Choral music is powerful. It can make us feel better and live bigger. We at Classical MPR want to share this power with people in the community, in places where they least expect it but where they could benefit from a little “feel better, live bigger.”
Watch as Minnesota Opera baritone Andrew Wilkowske takes us for a ride on the Great Big Wheel at the Minnesota State Fair! Opera’s in the air with “Deh, Vieni alla Finestra” from Mozart's ‘Don Giovanni.’
Warm up with a memory from the Moab Music Festival. We were lucky enough to go on a hike with the violinist Tessa Lark. Here’s a look back to a different season, with music that Tessa played just for us!
Kevin Johnson conducts the Spelman College Glee Club in a powerful performance of James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson's 'Lift Every Voice and Sing,' arranged by Roland Carter (recorded live Feb. 22, 2019).
Soloist Shalyn Carthan leads the Atlanta-based Spelman College Glee Club, conducted by Brittney Boykin, in this absolutely riveting performance of ‘Wade in the Water,’ arranged by ensemble director Kevin Johnson.
Violist and Chef Toby Appel cooks an amazing meal with Fred Child during the 2018 Music From Angel Fire Music Festival.
Hundreds of singers joined voices at Classical Minnesota Public Radio's Bring the Sing event in a powerful performance of 'We Shall Overcome,' arranged and conducted by Tesfa Wondemagegnehu.
Listen to vocal ensemble Chanticleer perform Franz Biebl's ‘Ave Maria’ in its holiday program, ‘A Chanticleer Christmas,’ recorded live on Dec. 7, 2018 at the Cathedral of St. Paul.
Giving Voice Chorus performs ‘I Sing to Speak’ at the Ordway Center in St. Paul. The 170 singers, comprised of people living with Alzheimer's and their care partners, celebrate the power of love and music in 'Love Never Forgets,' by Louisa Castner and Victor Zupanc.
Vocal ensemble Chanticleer performs Sergei Rachmaninoff's ‘Bogoroditse Devo’ in its holiday program, ‘A Chanticleer Christmas’ at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul, Minnesota (recorded live Dec. 7, 2018).