Choral Stream

This April, we're celebrating choral music. Starting next week, we'll ask you to vote on your favorite choral pieces, but this week, we want to hear from you what we ought to put on the ballot.

School Spotlight highlights outstanding Minnesota school- and student-music ensembles during the academic year. This week, we feature Wayzata High School's Concert Choir and Chamber Orchestra.

Chords of all kinds, winding contrapuntal lines, interlocking rhythms, and multiple musical ideas create a full aural experience for the listener.

Members of the Boston-based vocal ensemble Tapestry join Classical MPR's Michael Barone for a fun and casual conversation ahead of their concert on Saturday, March 15, in St. Cloud, Minn.

In case any music lovers who live in Minnesota are unaware, we live in an area rich with choral music. This abundance is one of the many reasons our state is a great one for those who are passionate about music.

Classical music is a living art, always changing and growing. We asked classical musicians and fans from across the country - including some from our staff - to tell us why they're excited about the future of classical music.

This Sunday, Feb. 23, the National Lutheran Choir will host City-Wide Hymn Festival: GATHER. Artistic director David Cherwiein and organist/cantor at Central Lutheran Mark Sedio join Alison Young to explain this event and to share some music.

Classical Minnesota Public Radio presents the critically acclaimed American Spiritual Ensemble in concert February 13.

Somehow, though, I had completely missed what is considered not only one of Bach's finest compositions, but also one of the grandest and most esteemed works in the whole of music: the Mass in B Minor.

The Choral Arts Ensemble from Rochester, Minn., perform works by Minnesota composers.