Choral Stream

There is a world of tears and grief in the choir community these days. Will things ever be the same again for people who physically gather together in song? One choral director wonders.

After 34 years as conductor and professor at Concordia College in Moorhead, Rene Clausen stepped down from the podium this spring. Find out about his legacy and what he calls a "rather unusual close to a career."

Inspired by videos of quarantined Italians singing and playing music, Minnesotans are stepping out their doors to lift up their voices as a way to maintain connectivity while under Gov. Tim Walz's stay-at-home order.

After canceled musicals and spring concerts, choral directors across the country are going the extra mile to have their students' voices heard.

Student Shelbie Rassler, eager to bring her community together amidst quarantine and isolation, organized a massive performance of the pop classic 'What the World Needs Now' and put it on YouTube.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Almeta Ingram-Miller about reforming her late mother's gospel group, the new album 'Take a Look in the Book' and how gospel can provide comfort in times of crisis.

High school musicals are canceled around the country over coronavirus concerns. Broadway star Laura Benanti asked disappointed high school singers for the next best thing: performance videos.

Beautiful music is what we need now, and there are few tunes as stunning as 'Caledonia,' sung by Voces8 with choir. Listen as the talented students of the St. Michael-Albertville Concert Choir, under the direction of Joe Osowski, join in on Blake Morgan's arrangement of Dougie MacLean's timeless song.

While Italy remains under a nationwide lockdown to control the spread of COVID-19, quarantined residents have joined together in song to keep their spirits high.

Listen to (and watch!) an unforgettable performance of 'Ain't No Grave' by the Wartburg Choir. It uses American Sign Language to create one of the most powerful moments in choral music.