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!
Elora Singers
Noel Edison, conductor
Leslie De'Ath, piano
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Tallis Scholars
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
Phoenix Consort
Adam Whitmore, conductor
Essential Voices USA
Judith Clurman, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Robert Shaw Festival Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Carla McElhaney, piano
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
Larry L. Fleming, conductor
Deus in adiutorium (God, reach forth to my aid)
Padilla: Music of the Mexican Baroque
Capella Rutenberg
Peter Rutenberg, conductor
Houston Chamber Choir
Robert Simpson, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
O gloriosissimi lux vivens (I am your Guardian Angel)
Seasons of Angels: Harmony of the Spheres
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
Chor Leoni Men's Chorus
Erick Lichte, conductor
Cantus
Kansas City Chorale
Charles Bruffy, conductor
Lindsey Lang, soprano
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Chanticleer
Winston-Salem State University Choir
D'Walla Simmons-Burke, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Augsburg College Choir
Peter Hendrickson, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Vienna Boys Choir
Uwe Christian Harrer, conductor
Exultate Festival Choir
Thomas D. Rossin, conductor
Karen Wilkerson, soprano
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Stephen Layton, conductor
House of Hope Children's Choir
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
Cantus
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Tallis Scholars
Peter Philips, conductor
Kantorei Denver
Jake Runestad, conductor
World Voices
Karle Erickson, conductor
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
Turtle Creek Chorale
Stile Antico
Master Chorale of Fargo-Moorhead
Rene Clausen, conductor
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Melanie DeMore, vocals
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
VocalEssence
Doane College Choir
Kurt Runestad, conductor
Jason Max Ferdinand Singers
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
Thomas Allen, countertenor
Eric Whitacre Singers
Eric Whitacre, conductor
sounding light
Tom Trenney, conductor
Anne Wilson, piano
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin
Desmond Earley, conductor
Glenn Murphy, tenor
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
John Scott, organ
University of Minnesota Chamber Singers
Matthew Mehaffey, conductor
Stephanie Arado, violin
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Phoenix Chorale
Christopher Gabittas, conductor
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Choir of Royal Holloway
Rupert Gough, conductor
Hilary Cronin, soprano
Anonymous 4
Cantus
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Santa Fe Desert Chorale
Joshua Habermann, conductor
Nathan Salazar, piano
Tonality
Alexander Lloyd Blake, conductor
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
Luther College Nordic Choir
Andrew Last, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
The Singers
BBC National Chorus of Wales
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Dresden Chamber Choir
Hans-Christoph Rademann, conductor
Cantus
Latvian Radio Choir
Sigvards Klava, conductor
Kristine Adamaite, organ
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Stephen Layton, conductor
Helen Charlston, mezzo-soprano
Jordan's Shore
And Glory Shone Around: Early American Carols, Country Dances, Southern Harmony Hymns and Shaker Spiritual Songs
Rose Ensemble
Uranienborg Vocal Ensemble
Elisabeth Holte, conductor
Lumina Women's Ensemble
Ensemble Ordo Virtutum
Stefan Johannes Morent, conductor
Vancouver Chamber Choir
Jon Washburn, conductor
University of Washington Chamber Singers
Geoffrey Boers, conductor
Elizabeth MacIsaac, soprano
Sweet Honey in the Rock
Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge
Andrew Nethsingha, conductor
George Herbert, organ
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
North Dakota State University Concert Choir
Christina Armendarez, conductor
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
Atlanta Master Chorale
Eric Nelson, conductor
Winston-Salem State University Choir
D'Walla Simmons-Burke, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
The Crossing
Donald Nally, conductor
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Washington Cathedral Choral Society
J. Reilly Lewis, conductor
Chanticleer
Jason Max Ferdinand Singers
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
Thomas Allen, countertenor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Jay Johnson, percussion
O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)
Lux Aeterna - The Choral Music of Morten Lauridsen
Chamber Choir of Europe
Nicol Matt, conductor
The Summer Singers
Russell Adrian, conductor
Luther College Nordic Choir
Andrew Last, conductor
Phoenix Consort
Adam Whitmore, conductor
Iain Farrington, piano
Cantus
National Lutheran Choir
Larry L. Fleming, conductor
German Bach Soloists
Helmut Winschermann, conductor
Elly Ameling, soprano
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Peter Dijkstra, conductor
Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge
Anna Lapwood, conductor
Cantus
Choir of Royal Holloway
Rupert Gough, conductor
New York Polyphony
Winston-Salem State University Choir
D'Walla Simmons-Burke, conductor
Christian Stewart, baritone
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
John Scott, organ
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
South Dakota Chorale
Brian A. Schmidt, conductor
French National Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Stuart Burrows, tenor
The Esoterics
Eric Banks, conductor
PaTRAM Institute Male Choir
Vladimir Gorbik, conductor
Still Water
And Glory Shone Around: Early American Carols, Country Dances, Southern Harmony Hymns and Shaker Spiritual Songs
Rose Ensemble
Lumina Women's Ensemble
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Papagena
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Jerry Rubino, piano
Turtle Creek Chorale
Timothy Seelig, conductor
Cantus
Luther College Nordic Choir
Craig Arnold, conductor
Helsinki Chamber Choir
Nils Schweckendiek, conductor
Voces8
Christopher Glynn, piano
Saint John's University Men's Chorus
Axel Theimer, conductor
University of South Dakota Chamber Singers
David Holdhusen, conductor
Doane College Choir
Kurt Runestad, conductor
Chorovaya Akademia
Kantorei Denver
Joel Rinsema, conductor
Sara Michael, soprano
Essential Voices USA
Judith Clurman, conductor
Tessa Lark, violin
The Summer Singers
Russell Adrian, conductor
Norwegian Soloists Choir
Grete Pedersen Helgerod, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Skylark Vocal Ensemble
Matthew Guard, conductor
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, conductor
Santa Fe Desert Chorale
Joshua Habermann, conductor
Sultana Sur, tabla
Maria Magdalena Chamber Choir
Mats Nilsson, conductor
Oslo Chamber Choir
Hakon Daniel Nystedt, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
KC VITAs
Jackson C. Thomas, conductor
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Choir of Royal Holloway
Rupert Gough, conductor
Lumina Women's Ensemble
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
New York Polyphony
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Mary Schneekloth, harp
Ars Nova Copenhagen
Michael Bojesen, conductor
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
Luther College Nordic Choir
Allen Hightower, conductor
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Tallis Scholars
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Peter Dijkstra, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Ferrara Ensemble
Crawford Young, conductor
Cantus
Fairfield Four
Tonality
Alexander Lloyd Blake, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Crucifixus surrexit
Fire of the Soul: Choral Virtuosity in 17th-Century Russia & Poland
Rose Ensemble
Norwegian Soloists Choir
Grete Pedersen Helgerod, conductor
Voices of Ascension
Dennis Keene, conductor
Mark Kruczek, organ
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Uranienborg Vocal Ensemble
Elisabeth Holte, conductor
Choir of Royal Holloway
Rupert Gough, conductor
Talla Vocal Ensemble
Paivi Hakomaki, organ
Houston Chamber Choir
Robert Simpson, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Melanie DeMore, vocals
St. Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, conductor
Cantus
Kansas City Chorale
Charles Bruffy, conductor
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
John Scott, organ
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
University of South Dakota Chamber Singers
David Holdhusen, conductor
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
Voces8
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
Tallis Scholars
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
New York Polyphony
Luther College Nordic Choir
Andrew Last, conductor
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Stephen Layton, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
Larry L. Fleming, conductor
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Mack Wilberg, conductor
Heinavanker
Margo Kolar, conductor
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Tonality
Alexander Lloyd Blake, conductor
Dessoff Choirs
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
Stile Antico
Cantus
Grant Park Chorus
Christopher Bell, conductor
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, conductor
Kaori Muraji, guitar
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Papagena
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Rupert Gough, conductor
Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge
Anna Lapwood, conductor
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Lira Chamber Chorus
John Nelson, conductor
Nordic Voices
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Winston-Salem State University Choir
D'Walla Simmons-Burke, conductor
North Dakota State University Concert Choir
Jo Ann Miller, conductor
Choir of Merton College, Oxford
Benjamin Nicholas, conductor
Alex Little, organ
Helsinki Chamber Choir
Nils Schweckendiek, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Te lucis ante terminum (To thee before the end of day)
When Sleep Comes: Evening Meditations for Voices and Saxophone
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
Christian Forshaw, saxophone
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Cappella SF
Ragnar Bohlin, conductor
Tallis Scholars
La Chapelle Royale
Philippe Herreweghe, conductor
Eric Whitacre Singers
Eric Whitacre, conductor
Stile Antico
Tonality
Alexander Lloyd Blake, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
Larry L. Fleming, conductor
Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: Hymn of the Cherubim
Rachmaninoff: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Concerto for Choir
Lege Artis
Boris Abalyan, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Exultate
Thomas D. Rossin, conductor
Latvian Radio Choir
Kaspars Putnins, 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
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
Cantus
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge
Anna Lapwood, conductor
Westminster Williamson Voices
James Jordan, conductor
RCA Symphony Orchestra
Renato Cellini, conductor
Hilliard Ensemble
Paul Hillier, conductor
KC VITAs
Jackson C. Thomas, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Charles Kemper, piano
Sicut cervus (As the Hart Yearns)
Palestrina: Missa Aeterna Christi munera & other sacred music
Westminster Cathedral Choir
James O'Donnell, conductor
Tallis Scholars
National Lutheran Choir
Larry L. Fleming, conductor
Running From, Running To: No More!
Songs of Remembering: In Memory of Ahmaud gQuezh Arbery
Tonality
Alexander Lloyd Blake, conductor
Cantus
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Parley of Instruments
John Scott, conductor
