VOCALPOINT
In its tenure, VocalPoint has raised nearly $225,000 for nine incredible organizations!
What is VocalPoint?
VocalPoint is an auditioned choir of about 80 members led by Artistic Director, Jennifer Anderson with annual concerts each year at Central. VocalPoint uses the power of people, art, and collaboration to tell the stories of organizations doing life-changing work. They shine a spotlight on important issues such as youth homelessness, the immigrant experience, and sex trafficking. They give 100% of performance-driven donations to a worthy cause that will make a dramatic impact in everyday lives. Music collaborations have included the Flobots, Maria Jette, Jearlyn Steele, Copper Street Brass Quintet, Peter Mayer, and the three-time Grammy-winning Sounds of Blackness.
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2020 concerts raised $22,613!
Visit our photo sharing website here to see and download photographs from our 2020 benefit concert.
To learn more about our past nine beneficiaries and the donations raised on their behalf here.
2020 concerts
Thanks to the many generous donations have come in since the benefit concert weekend, VocalPoint has raised $22,613.59 to date for the Express Bike Shop! A social enterprise of Keystone Community Services. Express Bike Shop is a full-service bike shop specializing in refurbished bicycles and a nonprofit youth employment program. Joining in telling Express Bike Shop’s story are Flobots, as well as special guests from St. Paul area high school choirs. Flobots have been singing their smart and infectious anthems for a better world, pushing musical boundaries and engaging their audiences in new ways. Their single “Handlebars” reached #37 on Billboard’s Hot 100.
Thank you to the many volunteers, musicians, and singers who supported this event, including its guest performers the Flobots and students from Harding High School and Creative Arts Secondary School.