Cantus sings rare, early-American hymns
Listen as Cantus performs three rare, early-American hymns during a recent recording session with YourClassical MPR at Central Presbyterian Church in downtown St. Paul.
Early-American Hymns
YourClassical MPR is helping to preserve early-American hymns with a recording project featuring noted Minnesota choral groups.
Border CrosSing sings rare, early-American hymns
Listen as Border CrosSing performs three rare, early-American hymns during a recent recording session with YourClassical MPR at Central Presbyterian Church in downtown St. Paul.
Listen as Lumina sings rare, early-American hymns
Listen as Lumina performs three rare, early-American hymns during a recent recording session at Central Presbyterian Church in downtown St. Paul.
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American Classical Hymns project seeks choirs to revive 'lost' pre-1861 music
University of Minnesota professor Peter Mercer-Taylor is driven to bring early-American hymns back to life as part of a project fueled by a new website and book. And he's looking for choirs to contribute their vocal talents to help the cause.
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Early-American hymns live again thanks to University of Minnesota professor
A University of Minnesota professor, Peter Mercer-Taylor, has created a digital and recording project to explore how hymns brought classical music to the United States. Listen to performances of some of these early-American works while looking at the sheet music!
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