "My Country 'Tis of Thee", a very sweet text about what America is, and William Bolcom wrote a piano solo called "Knock Out Rag" that was performed by Charles Kemper who served as VocalEssence's accompanist for the past 16 years. VocalEssence then closed the concert with "Battle Hymn of the Republic" asking everyone in the audience to join in. << Previous article Next article >>

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