During the 2007-2008 Season, the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, the 32-voice professional mixed chorus of VocalEssence, have been on tour throughout the upper Midwest. VocalEssence is the only chorus in America to be supported through both years of the National Endowment for the Arts program American Masterpieces: Choral Music — Three Centuries of Genius.

In this final concert of 2007–2008, the Ensemble Singers will present highlights from the year’s tour, focusing on repertoire recognized by the NEA as American masterpieces. Three centuries of music will be covered, from William Billing’s plain-spoken hymn settings to the poignant grandeur of Leonard Bernstein’s “Make our Garden Grow” and beyond.