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From Age to Age will present
A WORLD MASS  on Sunday, January 22 at 3 PM at the Wayzata Community Church.  

The program will feature the world's most earth shaking settings of ancient texts, from Samuel Barber's Agnus Dei (Adagio for Strings) all the way to Fanshawe's "African Sanctus".

Prepare yourself for a sublime experience of the ears and soul.

Concert Details and Directions Here!

Welcome the New Year with the Twin Cities Catholic Chorale and the Minnesota Boychoir!  Check out these performances for January 2012:

Jan 1: 10 AM - Twin Cities Catholic Chorale

Jan 8: 1:00 PM - Minnesota Boychoir

Jan 8: 3:30 PM - Minnesota Boychoir

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

From 2012 I will be moving on from The King's Singers to give myself more time for composing and arranging. If you would like to discuss commissioning a piece from me or organising a choral workshop or arranging a seminar, please contact me direct philip@philiplawson.net or my US publicist Heather Wilcox heather@philiplawson.net. Hope to hear from you.  www.philiplawson.net

The Choral Calendar for December is brimming with choral music. Although ChoralExpress continues to be popular here in Minnesota, new choirs are posting concerts from all across America!

Is this your first time to visit ChoralExpress? If so, please consider sharing the site with your friends and any one you know who may be interested in choral concerts.  

Choir Directors!  Please register your choir today!  Choirs from any state are welcome to register - it takes only a minute or so and there is no cost to have your choir listed on ChoralExpress.  Click here to register now!

Keep in touch! Sign up to receive periodic eNewsletters with upcoming concert postings and audition notices.  It's easy to sign-up and your email address is secure.  

One of the great features on ChoralExpress is the Zip Code Finder.  Below is an example of how it works for me here in Minneapolis.  I can query the results by date range and distance to get a nice listing of concerts in my area.

But if you put in your zip code, you may not find any results!  The reason is that choirs in your region have not posted their concerts on the Choral Calendar (yet!).  If you live in a community like mine here in Minneapolis/St. Paul, there are probably a lot of choirs who would like to share their concerts on a common Choral Calendar.  

Please recommend ChoralExpress for your choral community!  It is my hope to have more and more choral communities join ChoralExpress so that users can find their concerts quickly and easily online!

What do these composers have in common?

Come experience beautiful and historic Masses sung by the Twin Cities Catholic Chorale, accompanied by professional soloists and instrumentalists, at the direction of Dr. Robert L. Peterson.

The Church of Saint Agnes in Saint Paul is one of the few churches worldwide where you can experience entire choral Masses with orchestra.

The Church of Saint Agnes is located at 548 Lafond Avenue in St. Paul (take the Dale St. exit from I-94. Proceed north nine blocks until you reach Lafond Avenue. Turn right on Lafond and proceed one block).

Our entire schedule is available online at: www.CatholicChorale.org.  
Or click here to download the brochure (PDF)

*The Twin Cities Catholic Chorale is a non-profit cultural organization. Donations are always appreciated.
** Our season runs from October 16th, 2011 to June 10th, 2012, with the exception of Sundays during Advent and Lent.

The Church of Saint Agnes
548 Lafond Avenue, Saint Paul, MN
www.CatholicChorale.org

Full listing of concerts on ChoralExpress - click here.

The Rose Ensemble, pictured here, will present their FREE season opener: Land of Three Faiths, on September 9.  Click here for all the details!

On September 11, the Susquehanna Chorale will present Mozart's Requiem: A Community Remembers Concert.  Click here for all the details!

And Five By Design rounds out the month with their Club Swing on Wisconsin Public Television on September 30.  Click here for all the details!

Is your choir on ChoralExpress?  If not, please consider registering today!  Click here to get started.  And the price to post a full year of concerts and audition notices is still only $20.00.  

Summer is a great time for a choral concert!  In fact, there is a choir in Minnesota that is called the Summer Singers, pictured here!

Here's some info about them:

The Summer Singers is a chamber-sized vocal ensemble. We rehearse for ten weeks each summer to prepare community concerts. Some of the current Singers have been with the group since it was founded in 1988. New Singers have joined from other vocal organizations, colleges or universities. Many members continue singing during the year in other notable groups but find the focus and intimacy of summer singing especially rewarding.

The choir is directed by Vicki Peters.  

For more information about this choir, and their upcoming concert list, check out their page here.

Described as a "grandiose show for a musical exploration of the history and humor", the Rose Ensemble presents Songs of Temperance and Temptation in June.  I love historical performances that highlight local history - and this program will combine readings and even showtunes to tell the story of Minnesota's love-hate relationship with the pub.

Head over to the Rose Ensemble's website for more information about the group and the concerts.

www.RoseEnsemble.org

The Minnesota Boychoir, pictured here, will present their Annual Spring Concert on Saturday, June 4.  Click here for all of the details about this wonderful program and choir.

The Minnesota Boychoir, founded in 1962, is the oldest boychoir in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul metropolitan area. The Boychoir's reputation for excellence has brought invitations from local and national music conventions, as well as sporting events and touring Broadway companies. The Boychoir has performed with the Minnesota Orchestra, the Minnesota Opera, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony, the Prague Philharmonic, Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion on National Public Radio, and a long list of local and national performers. This season, our choirboys will be featured in three different collaborations with the Minnesota Orchestra (A Scandinavian Christmas, Jingle Bell Doc and Carl Orff's Carmina Burana), have first-time appearance with the Great Northern Union Chorus, and will perform Mahler's Symphony #3 with the University of Minnesota Orchestra and Chorus. The choir's schedule also includes national and international tours. Past tours have thrilled audiences in twelve states and on five continents. Three years ago in celebration of our 45th Anniversary Season, our boys headlined the World Voices Australia International Choral Festival at Sydney's famed Opera House. This summer to kickoff our 50th Anniversary Season, we travel to Milan, Venice, Florence and Rome, Italy.