The founder of the South African vocal group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, which brought an innovative version of Zulu singing to a worldwide audience, died Tuesday in Pretoria. He was 78 years old.
A University of Minnesota professor, Peter Mercer-Taylor, has created a digital and recording project to explore how hymns brought classical music to the United States. Listen to performances of some of these early-American works while looking at the sheet music!
Listen to a recording of Lumina's performance of 'We Grow Accustomed to the Dark,' with music by Linda Kachelmeier and text by Emily Dickinson.
When you think of Renaissance choral composers, names like Josquin des Prez and Thomas Weelkes come to mind. Here are 5 lesser-known -- but equally great -- composers from this golden age of choral music.
Men's vocal ensemble Cantus present an hour of music and conversation in celebration of Valentine's Day. Through their music, Cantus give voice to that familiar kind of love we celebrate on this day while also broadening that definition through their songs and personal reflections.
A new album commemorates the Centenary Service of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College, Cambridge.
One of the highlights of Classical MPR's broadcast schedule each holiday season, Christmas With Cantus presents a modern take on the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, reimagined for our world today. Listen now to this holiday treat.
Each December, Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, rings out with the sounds of the Christmas season to present a concert of vivid joy and profound inspiration. Enjoy highlights from this year's musical celebration, featuring the college's combined choirs, orchestra, handbell choirs and mighty pipe organ.
Celebrate the season with song! Brian Newhouse hosts this one-hour program of a cappella holiday favorites, new and old, presented live in concert by Chanticleer, the superb 12-man choral ensemble known as 'an orchestra of voices.'
The St. Olaf Christmas Festival has become one of the nation's most cherished holiday celebrations. Listen now to this year's performance, including hymns, carols, choral works and orchestral selections featuring more than 500 student musicians.
