Choral Stream

While at St. Olaf College, Jayden Browne created Transpose, a card game for players to learn, practice and master music theory.

Welcome to the Choral Stream Download, a handpicked, free, downloadable piece of choral music available every week for subscribers to the Choral Stream newsletter. This week, get a free MP3 of Josef Rheinberger - Abendlied.

A choir of about 100 performers sang at a megachurch campaign event featuring Vice President Pence on Sunday. They did not wear masks while they sang.

This MPR News feature originally ran for a memorial concert that took place in March on the 100th day before the 100th anniversary of the horrible mob lynching of three black men in Duluth in 1920. With Monday's arrival of the actual anniversary -- and planned public events canceled due to the pandemic -- we offer an updated version of the story that adds a recent WPR interview with composer Jean 'Rudy' Perrault, who composed 'We Three Kings' to commemorate the men and their tragic deaths.

Brian Newhouse is retiring as the classical director of Minnesota Public Radio and American Public Media. We asked him to share a memory of his many years at MPR, and it comes down to one magical moment. Plus, listen as he joins Steve Staruch on Friday Favorites.

Capri Glee! has been welcoming singers of all abilities since 2015. In the wake of COVID-19, this community of voices has moved online, bringing togetherness to singers across the nation.

There is a world of tears and grief in the choir community these days. Will things ever be the same again for people who physically gather together in song? One choral director wonders.

After 34 years as conductor and professor at Concordia College in Moorhead, Rene Clausen stepped down from the podium this spring. Find out about his legacy and what he calls a "rather unusual close to a career."

Inspired by videos of quarantined Italians singing and playing music, Minnesotans are stepping out their doors to lift up their voices as a way to maintain connectivity while under Gov. Tim Walz's stay-at-home order.

After canceled musicals and spring concerts, choral directors across the country are going the extra mile to have their students' voices heard.