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.’
Cappella Amsterdam
Daniel Reuss, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Schola Cantorum of St Peter's in the Loop
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Cappella Clausura
Amelia LeClair, conductor
Adriana Repetto, alto
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
Lumina Women's Ensemble
Latvian Radio Choir
Tonu Kaljuste, conductor
Jordan's Shore
And Glory Shone Around: Early American Carols, Country Dances, Southern Harmony Hymns and Shaker Spiritual Songs
Rose Ensemble
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Russell Peterson, alto saxophone
Cantus
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
New York Polyphony
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Voces8
Mirandola Ensemble
Choir of Royal Holloway
Rupert Gough, conductor
Doane College Choir
Kurt Runestad, conductor
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
Holst Singers
Stephen Layton, conductor
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
VocalEssence
The Crossing
Donald Nally, conductor
Ted Babcock, percussion
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
Rose Ensemble
Orchestral Suite No. 2: Badinerie
Swingle Singers
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Robert Shaw Festival Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
Volti
Robert Geary, conductor
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
2016-2017 MMEA All-State Men's Choir
Andrew Last, conductor
PaTRAM Institute Male Choir
Vladimir Gorbik, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
State Choir Latvija
Maris Sirmais, conductor
Pacific Lutheran Choir of the West
Richard Nance, conductor
Christus Chorus of Concordia University
David L. Mennicke, conductor
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
Baylor A Cappella Choir
Alan Raines, conductor
Isabelle Demers, organ
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Voces8
Nabucco: Va, pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
Grand & Glorious - Great Operatic Choruses / Robert Shaw
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
Rene Clausen, conductor
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
North Dakota State University Concert Choir
JoAnn Miller, conductor
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, conductor
Julie Cooper, soprano
The Esoterics
Eric Banks, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Roger Wagner Chorale
Roger Wagner, conductor
Plaudat Frater
Il Poverello: Medieval & Renaissance Music for Saint Francis of Assisi
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
Cantus
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot!
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Phoenix Chorale
Charles Bruffy, conductor
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
Danish National Vocal Ensemble
Paul Hillier, conductor
Luther College Nordic Choir
Weston Noble, conductor
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Craig Jessop, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Lynette Johnson, alto
Doane College Choir
Kurt Runestad, conductor
Cantus
Tu sangre en la mia
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Faith DeBow, piano
Dare to Breathe
Mirandola Ensemble
Benjamin Kunkel, guitar
Consortium Carissimi
Garrick Comeaux, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
David Cherwien, organ
Saint John's University Men's Chorus
Axel Theimer, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
Cantus
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Lira Chamber Chorus
John Nelson, conductor
Lumina Women's Ensemble
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Grant Park Chorus
Christopher Bell, conductor
Kantorei Denver
Joel Rinsema, conductor
Kansas City Chorale
Charles Bruffy, conductor
Rose Ensemble
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
La Pasion segun San Marcos: Demos gracias al Senor (We give thanks to the Lord)
Un milagro de fe/A Miracle of Faith
Border CrosSing
Ahmed Anzaldua, conductor
Bethany Battafarano, soprano
The King's Men
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, conductor
Essential Voices USA
Judith Clurman, conductor
New York Polyphony
Elizabeth Baker, soprano
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
LaCappella
Veronika Bauer, conductor
Luther College Nordic Choir
Allen Hightower, conductor
World Voices
Karle Erickson, conductor
Cantus
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
Chamber Choir of Europe
Nicol Matt, conductor
Morten Lauridsen, piano
Twin Ports Choral Project
Bret Amundson, conductor
Luther College Pike Kor
Sandra Peter, conductor
Minnesota Compline Choir
Charles Parsons, conductor
Mirandola Ensemble
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Jason Max Ferdinand Singers
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
John Stoddart, piano
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
Consortium Carissimi
Garrick Comeaux, conductor
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Yolanda Williams, soprano
Saint John's University Men's Chorus
Axel Theimer, conductor
Tallis Scholars
Peter Philips, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Praise the Lord, O My Soul
What Child is This?: The St. Olaf Christmas Festival, Vol. III
St. Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, conductor
Gesualdo Six
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Beatus Franciscus
Il Poverello: Medieval & Renaissance Music for Saint Francis of Assisi
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
Blossom Street
Hilary Campbell, conductor
Cantus
Harmonia Sacra
Peter Leech, conductor
Fairfield Four
Augsburg College Choir
Peter Hendrickson, conductor
King's Singers
Luther College Nordic Choir
Andrew Last, conductor
Vox Humana
David N. Childs, conductor
Kara Kirkendoll Welch, flute
Kantorei
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Stephen Layton, conductor
St. John's Boys' Choir
Andre-Louis Heywood, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Julia Persitz, violin
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
John Rutter, conductor
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
Trio Mediaeval
Birger Mistereggen, percussion
Cantus
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Anuna
Michael McGlynn, conductor
Atlanta Master Chorale
Eric Nelson, conductor
Lumina Women's Ensemble
Cris de Paris Chamber Choir
Bemidji Chamber Singers
Paul Brandvik, conductor
Twin Ports Choral Project
Bret Amundson, conductor
Westminster Williamson Voices
James Jordan, conductor
Two Rivers Chorale
Timothy Sawyer, conductor
Voces8
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
Brigham Young University Singers
Ronald Staheli, conductor
Kantorei Denver
Joel Rinsema, conductor
Juli Orlandini, soprano
Luther College Nordic Choir
Craig Arnold, conductor
Saint John's University Men's Chorus
Axel Theimer, conductor
Consortium Carissimi
Garrick Comeaux, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Jeffrey Van, guitar
Voce Chamber Choir
Mark Singleton, conductor
Stephen Scarlato, organ
Doane College Choir
Kurt Runestad, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Aaron David Miller, organ
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Cantus
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
Fernando Mezo, percussion
King's Singers
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Seraphic Fire
Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
World Voices
Karle Erickson, conductor
House of Hope Children's Choir
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Alma Neuhaus, mezzo-soprano
Border CrosSing
Nico Munoz, conductor
Ahmed Anzaldua, piano
Winston-Salem State University Burke Singers
D'Walla Simmons-Burke, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Nichts soll uns scheiden von der Liebe Gottes
Buxtehude: Opera Omnia Vol VII - Vocal Works Vol 3
Amsterdam Baroque Choir
Ton Koopman, conductor
Vancouver Chamber Choir
Jon Washburn, conductor
Magnum Chorum
Christopher Aspaas, conductor
Choir of Royal Holloway
Rupert Gough, conductor
Salve, Sancte Pater Patriae
Il Poverello: Medieval & Renaissance Music for Saint Francis of Assisi
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
Morgenlied (Morning Song)
Spring will come: Choral rarities from the Grand Duchy of Finland
Helsinki Chamber Choir
Nils Schweckendiek, conductor
Voices of Ascension
Dennis Keene, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Lumina Women's Ensemble
Swingle Singers
Cantus
Luther College Nordic Choir
Weston Noble, conductor
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Ryan French, baritone
Saarbrucken Chamber Choir
Georg Grun, conductor
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
Live the Questions
Kantorei Denver
Joel Rinsema, conductor
Abendstandchen (Evening Serenade)
Talla Vocal Ensemble
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Vasari Singers
Jeremy Backhouse, conductor
Martin Ford, organ
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Oslo Chamber Choir
Hakon Daniel Nystedt, conductor
Exultate
Thomas D. Rossin, conductor
Miami University Men's Glee Club
Jeremy D. Jones, conductor
Joe Atkinson, percussion
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
Daniel, Daniel, Servant of the Lord
Steal Away: The African American Concert Spiritual
Seraphic Fire
Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Charles Kemper, piano
The Summer Singers
Russell Adrian, conductor
Moses Hogan Chorale
Moses Hogan, conductor
sounding light
Tom Trenney, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Cantus
Minnesota Beethoven Festival Chorale
Dale Warland, conductor
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
Crucifixus surrexit
Fire of the Soul: Choral Virtuosity in 17th-Century Russia & Poland
Rose Ensemble
Jesus College Choir, Cambridge
Richard Pinel, conductor
The Crossing
Donald Nally, conductor
2016-2017 MMEA All-State Men's Choir
Andrew Last, conductor
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Ensemble Singers of the Plymouth Music Series
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Gregorian Singers
Monte Mason, conductor
John Seboldt, synthesizer/organ
Exultate Festival Choir
Thomas D. Rossin, conductor
Karen Wilkerson, soprano
North Dakota State University Concert Choir
Jo Ann Miller, conductor
Lumina Women's Ensemble
Bemidji Choir
Paul Brandvik, conductor
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
Cantus
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
Mark Williams, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Atlanta Master Chorale
Eric Nelson, conductor
Uranienborg Vocal Ensemble
Elisabeth Holte, conductor
The Summer Singers
Russell Adrian, conductor
Rachel Farhi, soprano
Winston-Salem State University Choir
D'Walla Simmons-Burke, conductor
Christian Stewart, baritone
La Chapelle Royale
Philippe Herreweghe, conductor
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Tonu Kaljuste, conductor
City of London Sinfonia
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Luther College Nordic Choir
Craig Arnold, conductor
St. John's Boys' Choir
Andre-Louis Heywood, conductor
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Rose Ensemble
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Stephen Layton, conductor
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Cantus
Jubilate Choir
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
Choir of Royal Holloway
Rupert Gough, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Exultate Festival Choir
Thomas D. Rossin, conductor
2016-2017 MMEA All-State Men's Choir
Andrew Last, conductor
The Crossing
Donald Nally, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota
Garrett Lathe, conductor
Bemidji Choir
Paul Brandvik, conductor
Apollo5
Danish National Vocal Ensemble
Flemming Windekilde, conductor
Cantus
Estonian National Male Choir
Mikk Uleoja, conductor
Theodor Sink, cello
Magnum Chorum
Christopher Aspaas, conductor
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
Lund University Male Choir
National Lutheran Choir
Larry L. Fleming, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Voce
Mark Singleton, conductor
Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble
Eric Ericson, conductor
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Craig Jessop, conductor
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Tom Etheridge, organ
Vox Clamantis
Jaan-Eik Tulve, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
Skylark Vocal Ensemble
Luther College Nordic Choir
Allen Hightower, conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Eric Whitacre, conductor
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
Vance George, conductor
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Kansas City Chorale
Charles Bruffy, conductor
Lindsey Lang, soprano
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Robert Shaw Festival Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
Cantus
Berlin Philharmonic
Georg Solti, conductor
Julia Varady, soprano
Christus Chorus of Concordia University
David L. Mennicke, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Epiphoni Consort
Tim Reader, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Skylark Vocal Ensemble
ORA
Suzi Digby, conductor
Come to me in the silence of the night
Ivo Antognini: Come to me in the silence of the night
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Stephen Layton, conductor
Cantus
O viridissima Virga (Hail, O greenest branch)
Hildegard Von Bingen: Feather On The Breath Of God
Gothic Voices
Christopher Page, conductor
Chanticleer
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Atlanta Master Chorale
Eric Nelson, conductor
Peace and Joy
And Glory Shone Around: Early American Carols, Country Dances, Southern Harmony Hymns and Shaker Spiritual Songs
Rose Ensemble
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
The Same Stream
James Jordan, conductor
Corey Everly, piano
Choir of St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Timothy Byram-Wigfield, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
