Experience the power of voices coming together in harmony with YourClassical's Choral Stream. Enjoy choral music both sacred and secular performed by choirs from Minnesota and beyond.
Despite being a fundamental part of life on earth, change is difficult for everybody. Join host Zuzu Black for ‘Transitioning: The Music of Change,’ an hourlong special featuring Queer and trans musicians that explores the many complex and interwoven facets of change. Listen now!
May 26 marks the birth centenary of one of America’s most prolific and revolutionary composers: Miles Davis. In celebration, join host Kevin O’Connor for selections from Davis’ most influential album, as well as commentary and facts about Davis’ life, in Milestones: Kind of Blue.
At a time when everything around us feels disconnected and divisive, how do we hold on? Melanie DeMore uses the power of music to bring us together in ‘How to Hold On,’ a radio special featuring her original songs of comfort and solace performed by VocalEssence. Listen now with host Julie Amacher!
Two fabled vocal groups, one from Minnesota, the other from England, will perform together onstage at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis on Thursday, Feb. 12. John Birge spoke to a member of each ensemble before the show.
YourClassical MPR’s live broadcast of 'A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols' from King's College, Cambridge, with host Michael Barone, has ended and on-demand audio is no longer available. Join us on Christmas Eve 2026 for another unforgettable service.
Each December, the Center for Faith and Life at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, rings out with the sacred and the exuberant: the sounds of the Christmas season. Enjoy the 2024 program, ‘Seeking Refuge for a Weary World.’
Join us for ‘Songs of Thanks,’ an innovative new production by Cantus presenting stories and songs celebrating gratitude and community. Listen now — and then tell us why you’re thankful so we can include your feedback in next year’s program.
The view of one’s life’s work has taken on different meanings in societies and eras across the world. This Labor Day, join Cantus for ‘I Hear America Singing,’ a joyful examination of the role work has played in our lives in years past and how work might evolve into the future. Listen now!
The multimedia work that was ‘born in Minnesota’ had its premiere in 2019. The London performance will be its first outside North America.
The ensemble has a concert this Saturday to mark the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, one of five ensembles taking part in the program.
Choral Arts Initiative
Brandon Elliott, conductor
Morehouse College Glee Club Quartet
Choir of Royal Holloway
Rupert Gough, conductor
Hilary Cronin, soprano
Jaanika Kuusik, soprano
Luther College Nordic Choir
Craig Arnold, conductor
Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
Mark Williams, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Stephen Layton, conductor
Winston-Salem State University Burke Singers
D'Walla Simmons-Burke, conductor
Temple University Choirs
Paul Rardin, conductor
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Chanticleer
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Mass No. 11 "Missa in angustiis" (Lord Nelson Mass)
Haydn: Mass In Time of War; Nelson Mass
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Hilary Davan Wetton, conductor
Rachel Nicholls, soprano
Swingle Singers
Saarbrucken Chamber Choir
Georg Grun, conductor
City of London Sinfonia
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
King's Singers
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Peter Dijkstra, conductor
Voces8
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
Accentus Chamber Choir
Laurence Equilbey, conductor
Skylark Vocal Ensemble
The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin
Desmond Earley, conductor
Hazel Conway, soprano
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Danish National Vocal Ensemble
Paul Hillier, conductor
Morgenlied (Morning Song)
Spring will come: Choral rarities from the Grand Duchy of Finland
Helsinki Chamber Choir
Nils Schweckendiek, conductor
Chor Leoni Men's Chorus
Erick Lichte, conductor
Oslo Chamber Choir
Hakon Daniel Nystedt, conductor
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
Morehouse College Glee Club Quartet
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Houston Chamber Choir
Robert Simpson, conductor
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, conductor
Huw Williams, organ
Bemidji Choir
Paul Brandvik, conductor
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Tallinn Chamber Orchestra
Tonu Kaljuste, conductor
Luther College Nordic Choir
Allen Hightower, conductor
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Winston-Salem State University Burke Singers
D'Walla Simmons-Burke, conductor
Cantus
Kinnara Ensemble
J.D. Burnett, conductor
Texas Boys Choir
S. Bryan Priddy, conductor
Choir of Royal Holloway
Rupert Gough, conductor
Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
Mark Williams, conductor
Samuel Thyr, countertenor
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Phoenix Chamber Choir
Super flumina Babylonis (By the Waters of Babylon)
In a Strange Land: Elizabethan Composers in Exile
Stile Antico
Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street
Caleb Burhans, conductor
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
Voces8
The Esoterics
Eric Banks, conductor
Anonymous 4
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Melanie DeMore, vocals
Vancouver Chamber Choir
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
