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Before Bach's Birthday Bash - From YourClassical MPR and Pipedreams

Join ‘Pipedreams’ host Michael Barone for a pipe organ concert to celebrate the birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach, broadcast live from the Cathedral of St. Mark. Performers include Samuel Holmberg, Emily Roth and Sarah Palmer, organ; Yura Jung, piano and Charles Asch, cello.

Known MPLS Choir: 'Up Above My Head'

Listen as Known MPLS Choir performs ‘Up Above My Head,’ made famous by Kirk Franklin and written by Myron Butler, at the 2022 Minnesota State Fair. Enjoy!

The Aeolians: 'Hold Fast to Dreams'

Celebrate Juneteenth, a holiday when we commemorate the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, with The Aeolians’ performance of Joel Thompson's ‘Hold Fast to Dreams,’ a captivating work that combines two Langston Hughes poems, ‘Harlem’ and ‘Dreams.’

STMA Concert Choir: Eric Whitacre - 'The Sacred Veil' (Movements I-III)

The St. Michael-Albertville High School Concert Choir had the honor of giving the Midwest premiere of Eric Whitacre's “The Sacred Veil,” a collaboration with Charles Silvestri. Inspired by the death of Silvestri’s wife, Julie, of ovarian cancer at 36, “the intimate, compelling score tells a story of courtship, love, loss and the search for solace,” Whitacre says.

The Aeolians: 'Zion's Walls' (William Dawson)

The incomparable Aeolians of Alabama's Oakwood University, under the direction of Jason Max Ferdinand, perform William Dawson's ‘Zion's Walls’ at St. Michael-Albertville High School on March 2, 2022.

STMA Vivace Treble Choir: 'Song of Miriam' (Elaine Hagenberg)

The St. Michael-Albertville Vivace Treble Choir performs Elaine Hagenberg’s “Song of Miriam.” “Inspired by the empowering poem by Rabbi Ruth Sohn, this piece describes the journey of a young woman who finds bravery amid uncertainty and fear,” the composer says.