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Join us for Bring the Sing in Duluth on March 22

Join us for Bring the Sing in Duluth on March 22

Come join us for YourClassical MPR’s Bring the Sing, a community sing-along choral event in Duluth that brings people together in the Northland through the joy of music. This free event is open to people of all vocal abilities and will take place Saturday, March 22, at the College of St. Scholastica.

'A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols'

'A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols'

YourClassical MPR’s live broadcast of 'A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols' from King's College, Cambridge, with host Michael Barone, has ended and on-demand audio is no longer available. Join us on Christmas Eve 2025 for another unforgettable service.

Christmas at Luther: 'Love, the Rose, Is on the Way'

Christmas at Luther: 'Love, the Rose, Is on the Way'

Each December, the Center for Faith and Life at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, rings out with the sacred and the exuberant: the sounds of the Christmas season. Enjoy the 2023 program, ‘Love, the Rose, Is on the Way.’

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Christmas With Cantus

Christmas With Cantus

Christmas With Cantus weaves together holiday stories with time-honored carols and new classics. Blending narration and song, the program offers an opportunity to reflect on the meaning and joy of the holiday season. Listen now!

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'Songs of Thanks' with Cantus

'Songs of Thanks' with Cantus

Join us for ‘Songs of Thanks,’ an innovative new production by Cantus presenting stories and songs celebrating gratitude and community. Listen now — and then tell us why you’re thankful so we can include your feedback in next year’s program.

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Minnesota composer grapples with tough topics, snares another Grammy nomination
Chia-Hsuan Lin, Ryan Deignan take the lead as Rochester orchestra, choir start new seasons
James Earl Jones lent his powerful voice to the world of classical music, too
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Cantus: 'I Hear America Singing'

Cantus: 'I Hear America Singing'

The view of one’s life’s work has taken on different meanings in societies and eras across the world. This Labor Day, join Cantus for ‘I Hear America Singing,’ a joyful examination of the role work has played in our lives in years past and how work might evolve into the future. Listen now!

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  • 1:52 PM

    Mass Transmission

    Mason Bates

    Ways You Went

    The Crossing

    Donald Nally, conductor

    Scott Dettra, organ

    21:29
  • 1:48 PM

    Wayfaring Stranger

    Traditional

    Blue Wheat

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    3:59
  • 1:45 PM

    Elijah Rock

    Traditional

    What a Mighty God

    VocalEssence

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    3:43
  • 1:41 PM

    Jubilate Deo

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    Your Heart Shall Rejoice

    Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota

    Rene Clausen, conductor

    4:10
  • 1:36 PM

    Holy God, We Praise Thy Name

    Hymn

    Great Hymns Of Faith

    St. Olaf Choir

    Anton Armstrong, conductor

    4:24
  • 1:33 PM

    The Blue Bird

    Charles Stanford

    On the Air: Live Radio Highlights

    Chanticleer

    3:28
  • 1:30 PM

    Thou didst delight my eyes

    Gerald Finzi

    introit

    Cantus

    2:25
  • 1:25 PM

    Da pacem Domine

    Arvo Part

    Stabat

    Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

    Graham Ross, conductor

    4:23
  • 1:21 PM

    Modern Times: Smile

    Charlie Chaplin

    The Aeolians

    The Aeolians

    Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor

    4:29
  • 1:18 PM

    I Will Be Earth

    Gwyneth Walker

    2015-2016 Mmea All-State Women's Choir

    2015-2016 MMEA All-State Women's Choir

    Janet Galvan, conductor

    3:11
  • 1:13 PM

    Ukrainian Alleluia

    Craig Courtney

    My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord

    Two Rivers Chorale

    Timothy Sawyer, conductor

    4:36
  • 1:08 PM

    Illumina le tenebre

    Joan Szymko

    Shadows on the Stars

    Oregon Repertory Singers

    Ethan Sperry, conductor

    5:18
  • 1:04 PM

    Ave Verum Corpus

    Michael John Trotta

    O Nata Lux

    Tenebrae

    Nigel Short, conductor

    3:43
  • 1:01 PM

    Alleluia

    Jake Runestad

    Runestad: Sing, Wearing the Sky

    Kantorei Denver

    Joel Rinsema, conductor

    3:34
  • 12:55 PM

    There Will Be Rest

    Frank Ticheli

    This Is Why We Sing

    The Summer Singers

    Russell Adrian, conductor

    5:34
  • 12:52 PM

    Will the Circle Be Unbroken

    Traditional

    Light in the Darkness

    Lumina Women's Ensemble

    2:19
  • 12:46 PM

    Whispers

    Steven Stucky

    Eternity

    National Lutheran Choir

    David Cherwien, conductor

    6:19
  • 12:44 PM

    Sov, Sov, Liten Gut (Sleep, Sleep, Little Boy)

    Traditional Norwegian

    Kind

    Ensemble 96

    Kjetil Almenning, conductor

    1:55
  • 12:38 PM

    Aurea luce

    Cecilia McDowall

    Heaven Full of Stars

    Vasari Singers

    Jeremy Backhouse, conductor

    Martin Ford, organ

    5:58
  • 12:34 PM

    Reincarnations: The Coolin'

    Samuel Barber

    Come to the Woods

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    3:56
  • 12:28 PM

    Motet: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Motets

    Pygmalion

    Raphael Pichon, conductor

    6:07
  • 12:25 PM

    Cindy

    Traditional

    Harvest Home

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    Jeffrey Van, guitar

    2:39
  • 12:24 PM

    Reggel (Morning)

    Gyorgy Ligeti

    Ligeti: A Cappella Choral Works

    London Voices

    Terry Edwards, conductor

    1:17
  • 12:21 PM

    Good News

    Spiritual

    Studio Recording

    Morehouse College Glee Club Quartet

    2:16
  • 12:18 PM

    The Old Church

    Stephen Paulus

    My Soul's Repose

    Orpheus Chamber Singers

    Donald Krehbiel, conductor

    3:31
  • 12:06 PM

    Neue Liebeslieder Walzer

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Liebeslieder

    Latvian Radio Choir

    Sigvards Klava, conductor

    Dace Klava, piano

    12:22
  • 12:00 PM

    Famine Song

    VIDA

    Stars!

    Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota

    Garrett Lathe, conductor

    5:07
  • 11:57 AM

    Song of Triumph

    Dale Grotenhuis

    My Spirit Sang All Day

    Kantorei

    Axel Theimer, conductor

    3:19
  • 11:51 AM

    Stars

    Eriks Esenvalds

    COVID-19 Sessions

    Cantus

    5:47
  • 11:48 AM

    More Sweet Than My Refrain

    Howard Skempton

    First Drop

    Ars Nova Copenhagen

    Paul Hillier, conductor

    3:21
  • 11:46 AM

    With a Voice of Singing

    Kenneth Jennings

    Minnesota Voices

    Choral Arts Ensemble

    Rick Kvam, conductor

    1:46
  • 11:42 AM

    When Peace Like a River (It is Well With My Soul)

    Philip Bliss

    Great Hymns of Faith II

    St. Olaf Choir

    Anton Armstrong, conductor

    4:15
  • 11:36 AM

    Alma Beata et Bella

    Edie Hill

    Edie Hill: Clay Jug

    The Crossing

    Donald Nally, conductor

    5:35
  • 11:34 AM

    I Dream a World

    Andre J. Thomas

    New Day Begun

    Tonality

    Alexander Lloyd Blake, conductor

    2:35
  • 11:29 AM

    Little Birds

    Eric Whitacre

    Echoes

    Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota

    Rene Clausen, conductor

    4:09
  • 11:24 AM

    Evensong: Of Love and Angels: Psalm 102

    Dominick Argento

    Evensong: Of Love and Angels

    Washington Cathedral Choral Society

    J. Reilly Lewis, conductor

    4:44
  • 11:19 AM

    A Welsh Prayer

    Paul Mealor

    Serenity: The Music of Paul Mealor

    The Same Stream

    James Jordan, conductor

    5:09
  • 11:15 AM

    Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace

    Samuel Wesley

    Exalt

    National Lutheran Choir

    David Cherwien, conductor

    Aaron David Miller, organ

    4:32
  • 11:12 AM

    Here's One

    Traditional

    Sacred Journey

    Fisk Jubilee Singers

    2:28
  • 11:08 AM

    I will lift up mine eyes

    Morten Lauridsen

    Morten Lauridsen: Mid-Winter Songs

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    3:34
  • 11:07 AM

    Holy is the true light

    William Harris

    This is the Day: Music on Royal Occasions

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    1:54
  • 11:03 AM

    I Find My Feet Have Further Goals

    Libby Larsen

    Concert Recording

    VocalEssence Ensemble Singers

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    3:57
  • 10:59 AM

    My Lord, What a Mornin'

    Traditional

    Blue Wheat

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    3:15
  • 10:55 AM

    Immortal Bach

    Knut Nystedt

    Grex Vocalis: Crux

    Grex Vocalis

    Carl Hogset, conductor

    4:16
  • 10:52 AM

    Hear, Heaven's Creator

    Thorkell Sigurbjornsson

    Otherworld

    Anuna

    Michael McGlynn, conductor

    3:16
  • 10:46 AM

    I Was Born for This

    Austin Wintory

    Enchanted Isle

    Voces8

    5:10
  • 10:40 AM

    Horizons

    Peter Louis van Dijk

    Spring 2007 Concert Tour

    College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Chamber Choir

    Axel Theimer, conductor

    6:49
  • 10:33 AM

    Kolm mul oli kaunist sona (Three I had those words of beauty)

    Veljo Tormis

    While You Are Alive

    Cantus

    Julia Bogorad-Kogan, flute

    6:14
  • 10:29 AM

    From dewy dreams, my soul, arise

    Matthew Emery

    Chamber Music by James Joyce

    The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin

    Desmond Earley, conductor

    4:42
  • 10:27 AM

    Gratulantes celebremus

    Anonymous Medieval

    The Road to Compostela

    Rose Ensemble

    1:21
  • 10:23 AM

    Steal Away

    Bob Chilcott

    Never Be We Mute

    Choral Arts Ensemble

    Michael Culloton, conductor

    3:21
  • 10:14 AM

    Four Songs of Love

    Sven-David Sandstrom

    Sacred Songs Of Life And Love

    South Dakota Chorale

    Brian A. Schmidt, conductor

    9:00
  • 10:11 AM

    Batonebis/Chela

    arr. Linda KachelmeierTraditional Georgian

    Voyages: 2015-2016 Class Notes Artists

    Lumina Women's Ensemble

    3:44
  • 10:06 AM

    When Memory Fades

    Hymn

    Crossroads

    Atlanta Master Chorale

    Eric Nelson, conductor

    Jonathan Easter, piano

    5:02
  • 10:00 AM

    Go Down, Moses

    Traditional

    What a Mighty God

    VocalEssence

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    5:12
  • 9:58 AM

    Let's Just Sit and Swing

    Mary Abigail Coleman

    This Is Why We Sing

    The Summer Singers

    Russell Adrian, conductor

    2:09
  • 9:56 AM

    Joy

    Margaret Bonds

    House of Belonging

    Conspirare

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    Carla McElhaney, piano

    2:13
  • 9:50 AM

    Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing

    James W. Johnson/J. Rosamond Johnson

    My God is a Rock

    Winston-Salem State University Choir

    D'Walla Simmons-Burke, conductor

    5:53
  • 9:45 AM

    Into the Light: Flower into Kindness

    Jake Runestad

    The Hope of Loving: Choral Music of Jake Runestad

    Conspirare

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    Kathlene Ritch, soprano

    5:14
  • 9:41 AM

    Abide with Me

    William Henry Monk

    Great Hymns Of Faith

    St. Olaf Choir

    Anton Armstrong, conductor

    4:04
  • 9:38 AM

    Tu es Petrus (You are Peter)

    Charles-Marie Widor

    Praise Parisienne

    National Lutheran Choir

    David Cherwien, conductor

    David Cherwien, organ

    3:02
  • 9:31 AM

    Three songs of Charles d'Orleans

    Claude Debussy

    European Souvenir

    Bemidji Choir

    Paul Brandvik, conductor

    6:15
  • 9:29 AM

    Down by the Sally Gardens

    Traditional

    In Concert Spring 2003

    Saint John's University Men's Chorus

    Axel Theimer, conductor

    2:05
  • 9:20 AM

    soft blink of amber light

    Jocelyn Hagen

    soft blink of amber light

    Houston Chamber Choir

    Robert Simpson, conductor

    8:25
  • 9:11 AM

    Motet: Furchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir (Do Not Be Afraid)

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Motetten

    Arsys

    Pierre Cao, conductor

    9:09
  • 9:08 AM

    Nobody Knows The Trouble I Seen

    Traditional

    In Bright Mansions

    Fisk Jubilee Singers

    2:49
  • 9:01 AM

    We Remember Them

    Susan LaBarr

    The Aeolians

    The Aeolians

    Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor

    7:09
  • 8:59 AM

    Not One Sparrow is Forgotten

    Traditional

    Harvest Home

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    2:43
  • 8:47 AM

    As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams

    Anne Boyd

    A Bridge of Dreams

    Ars Nova Copenhagen

    Paul Hillier, conductor

    11:05
  • 8:40 AM

    Psalm of the Soil

    Sarah Kirkland Snider

    Manifesto

    Cantus

    7:20
  • 8:36 AM

    Water Night

    Eric Whitacre

    The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass

    VocalEssence Ensemble Singers

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    4:04
  • 8:29 AM

    Ave Maria

    Franz Biebl

    Our Songs

    Choral Arts Ensemble

    Rick Kvam, conductor

    6:43
  • 8:25 AM

    The Cloths of Heaven

    Rebecca Dale

    Night Seasons

    Tenebrae

    Nigel Short, conductor

    Ben Dawson, piano

    4:17
  • 8:07 AM

    Gloria

    John Rutter

    Rutter: Gloria

    Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

    John Rutter, conductor

    17:14
  • 8:05 AM

    Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit

    William Dawson

    The Spirituals of William Dawson

    St. Olaf Choir

    Anton Armstrong, conductor

    1:58
  • 8:03 AM

    Dona Nobis Pacem

    Josef Rheinberger

    Tree of Glory

    National Lutheran Choir

    Larry L. Fleming, conductor

    2:17
  • 7:59 AM

    Crucifixus surrexit

    Andrzej Rohaczewski

    Fire of the Soul: Choral Virtuosity in 17th-Century Russia & Poland

    Rose Ensemble

    3:42
  • 7:56 AM

    A Simple Gloria

    Libby Larsen

    Christmas Choral Highlights 2013

    Oxford Choir

    Bob Chilcott, conductor

    2:25
  • 7:55 AM

    If Ye Love Me

    Thomas Tallis

    Our Father: A Concert on the Lord's Prayer

    Christus Chorus of Concordia University

    David L. Mennicke, conductor

    1:51
  • 7:49 AM

    My Song in the Night

    Traditional

    Concert Recording

    Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota

    Rene Clausen, conductor

    5:48
  • 7:47 AM

    Ascendit Deus

    Jacob Handl

    Concert Recording

    Vox Nova Chorale

    Vicki Peters, conductor

    2:18
  • 7:44 AM

    Ubi caritas

    Maurice Durufle

    Concert Recording

    VocalEssence

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    2:44
  • 7:39 AM

    He's Gone Away

    Traditional

    Blue Wheat

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    4:51
  • 7:11 AM

    Miserere

    Michael Kurth

    Michael Kurth: Everything Lasts Forever

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Spano, conductor

    27:08
  • 7:06 AM

    Evensong

    Stephen Paulus

    Minnesota Voices

    Choral Arts Ensemble

    Rick Kvam, conductor

    Fernando Mezo, percussion

    5:48
  • 7:03 AM

    A Grass-Green Pillow

    Joshua Shank

    Colors of the Midwest

    Doane College Choir

    Kurt Runestad, conductor

    2:54
  • 6:55 AM

    The wings of the wind

    Owain Park

    Owain Park: Choral Works

    Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    5:05
  • 6:53 AM

    Kekeli Tso Kekei Me

    Traditional

    Sacred Journey

    Fisk Jubilee Singers

    1:30
  • 6:49 AM

    O Crux

    Mark Jennings

    An Endless Summer

    The Summer Singers

    Vicki Peters, conductor

    3:53
  • 6:46 AM

    Evening

    Eriks Esenvalds

    There Will Come Soft Rains

    Pacific Lutheran Choir of the West

    Richard Nance, conductor

    3:26
  • 6:41 AM

    Lamplighting Psalms

    Kassia

    Hymns of Kassiani

    Cappella Romana

    Alexander Lingas, conductor

    5:25
  • 6:34 AM

    Psalm 50

    F. Melius Christiansen

    Nordic Choir Returns to Russia 1994

    Luther College Nordic Choir

    Weston Noble, conductor

    6:36
  • 6:31 AM

    Come and Let Us Worship

    Alexander Grechaninov

    Heritage Vol. 1

    National Lutheran Choir

    Larry L. Fleming, conductor

    2:53
  • 6:28 AM

    What Wondrous Love

    Traditional

    At the River: American Folk Songs, Spirituals, and Hymns

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    3:13
  • 6:24 AM

    The twilight turns from amethyst

    Ivo Antognini

    Chamber Music by James Joyce

    The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin

    Desmond Earley, conductor

    3:34
  • 6:21 AM

    Beautiful River (Shall We Gather at the River)

    Robert Lowry

    Harvest Home

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    3:02
  • 6:16 AM

    Forever Music

    Mark Hayes

    The Aeolians

    The Aeolians

    Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor

    5:17
  • 6:12 AM

    The King of Love My Shepherd Is

    Traditional

    Great Hymns of Faith II

    St. Olaf Choir

    Anton Armstrong, conductor

    3:08
  • 6:07 AM

    Poem for 2084

    Edie Hill

    Evolutionary Spirits

    The Crossing

    Donald Nally, conductor

    5:34
  • 6:00 AM

    Fear Not, Dear Friend

    Jake Runestad

    Runestad: Sing, Wearing the Sky

    Kantorei Denver

    Joel Rinsema, conductor

    Sara Michael, soprano

    7:03
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