Choral Stream Stories

Disneyland Boys Choir's 'It's a Small World' selected as a landmark recording
Dale Warland picks his favorite choral pieces to mark his 90th birthday
Pre-1923 recordings offer a (free!) treasure trove for choral fans

Pre-1923 recordings offer a (free!) treasure trove for choral fans

Thousands of recordings made before 1923 entered the public domain earlier this year, as part of the 2018 Music Modernization Act. Now you can listen to them online from sources such as the Library of Congress and share them, edit them, remix them, make them your own — all for free.

George Floyd remembered in new choral work

George Floyd remembered in new choral work

In ‘A Knee on the Neck,’ composer Adolphus Hailstork and librettist Herbert Martin pay tribute to George Floyd's memory and offer hope for the future – while wrestling with the realities of the present day.

Listen to the Singers' choral celebration of Dale Warland's 90th birthday
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University of Minnesota professor rescues endangered British choral music

University of Minnesota professor rescues endangered British choral music

Much British choral music of the Victorian and Edwardian period has drifted into obscurity. But a University of Minnesota project, led by music professor Matthew Mehaffey, is rescuing these “lost” works and making their scores freely available as part of the English Heritage Music Series.

To repair, Tesfa Wondemagegnehu looks to home and beyond

To repair, Tesfa Wondemagegnehu looks to home and beyond

John Birge interviews Tesfa Wondemagegnehu about his project “To Repair” and his upcoming three-day conversation series, “Let’s Not Go Back To Normal: Racial Reckoning, Repair, and Reconciliation” which opens Thursday night in Minneapolis.

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Let us now praise famous conductors!
Pastor Shirley Caesar delivers inspiration in Tiny Desk Concert
Send in the voices

Send in the voices

This week on Birge’s Picks, choir performances take Minnesota by storm.