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This week's Choral Featured Album comes from a land of frozen landscapes and longstanding choral tradition--no, not Minnesota, but Sweden!

Since its founding in 1957 under the baton of esteemed conductor Eric Ericson, the Uppsala Academic Chamber Choir has long championed contemporary choral works. The group's latest recording, 

, features compositions by Eric Whitacre, Francis Poulenc, and Benny Andersson, and fresh new arrangements of familiar tunes appropriate for the colder months.

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Jennifer Allen is the Associate Music Director for Classical MPR and is responsible for classical music programming and library organization. What she enjoys most about her job is sharing great music with MPR audiences. Anderson started with Classical MPR as an intern in October 2005. She holds a degree in music from Macalester College and currently resides in St. Paul.


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This week's Choral Featured Album comes from a land of frozen landscapes and longstanding choral tradition: Sweden. The latest recording from Sweden's Uppsala Academic Chamber Choir is 'Winter Sounds.'


Choral Featured Album: 'Winter Sounds'

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