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Choral Stream

Voices of Spring programming, April 18 to 22

At Classical MPR, we call April "Voices of Spring"; it's a month-long celebration of choral music. Several times a day, we feature choral pieces to highlight excellent singing and music-making.

Here's a rundown of Voices of Spring programming for April 18 to 22.

Monday, April 18

7:15 a.m. Sing to Inspire: Magpies and Ravens, a local organization that pairs high school singers with professionals
9 a.m. The Choir Reimagined: Folk Songs - The Lazarus Girls Dance the Boueneck/Traditional Bulgarian
11 a.m. Remembering Robert Shaw: Brahms, Waltzes; Robert Shaw Festival Singers
3 p.m. Land of 10,000 Choirs: Dan Forrest, Good Night, Dear Heart; Apollo Master Chorarle
5 p.m. Opera Choruses: Mozart, The Magic Flute, Chorus of Priests
7 p.m. Choral Masterworks: Mendelssohn, Elijah; Robert Shaw, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Chorus
9 p.m. Quiet Voices: JS Bach, St. John Passion: Ruht Wohl; Stephen Layton, Polyphony

Tuesday, April 19

7 a.m. Wachet Auf! Carl Orff; Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
9 a.m. The Choir Reimagined: Folk Songs - Chan-Chan/Franscisco Repilado; Juramento (Bolero from Cuba)/Miguel Matamoros
11 a.m. Remembering Robert Shaw: Dominick Argento, I Hate and I Love; Robert Shaw Festival Singers
3 p.m. Land of 10,000 Choirs: Traditional, Kalina moma - The Widow Went into the Valley; Nightingale Trio
5 p.m. Opera Choruses: Rimsky-Korsakov, Snow Maiden, Chorus and Blind Psalterists
7 p.m. Choral Special Rebroadcast: St Paul's Cathedral Choir, London; Andrew Carwood, director (recorded live April 28, 2015 - Michael Barone hosts)
9 p.m. Quiet Voices: Morten Lauridsen, Songs of the Roses; Los Angeles Chamber Singers

Wednesday, April 20

7 a.m. Wachet Auf! Ludwig van Beethoven; Christ on the Mount of Olives: Hallelujah
9 a.m. The Choir Reimagined: Folk Songs - Rest now, sweet child; Dance from Vestfold/Traditional Norwegian
11 a.m. Remembering Robert Shaw: Franz Schubert, Mass No. 6; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Chorus
3 p.m. Land of 10,000 Choirs: Music from Malta, Magnificat; Rose Ensemble
5 p.m. Opera Choruses: Donizetti, Don Pasquale, Chorus of Servants
7 p.m. Choral Masterworks: Mozart, Requiem; Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
9 p.m. Quiet Voices: Peter Tchaikovsky, Praise the Name of the Lord; Chorovaya Akedemia

Thursday, April 21

7 a.m. Wachet Auf! Carl Nielsen; Jubilation, shouts of glee
9 a.m. The Choir Reimagined: Folk Songs - Let the children come to me/Traditional Estonian
11 a.m. Remembering Robert Shaw: Maurice Duruflé, Requiem; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Chorus
3 p.m. Land of 10,000 Choirs: Antonio Soler, Villancico: Loco y Linajudo (The Madman and the Nobleman); Lyra Baroque
5 p.m. Opera Choruses: Puccini, Nabucco, Chorus of Hebrew Slaves
7 p.m. Choral Masterworks: Palestrina, Mass; Simon Preston, Choir of Westminster Abbey
9 p.m. Quiet Voices: Johannes Brahms, Motet: Warum is das Licht gegeben; Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale, Ghent

Friday, April 22

7 a.m. Wachet Auf! George Frederic Handel; Acis and Galatea: Happy We!
9 a.m. The Choir Reimagined: Folk Songs - Or'cha Bamidbar/Music from Israel
11 a.m. Remembering Robert Shaw: Leos Janacek, Glagolitic Mass; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Chorus
7 p.m. Choral Masterworks: Rachmaninoff, Vespers; Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Chorale, Kansas City Chorale
9 p.m. Quiet Voices: Osvaldo Golijov, Oceana: Choral of the Reef; Eric Banks, the Esoterics

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