We invite you to join us for the April performance in our Community Concert Series: VocalEssence Singers Of This Age!
The concert is FREE to attend, with 100% of proceeds from a freewill offering benefiting The Center for Victims of Torture.
About the Performers
The VocalEssence Singers Of This Age (VESOTA) is a community of Twin Cities teenagers engaged in expanding what it means to be a choir and encouraging a wider circle of participation in the artform. Presenting music ranging from classical to hip-hop, with a focus on selections that represent the backgrounds and shared values of its membership, they use creativity and collaboration to build an accepting community, equipped with the skills to lead social change in our society.
Under the visionary leadership of founding director, G. Phillip Shoultz, III, the program is completely FREE to participants upon successful completion of an interview process. They perform in world-class venues, awaken their creativity through immersive arts experiences with teaching artists representing a variety of artistic disciplines.
Learn more: https://www.vocalessence.org/
About the Beneficiary
The mission of the Center for Victims of Torture is to heal the wounds of torture on individuals, their families and their communities and to end torture worldwide.
“At the Center for Victims of Torture, every day we conduct our work with hope for a better future, with a goal of attaining human rights for all as described in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Each of our core values flows from our strong sense of hope for a better world for survivors, for our stakeholders and for each other.”
Learn more: https://www.cvt.org/
About the Community Concert Series
Over the past decade+, the Prospect Park United Methodist Church Community Concert Series has contributed over $60,000 to a variety of community service programs and organizations across the Twin Cities. It’s a perfect combination – enjoying great music and raising money for a worthwhile cause! A delicious dessert buffet follows the concert.
PPUMC is located at 22 Orlin Ave SE in Minneapolis, at the foot of the historic Prospect Park Water Tower, one block south of University Ave on Malcolm Ave and adjacent to the Metro Transit Green Line. Free parking is available on-street and at Pratt Community School.
For more information, please call (612) 378-2380 or email office@prospectparkchurch.org.