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.
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!
The multimedia work that was ‘born in Minnesota’ had its premiere in 2019. The London performance will be its first outside North America.
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.
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.
Papagena
Kansas City Chorale
Charles Bruffy, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Voces8
Of a rose sing we
Dobrinka Tabakova: Kynance Cove, On the South Downs, and Works for Choir
Truro Cathedral Choir
Christopher Gray, conductor
Joseph Wicks, organ
Cantus
MDR Radio Chorus Leipzig
Risto Joost, conductor
Tonality
Alexander Lloyd Blake, conductor
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
sounding light
Tom Trenney, conductor
Cantata No. 196: Der Herr denket an uns (The Lord cares for us)
Bach: Actus Tragicus
Cantus Colln
Konrad Junghanel, conductor
Johanna Koslowski, soprano
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, conductor
Kaori Muraji, guitar
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Phoenix Chorale
Charles Bruffy, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Chanticleer
North Dakota State University Concert Choir
JoAnn Miller, conductor
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
Winston-Salem State University Choir
D'Walla Simmons-Burke, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, conductor
Cantus
KC VITAs
Jackson C. Thomas, conductor
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
Malmo Opera Chorus
John Jeter, conductor
Jan Karlsson Korp, piano
Jason Max Ferdinand Singers
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
Natrickie Louissaint, soprano
University of South Dakota Chamber Singers
David Holdhusen, conductor
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Voces8
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Eric Whitacre Singers
Eric Whitacre, conductor
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge
Anna Lapwood, conductor
Marian Consort
Rory McCleery, conductor
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Baylor A Cappella Choir
Alan Raines, conductor
Isabelle Demers, organ
sounding light
Tom Trenney, conductor
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Thomas Hengelbrock, conductor
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
Oregon Repertory Singers
Ethan Sperry, conductor
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, 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
Cantus
Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
Simona Saturova, soprano
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Orpheus Chamber Singers
Donald Krehbiel, conductor
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
Alison Hill, soprano
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
National Chamber Choir of Ireland
Paul Hillier, conductor
Choir of Royal Holloway
Rupert Gough, conductor
KC VITAs
Jackson C. Thomas, conductor
Saint John's University Men's Chorus
Axel Theimer, conductor
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
Running From, Running To: No More!
Songs of Remembering: In Memory of Ahmaud gQuezh Arbery
Tonality
Alexander Lloyd Blake, conductor
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Estonian National Male Choir
Mikk Uleoja, conductor
Allar Kaasik, cello
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
In the Cool
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Melanie DeMore, vocals
Cantus
Bemidji Alumni Choir
Paul Brandvik, conductor
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Philip Ledger, conductor
Soloists
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
Minnesota Beethoven Festival Chorale
Dale Warland, conductor
Uranienborg Vocal Ensemble
Elisabeth Holte, conductor
Inger-Lise Ulsrud, organ
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
Jason Max Ferdinand Singers
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
Thomas Allen, countertenor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
Lumina Women's Ensemble
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Paul Hillier, conductor
World Voices
Karle Erickson, conductor
Bemidji Choir
Paul Brandvik, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Martin Jean, organ
The Singers
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Cantus
Border CrosSing
Jeikov Vital, conductor
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
John Scott, organ
Magnum Chorum
Mark Stover, conductor
Greg Nelson, cello
Rose Ensemble
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Peter Dijkstra, conductor
Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge
Anna Lapwood, conductor
Ex Cathedra Choir
Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor
Lawrence White, bass
Munich Motet Choir
Hans Rudolf Zobeley, conductor
John Alexander Singers
John Alexander, conductor
John St. Marie, tenor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
Skylark Vocal Ensemble
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
Cantus
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Ryan French, baritone
Kantorei Denver
Joel Rinsema, conductor
Juli Orlandini, soprano
Morehouse College Glee Club
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Bemidji Alumni Choir
Paul Brandvik, conductor
Lynn Altermatt, organ
Lulea Chamber Choir
Einar Isacson, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Jason Max Ferdinand Singers
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
Leonard Brown, tenor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
Lee Afdahl, organ
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
Larry L. Fleming, conductor
Consortium Carissimi
Garrick Comeaux, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Once in a Dream I Saw Summer
Spring will come: Choral rarities from the Grand Duchy of Finland
Helsinki Chamber Choir
Nils Schweckendiek, conductor
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Cantus
Tonality
Alexander Lloyd Blake, conductor
Voces8
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
The Crossing
Donald Nally, conductor
The Summer Singers
Russell Adrian, conductor
Rachel Farhi, soprano
Os Justi (The Mouth of the Righteous)
Cathedrals to Mountains - Choral Music of the Alps
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
My Soul Hath Found Refuge in Thee
Dance Like the Wind: Music of Today's Black Composers
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Dan Dressen, tenor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
Paul Vance, cello
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Kantorei Denver
Joel Rinsema, conductor
Phoenix Chorale
Charles Bruffy, conductor
Eric Whitacre Singers
Eric Whitacre, conductor
King's Singers
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Magnum Chorum
Christopher Aspaas, conductor
Oregon Repertory Singers
Gilbert Seeley, conductor
Land of Lakes Choirboys
Francis Stockwell, conductor
Francis Stockwell, piano
Cantus
Plaudat Frater
Il Poverello: Medieval & Renaissance Music for Saint Francis of Assisi
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
John Scott, organ
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Ruby Amanfu, vocals
State Choir Latvia
Maris Sirmais, conductor
Janis Petrovkis, bass
Meditations on Li Po: I lift my eyes to watch the mountain moon
Mandala: Meditations On The Wholeness Of Being
The Esoterics
Eric Banks, conductor
Norwegian Soloists Choir
Grete Pedersen Helgerod, conductor
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge
Anna Lapwood, conductor
The Summer Singers
Russell Adrian, conductor
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Maria Jette, soprano
St. Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Cantus
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Voices of Ascension
Dennis Keene, conductor
Cappella Amsterdam
Daniel Reuss, conductor
Miami University Men's Glee Club
Jeremy D. Jones, conductor
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
New York Polyphony
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Stephen Layton, conductor
Beatus Franciscus
Il Poverello: Medieval & Renaissance Music for Saint Francis of Assisi
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Winston-Salem State University Choir
D'Walla Simmons-Burke, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Seraphic Fire
Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor
Jason Max Ferdinand Singers
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
John Stoddart, piano
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
