Philip Brunelle

Philip Brunelle takes a bow at the end of the concert America Sings! in 2006.

Philip Brunelle (born July 1, 1943) is an American choral scholar, conductor and organist. He is the founder of VocalEssence. In the course of an international career as a choral and opera conductor Brunelle has been awarded Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit and made an Honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire as well as receiving Hungary's Kodály Medal, the Ohtli medal from Mexico, and Sweden's Royal Order of the Polar Star.[1] He has received honorary doctoral degrees from Gustavus Adolphus College, St. John's University (Collegeville, MN), St. Olaf College, United Theological Seminary, and the University of Minnesota.

  1. ^ University of Minnesota (15 September 2011). "University of Minnesota to confer an honorary degree on Philip Brunelle" Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 March 2015.