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.
The artistic collective Sing Democracy 250 recently marked the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with a powerful message of hope for democracy through music. Listen now to this one-hour special, hosted by John Birge, that encourages us to build a more perfect union together!
The American rail system is a metaphor for how culture has changed over the centuries. To celebrate America's 250th anniversary, join violinist and composer Curtis Stewart for ‘I Am the Migration,’ a special featuring Stewart’s own family's American story, which he used as inspiration for his new set of 24 American Caprices.
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!
Jason Max Ferdinand Singers
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
Thomas Allen, countertenor
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Tallis Scholars
Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge
Anna Lapwood, conductor
University of South Dakota Chamber Singers
David Holdhusen, conductor
Kantorei Denver
Jake Runestad, conductor
Clarion Choir
Steven Fox, conductor
Leonid Roschko, bass
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Russell Peterson, alto saxophone
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
Eric Whitacre Singers
Eric Whitacre, conductor
KC VITAs
Jackson C. Thomas, conductor
Fisk Jubilee Singers
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Melanie DeMore, vocals
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
Cantus
Exultate Festival Choir
Thomas D. Rossin, conductor
Karen Wilkerson, soprano
Stuttgart Chamber Choir
Frieder Bernius, conductor
Franziska Bobe, soprano
The Singers
Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge
Anna Lapwood, conductor
Tonality
Alexander Lloyd Blake, conductor
Gloria Dei Cantores
Elizabeth Patterson, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Los Angeles Sinfonia Orchestra
Paul Salamunovich, conductor
Rodney Gilfry, baritone
Shout For Joy
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
Tallis Scholars
Cantus
Julia Bogorad-Kogan, flute
National Lutheran Choir
Larry L. Fleming, conductor
Papagena
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
Choir of New College, Oxford
Edward Higginbottom, conductor
Eric Whitacre Singers
Eric Whitacre, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Nigel Short, conductor
Malmo Opera Chorus
John Jeter, conductor
Jan Karlsson Korp, piano
Voce Chamber Choir
Mark Singleton, conductor
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Running From, Running To: No More!
Songs of Remembering: In Memory of Ahmaud gQuezh Arbery
Tonality
Alexander Lloyd Blake, conductor
Jubilate Choir
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Pacific Lutheran Choir of the West
Richard Nance, conductor
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
God be in my head
Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral
John Scott, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
Voces Musicales Chamber Choir
David Puderbaugh, conductor
Kantorei Denver
Joel Rinsema, conductor
Alicia Rigsby, piano
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Melanie DeMore, vocals
Voces8 and Voces8 Scholars
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Cantus
O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)
Lux Aeterna - The Choral Music of Morten Lauridsen
Chamber Choir of Europe
Nicol Matt, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
Larry L. Fleming, conductor
Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge
Anna Lapwood, conductor
William Jewell College Concert Choir
Anthony J. Maglione, conductor
Morgan Allen, soprano
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
Salve, Sancte Pater Patriae
Il Poverello: Medieval & Renaissance Music for Saint Francis of Assisi
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
Tallis Scholars
The Apostles: The spirit of the Lord is upon me
This is the Day: Music on Royal Occasions
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Voces8
Cantus
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Cappella SF
Ragnar Bohlin, conductor
Rita Lilly, soprano
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Peter Dijkstra, conductor
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Papagena
Santa Fe Desert Chorale
Joshua Habermann, conductor
Choir of Royal Holloway
Rupert Gough, conductor
Minnesota Beethoven Festival Chorale
Dale Warland, conductor
Theatre of Voices
Paul Hillier, conductor
Atlanta Master Chorale
Eric Nelson, conductor
Malmo Opera Chorus
John Jeter, conductor
Jan Karlsson Korp, piano
Uranienborg Vocal Ensemble
Elisabeth Holte, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
A Change Is Gonna Come
Tonality
Alexander Lloyd Blake, conductor
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Yolanda Williams, soprano
Men of the Robert Shaw Chorale
Robert Shaw, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
University of Washington Chamber Singers
Geoffrey Boers, conductor
Phoenix Chorale
Charles Bruffy, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Cantus
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Hannover Chamber Choir
Stephan Doormann, conductor
Madrigals, Book 4: Si ch'io vorrei morire (How I would like to die)
Tomorrow is today: Songs of love, beauty and the passing of time
Papagena
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Peter Dijkstra, conductor
Santa Fe Desert Chorale
Joshua Habermann, conductor
Weltliche Gesange: Abendstandchen (Evening Serenade)
Brahms-Schumann: A Cappella Choruses
Accentus Chamber Choir
Laurence Equilbey, conductor
Final Alice: Acrostic Song
Songs of Smaller Creatures and Other American Choral Works
Grant Park Chorus
Christopher Bell, conductor
Seattle Pro Musica
Karen P. Thomas, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
German Opera Orchestra
Eugen Jochum, conductor
State Choir Latvia
Maris Sirmais, conductor
Janis Petrovkis, bass
Chorovaya Akademia
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Chanticleer
Vasari Singers
Jeremy Backhouse, conductor
Martin Ford, organ
Cantus
Eric Whitacre Singers
Eric Whitacre, conductor
Christopher Glynn, piano
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Theater of Voices
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
Black Sheep
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
In Mulieribus
Anna Song, conductor
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
Magnum Chorum
Christopher Aspaas, conductor
Fisk Jubilee Singers
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Tonality
Alexander Lloyd Blake, conductor
Let My Love Be Heard
Voces8
New York Polyphony
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, conductor
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
John Scott, organ
Vienna Boys Choir
Uwe Christian Harrer, conductor
Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge
Anna Lapwood, conductor
Anna Lapwood, organ
Cantus
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
Cantata No. 91: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ: Opening Chorus
BWV 91, 57, 151, 122
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
Lumina Women's Ensemble
Down to the River to Pray
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing: American Folk Hymns and Spirituals
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Mack Wilberg, conductor
Papagena
Choir of Royal Holloway
Rupert Gough, conductor
Martin Baker, organ
