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.’
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Collegium Musicale Chamber Choir
Endrik Uksvarav, conductor
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
Maria Magdalena Chamber Choir
Mats Nilsson, conductor
Cantus
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Pater Noster
ORA Singers
Suzi Digby, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
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
Anonymous 4
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
Atlanta Master Chorale
Eric Nelson, conductor
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Chanticleer
Turtle Creek Chorale
Timothy Seelig, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Dessoff Choirs
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
Laquita Mitchell, soprano
City of London Sinfonia
John Rutter, conductor
Caroline Ashton, soprano
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Stephen Layton, conductor
Asher Oliver, organ
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 King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Nicholas Daniel, oboe
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
Huelgas Ensemble
Paul van Nevel, conductor
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
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
St. Thomas Church Choir
Leontyne Price, soprano
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
Atlanta Master Chorale
Eric Nelson, conductor
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
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Henry Websdale, organ
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
New York Baroque
Eric Milnes, conductor
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Anna Mooy
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
Exultate
Thomas D. Rossin, conductor
Death may dissolve (Fantasia on a hymn by William Billings)
Seven Words from the Cross
Skylark Vocal Ensemble
Alexander Nishibun, tenor
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
Mirandola Ensemble
The Same Stream
James Jordan, conductor
Corey Everly, piano
St. Olaf Choir
English Chamber Orchestra
Matthew Best, conductor
Soloists
Choir of Royal Holloway
Rupert Gough, conductor
Ben Richards, bass
Motet: Komm, Jesu, komm!
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, conductor
Cantus
Saint John's University Men's Chorus
Axel Theimer, conductor
Caritas Chamber Choir
Voce Chamber Choir
Mark Singleton, 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
Cistercian Monks of Stift Heiligenkreuz
Timna Brauer, vocals
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
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Stile Antico
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
Alice Halstead, soprano
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
Skylark Vocal Ensemble
Carrie Cheron, alto
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Cappella Romana
Alexander Lingas, conductor
Cantus
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
The Esoterics
Eric Banks, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
VocalEssence
G. Philip Shoultz, III, conductor
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, conductor
University of South Dakota Chamber Singers
David Holdhusen, conductor
Hannover Chamber Choir
Stephan Doormann, conductor
Winston-Salem State University Choir
D'Walla Simmons-Burke, conductor
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Karitas habundat (Charity abounds in all things)
Hildegard von Bingen: Canticles of Ecstasy
Sequentia
Barbara Thornton, 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
Washington Chorus
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Aundi Marie Moore, soprano
National Lutheran Choir
Larry L. Fleming, conductor
Cantus
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Southwest German Broadcasting Orchestra in Stuttgart
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
Simona Saturova, soprano
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Aaron David Miller, organ
Walk as Children of Light
Out of Darkness, Let Light Shine: Christmas at St. Olaf, Vol IV
St. Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, conductor
The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin
Desmond Earley, conductor
Eric Whitacre Singers
Eric Whitacre, conductor
Cantus
The Same Stream
James Jordan, conductor
Corey Everly, piano
Sonux Ensemble
Hans-Joachim Lustig, conductor
Stefan Kuchel, soprano saxophone
The Singers
Phoenix Chorale
Charles Bruffy, conductor
Alison Chaney, soprano
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
Santa Fe Desert Chorale
Joshua Habermann, conductor
Jeff Lankov, piano
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Mitchell Peery, vocals
Chor Leoni Men's Chorus
Erick Lichte, conductor
Cantus
Huelgas Ensemble
Paul van Nevel, 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
Notus
Dominick DiOrio, conductor
Gustavus Choir
Karle Erickson, 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
Cappella Amsterdam
Daniel Reuss, conductor
Linde Consort
Hans-Martin Linde, conductor
Lina Akerlund, soprano
Cantus
Bath Camerata
Benjamin Goodson, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Walden Pond: The Pond
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
South Dakota Chorale
Brian A. Schmidt, conductor
Vale, dulcis amice
Trio Mediaeval
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Heikki Seppanen, conductor
Jenny Carlstedt, mezzo-soprano
Choral Arts Initiative
Brandon Elliott, conductor
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Cantata Memoria: Lux Aeterna
Jenkins: Cantata Memoria "For the Children" (In Memory of Aberfan 1966)
Sinfonia Cymru
Karl Jenkins, conductor
Bryn Terfel, baritone
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Blossom Street
Hilary Campbell, conductor
Saint John's University Men's Chorus
Axel Theimer, conductor
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Wartburg Choir
Lee Nelson, conductor
Magnum Chorum
Mark Stover, conductor
Greg Nelson, cello
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Consortium Carissimi
Garrick Comeaux, conductor
Monteverdi Choir
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Julian Podger, tenor
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Maria Jette, soprano
National Lutheran Choir
Paul Brandvik, conductor
Tonality
Alexander Lloyd Blake, conductor
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
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Gaudete Ensemble
Eamonn Dougan, conductor
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
Cantus
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Peter Dijkstra, conductor
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
Singer Pur
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
St. Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, conductor
Luther College Nordic Choir
Weston Noble, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Vox Aurea Children's Choir
Sanna Salminen, conductor
Hannover Chamber Choir
Stephan Doormann, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Gerd Albrecht, conductor
Anna Larsson, contralto
