February 25th 2012 ArtsWestchester, White Plains, NY Vaneese brings her live show to the stage for one great night! Limited seating get tickets ASAP!! Click here for info
October 9th 2010 Singing with The Fab Faux at The Kenswick Theater in Philadelphia.
October 17th 2010 Vaneese brings her "Women Of Soul" show to The Levitt Shell in Memphis TN.
November 14th 2010 "Too Hot To Handel" with The Baltimore Symphony at Carnegie New York City! November 20 2010 Backing up for Aretha Franklin at MGM Grand at Foxwoods
December 17,18 2010 "Too Hot To Handel" in Denver with The Colorado Symphony.
August 6, 2010 Arts On The Lake, at Lake Carmel Cultural Center 640 Route 52 Kent Lakes, NY 7 PM Click here for more info
March 20, 2010 8:30 PM Vaneese and the full band at The Towne Crier Cafe, 130 Route 22 Pawling NY 845-855-1300. Great food drink and 2 sets of serious Soul Music! http://www.townecrier.com/
Review of "Too Hot To Handel" with the Grand Rapids Symphony.....
REVIEW EXCERPT: "Symphony with Soul" brings crowd to feet with contemporary twist on Handel's "Messiah"
By Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk... The GR Press. February 28, 2010
Mezzo soprano
Vaneese Thomas performs with the Grand Rapids Symphony in their Too Hot to
Handel performance Saturday night at the DeVos Place.
When George
Frideric Handel composed his famous "Hallelujah" Chorus, he claimed afterward
that, as he wrote, "I thought I saw the face of God."
Were he on hand
Saturday evening in DeVos Performance Hall, Handel might have added that he
heard the voice, too.
Because the
capstone to "Too Hot to Handel," a contemporary twist on Handel’s oratorio "Messiah,"
was big and loud and had an audience of 1,477 on its feet and clapping to the
music.
The Grand
Rapids Symphony's ninth annual "Symphony with Soul" concert featured the
orchestra, guest soloists and the Grand Rapids Symphony Community Chorus in a
rollicking, updated version of Handel's 268-year-old oratorio.
The Grand
Rapids Symphony "Symphony with Soul" concert was inaugurated by music director
David Lockington to break down cultural barriers. "Too Hot to Handel" certainly
does that.
Folks, This is a picture of the great conductor and musician Duane Davis. He conducted The Grand Rapids Symphony's first production of "Too Hot To Handel" this past weekend(Feb. 27). It was a smashing success! Please look for upcoming productions in 2010 of this work arranged by Bob Christianson and conducted by Marin Alsop.
Vaneese gigs with Pearl Jam
Vaneese and Pearl Jam at Madison Square Garden
Vaneese with Pearl Jam backstage at The Beacon
Past Performance Photos
Vaneese at Bergen College "Women Of Soul Tribute"
VT onstage at Lincoln Center "Target Free Thursday" show 7-21-11
Vaneese in Rimini, Italy "Women Of Soul Tribute"
Vaneese,Eric Clapton and Steve Jordan at Ahmet Ertegün Tribute
Vaneese ,Will Lee and James "D-Train" Williams at Rob Mathes Christmas Concert SUNY Purchase
All original material copyright 2007-2011 Vaneese Thomas enterprises, inc.
