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.’
Stabat Mater
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, conductor
Danish National Radio Choir
Stefan Parkman, conductor
South Dakota Chorale
Brian A. Schmidt, conductor
Christopher Jacobson, organ
sounding light
Tom Trenney, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
Paul Vance, cello
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Kantorei Denver
Joel Rinsema, conductor
Tiburtina Ensemble
Barbora Kabatkova, conductor
The Lord's Prayer
Collegium Musicale Chamber Choir
Endrik Uksvarav, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Simon Carrington Chamber Singers
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Mirandola Ensemble
Doane College Choir
Kurt Runestad, conductor
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
Elora Festival Singers
Noel Edison, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Charles Kemper, piano
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Cantus
Tallinn Chamber Orchestra
Tonu Kaljuste, conductor
Hilliard Ensemble
Schola Cantorum Reykjavik
Hordur Askelsson, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Gesang der Parzen (Song of the Fates)
Brahms: Altrhapsodie, Begrabnisgesang, Gesang Der Parzen, Nanie
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
Rose Ensemble
Jason Max Ferdinand Singers
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
Natrickie Louissaint, soprano
Luther College Nordic Choir
Craig Arnold, conductor
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Portland State Chamber Choir
Ethan Sperry, conductor
Charles Noble, viola
Seraphic Fire
Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor
Linde Consort
Hans-Martin Linde, conductor
Lina Akerlund, soprano
Cantus
Bath Camerata
Benjamin Goodson, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Eric Whitacre Singers
Eric Whitacre, conductor
Walden Pond: The Pond
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
South Dakota Chorale
Brian A. Schmidt, conductor
The Crossing
Donald Nally, conductor
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Heikki Seppanen, conductor
Jenny Carlstedt, mezzo-soprano
Shakespeare Sonnets: Weary with toil
Daylight Declines: Choral Works by Pawel Lukaszewski
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Mirandola Ensemble
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Petite Messe Solennelle: Kyrie eleison
Rossini: Stabat Mater, Petite Messe Solennelle
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Lucia Popp, soprano
Saint John's University Men's Chorus
Axel Theimer, conductor
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Anuna
Michael McGlynn, conductor
Magnum Chorum
Mark Stover, conductor
Greg Nelson, cello
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Consortium Carissimi
Garrick Comeaux, conductor
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Maria Jette, soprano
National Lutheran Choir
Paul Brandvik, conductor
Vienna Boys Choir
Cantus
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
The Summer Singers
Russell Adrian, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
The Same Stream
James Jordan, conductor
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Gaudete Ensemble
Eamonn Dougan, conductor
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
Cantus
Nunc dimittis
Schola Cantorum Reykjavik
Hordur Askelsson, conductor
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
Luther College Nordic Choir
Weston Noble, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Choir of St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Timothy Byram-Wigfield, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Minnesota Boychoir
Nordic Voices
American Boychoir
James Litton, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Gerd Albrecht, conductor
Anna Larsson, contralto
Voces8
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Rupert Gough, conductor
Grace Davidson, soprano
Brigham Young University Concert Choir
Mack Wilberg, conductor
The Summer Singers
Russell Adrian, conductor
Border CrosSing
Ahmed Anzaldua, conductor
Kevin Gamble, piano
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
Vance George, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Three Sacred Hymns
Alfred Schnittke: Choir Concerto - 3 Sacred Hymns - Arvo Pärt: 7 Magnificat Antiphons
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Kaspars Putnins, conductor
Musica Dei donum optimi (Music, gift of the supreme God)
Lassus: Musica Dei Donum, Lauda Sion, Missa Puisque
Pro Cantione Antiqua
Bruno Turner, conductor
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
Holly Holt, soprano
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
Cantus
Danish National Radio Choir
Stefan Parkman, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Stephen Swanson, piano
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Michael Smith, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, conductor
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, conductor
Tenet
Philharmonia Orchestra
David Willcocks, conductor
Ameral Gunson, contralto
Luther College Nordic Choir
Weston Noble, conductor
Gesualdo Six
Owain Park, conductor
Jubilate Choir
Lumina Women's Ensemble
Bemidji Choir
Paul Brandvik, conductor
2016-2017 MMEA All-State Women's Choir
Sigrid Johnson, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
Larry L. Fleming, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Elora Singers
Noel Edison, conductor
John Johnson, saxophone
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Border CrosSing
Jeikov Vital, conductor
Contrapunctus
Owen Rees, conductor
Eric Whitacre Singers
Eric Whitacre, conductor
Rose Ensemble
Tonality
Alexander Lloyd Blake, conductor
Doane College Choir
Kurt Runestad, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, conductor
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Carla McElhaney, piano
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
North Dakota State University Concert Choir
Jo Ann Miller, conductor
Mosaic Voices
Voices of Ascension
Munich Motet Choir
Hans Rudolf Zobeley, conductor
The Crossing
Donald Nally, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Sacabuche
Linda Pearse, conductor
World Voices
Karle Erickson, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota
Garrett Lathe, conductor
Lumina Women's Ensemble
MDR Radio Chorus Leipzig
Risto Joost, conductor
Theatre of Voices
Paul Hillier, conductor
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
Larry L. Fleming, conductor
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
Cantus
Cappella Amsterdam
Daniel Reuss, conductor
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Luther College Nordic Choir
Allen Hightower, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
Bemidji Alumni Choir
Paul Brandvik, conductor
David Johnson, tenor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Magnum Chorum
David Dickau, conductor
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
World Voices
Karle Erickson, conductor
Cappella Romana
Alexander Lingas, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
State Choir Latvia
Maris Sirmais, conductor
Janis Petrovkis, bass
Twin Cities Women's Choir
Mary Bussman, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
2015-2016 MMEA All-State Men's Choir
Jefferson Johnson, conductor
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
Cantus
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
Apollo5
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Seraphic Fire
Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Alissa Ruth Suver, soprano
Praise the name of the Lord
De Profundis: Polish Psalms of the 20th and 21st Century
National Forum of Music Choir
Agnieszka Frankow-Zelazny, conductor
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, conductor
PaTRAM Institute Male Choir
Vladimir Gorbik, conductor
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Eugen Jochum, conductor
Volti
Robert Geary, conductor
Lumina Women's Ensemble
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
Cantus
Texas Boys Choir
S. Bryan Priddy, conductor
2016-2017 MMEA All-State Mixed Choir
Jing Ling-Tam, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Martin Jean, organ
Jason Max Ferdinand Singers
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
Consortium Carissimi
Garrick Comeaux, conductor
World Voices
Karle Erickson, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Jeffrey Van, guitar
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Paul Hillier, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
Christus Chorus of Concordia University
David L. Mennicke, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Eric Whitacre Singers
Eric Whitacre, conductor
Christopher Glynn, piano
The Summer Singers
Russell Adrian, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Voces8
Jack Liebeck, conductor
Jack Liebeck, violin
Motet for Saint Stanislaus
Fire of the Soul: Choral Virtuosity in 17th-Century Russia & Poland
Rose Ensemble
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Philip Ledger, conductor
Cantus
Winston-Salem State University Choir
D'Walla Simmons-Burke, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge
Anna Lapwood, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Mary Schneekloth, harp
Robert Shaw Festival Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
Skylark Vocal Ensemble
Exultate Festival Choir
Thomas D. Rossin, conductor
Magnum Chorum
Christopher Aspaas, conductor
World Orchestra for Peace
Karl Jenkins, conductor
Lucy Crowe, soprano
New York Polyphony
National Chamber Choir of Ireland
Paul Hillier, conductor
Washington Cathedral Choral Society
J. Reilly Lewis, conductor
2016-2017 MMEA All-State Men's Choir
Andrew Last, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Lumina Women's Ensemble
Tonality
Alexander Lloyd Blake, conductor
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
San Francisco Choral Artists
Magen Solomon, conductor
Frostiana: The Pasture
Cantus
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Rupert Gough, conductor
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
American Spiritual Ensemble
Dr. Everett McCorvey, conductor
Orpheus Chamber Singers
Donald Krehbiel, conductor
Alleluia
Eric Whitacre Singers
Eric Whitacre, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Heinavanker
Margo Kolar, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, conductor
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
Christine Brewer, soprano
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Kantorei Denver
Joel Rinsema, conductor
Sara Michael, soprano
London Voices
Terry Edwards, conductor
Alone in the dark forest's clasp (Ensam in dunkla skogarnas famn)
Sibelius: Works for Mixed Choir
Jubilate Choir
Cantus
Winston-Salem State University Choir
D'Walla Simmons-Burke, conductor
Kenneth Overton, baritone
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Rose Ensemble
Tonality
Alexander Lloyd Blake, conductor
Monteverdi Choir
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Southwest German Broadcasting Vocal Ensemble in Stuttgart
Marcus Creed, conductor
Voces8
St. John's Boys' Choir
Andre-Louis Heywood, conductor
Benedicamus domino (Let us bless the Lord)
Anonymous 4
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Teresa Richardson, cello
Mirandola Ensemble
Lege Artis
Boris Abalyan, conductor
Ensemble Vocapella Limburg
Tristan Meister, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
