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.’
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Mirandola Ensemble
London Sinfonietta
David Atherton, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
RCA Symphony Orchestra
Renato Cellini, conductor
South Dakota Chorale
Brian A. Schmidt, conductor
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Chanticleer
Mark Daniel, tenor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Stephen Layton, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Kinnara Ensemble
J.D. Burnett, conductor
Exultate
Thomas D. Rossin, conductor
Sonux Ensemble
Hans-Joachim Lustig, conductor
Stefan Kuchel, soprano saxophone
Vasari Singers
Jeremy Backhouse, conductor
Martin Ford, organ
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Choir of Royal Holloway
Rupert Gough, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Stile Antico
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
Cantus
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Julia Bogorad, flute
Grant Park Chorus
Christopher Bell, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
Larry L. Fleming, conductor
Gregorian Singers
Monte Mason, conductor
John Seboldt, synthesizer/organ
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Karl Jenkins, conductor
Mohammed Gad, meuzzin
Elora Festival Singers
Noel Edison, conductor
Latvian Radio Choir
Sigvards Klava, conductor
Exultate Festival Choir
Thomas D. Rossin, conductor
Seraphic Fire
Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor
Jacqueline Kerrod, harp
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Kansas City Chorale
Charles Bruffy, conductor
Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge
Andrew Nethsingha, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Cantus
Boys of King's College Choir, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
Schola Cantorum Reykjavik
Hordur Askelsson, conductor
Bogoroditse Djevo (Rejoice, O Virgin Mary)
Fire of the Soul: Choral Virtuosity in 17th-Century Russia & Poland
Rose Ensemble
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Stephen Layton, conductor
Harmonia Sacra
Peter Leech, conductor
Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota
Garrett Lathe, conductor
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
Finzi Singers
Paul Spicer, conductor
BBC Singers
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Robert Shaw Festival Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
The Crossing
Donald Nally, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
Larry L. Fleming, conductor
The Esoterics
Eric Banks, conductor
Ensemble Singers of the Plymouth Music Series
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Dessoff Choirs
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
Minnesota Compline Choir
Charles Parsons, conductor
Papagena
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
O Gladsome Light
Out of Darkness, Let Light Shine: Christmas at St. Olaf, Vol IV
St. Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, conductor
There We Shall Rest
Kantorei Denver
Joel Rinsema, conductor
Academic Choir of Aarhus
Jonas Rasmussen, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
Vox Humana
David N. Childs, conductor
Kara Kirkendoll Welch, flute
National Lutheran Choir
Larry L. Fleming, conductor
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Stefanie Moore, soprano
The Summer Singers
Russell Adrian, conductor
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
Rose Ensemble
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Latvian Radio Choir
Sigvards Klava, conductor
Ieva Sablovska, harp
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Stephen Layton, conductor
Rachel Ambrose Evans, soprano
Phoenix Chorale
Christopher Gabbitas, conductor
Cantus
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge
Anna Lapwood, conductor
Mirandola Ensemble
St. John's Boys' Choir
Andre-Louis Heywood, conductor
Two Rivers Chorale
Timothy Sawyer, conductor
Chamber Choir of Europe
Nicol Matt, conductor
Morten Lauridsen, piano
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, conductor
Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota
Garrett Lathe, conductor
Voces8
Seraphic Fire
Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor
Saint John's University Men's Chorus
Axel Theimer, conductor
Estonian National Male Choir
Mikk Uleoja, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
Robert Shaw Chorale
Robert Shaw, conductor
Kantorei
Chorovaya Akademia
Exultate Festival Orchestra
Thomas D. Rossin, conductor
Magnum Chorum
Christopher Aspaas, conductor
Cantus
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Academic Choir of Aarhus
Jonas Rasmussen, conductor
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
Cambridge University Music Society
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Stephen Layton, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Brian Steele, baritone
Echoes Between the Silent Peaks: Written on the Wall at Chang's Hermitage
Larsen: Mass for the Earth; Paulus: Echoes Between the Silent Peaks
Oregon Repertory Singers
Gilbert Seeley, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
City of London Sinfonia
John Rutter, conductor
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Helsinki Chamber Choir
Nils Schweckendiek, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Phoenix Chorale
Christopher Gabbitas, conductor
Latvian Radio Choir
Sigvards Klava, conductor
Schola Cantorum Reykjavik
Hordur Askelsson, conductor
Motet: O Heiland reiss die Himmel auf (O Savior Throw the Heavens Wide)
Concert Recording
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
Kantorei Denver
Joel Rinsema, conductor
Kali Paguirigian, mezzo-soprano
Cantus
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
King's Singers
Doane College Choir
Kurt Runestad, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Houston Chamber Choir
Robert Simpson, conductor
Mirandola Ensemble
Magnum Chorum
Christopher Aspaas, conductor
O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)
Lux Aeterna - The Choral Music of Morten Lauridsen
Chamber Choir of Europe
Nicol Matt, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Voces8
Estonian National Male Choir
Mikk Uleoja, conductor
Aleksandr Arder, tenor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
Stile Antico
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys
Jeremy Filsell, conductor
Nicolas Haigh, organ
Saint John's University Men's Chorus
Axel Theimer, conductor
Shenandoah
Kinnara Ensemble
J.D. Burnett, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Sancte Francisce Propera (Saint Francis, hasten)
Il Poverello: Medieval & Renaissance Music for Saint Francis of Assisi
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
Cantus
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Stephen Layton, conductor
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, conductor
Kaori Muraji, guitar
Twin Cities Women's Choir
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Cantata No. 151: Susser Trost, mein Jesus kommt
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk Vol. 36
Leonhardt Consort
Gustav Leonhardt, conductor
Soloists
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Melodious Accord
Alice Parker, conductor
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Ubi caritas
Schola Cantorum Reykjavik
Hordur Askelsson, conductor
Cantus
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Phoenix Chorale
Christopher Gabbitas, conductor
Gaudete Ensemble
Eamonn Dougan, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Stile Antico
National Lutheran Choir
Larry L. Fleming, conductor
Tallis Scholars
Peter Phillips, conductor
Sherburne
And Glory Shone Around: Early American Carols, Country Dances, Southern Harmony Hymns and Shaker Spiritual Songs
Rose Ensemble
Academic Choir of Aarhus
Jonas Rasmussen, conductor
Mirandola Ensemble
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Chanticleer
Turtle Creek Chorale
Timothy Seelig, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
St. Olaf Manitou Singers
Julia Porter, oboe
The Ballad of the Brown King: Now When Jesus Was Born
The Ballad of the Brown King and Selected Songs
Dessoff Choirs
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
City of London Sinfonia
John Rutter, conductor
Caroline Ashton, soprano
2016-2017 MMEA All-State Mixed Choir
Jing Ling-Tam, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Stephen Layton, conductor
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Nicholas Daniel, oboe
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
World Voices
Karle Erickson, conductor
Cantus
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Kantorei Denver
Jake Runestad, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
University of South Dakota Chamber Singers
David Holdhusen, conductor
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, conductor
Latvian Radio Choir
Sigvards Klava, conductor
Agnese Paunina, soprano
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
Bemidji Alumni Choir
Paul Brandvik, conductor
Utah Symphony Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano
Phoenix Chamber Choir
Mirandola Ensemble
The Summer Singers
Russell Adrian, conductor
Taylor Quinn, baritone
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Minnesota Boychoir
Mark S. Johnson, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Elektra Women's Choir
Morna Edmundson, conductor
Winston-Salem State University Choir
D'Walla Simmons-Burke, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
Larry L. Fleming, conductor
South Dakota Chorale
Brian A. Schmidt, conductor
Schola Cantorum Reykjavik
Hordur Askelsson, conductor
Gustavus Choir
Karle Erickson, conductor
Robert Shaw Festival Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
Christopher Cock, tenor
Cantus
Still Water
And Glory Shone Around: Early American Carols, Country Dances, Southern Harmony Hymns and Shaker Spiritual Songs
Rose Ensemble
Wartburg Choir
Lee Nelson, conductor
2016-2017 MMEA All-State Women's Choir
Sigrid Johnson, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Chanticleer
Chor Leoni Men's Chorus
Erick Lichte, conductor
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
Alvin Chea, narrator
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, conductor
Vasari Singers
Jeremy Backhouse, conductor
Roderick Williams, baritone
Kansas City Chorale
Charles Bruffy, conductor
Sarah Tannehill, soprano
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Choir of Merton College, Oxford
Benjamin Nicholas, conductor
Alex Little, organ
A Christmas Carol
Theatre of Voices
Paul Hillier, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Stile Antico
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Anna Mooy
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
Exultate
Thomas D. Rossin, conductor
Academic Choir of Aarhus
Jonas Rasmussen, conductor
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
Mirandola Ensemble
Schola Cantorum Reykjavik
Hordur Askelsson, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
English Chamber Orchestra
Matthew Best, conductor
Soloists
Choir of Royal Holloway
Rupert Gough, conductor
Ben Richards, bass
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
Cantus
Saint John's University Men's Chorus
Axel Theimer, conductor
Caritas Chamber Choir
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
Christian Forshaw, saxophone
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Stephen Layton, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
Winston-Salem State University Singing Divas
D'Walla Simmons-Burke, conductor
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
Larry L. Fleming, conductor
Voces8
Waves
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Michael Jones, tenor
Carla McElhaney, piano
North Dakota State University Concert Choir
Jo Ann Miller, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, conductor
Luther College Pike Kor
Sandra Peter, conductor
Cappella Clausura
Amelia LeClair, conductor
Adriana Repetto, alto
Stile Antico
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
Alice Halstead, soprano
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Cappella Romana
Alexander Lingas, conductor
Academic Choir of Aarhus
Jonas Rasmussen, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
The Esoterics
Eric Banks, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
VocalEssence
G. Philip Shoultz, III, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, conductor
University of South Dakota Chamber Singers
David Holdhusen, conductor
Estonian National Male Choir
Mikk Uleoja, conductor
Margus Vellmann, tenor
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
Christian Forshaw, saxophone
Winston-Salem State University Choir
D'Walla Simmons-Burke, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Phoenix Chorale
Christopher Gabbitas, conductor
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
The Summer Singers
Russell Adrian, conductor
Doane College Choir
Tom Trenney, conductor
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Stephen Layton, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Marian Consort
Rory McCleery, conductor
