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.
This week, the vocal ensemble Voces8 released a new video of the group performing 'Lay a Garland' by Robert Lucas Pearsall (1795 - 1856). The piece has become a mainstay in the group's repertoire, a somber remembrance of the date of its first concert.
