Choral Stream

The College Rank website has put together a list of the nation’s top college choirs. But there’s plenty to question about its rankings, especially in the Land of 10,000 Choirs.

The celebrated King’s Singers return to the Twin Cities on Feb. 18 for the first time in six years as part of their ‘Legacies’ seven-city national tour. Find out more about the show, which will include ‘a tour of Scandinavia.’

Watch as the Minnesota-based ensemble 29:11 International Exchange performs "Angiwanaki," a traditional Zulu song arranged by Nomvula Maneli. Find out why it has gone viral on Facebook with more than half a million views!

The Oslo Chamber Choir was founded in 1984 by Grete Pedersen. The ensemble has acquired a unique expression by being the only choir where all the singers are profoundly trained in Norwegian folk music singing. Listen now to the Oslo Chamber Choir’s recent performance at St. Olaf College, with host Steve Staruch.

Each December, the Center for Faith and Life at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, rings out with the sacred and the exuberant: the sounds of the Christmas season. Enjoy the 2022 program, ‘The Gifts They Gave Emmanuel.’

We recently offered a playlist of 10 great choral works, and listeners responded with their own choices. Here are some of their favorites.

YourClassical Minnesota Public Radio’s Bring the Sing returned to the Fargo-Moorhead area on Aug. 15, led by Fargo-Moorhead Choral Artists and director Michael Culloton. Check out a video of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” and photos from this wonderful community sing-along!

The choral world was upended along with the rest of the world during COVID and everyone went virtual, using the Eric Whitacre model that was established before the pandemic. So we asked him back then to pick his favorite virtual performances.

I feel like I'm entering a war zone writing about this topic: being a soprano in a choir. There are so many preconceived notions about sopranos. Let's get those stereotypes out of the way now.

In lots of choral pieces, many people would have a hard time picking out the alto line. Yet if the altos were missing, the piece would feel wrong and empty. A singer with VocalEssence offers praise for that inner line.