We had chills as Tesfa Yohannes Wondemagegnehu, conductor of St. Olaf College’s Viking Chorus, closed a recent rehearsal with his gentlemen standing in a circle, singing Troy Robertson’s moving ‘In Meeting We Are Blessed.’ We share it, hoping the same for you.
VocalEssence Singers of This Age (SOTA) is an ensemble of Minneapolis-St. Paul high school students who sing, dance, write their own music and reflect the diversity of their community. Listen as they perform “Peace Within the Hate,” which the singers co-created, under the direction of G. Phillip Shoultz III (also on piano).
Watch this spectacular dawn on Lake Superior from aboard the Interlake Steamship Company's Paul R. Tregurtha, the longest ship on the Great Lakes at 1,013.5 feet, set to Gustav Holst’s ‘Hymn to the Dawn.’
Watch from the pilot house as Interlake Steamship Company's Paul R. Tregurtha, the longest ship on the Great Lakes at 1,013.5 feet, departs through the canal at the Duluth Lift Bridge, set to Mauriece Ravel’s iconic ‘Bolero.’
We want to share the power of classical with people in the community, in places where they least expect it but where they could benefit from a little “feel better, live bigger” — like this performance by Cantus at the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Check out the sunrise on Lake Superior from the bow of the Paul R. Tregurtha, the biggest ship on the Great Lakes at 1,013.5 feet, set to Mussorgsky’s ‘Dawn on the Moscow River.’ Thanks to the Interlake Steamship Company for allowing Classical MPR to travel along!
Choral music is powerful. It can make us feel better and live bigger. We at Classical MPR want to share this power with people in the community, in places where they least expect it but where they could benefit from a little “feel better, live bigger.”
Watch as Minnesota Opera baritone Andrew Wilkowske takes us for a ride on the Great Big Wheel at the Minnesota State Fair! Opera’s in the air with “Deh, Vieni alla Finestra” from Mozart's ‘Don Giovanni.’
Warm up with a memory from the Moab Music Festival. We were lucky enough to go on a hike with the violinist Tessa Lark. Here’s a look back to a different season, with music that Tessa played just for us!
Kevin Johnson conducts the Spelman College Glee Club in a powerful performance of James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson's 'Lift Every Voice and Sing,' arranged by Roland Carter (recorded live Feb. 22, 2019).