Jocelyn Hagen’s ‘Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci’ makes its London debut
The multimedia work that was ‘born in Minnesota’ had its premiere in 2019. The London performance will be its first outside North America.
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Experience the power of voices coming together in harmony with YourClassical's Choral Stream. Enjoy choral music both sacred and secular performed by choirs from Minnesota and beyond.
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Waigwa, artistic director of One Voice Mixed Chorus, talks about honoring George Floyd's memory with music
The ensemble has a concert this Saturday to mark the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, one of five ensembles taking part in the program.
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Join us for Bring the Sing in Duluth on March 22
Come join us for YourClassical MPR’s Bring the Sing, a community sing-along choral event in Duluth that brings people together in the Northland through the joy of music. This free event is open to people of all vocal abilities and will take place Saturday, March 22, at the College of St. Scholastica.
'A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols'
YourClassical MPR’s live broadcast of 'A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols' from King's College, Cambridge, with host Michael Barone, has ended and on-demand audio is no longer available. Join us on Christmas Eve 2025 for another unforgettable service.
Christmas at Luther: 'Love, the Rose, Is on the Way'
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 2023 program, ‘Love, the Rose, Is on the Way.’
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Christmas With Cantus
Christmas With Cantus weaves together holiday stories with time-honored carols and new classics. Blending narration and song, the program offers an opportunity to reflect on the meaning and joy of the holiday season. Listen now!
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'Songs of Thanks' with Cantus
Join us for ‘Songs of Thanks,’ an innovative new production by Cantus presenting stories and songs celebrating gratitude and community. Listen now — and then tell us why you’re thankful so we can include your feedback in next year’s program.
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Minnesota composer grapples with tough topics, snares another Grammy nomination
In ‘Dreams of the Fallen,’ Minneapolis-based composer Jake Runestad worked with a poet and war veteran to create a piece of music about post-traumatic stress disorder. It’s one of two songs he composed on the Grammy-nominated album ‘A Dream So Bright: Choral Music of Jake Runestad.’
Chia-Hsuan Lin, Ryan Deignan take the lead as Rochester orchestra, choir start new seasons
There’s excitement in Rochester for fans of the arts, with the arrival of two new directors for the city’s premier music ensembles as they begin new seasons. Chia-Hsuan Lin will lead the Rochester Symphony, and Ryan Deignan joins the Rochester Choral Arts Ensemble.
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Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
6:36 - 10:49 PM
Elora Singers
Noel Edison, conductor
Leslie De'Ath, piano
3:28 - 10:46 PM
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
2:45 - 10:27 PM
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Leif Ove Andsnes, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
18:35 - 10:22 PM
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
5:02 - 10:17 PM
Cantus
4:35 - 10:13 PM
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
4:36 - 10:09 PM
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
4:03 - 10:03 PM
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
Alice Halstead, soprano
5:07 - 10:00 PM
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
3:01 - 9:55 PM
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
Morten Lauridsen, piano
5:06 - 9:48 PM
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, conductor
6:36 - 9:44 PM
The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin
Desmond Earley, conductor
4:15 - 9:42 PM
Cantus
1:52 - 9:40 PM
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
2:17 - 9:35 PM
Luther College Nordic Choir
Weston Noble, conductor
4:38 - 9:31 PM
Phoenix Chorale
Christopher Gabittas, conductor
3:28 - 9:26 PM
Eric Whitacre Singers
Eric Whitacre, conductor
5:26 - 9:21 PM
VocalEssence
G. Philip Shoultz, III, conductor
Michael Schmidt
4:38 - 9:16 PM
The Crossing
Donald Nally, conductor
5:34 - 9:10 PM
Bemidji Choir
Paul Brandvik, conductor
6:15 - 9:00 PM
Cappella Clausura
Amelia LeClair, conductor
Adriana Repetto, alto
9:13 - 8:56 PM
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
4:22 - 8:47 PM
Houston Chamber Choir
Robert Simpson, conductor
8:25 - 8:43 PM
Master Chorale of Fargo-Moorhead
Rene Clausen, conductor
4:18 - 8:40 PM
Cantus
2:44 - 8:39 PM
Mirandola Ensemble
1:39 - 8:35 PM
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
3:58 - 8:29 PM
Bogoroditse Djevo (Rejoice, O Virgin Mary)
Fire of the Soul: Choral Virtuosity in 17th-Century Russia & Poland
Rose Ensemble
5:05 - 8:25 PM
Choir of Royal Holloway
Rupert Gough, conductor
3:40 - 8:22 PM
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
3:35 - 8:18 PM
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
Lee Afdahl, organ
4:19 - 8:16 PM
Helsinki Chamber Choir
Nils Schweckendiek, conductor
1:59 - 8:12 PM
Voces8
3:05 - 8:09 PM
College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Chamber Choir
Axel Theimer, conductor
3:39 - 8:05 PM
O salutaris hostia
Sanctissima: Vespers and Benediction for the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
ORA Singers
Suzi Digby, conductor
4:04 - 8:01 PM
Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
Mark Williams, conductor
Samuel Thyr, countertenor
3:29 - 7:58 PM
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
2:46 - 7:55 PM
Sweet Honey in the Rock
3:38 - 7:51 PM
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
3:37 - 7:45 PM
The Summer Singers
Russell Adrian, conductor
5:34 - 7:39 PM
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
6:30 - 7:36 PM
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
2:31 - 7:29 PM
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
6:55 - 7:26 PM
Cantus
3:06 - 7:20 PM
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
5:53 - 7:18 PM
Netherlands Chamber Choir
Uwe Gronostay, conductor
1:48 - 7:14 PM
Die Konzertisten
Felix Yeung, conductor
Isaac Lam, piano
4:39 - 7:10 PM
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
3:39 - 7:07 PM
Oregon Repertory Singers
Gilbert Seeley, conductor
2:36 - 7:02 PM
2016-2017 MMEA All-State Women's Choir
Sigrid Johnson, conductor
4:41 - 6:58 PM
Turtle Creek Chorale
Timothy Seelig, conductor
4:08 - 6:56 PM
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
2:16 - 6:51 PM
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
5:29 - 6:47 PM
Dresden Chamber Choir
Hans-Christoph Rademann, conductor
3:57 - 6:41 PM
Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota
Garrett Lathe, conductor
5:07 - 6:38 PM
Doane College Choir
Kurt Runestad, conductor
3:39 - 6:32 PM
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
5:17 - 6:30 PM
Fisk Jubilee Singers
2:28 - 6:23 PM
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Mela Sarajane Dailey, soprano
6:54 - 6:17 PM
O gloriosissimi lux vivens (I am your Guardian Angel)
Seasons of Angels: Harmony of the Spheres
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
6:02 - 6:14 PM
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Joel Fischer, tenor
2:11 - 6:10 PM
Two Rivers Chorale
Timothy Sawyer, conductor
Benjamin Osterhouse, cello
4:51 - 6:01 PM
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
8:38 - 5:55 PM
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
5:22 - 5:51 PM
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
4:11 - 5:47 PM
Cantus
3:37 - 5:37 PM
Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Paulo Mestre, countertenor
10:28 - 5:31 PM
Tonality
Alexander Lloyd Blake, conductor
6:16 - 5:28 PM
The Summer Singers
Russell Adrian, conductor
2:09 - 5:24 PM
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
4:11 - 5:17 PM
Ensemble Altera
Christopher Lowrey, conductor
6:35 - 5:13 PM
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
4:06 - 5:10 PM
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
3:29 - 5:01 PM
Latvian Radio Choir
Sigvards Klava, conductor
8:27 - 4:54 PM
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, conductor
6:40 - 4:49 PM
Voces8
5:29 - 4:46 PM
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
3:01 - 4:41 PM
Bemidji Alumni Choir
Paul Brandvik, conductor
Lynn Altermatt, organ
4:51 - 4:38 PM
Saint John's University Men's Chorus
Axel Theimer, conductor
2:34 - 4:36 PM
Gregorian Singers
2:27 - 4:29 PM
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
6:35 - 4:25 PM
Jason Max Ferdinand Singers
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
Thomas Allen, countertenor
4:03 - 4:22 PM
2016-2017 MMEA All-State Mixed Choir
Jing Ling-Tam, conductor
3:13 - 4:21 PM
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
1:02 - 4:16 PM
Choir of New College, Oxford
Edward Higginbottom, conductor
4:18 - 4:13 PM
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
2:59 - 4:09 PM
Echoes Between the Silent Peaks: Written on the Wall at Chang's Hermitage
Larsen: Mass for the Earth; Paulus: Echoes Between the Silent Peaks
Oregon Repertory Singers
Gilbert Seeley, conductor
4:03 - 4:01 PM
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
8:14 - 3:58 PM
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
David Cherwien, organ
3:02 - 3:55 PM
Cantus
2:50 - 3:47 PM
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
8:08 - 3:41 PM
State Choir Latvija
Maris Sirmais, conductor
5:39 - 3:39 PM
Fisk Jubilee Singers
2:29 - 3:34 PM
Blue Heron
Scott Metcalfe, conductor
4:34 - 3:25 PM
Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral
John Scott, conductor
8:51 - 3:21 PM
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
3:53 - 3:17 PM
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
3:24 - 3:14 PM
Luther College Nordic Choir
Allen Hightower, conductor
3:46 - 3:10 PM
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
3:43 - 3:06 PM
Sonnet No. LXIV (In memoriam 9/11/01)
Seasons: Choral Works of Dominick Argento and Vincent Persichetti
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
3:18 - 2:39 PM
Da Capo Choir
Brett Alan Judson, conductor
Tom Mueller, organ
27:31 - 2:34 PM
Voces8 and Voces8 Scholars
4:31 - 2:33 PM
National Lutheran Choir
Larry L. Fleming, conductor
1:05 - 2:23 PM
Cantata No. 196: Der Herr denket an uns (The Lord cares for us)
Bach: Actus Tragicus
Cantus Colln
Konrad Junghanel, conductor
Johanna Koslowski, soprano
10:10 - 2:17 PM
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
5:31 - 2:15 PM
University of Georgia Hodgson Singers
Daniel Bara, conductor
2:07 - 2:11 PM
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
3:56 - 2:06 PM
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
4:29 - 2:03 PM
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
3:19 - 2:02 PM
Bemidji Chamber Singers
Paul Brandvik, conductor
1:20 - 1:59 PM
Fisk Jubilee Singers
2:14 - 1:56 PM
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
3:29 - 1:53 PM
Sancte Francisce Propera (Saint Francis, hasten)
Il Poverello: Medieval & Renaissance Music for Saint Francis of Assisi
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
2:43 - 1:50 PM
Ensemble Singers of the Plymouth Music Series
Philip Brunelle, conductor
3:07 - 1:42 PM
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
7:44 - 1:40 PM
Cantus
2:03 - 1:34 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
5:47 - 1:32 PM
Elora Singers
Noel Edison, conductor
1:48 - 1:29 PM
Kansas City Chorale
Charles Bruffy, conductor
3:27 - 1:27 PM
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
1:46 - 1:04 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Margaret Marshall, soprano
23:05 - 1:00 PM
National Lutheran Choir
Larry L. Fleming, conductor
3:27 - 12:55 PM
Jason Max Ferdinand Singers
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
Leonard Brown, tenor
4:48 - 12:53 PM
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
2:13 - 12:51 PM
Tonality
Alexander Lloyd Blake, conductor
2:35 - 12:48 PM
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
2:54 - 12:42 PM
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Kathlene Ritch, soprano
5:14 - 12:40 PM
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
2:48 - 12:38 PM
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
1:11 - 12:35 PM
Mirandola Ensemble
2:34 - 12:26 PM
Monteverdi Choir
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Gill Ross, soprano
9:43 - 12:22 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:38 - 12:19 PM
2015-2016 MMEA All-State Women's Choir
Janet Galvan, conductor
3:11 - 12:17 PM
Bemidji Choir
Paul Brandvik, conductor
1:42 - 12:10 PM
O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)
Lux Aeterna - The Choral Music of Morten Lauridsen
Chamber Choir of Europe
Nicol Matt, conductor
6:47 - 12:04 PM
College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Chamber Choir
Axel Theimer, conductor
6:49 - 12:01 PM
One Voice Mixed Chorus
Jane Ramseyer Miller, conductor
2:58 - 11:58 AM
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
2:17 - 11:55 AM
Cantus
2:51 - 11:51 AM
HOL Choir
Esko Kallio, conductor
3:54 - 11:47 AM
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
3:51 - 11:45 AM
National Lutheran Choir
Larry L. Fleming, conductor
2:37 - 11:43 AM
Swingle Singers
2:03 - 11:29 AM
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
13:30 - 11:26 AM
Vancouver Chamber Choir
Jon Washburn, conductor
2:24 - 11:25 AM
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
1:28 - 11:20 AM
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Craig Jessop/Mack Wilberg, conductor
5:01 - 11:16 AM
Phoenix Chorale
Christopher Gabittas, conductor
4:10 - 11:12 AM
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
3:54 - 11:08 AM
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
4:10 - 11:05 AM
Chorovaya Akademia
3:00 - 11:00 AM
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
4:16 - 10:56 AM
Voces8
Barnaby Smith, conductor
4:18 - 10:48 AM
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
7:52 - 10:43 AM
Two Rivers Chorale
Timothy Sawyer, conductor
4:36 - 10:39 AM
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
4:22 - 10:37 AM
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
2:26 - 10:31 AM
The Crossing
Donald Nally, conductor
5:35 - 10:25 AM
Winston-Salem State University Choir
D'Walla Simmons-Burke, conductor
5:53 - 10:17 AM
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Grant Gershon, conductor
7:12 - 10:15 AM
Cantus
2:03 - 10:10 AM
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
5:12 - 10:08 AM
The Summer Singers
Russell Adrian, conductor
2:04 - 10:05 AM
Gregorian Chant Schola of Saint John's Abbey and University
Fr. Anthony Ruff, conductor
3:31 - 10:01 AM
Tonality
Alexander Lloyd Blake, conductor
3:55 - 9:55 AM
Pacific Lutheran Choir of the West
Richard Nance, conductor
5:26 - 9:51 AM
Bemidji Alumni Choir
Paul Brandvik, conductor
3:52 - 9:48 AM
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
2:52 - 9:44 AM
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
3:59 - 9:27 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
Barbara Hendricks, soprano
17:01 - 9:22 AM
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
4:30 - 9:13 AM
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
9:18 - 9:11 AM
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
1:59 - 9:08 AM
Rose Ensemble
2:46 - 9:05 AM
Anuna
Michael McGlynn, conductor
3:16 - 9:04 AM
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
1:20 - 9:00 AM
Cantus
3:08 - 8:57 AM
The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin
Desmond Earley, conductor
3:34 - 8:53 AM
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
3:27 - 8:49 AM
Magnum Chorum
Christopher Aspaas, conductor
4:16 - 8:45 AM
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
3:59 - 8:39 AM
Grex Vocalis
Carl Hogset, conductor
5:44 - 8:35 AM
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
4:40 - 8:20 AM
The Aeolians
Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor
13:59 - 8:15 AM
Cambridge University Music Society
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
5:06 - 8:09 AM
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
3:30 - 8:06 AM
Winston-Salem State University Singing Divas
D'Walla Simmons-Burke, conductor
2:44 - 8:04 AM
Mirandola Ensemble
2:13 - 8:00 AM
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
3:09 - 7:56 AM
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Mary Schneekloth, harp
4:17 - 7:54 AM
Trio Mediaeval
2:08 - 7:47 AM
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
6:46 - 7:42 AM
I Will Sing and Raise a Psalm
Twentieth-Century Masters Vol 3: Copland and His American Contemporaries
Choir of New College, Oxford
Edward Higginbottom, conductor
4:42 - 7:40 AM
Choir of Royal Holloway
Rupert Gough, conductor
2:40 - 7:35 AM
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
5:00 - 7:32 AM
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
2:46 - 7:31 AM
Fisk Jubilee Singers
1:22 - 7:27 AM
Cantus
3:29 - 7:18 AM
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
8:46 - 7:16 AM
Stile Antico
2:04 - 7:09 AM
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
6:28 - 7:04 AM
Tonality
Alexander Lloyd Blake, conductor
5:19 - 7:00 AM
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
3:59 - 6:54 AM
Consortium Carissimi
Garrick Comeaux, conductor
6:01 - 6:50 AM
Maria Magdalena Chamber Choir
Mats Nilsson, conductor
3:40 - 6:48 AM
Vox Nova Chorale
Vicki Peters, conductor
2:18 - 6:44 AM
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
4:06 - 6:39 AM
Kantorei Denver
Joel Rinsema, conductor
Beryl Fanslow, soprano
4:46 - 6:35 AM
In Mulieribus
Anna Song, conductor
4:11 - 6:32 AM
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
2:13 - 6:29 AM
2015-2016 MMEA All-State Women's Choir
Janet Galvan, conductor
3:12 - 6:26 AM
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Paul Hillier, conductor
2:55 - 6:14 AM
Cappella SF
Ragnar Bohlin, conductor
Keisuke Nakagoshi, piano
12:22 - 6:10 AM
Sing to me, windchimes: Sing to me, windchimes
When Love Speaks: Choral Music by Owain Park
Epiphoni Consort
Tim Reader, conductor
3:09 - 6:05 AM
Bemidji Choir
Paul Brandvik, conductor
5:31 - 6:02 AM
Phoenix Chorale
Christopher Gabittas, conductor
2:52 - 6:00 AM
Rose Ensemble
2:20 - 5:57 AM
University of Georgia Hodgson Singers
Daniel Bara, conductor
2:40 - 5:52 AM
Sinfonia Orchestra
Paul Salamunovich, conductor
4:52 - 5:48 AM
Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: Hymn of the Cherubim
Rachmaninoff: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Concerto for Choir
Lege Artis
Boris Abalyan, conductor
4:14 - 5:32 AM
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
15:15 - 5:29 AM
sounding light
Tom Trenney, conductor
Heather Yanke Lunnenberg, mezzo-soprano
3:24 - 5:24 AM
Cantus
4:53 - 5:20 AM
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
3:37 - 5:17 AM
Luther College Nordic Choir
Allen Hightower, conductor
3:11 - 5:14 AM
St. Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, conductor
2:21 - 5:09 AM
Voices of Ascension
Dennis Keene, conductor
5:13 - 5:03 AM
Ensemble Altera
Christopher Lowrey, conductor
John Black, organ
6:17 - 5:00 AM
National Lutheran Choir
Larry L. Fleming, conductor
3:11