Jocelyn Hagen’s ‘Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci’ makes its London debut
The multimedia work that was ‘born in Minnesota’ had its premiere in 2019. The London performance will be its first outside North America.
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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.
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Waigwa, artistic director of One Voice Mixed Chorus, talks about honoring George Floyd's memory with music
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.
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Join us for Bring the Sing in Duluth on March 22
Come join us for YourClassical MPR’s Bring the Sing, a community sing-along choral event in Duluth that brings people together in the Northland through the joy of music. This free event is open to people of all vocal abilities and will take place Saturday, March 22, at the College of St. Scholastica.
'A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols'
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 2025 for another unforgettable service.
Christmas at Luther: 'Love, the Rose, Is on the Way'
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 2023 program, ‘Love, the Rose, Is on the Way.’
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Christmas With Cantus
Christmas With Cantus weaves together holiday stories with time-honored carols and new classics. Blending narration and song, the program offers an opportunity to reflect on the meaning and joy of the holiday season. Listen now!
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'Songs of Thanks' with Cantus
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.
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Minnesota composer grapples with tough topics, snares another Grammy nomination
In ‘Dreams of the Fallen,’ Minneapolis-based composer Jake Runestad worked with a poet and war veteran to create a piece of music about post-traumatic stress disorder. It’s one of two songs he composed on the Grammy-nominated album ‘A Dream So Bright: Choral Music of Jake Runestad.’
Chia-Hsuan Lin, Ryan Deignan take the lead as Rochester orchestra, choir start new seasons
There’s excitement in Rochester for fans of the arts, with the arrival of two new directors for the city’s premier music ensembles as they begin new seasons. Chia-Hsuan Lin will lead the Rochester Symphony, and Ryan Deignan joins the Rochester Choral Arts Ensemble.
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National Lutheran Choir
Larry L. Fleming, conductor
2:37 - 12:11 AM
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
4:11 - 12:08 AM
Twin Cities Women's Choir
Mary Bussman, conductor
3:28 - 12:02 AM
Winston-Salem State University Choir
D'Walla Simmons-Burke, conductor
5:53 - 11:58 PM
Exultate Festival Choir
Thomas D. Rossin, conductor
Karen Wilkerson, soprano
3:38 - 11:56 PM
Lumina Women's Ensemble
1:54 - 11:49 PM
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Michael Jones, tenor
7:17 - 11:45 PM
The Summer Singers
Russell Adrian, conductor
3:55 - 11:41 PM
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
3:59 - 11:37 PM
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
4:22 - 11:32 PM
Seraphic Fire
Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor
4:32 - 11:27 PM
Proteus Ensemble
Stephen Shellard, conductor
4:40 - 11:24 PM
Cantus
2:38 - 11:19 PM
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
5:00 - 11:15 PM
Master Chorale of Fargo-Moorhead
Rene Clausen, conductor
4:18 - 11:02 PM
Border CrosSing
Ahmed Anzaldua, conductor
Kevin Gamble, piano
12:43 - 10:59 PM
Moses Hogan Chorale
Moses Hogan, conductor
Derek Lee Ragin, countertenor
2:33 - 10:55 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
4:02 - 10:50 PM
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
5:09 - 10:42 PM
Latvian Radio Choir
Sigvards Klava, conductor
8:23 - 10:39 PM
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
2:52 - 10:32 PM
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
6:30 - 10:26 PM
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
6:25 - 10:24 PM
Sherburne
And Glory Shone Around: Early American Carols, Country Dances, Southern Harmony Hymns and Shaker Spiritual Songs
Rose Ensemble
1:45 - 10:21 PM
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
2:57 - 10:09 PM
Truro Canticles
Dobrinka Tabakova: Kynance Cove, On the South Downs, and Works for Choir
Truro Cathedral Choir
Christopher Gray, conductor
Joseph Wicks, organ
12:00 - 10:04 PM
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Ruby Amanfu, vocals
5:09 - 10:02 PM
Mirandola Ensemble
1:21 - 9:56 PM
Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral
John Scott, conductor
5:51 - 9:52 PM
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
4:35 - 9:48 PM
Cantus
3:37 - 9:43 PM
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Craig Jessop/Mack Wilberg, conductor
5:01 - 9:40 PM
Bemidji Choir
Paul Brandvik, conductor
3:19 - 9:37 PM
Luther College Nordic Choir
Weston Noble, conductor
2:54 - 9:32 PM
Chamber Choir of Europe
Nicol Matt, conductor
Morten Lauridsen, piano
5:06 - 9:30 PM
Lumina Women's Ensemble
1:22 - 9:24 PM
Ensemble Altera
Christopher Lowrey, conductor
John Black, organ
5:54 - 9:21 PM
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
2:46 - 9:16 PM
Voces8
4:45 - 9:05 PM
Nidaros Cathedral Girls' Choir
11:02 - 9:03 PM
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
2:32 - 9:01 PM
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
1:28 - 8:58 PM
Doane College Choir
Kurt Runestad, conductor
3:00 - 8:50 PM
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
7:52 - 8:47 PM
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
3:23 - 8:44 PM
City of London Sinfonia
John Rutter, conductor
2:45 - 8:32 PM
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
11:51 - 8:31 PM
Westminster Williamson Voices
James Jordan, conductor
1:27 - 8:27 PM
O Wild West Wind
Proteus Ensemble
Stephen Shellard, conductor
3:03 - 8:13 PM
Border CrosSing
Jeikov Vital, conductor
14:42 - 8:08 PM
Cantus
4:38 - 8:05 PM
Winston-Salem State University Choir
D'Walla Simmons-Burke, conductor
2:58 - 8:01 PM
VocalEssence
3:52 - 7:54 PM
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
6:26 - 7:51 PM
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
3:34 - 7:40 PM
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
10:26 - 7:38 PM
2016-2017 MMEA All-State Men's Choir
Andrew Last, conductor
1:56 - 7:36 PM
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
2:01 - 7:33 PM
The Esoterics
Eric Banks, conductor
3:36 - 7:29 PM
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
3:30 - 7:26 PM
Cantus
2:35 - 7:22 PM
Jason Max Ferdinand Singers
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
Thomas Allen, countertenor
4:03 - 7:15 PM
Uranienborg Vocal Ensemble
Elisabeth Holte, conductor
7:09 - 7:01 PM
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
14:04 - 6:57 PM
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
4:07 - 6:46 PM
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Stephen Layton, conductor
Jeremy Cole, organ
10:41 - 6:41 PM
My Soul Hath Found Refuge in Thee
Dance Like the Wind: Music of Today's Black Composers
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Dan Dressen, tenor
4:53 - 6:37 PM
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, conductor
3:57 - 6:29 PM
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
7:44 - 6:28 PM
Helsinki Chamber Choir
Nils Schweckendiek, conductor
1:36 - 6:20 PM
Santa Fe Desert Chorale
Joshua Habermann, conductor
Jeff Lankov, piano
7:07 - 6:17 PM
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
John Scott, organ
3:18 - 6:12 PM
Cambridge University Music Society
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
5:06 - 6:07 PM
Choral Arts Initiative
Brandon Elliott, conductor
Dale Trumbore, piano
5:10 - 6:03 PM
Rose Ensemble
4:00 - 6:00 PM
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
2:10 - 5:55 PM
Voces8
Lara Somogyi, harp
5:35 - 5:50 PM
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
4:31 - 5:47 PM
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
3:32 - 5:39 PM
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
7:01 - 5:37 PM
Oxford Choir
Bob Chilcott, conductor
2:25 - 5:34 PM
Cantus
3:01 - 5:31 PM
Latvian Radio Choir
Sigvards Klava, conductor
3:11 - 5:26 PM
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
4:15 - 5:22 PM
Winston-Salem State University Choir
D'Walla Simmons-Burke, conductor
Kenneth Overton, baritone
4:10 - 5:18 PM
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Mary Schneekloth, harp
4:17 - 5:09 PM
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
8:50 - 5:03 PM
Consortium Carissimi
Garrick Comeaux, conductor
6:01 - 5:01 PM
University of Georgia Hodgson Singers
Daniel Bara, conductor
2:07 - 4:56 PM
Ensemble Altera
Christopher Lowrey, conductor
4:15 - 4:53 PM
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Ryan French, baritone
3:29 - 4:46 PM
Mass for the Endangered: Sanctus and Benedictus
Sarah Kirkland Snider: Mass for the Endangered
Gallicantus
Gabriel Crouch, conductor
6:58 - 4:42 PM
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
3:34 - 4:38 PM
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
3:54 - 4:35 PM
Luminous Voices
Timothy Shantz, conductor
2:59 - 4:11 PM
London Sinfonietta
David Atherton, conductor
Phyllis Bryn-Julson, soprano
23:28 - 4:08 PM
Doane College Choir
Kurt Runestad, conductor
2:54 - 4:04 PM
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
4:30 - 4:02 PM
Lumina Women's Ensemble
2:19 - 3:58 PM
Cantus
3:07 - 3:53 PM
Tenebrae
Matthew Sharp, cello
5:05 - 3:48 PM
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
5:01 - 3:27 PM
Elora Singers
Noel Edison, conductor
Leslie De'Ath, piano
21:33 - 3:21 PM
Oslo Chamber Choir
Hakon Daniel Nystedt, conductor
Helga Gunnes, soprano
5:09 - 3:19 PM
St. Olaf Choir
2:04 - 3:04 PM
Minnesota Beethoven Festival Chorale
Dale Warland, conductor
14:58 - 2:59 PM
Choir of Merton College, Oxford
Benjamin Nicholas, conductor
Alex Little, organ
5:01 - 2:56 PM
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
2:46 - 2:53 PM
Phoenix Chorale
Christopher Gabittas, conductor
3:16 - 2:51 PM
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
2:01 - 2:48 PM
Cantus
2:16 - 2:45 PM
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
3:09 - 2:36 PM
Cappella Clausura
Amelia LeClair, conductor
Adriana Repetto, alto
9:13 - 2:31 PM
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
5:01 - 2:26 PM
Meditations on Li Po: ...and now the last cloud drains away
Mandala: Meditations On The Wholeness Of Being
The Esoterics
Eric Banks, conductor
4:19 - 2:21 PM
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
5:14 - 2:10 PM
Blue Heron
Scott Metcalfe, conductor
11:07 - 2:03 PM
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
6:21 - 1:59 PM
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
4:27 - 1:56 PM
St. Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, conductor
2:21 - 1:24 PM
Chicago Symphony Chorus
John Nelson, conductor
32:33 - 1:20 PM
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
3:43 - 1:14 PM
Vox Clamantis
Jaan-Eik Tulve, conductor
5:18 - 1:07 PM
Cantus
7:33 - 12:59 PM
Plaudat Frater
Il Poverello: Medieval & Renaissance Music for Saint Francis of Assisi
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
7:34 - 12:57 PM
Ensemble Altera
Christopher Lowrey, conductor
2:04 - 12:54 PM
Proteus Ensemble
Stephen Shellard, conductor
2:27 - 12:51 PM
Antioch Chamber Ensemble
Joshua Copeland, conductor
3:14 - 12:43 PM
Kantorei Denver
Joel Rinsema, conductor
Juli Orlandini, soprano
8:08 - 12:40 PM
North Dakota State University Concert Choir
Jo Ann Miller, conductor
2:57 - 12:29 PM
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
2:28 - 12:23 PM
Voces8
3:43 - 12:11 PM
Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street
Jorg-Michael Schwarz/Karen Marie Marmer, conductor
11:38 - 12:06 PM
Bemidji Alumni Choir
Paul Brandvik, conductor
Lynn Altermatt, organ
4:51 - 12:02 PM
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
Lee Afdahl, organ
4:19 - 11:58 AM
College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Chamber Choir
Axel Theimer, conductor
3:39 - 11:42 AM
The Crossing
Donald Nally, conductor
15:34 - 11:40 AM
Houston Chamber Choir
Robert Simpson, conductor
1:56 - 11:36 AM
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
4:16 - 11:33 AM
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
2:40 - 11:21 AM
Cappella SF
Ragnar Bohlin, conductor
Keisuke Nakagoshi, piano
11:43 - 11:17 AM
sounding light
Tom Trenney, conductor
4:12 - 11:01 AM
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
16:32 - 10:56 AM
Houston Treble Choir
Marianna Parnas-Simpson, conductor
Andreea Mut, piano
4:18 - 10:51 AM
Robert Shaw Festival Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
4:52 - 10:48 AM
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
3:30 - 10:43 AM
Os Justi (The Mouth of the Righteous)
Cathedrals to Mountains - Choral Music of the Alps
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
4:34 - 10:38 AM
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
5:22 - 10:33 AM
Westminster Williamson Voices
James Jordan, conductor
Corey Everly, piano
5:10 - 10:30 AM
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
2:16 - 10:23 AM
Cantus
6:48 - 10:19 AM
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
3:27 - 10:01 AM
La Tempete
Simon-Pierre Bestion, conductor
18:35 - 9:58 AM
Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge
Anna Lapwood, conductor
2:58 - 9:51 AM
Voces Musicales Chamber Choir
David Puderbaugh, conductor
5:03 - 9:48 AM
Chorovaya Akademia
3:00 - 9:46 AM
The Summer Singers
Russell Adrian, conductor
2:29 - 9:42 AM
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
4:23 - 9:31 AM
University of Georgia Hodgson Singers
Daniel Bara, conductor
Amy Baker, soprano
10:14 - 9:28 AM
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
2:36 - 9:23 AM
Kantorei Denver
Joel Rinsema, conductor
4:51 - 9:20 AM
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
3:35 - 9:12 AM
Magnum Chorum
Christopher Aspaas, conductor
7:29 - 9:08 AM
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
3:56 - 9:00 AM
Theater of Voices
Paul Hillier, conductor
Christopher Bowers-Broadbent, organ
8:07 - 8:57 AM
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
2:26 - 8:55 AM
Cantus
2:03 - 8:53 AM
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
2:26 - 8:51 AM
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
1:55 - 8:45 AM
The Singers
6:09 - 8:42 AM
2016-2017 MMEA All-State Mixed Choir
Jing Ling-Tam, conductor
3:13 - 8:36 AM
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
5:53 - 8:32 AM
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
3:34 - 8:26 AM
Voices of Ascension
Dennis Keene, conductor
5:25 - 8:22 AM
Exultate
Thomas D. Rossin, conductor
4:47 - 8:04 AM
Choirs of St Albans Cathedral
Andrew Lucas, conductor
Tom Winpenny, organ
17:15 - 8:01 AM
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
3:48 - 7:34 AM
Elora Singers
Noel Edison, conductor
25:46 - 7:25 AM
Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street
Caleb Burhans, conductor
9:17 - 7:21 AM
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
3:53 - 7:19 AM
St. John's Boys' Choir
Andre-Louis Heywood, conductor
2:09 - 7:16 AM
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Joel Fischer, tenor
2:11 - 7:10 AM
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Maria Jette, soprano
6:55 - 7:04 AM
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
5:36 - 7:01 AM
The Same Stream
James Jordan, conductor
3:19 - 6:57 AM
Voces8
3:47 - 6:54 AM
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
2:31 - 6:48 AM
Cappella Romana
Alexander Lingas, conductor
5:39 - 6:45 AM
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
3:45 - 6:03 AM
Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
Donna Brown, soprano
40:49 - 6:00 AM
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
3:08 - 5:54 AM
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
5:57 - 5:48 AM
Cantus
6:06 - 5:44 AM
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
3:29 - 5:38 AM
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Mela Sarajane Dailey, soprano
6:54 - 5:33 AM
Kantorei Denver
Joel Rinsema, conductor
Alicia Rigsby, piano
4:20 - 5:32 AM
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
1:02 - 5:28 AM
Bemidji Alumni Choir
Paul Brandvik, conductor
3:52 - 5:24 AM
Antioch Chamber Ensemble
Joshua Copeland, conductor
4:19 - 5:20 AM
Tonality
Alexander Lloyd Blake, conductor
3:55 - 5:18 AM
One Voice Mixed Chorus
Jane Ramseyer Miller, conductor
1:53 - 5:11 AM
ORA
Suzi Digby, conductor
6:47 - 5:09 AM
Christus Chorus of Concordia University
David L. Mennicke, conductor
1:51 - 5:06 AM
Proteus Ensemble
Stephen Shellard, conductor
3:16 - 5:00 AM
O gloriosissimi lux vivens (I am your Guardian Angel)
Seasons of Angels: Harmony of the Spheres
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
6:02