Choral Stream

Can you really get enough Bach? The Choral Arts Ensemble in Rochester recently performed the Bach B-Minor Mass. The stunning conclusion to this powerful work is in this week's Regional Spotlight.

Each week, American Public Media/Classical Minnesota Public Radio's Choral Initiative Manager, Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, travels across the country building community through choral music.

Classical Minnesota Public Radio returns to Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis and Leif Erikson Park in Duluth for Harmony in the Park this summer.

Eric Whitacre describes the inspiration he received from the discoveries in the landmark Hubble Deep Field project and how he turned that inspiration into his new choral work "Deep Field."

Eric Whitacre is the most popular choral composer today, and his works are beloved by choirs throughout the world. In these one-hour programs, he introduces the music with co-host Brian Newhouse and describes the often-colorful backstory of how each piece came to be. In tonight's program, Whitacre and librettist Anthony Silvestri talk about their collaborations.

Eric Whitacre is the most popular choral composer today, and his works are beloved by choirs throughout the world. In these one-hour programs, he introduces the music with co-host Brian Newhouse and describes the often-colorful backstory of how each piece came to be.

Each week, American Public Media/Classical Minnesota Public Radio's Choral Initiative Manager, Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, travels across the country building community through choral music.

We've celebrated choral music all month long during April, our Voices of Spring month. We asked you to vote for your choral favorites, and today, we present the top 25 as voted by you. Listen 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. as we count them down.

Each week, American Public Media/Classical Minnesota Public Radio's Choral Initiative Manager, Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, travels across the country building community through choral music.

Donald Palumbo is the Metropolitan Opera's chorus master. He tells NPR's Fresh Air about 'stagger breathing,' the ways singers protect their voices and his own lack of formal training.