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.
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.
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.
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.’
See, see, the Word is incarnate
Tune thy Musicke to thy Heart: Tudor and Jacobean music for private devotion
Stile Antico
Ensemble 96
Kjetil Almenning, conductor
Oregon Repertory Singers
Gilbert Seeley, conductor
Caritas Chamber Choir
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Ruby Amanfu, vocals
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Saarbrucken Chamber Choir
Georg Grun, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Cantus
Julia Bogorad-Kogan, flute
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Simon Carrington Chamber Singers
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Ensemble Amarcord
Kansas City Chorale
Charles Bruffy, conductor
Lindsey Lang, soprano
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Jesus College Choir, Cambridge
Richard Pinel, conductor
Mirandola Ensemble
Choir of Royal Holloway
Rupert Gough, conductor
Moses Hogan Chorale
Moses Hogan, conductor
Derek Lee Ragin, countertenor
Kantorei Denver
Joel Rinsema, conductor
Kali Paguirigian, mezzo-soprano
National Lutheran Choir
Larry L. Fleming, conductor
The Peaceable Kingdom: The Paper Reeds by the Brooks
The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Craig Jessop, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Bemidji Choir
Paul Brandvik, conductor
Houston Chamber Choir
Robert Simpson, conductor
Arnold Schoenberg Choir
Erwin Ortner, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
Cantus
Grex Vocalis
Carl Hogset, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Luther College Nordic Choir
Allen Hightower, conductor
Tonality
Alexander Lloyd Blake, conductor
Exultate Festival Choir
Thomas D. Rossin, conductor
Robert Shaw Chorale
Robert Shaw, conductor
Gregorian Chant Schola of Saint John's Abbey and University
Fr. Anthony Ruff, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Minnesota Beethoven Festival Chorale
Dale Warland, conductor
Sherburne
And Glory Shone Around: Early American Carols, Country Dances, Southern Harmony Hymns and Shaker Spiritual Songs
Rose Ensemble
2016-2017 MMEA All-State Men's Choir
Andrew Last, conductor
Musica Intima
House of Hope Children's Choir
Montreal Studio of Early Music
Andrew McAnerney, conductor
VocalEssence
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
Doane College Choir
Kurt Runestad, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
City of London Sinfonia
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
Larry L. Fleming, conductor
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Stephen Layton, conductor
Ave Maris Stella
Stella: Renaissance Gems and their Reflections Volume 3: Victoria
ORA
Suzi Digby, conductor
Cantus
Chanticleer
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Brigham Young University Singers
Ronald Staheli, conductor
On the calm sunkissed river
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, conductor
Skylark Vocal Ensemble
The Summer Singers
Russell Adrian, conductor
The Crossing
Donald Nally, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
Alison Hill, soprano
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Bemidji Alumni Choir
Paul Brandvik, conductor
Lynn Altermatt, organ
Minnesota Boychoir
Mark S. Johnson, conductor
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
Danish National Radio Choir
Stefan Parkman, conductor
Alleluia
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral
John Scott, conductor
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
One Voice Mixed Chorus
Jane Ramseyer Miller, conductor
St. John's Boys' Choir
Andre-Louis Heywood, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Gerd Albrecht, conductor
Cantus
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
University of Toronto MacMillan Singers
Hilary Apfelstadt, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Schlagt, Kunstler, die Pauken und Saiten
Buxtehude: Opera Omnia Vol VII - Vocal Works Vol 3
Amsterdam Baroque Choir
Ton Koopman, conductor
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Bemidji Chamber Singers
Paul Brandvik, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Christopher Hughes, organ
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
Christian Forshaw, saxophone
sounding light
Tom Trenney, conductor
The Summer Singers
Russell Adrian, conductor
Three lovely birds of paradise
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
ORA
Suzi Digby, conductor
Orpheus Chamber Singers
Donald Krehbiel, conductor
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Elektra Women's Choir
Morna Edmundson, conductor
Exultate
Thomas D. Rossin, conductor
Jason Max Ferdinand Singers
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
Thomas Allen, countertenor
Mirandola Ensemble
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Mary Schneekloth, harp
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
Saint John's University Men's Chorus
Axel Theimer, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Tonality
Alexander Lloyd Blake, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
St. John's Boys' Choir
Andre-Louis Heywood, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
Larry L. Fleming, conductor
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Oslo Chamber Choir
Hakon Daniel Nystedt, conductor
Helga Gunnes, soprano
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Ashley Riches, bass-baritone
Voces8
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
Cantus
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Choir of Merton College, Oxford
Benjamin Nicholas, conductor
Alex Little, organ
St. Charles Singers
Jeffrey Hunt, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
The Summer Singers
Russell Adrian, conductor
Munich Motet Choir
Hans Rudolf Zobeley, conductor
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Choir of Royal Holloway
Rupert Gough, conductor
Lumina Women's Ensemble
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
Larry L. Fleming, conductor
Hilliard Ensemble
Border CrosSing
Nico Munoz, conductor
Ahmed Anzaldua, piano
Mirandola Ensemble
Ensemble Singers of the Plymouth Music Series
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
Paul Vance, cello
Sinfonia Orchestra
Paul Salamunovich, conductor
Jason Max Ferdinand Singers
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
John Stoddart, piano
Sancte Francisce Propera (Saint Francis, hasten)
Il Poverello: Medieval & Renaissance Music for Saint Francis of Assisi
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
Alma Redemptoris
Stella: Renaissance Gems and their Reflections Volume 3: Victoria
ORA
Suzi Digby, conductor
Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota
Garrett Lathe, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Stephen Swanson, piano
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Aaron David Miller, organ
Turtle Creek Chorale
Timothy Seelig, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
Susan Dunn, soprano
Cantus
Hannover Chamber Choir
Stephan Doormann, conductor
Magnum Chorum
David Dickau, conductor
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
Lumina Women's Ensemble
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
Carolyn Sampson, soprano
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Cantus
Luther College Nordic Choir
Craig Arnold, conductor
Winston-Salem State University Choir
D'Walla Simmons-Burke, conductor
2016-2017 MMEA All-State Men's Choir
Andrew Last, conductor
World Voices
Karle Erickson, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Paul Hillier, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Stefanie Moore, soprano
National Lutheran Choir
Larry L. Fleming, conductor
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
Christus Chorus of Concordia University
David L. Mennicke, conductor
Mosaic Voices
Consortium Carissimi
Garrick Comeaux, conductor
ORA
Suzi Digby, conductor
Judea
And Glory Shone Around: Early American Carols, Country Dances, Southern Harmony Hymns and Shaker Spiritual Songs
Rose Ensemble
2015-2016 MMEA All-State Men's Choir
Jefferson Johnson, conductor
Vienna Philharmonic
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Eric Whitacre Singers
Eric Whitacre, conductor
Montreal Studio of Early Music
Andrew McAnerney, conductor
Doane College Choir
Kurt Runestad, conductor
Emily Peterson, piano
Tonality
Alexander Lloyd Blake, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Texas Boys Choir
S. Bryan Priddy, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Canticles and Prayers: Holy God
Latvian Radio Choir
Sigvards Klava, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Calmus Ensemble Leipzig
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
Cantata No. 76: Es danke, Gott, und lobe dich
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott: The most beautiful chorales by Martin Luther
Gachinger Kantorei Stuttgart
Spivey Hall Children's Choir
King's Singers
The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin
Desmond Earley, conductor
Hazel Conway, soprano
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Grant Gershon, conductor
Cantus
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Plaudat Frater
Il Poverello: Medieval & Renaissance Music for Saint Francis of Assisi
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
Seraphic Fire
Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor
Praise the Lord, O My Soul
What Child is This?: The St. Olaf Christmas Festival, Vol. III
St. Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, conductor
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Live the Questions
Kantorei Denver
Joel Rinsema, conductor
sounding light
Tom Trenney, conductor
Houston Chamber Choir
Robert Simpson, conductor
Cecilia Duarte, mezzo-soprano
North Dakota State University Concert Choir
Jo Ann Miller, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Vox Humana
David N. Childs, conductor
Kara Kirkendoll Welch, flute
World Voices
Karle Erickson, conductor
ORA
Suzi Digby, conductor
The Crossing
Donald Nally, conductor
Lumina Women's Ensemble
London Voices
Terry Edwards, conductor
Cantus
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
Phoenix Chamber Choir
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Jason Max Ferdinand Singers
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
Natrickie Louissaint, soprano
Luther College Nordic Choir
Allen Hightower, conductor
The King's Men
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
Uranienborg Vocal Ensemble
Elisabeth Holte, conductor
Two Rivers Chorale
Timothy Sawyer, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, conductor
Rose Ensemble
Eric Whitacre Singers
Eric Whitacre, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
The Singers
Kansas City Chorale
Charles Bruffy, conductor
Sarah Tannehill, soprano
Cantus
Songs of enlightenment: The fleeting world
Mandala: Meditations On The Wholeness Of Being
The Esoterics
Eric Banks, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Bemidji Choir
Paul Brandvik, conductor
Cappella SF
Ragnar Bohlin, conductor
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
Trio Mediaeval
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
Rene Clausen, conductor
Westminster Kantorei
Amanda Quist, conductor
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
Exultate Festival Choir
Thomas D. Rossin, conductor
Karen Wilkerson, soprano
Salzburg Hofmusik
Wolfgang Brunner, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Joel Fischer, tenor
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
Twin Cities Women's Choir
Mary Bussman, conductor
Choir of Royal Holloway
Rupert Gough, conductor
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Yolanda Williams, soprano
O gloriosissimi lux vivens (I am your Guardian Angel)
Seasons of Angels: Harmony of the Spheres
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
Come to the Woods
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Stephen Swanson, piano
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
Cantus
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot!
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Ensemble Vocapella Limburg
Tristan Meister, conductor
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Craig Jessop, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Houston Chamber Choir
Robert Simpson, conductor
Andreea Mut, piano
Doane College Choir
Kurt Runestad, conductor
University of Washington Chamber Singers
Geoffrey Boers, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
Fernando Mezo, percussion
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
PaTRAM Institute Male Choir
Vladimir Gorbik, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street
Caleb Burhans, organ
Magnum Chorum
Christopher Aspaas, conductor
LaCappella
Veronika Bauer, conductor
Cantus
Exultate
Thomas D. Rossin, conductor
Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ
Heinrich Schutz: Kleine geistliche Konzerte - Volume I
New York Baroque
Eric Milnes, conductor
Winston-Salem State University Singing Divas
D'Walla Simmons-Burke, conductor
2016-2017 MMEA All-State Women's Choir
Sigrid Johnson, conductor
