Choral Stream

For nearly half of his 82 years on this earth, Robert Shaw was arguably the most significant figure in American choral music. 'He changed choral music in the United States of America,' says Ann Howard Jones, director emerita of choral activities at Boston University. Shaw was born 100 years ago this week.

Each week, Tesfa Wondemagegnehu and Julie Amacher share a choral music story from around the country. This week, they share a segment about the nation's Top 25 choral pieces.

After hearing the news on Thursday that Prince had died, a choir of high school singers, led by American Public Media's choral maestro Tesfa Wondemagegnehu and the Los Angeles Master Chorale's artistic director Grant Gershon, paid tribute to Prince with a version of 'Purple Rain.'

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 our Voices of Spring programming for April 18 to 22.

Each week, Tesfa Wondemagegnehu and Julie Amacher share a choral music story from around the country. This week, they share a segment about a new choir that combines gifted high school singers with professional singers.

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 our Voices of Spring programming for April 11 to 15.

Each week, Tesfa Wondemagegnehu and Julie Amacher share a choral music story from around the country. This week, they share a segment a recent collaboration between several boychoirs from across Minnesota.

Each week, Tesfa Wondemagegnehu and Julie Amacher share a choral music story from around the country. This week, they share a segment about the upcoming American Spiritual Ensemble tour across the upper Midwest.

Each week, Tesfa Wondemagegnehu and Julie Amacher share a choral music story from around the country. This week, they share a story an exclusive with Ola Gjeilo and his new recording from Decca Classics.

If you'd like to study gospel music performance in school, you won't find a whole lot of options. Now, Nyack College in Manhattan is aiming to change that, with a new brand-new bachelor's degree.