VocalEssence Singers of This Age (SOTA) is an ensemble of Minneapolis-St. Paul high school students who sing, dance, write their own music and reflect the diversity of their community. Listen as they perform “Peace Within the Hate,” which the singers co-created, under the direction of G. Phillip Shoultz III (also on piano).
We want to share the power of classical with people in the community, in places where they least expect it but where they could benefit from a little “feel better, live bigger” — like this performance by Cantus at the Department of Motor Vehicles.
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.’
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).
The Minnesota Orchestra performed two historic concerts from Havana, Cuba, on May 15 and 16, 2015. YourClassical Minnesota Public Radio documented whole trip from the school visits, to the concerts, to a late final night in Cuba celebrating the successful trip.
Classical Minnesota Public Radio's artists in residence, Cantus, performs “Let Your Voice Be Heard” in the rotunda of the Minnesota state capitol as part of a series of recordings exploring the sonic properties of historic locations around Minnesota.
