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John Birge has been hosting, producing and performing classical music for more than 25 years. Since 1997, he has been hosting on Minnesota Public Radio's Classical Music Service. He played French horn for the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestra and performed with them on their centennial tour of Europe in 1995. He was trained at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Eastman School of Music and Interlochen Arts Academy.


John Birge

VocalEssence and the St. Olaf Choir perform the Berlioz Te Deum at the Cathedral of St. Paul.


VocalEssence "Light In The Shadows"

Berlioz "Te Deum"

Choral Stream

MPR Photo/Greta Cunningham

VocalEssence performs 'Light In The Shadows'

Eric Whitacre is a phenomenon. He couldn't read music when he started college, but within a few years he was composing music that was performed and recorded by professional choirs around the world.
