Eric Whitacre is the most popular choral composer today, and his works are beloved by choirs throughout the world. In this one-hour programs, he introduces the music with co-host Brian Newhouse and describes the often-colorful backstory of how each piece came to be.
Classical MPR's Tesfa Wondemagegnehu and Brian Newhouse talk about how they discovered Pentatonix -- and share two brand new videos from their studio performance.
In April, Bring the Sing brought its community-choir magic to the birthplace of Classical MPR, Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minn., capping a two-day celebration there of MPR's 50th anniversary. G. Phillip Shoultz, III led choirs from the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, as well as nearly 400 singers drawn from central Minnesota and from around the state. Listen to audio highlights and view a slideshow of photos from the event.
The choir, composed entirely of singers who are homeless, performs Wednesday at the hallowed New York venue alongside composer and pianist Jake Heggie and mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade.
In its new record, Gloriae Dei Cantores performs Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil in collaboration with members from the St. Romanos Cappella, Patriarch Tikhon Choir, and Washington Master Chorale.
The Sachsisches Vocalensemble, Cuarteto Rotterdam, Dresdner Kapellsolisten, and Matthias Jung join together to deliver gripping performances of Palmeri's Misa a Buenos Aires and Tango Gloria in their new album.
