The Oratorio Society of Minnesota is an auditioned choral
ensemble based in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, now in its 42nd Season.
In addition to its annual season concerts, OSM offers its
youth and community engagement programs
Viva Coro! and Summer Chorus.
We challenge and delight our audiences and singers through dynamic and diverse choral music
performed with skill and passion. Our civic engagement and educational programs foster lifelong
choral singing.
"Twin Cities' foremost presenter of large-scale works for chorus and orchestra."
Upcoming Concert
Our 2021-2022 Concert Season
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- 2021-2022
- 2019-2020
- 2018-2019
- 2017-2018
- 2016-2017
- 2015-2016
- 2014-2015
- 2013-2014
- 2012-2013
Friday, April 15, 2016 8:00pm at Basilica of Saint Mary
Carlson Family Stage
Saturday, April 13, 2019 7:30pm at Hamline Church
Oratorio Society of Minnesota
Repertoire 1980-2022
Repertoire
1980-2022
You're welcome to browse our entire Repertoire performed during the past 42 years.
| Composer | Work | Performed |
|---|---|---|
| Composer | Work | Performed |
| Rodgers and Hammerstein, | Selections from Broadway | 2022-07-30 |
| Britten, Benjamin | Simple Symphony, Op. 4 (I, III, IV) | 2022-04-24 |
| Goodall, Howard | Eternal Light - A Requiem | 2022-04-24 |
| Friedell, Harold | Canticles: Evening Service in F | 2020-02-23 |
| Davies, Henry Walford | Psalm 114: Double Chant | 2020-02-23 |
| Parry, C. Hubert H. | Anthem: To Everything There is a Season (from cantata "Beyond These Voices There is Peace" U.S. Premiere) | 2020-02-23 |
| Hancock, Gerre | Preces & Responses | 2020-02-23 |
| Fauré, Gabriel | Cantique de Jean Racine (1865) | 2019-11-15 |
| Widor, Charles Marie | Gloria (Mass op. 36, 1878) | 2019-11-15 |
| Franck, César | Psaume 150 (1883) | 2019-11-15 |
| Ducasse, Jean Roger | Crux Fidelis (1911) | 2019-11-15 |
| Dupré, Marcel | Sustinuit Anima Mea (De Profundis, 1917) | 2019-11-15 |
| Honegger, Arthur | Laudate Dominum (Une Cantate de Noël, 1940/1952 | 2019-11-15 |
| Duruflé, Maurice | Requiem op. 9 (1947) | 2019-11-15 |
| Bizet, George | March of the Toreadors (Carmen) | 2019-08-03 |
| Gilbert & Sullivan, | Modern Major-General's Song (Pirates of Penzance) | 2019-08-03 |
| Humperdinck, Engelbert | Abendsegen (Evening Hymn from Hansel & Gretel) | 2019-08-03 |
| Mascagni, Pietro | Regina Coeli (Easter Hymn from Cavalleria Rusticana) | 2019-08-03 |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Queen of the Night (Die Zauberflöte) | 2019-08-03 |
| Offenbach, Jacques | Barcarolle (Tales of Hoffman) | 2019-08-03 |
| Puccini, Giacomo | Va, Tosca! & Te Deum (Tosca) | 2019-08-03 |
| Smetana, Bedrich | Opening Chorus (The Bartered Bride) | 2019-08-03 |
| Verdi, Giuseppe | Va, pensiero (Nabucco) | 2019-08-03 |
| Verdi, Giuseppe | Brindisi (La Traviata) | 2019-08-03 |
| Verdi, Giuseppe | La donna e mobile (Rigoletto) | 2019-08-03 |
| Wagner, Richard | Entry of the Guests (Tannhäuser) | 2019-08-03 |
| Phipps, Martin, arr. Josh Bauder | Coronation Theme | 2019-04-13 |
| Handel, George Frideric | Coronation Anthem - Zadok the Priest | 2019-04-13 |
| Wagner, Richard | Treulich Gefürt (Bridal Chorus) | 2019-04-13 |
| Mendelssohn, Felix | Lieder ohne Worte | 2019-04-13 |
| Mendelssohn, Felix | And then shall your light break forth (Elijah) | 2019-04-13 |
| Bauder, Josh, (arr.) | Skibbereen | 2019-04-13 |
| Strauss Sr., Johann | Huldigung der Königin Victoria von Grossbrittanien | 2019-04-13 |
| Albert, Prince Consort | Trauerlied | 2019-04-13 |
| Gounod, Charles | The Last Rose of Summer | 2019-04-13 |
| Sullivan, Sir Arthur | Vouchsafe, O Lord | 2019-04-13 |
| Stanford, Charles Villiers | Carmen Saeculare | 2019-04-13 |
| Parratt, Sir Walter | The Triumph of Victoria | 2019-04-13 |
| Bauder, Josh, (arr.) | The Flowers of the Forest | 2019-04-13 |
| Elgar, Sir Edward, (arr.) | British National Anthem (God Save the Queen) | 2019-04-13 |
| Wiffrin, Rob, (arr.) | SONGS OF THE GREAT WAR - A medley of Popular Songs 1914-1918 | 2018-11-11 |
| Zabriskie, David A., (arr.) | WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME / KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING | 2018-11-11 |
| Dupré, Marcel | POÈME HÉROÏQUE for organ, brass and drums | 2018-11-11 |
| Vaughan Williams, Ralph | DIRGE FOR TWO VETERANS from Dona Nobis Pacem | 2018-11-11 |
| Holst, Gustav, arr. Geoff Knorr | I VOW TO THEE, MY COUNTRY | 2018-11-11 |
| Hawes, Patrick | THE GREAT WAR SYMPHONY (joint United States Premiere)
| 2018-11-11 |
| Bernstein, Leonard | Warm-Up (1970) | 2018-08-04 |
| Bernstein, Leonard | Lucky to be Me - On The Town (1944) | 2018-08-04 |
| Bernstein, Leonard | Choral Suite - Wonderful Town (1953) | 2018-08-04 |
| Bernstein, Leonard | Dream with Me - Peter Pan (1950) | 2018-08-04 |
| Bernstein, Leonard | The Best of All Possible Worlds - Candide (1956) | 2018-08-04 |
| Bernstein, Leonard | Spring Will Come Again - Peter Pan | 2018-08-04 |
| Bernstein, Leonard | Choral Suite - West Side Story (1957) | 2018-08-04 |
| Bernstein, Leonard | Take Care of This House - 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (1976) | 2018-08-04 |
| Bernstein, Leonard | Glitter and be Gay - Candide | 2018-08-04 |
| Bernstein, Leonard | Make Our Garden Grow - Candide | 2018-08-04 |
| Ames, Roger | The Greatest Generation - An American Oratorio | 2018-05-12 |
| Jenkins, Karl | The Armed Man | 2017-11-10 |
| Jenkins, Karl | The Peacemakers (selections) | 2017-11-10 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 | 2017-08-05, 2013-05-11 |
| Thompson, Randall | Requiem | 2017-04-28 |
| Britten, Benjamin | Cantata Misericordium | 2016-11-18 |
| Britten, Benjamin | Saint Nicolas | 2016-11-18 |
| Goodall, Howard | Beatitudes | 2016-11-18 |
| Mendelssohn, Felix | Elijah | 2016-08-06, 2010-05-01 |
| Einhorn, Richard | Voices of Light | 2016-04-15 |
| Van, Jeffrey | Reaping the Whirlwind/The Harvest of War | 2015-11-21 |
| Darke, Harold | As the Leaves Fall | 2015-11-21 |
| Kelly, F.S. | Elegy: In memoriam Rupert Brooke | 2015-11-21 |
| Willcock, Christopher | We will Remember Them | 2015-11-21 |
| Verdi, Giuseppe | AIDA: Grand Finale II - Gloria all-Egito (English); | 2015-08-01 |
| Borodin, Aleksandr | PRINCE IGOR: Polovtsian Dances (English) | 2015-08-01 |
| Bizet, Georges | CARMEN: Habanera (French) | 2015-08-01 |
| Purcell, Henry | DIDO & AENEAS: Great Minds Against Themselves Conspire (English) | 2015-08-01 |
| Purcell, Henry | With Drooping Wings, Ye Cupids Come (English) | 2015-08-01 |
| Verdi, Giuseppe | IL TROVATORE: Vedi! Le fosche (Anvil Chorus) (Italian) | 2015-08-01 |
| Wagner, Richard | LOHENGRIN: Treulich Gefuhrt (Bridal Chorus) (German) | 2015-08-01 |
| Verdi, Giuseppe | NABUCCO: Va, pensiero (Chorus of Hebrew Slaves) (Italian) | 2015-08-01 |
| Wagner, Richard | TANNHÄUSER: Pilgrim's Chorus and Finale (English) | 2015-08-01 |
| Puccini, Giacomo | MADAMA BUTTERFLY: Humming Chorus | 2015-08-01 |
| Gilbert & Sullivan, | PIRATES OF PENZANCE: Finale - Act I (English) | 2015-08-01 |
| Bernstein, Leonard | Chichester Psalms | 2015-05-16, 2013-07-27, 1986-11-01 |
| Honegger, Arthur | King David | 2015-05-16, 1982-05-01 |
| DeCormier, Robert, (arr.) | Let Me Fly | 2015-03-14 |
| Vaughan Williams, Ralph | A Vision of Aeroplanes | 2015-03-14 |
| Whitacre, Eric | Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine | 2015-03-14 |
| Hagen, Jocelyn | Test Pilot | 2015-03-14 |
| Parry, C.H.H. | A Hymn for Aviators | 2015-03-14 |
| Bennett, Richard Rodney | Letters to Lindberg, No. 3 - Titanic | 2015-03-14 |
| DeVore, Rachel Fogarty | Flying | 2015-03-14 |
| Schweitzer, Curtis | High Flight | 2015-03-14 |
| Dawson, William, (arr.) | Ezekiel Saw the Wheel | 2015-03-14 |
| Crawford, Robert MacArthur | U.S. Air Force Song | 2015-03-14 |
| Lunn, John | Downton Abbey Suite | 2014-12-13 |
| Gauntlett, Henry J. | Once in David's Royal City | 2014-12-13 |
| Parry, Sir C. Hubert H. | Welcome, Yule! | 2014-12-13 |
| Holst, Gustav | Terly, Terlow | 2014-12-13 |
| Darke, Harold | In the Bleak Midwinter | 2014-12-13 |
| Boughton, Rutland | The Holly and the Ivy | 2014-12-13 |
| Davies, Sir Henry Walford | What Sweeter Music | 2014-12-13 |
| Handel, George Frideric | Hallelujah Chorus | 2014-12-13 |
| Bridge, Frank | Sir Roger de Coverly | 2014-12-13 |
| Elgar, Sir Edward W. | A Christmas Greeting | 2014-12-13 |
| Bax, Arnold | Now is the Time of Christymas | 2014-12-13 |
| Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Fantasia on Christmas Carols | 2014-12-13 |
| Mendelssohn, Felix | Hark! The Herald Angels Sing | 2014-12-13 |
| Mendelssohn, Felix | Saint Paul, an Oratorio | 2014-11-15, 1986-05-01 |
| Bach, J.S. | Magnificat in D Major | 2014-07-26, 1991-04-01 |
| Vivaldi, Antonio | Gloria | 2014-07-26, 2003-03-01 |
| McCullough, Donald | Let My People Go! | 2014-05-10 |
| Parry, Sir C. Hubert H. | I Was Glad | 2014-03-08 |
| Hadley, Patrick | Nightfall | 2014-03-08 |
| Parry, Sir C. Hubert H. | Jerusalem | 2014-03-08 |
| Dale, Benjamin | Crossing the Bar | 2014-03-08 |
| Parry, Sir C. Hubert H. | My Soul, There is a Country | 2014-03-08, 2002-05-01 |
| Holst, Gustav | I Vow to Thee, My Country | 2014-03-08 |
| Elgar, Sir Edward W. | As Torrents In Summer | 2014-03-08 |
| Elgar, Sir Edward W. | The Snow | 2014-03-08 |
| Nicholson, Sir Sydney H. | Beloved, Let Us Love One Another | 2014-03-08 |
| Handel, George Frideric | Selections from the Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline | 2014-03-08 |
| Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge | 2014-03-08, 2009-03-01 |
| Arne, Thomas | Rule, Britannia! | 2014-03-08 |
| McCullough, Donald | We Remember Them | 2013-11-24 |
| Whitbourn, James | Annelies | 2013-11-24 |
| Stravinsky, Igor | Symphony of Psalms | 2013-07-27 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Ave Maria, Op. 12 | 2013-05-11 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Psalm 13, Op. 27 | 2013-05-11 |
| Kleinsinger, George | Brooklyn Baseball Cantata | 2013-03-17 |
| Thomas, David Evan | In the Country of Baseball | 2013-03-17 |
| Schuman, William | Casey at the Bat | 2013-03-17 |
| Purcell, Henry | Welcome to all the Pleasures | 2012-11-04 |
| Purcell, Henry | Dido & Aeneas | 2012-11-04 |
| Rutter, John | Gloria | 2012-07-28 |
| Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Serenade to Music | 2012-05-05 |
| Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Ca' the Yowes | 2012-05-05 |
| Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Sweet Day | 2012-05-05 |
| Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Dona Nobis Pacem | 2012-05-05, 1993-11-01 |
| Handel, George Frideric | My Heart is Inditing | 2012-03-11 |
| Handel, George Frideric | Esther | 2012-03-11 |
| Nesta, Francis J. | The Argument | 2011-11-20 |
| Berlin, Irving | Anything You Can Do | 2011-11-20 |
| Schumann, Robert | Romanzen für Frauenstimmen I, Op. 69 | 2011-11-20 |
| Dickau, David | If Music be the Food of Love | 2011-11-20 |
| Britten, Benjamin | The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard | 2011-11-20 |
| Gershwin, George | Let's Call the Whole Thing Off | 2011-11-20 |
| Coleman, Cy, (arr. Carolyn Leigh) | Hey, Look Me Over | 2011-11-20 |
| Reynolds, Malvina, (arr. René Clausen) | Turn Around | 2011-11-20 |
| Rodgers, Richard | Sing for Your Supper | 2011-11-20 |
| Foster, Stephen, (arr. Donald Moore) | Hard Times Come Again No More | 2011-11-20 |
| Sondheim, Stephen, (arr. Robert Page) | Not While I'm Around | 2011-11-20 |
| Knecht, Kurt | Manly Men | 2011-11-20 |
| Berlin, Irving | Old Fashioned Wedding | 2011-11-20 |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Requiem | 2011-07-30, 2009-11-01, 2007-03-01, 1999-03-01, 1985-11-01 |
| Ames, Roger, (Libretto Bernard Kaplan) | Remember Warsaw | 2011-05-15 |
| Key, Francis Scott | The Star-Spangled Banner | 2011-02-27 |
| Ames, Roger, (arr.) | Down by the Riverside | 2011-02-27 |
| Ames, Roger, (arr.) | Shenandoah | 2011-02-27 |
| Ames, Roger, (arr.) | Erie Canal | 2011-02-27 |
| Hanson, Howard | Symphony No. 7 "A Sea Symphony" | 2011-02-27 |
| Wilberg, Mack, (arr.) | Saints Bound for Heaven | 2011-02-27 |
| Paulus, Stephen | The Road Home | 2011-02-27, 2004-05-01 |
| Copland, Aaron | "The Promise of Living" from The Tender Land | 2011-02-27 |
| Haydn, Franz Joseph | Missa Sancti Nicolai | 2010-11-20 |
| Pinkham, Daniel | The Saints Preserve Us! | 2010-11-20 |
| Britten, Benjamin | Saint Nicolas, Opus 42 | 2010-11-20 |
| Orff, Carl | Carmina Burana | 2010-07-24 |
| Lauridsen, M.J. | Lux Aeterna | 2009-05-01 |
| Rutter, J. | Requiem | 2009-05-01 |
| Britten, Benjamin | Festival Te Deum | 2009-03-01, 1984-05-01 |
| Howells, H. | Four Anthems "In Time of War" | 2009-03-01 |
| Kodály, Zoltan | Missa Brevis | 2009-03-01, 1998-03-01 |
| Ames, Roger | Let There Be Joy! | 2008-11-01 |
| Ames, Roger | Where the Seasons Take Us | 2008-11-01 |
| Bárdos, L. | Cantemus! (Chamber Singers) | 2008-11-01 |
| Carissimi, G. | Jephta | 2008-11-01, 1980-11-01 |
| Finzi, Gerald | My Spirit Sang All Day (Chamber Singers) | 2008-11-01 |
| Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Toward the Unknown Region | 2008-11-01 |
| Chatman, S. | In the Glow of the Moon | 2008-05-01, 2002-05-01 |
| Copland, A., (arr.) | Long Time Ago | 2008-05-01, 2004-05-01, 1997-05-01 |
| Fauré, G. | Pavane | 2008-05-01, 2003-05-01 |
| Fissinger, E. | Set Me As A Seal | 2008-05-01, 2001-05-01, 1997-11-01 |
| Fissinger, E., (arr.) | Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho | 2008-05-01, 2002-05-01 |
| Lauridsen, M.J. | Dirait-on | 2008-05-01, 1999-05-01 |
| Stanford, C.V. | The Blue Bird | 2008-05-01, 2000-05-01, 1996-05-01 |
| Stroope, Z.R. | Amor de Mi Alma | 2008-05-01, 2005-11-01, 2003-11-01 |
| Britten, Benjamin | Rejoice in the Lamb | 2008-03-01, 1990-04-01 |
| Duruflé, M. | Requiem | 2008-03-01, 1989-04-01 |
| Britten, Benjamin | Hallelujah (from Rejoice in the Lamb) | 2007-11-01 |
| Guastavino, C. | Chanarcito | 2007-11-01, 2005-11-01 |
| Guastavino, C. | Se Equivoco la Paloma | 2007-11-01 |
| Howells, H. | Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing | 2007-11-01, 1996-11-01, 1986-11-01 |
| Lauridsen, M.J. | Soneto de la Noche | 2007-11-01 |
| Noble, R. | Las Mananitas | 2007-11-01 |
| Paulus, Stephen | We Gather Together | 2007-11-01 |
| Theodorakis, M. | Vegetaciones (from Canto General) | 2007-11-01, 2003-11-01 |
| Alexander, E. | Do Not Leave Your Cares at the Door | 2007-05-01 |
| Barnett, C., (arr. Spiritual) | My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord | 2007-05-01 |
| Bartholomew, G. | The Tree (Chamber Singers) | 2007-05-01 |
| Boulanger, L. | Hymne au Soleil | 2007-05-01, 2004-05-01 |
| Dinerstein, N | An Old Silent Pond | 2007-05-01 |
| Ginsberg, N., (arr. Irish folk song) | Gartan Mother's Lullaby | 2007-05-01 |
| Pärt, A. | Bogoróditse Djévo | 2007-05-01 |
| Petker, A. | Come to Me, O My Love (Chamber Singers) | 2007-05-01 |
| Saëns, C. Saint | Calme de Nuits | 2007-05-01 |
| Sherwin, M., (arr. G. Puerling) | A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square | 2007-05-01 |
| Somers, H., (arr. Newfoundland folk song) | Feller From Fortune | 2007-05-01 |
| Young, R.H. | The Nightingale (Chamber Singers) | 2007-05-01 |
| Scarlatti, D. | Stabat Mater | 2007-03-01 |
| Childs, D. | Sonnet of the Moon | 2006-11-01 |
| Haydn, F.J. | Abendlied zu Gott | 2006-11-01, 1992-11-01 |
| Kedrov, N. | Otche Nash (Our Father) | 2006-11-01, 1999-11-01, 1997-11-01 |
| Paulus, Stephen | Pilgrims' Hymn | 2006-11-01 |
| Scarlatti, D. | Sancta Mater and Amen from Stabat Mater | 2006-11-01 |
| Verdi, Giuseppe | Pater Noster | 2006-11-01 |
| Whitacre, Eric | hope, faith, life, love | 2006-11-01 |
| Whitacre, Eric | i will wade out | 2006-11-01, 2004-11-01 |
| Barber, S. | Under the Willow Tree | 2006-05-01 |
| Culloton, M., (arr. VIDA) | Famine Song | 2006-05-01 |
| Elgar, Sir Edward W., (arr. J. Cameron) | Lux Aeterna | 2006-05-01 |
| Handel, George Frideric | Zadok, the Priest | 2006-05-01, 1999-05-01, 1999-03-01, 1988-11-01 |
| Handl, J. | Ecce Quomodo | 2006-05-01 |
| Janequin, C. | Le Chant des Oiseaux (Song of the Birds) | 2006-05-01, 1996-05-01, 1994-05-01 |
| Larsen, L. | She's Like a Swallow (Chamber Choir) | 2006-05-01, 1991-11-01 |
| Mulholland, J. | A Red, Red Rose | 2006-05-01, 1999-05-01 |
| Palmer, R.F. | Wild Roses (Chamber Choir) | 2006-05-01 |
| Petker, A. | Springtide is Come | 2006-05-01, 1997-05-01 |
| Thompson, R. | Choose Something Like a Star | 2006-05-01, 2001-05-01 |
| Barber, S. | Prayers of Kierkegaard | 2006-03-01, 1991-11-01, 1985-05-01 |
| Poulenc, F. | Gloria | 2006-03-01, 2001-03-01 |
| Barber, S. | The Coolin' | 2005-11-01, 1998-11-01 |
| Copland, A. | The Promise of Living | 2005-11-01, 1996-05-01, 1991-11-01 |
| Guastavino, C. | Gala del Dia | 2005-11-01 |
| Guastavino, C. | Viento Norte | 2005-11-01 |
| Handel, George Frideric | Your Voices Tune | 2005-11-01, 1998-11-01 |
| Parker, A., (arr. Irish folksong) | Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye | 2005-11-01 |
| Sanchez, D. | Pregones del Altiplano | 2005-11-01 |
| Whalum, W., (arr. Spiritual) | The Lily of the Valley | 2005-11-01 |
| Barnett, C. | The King of Yellow Butterflies | 2005-05-01, 1995-05-01 |
| Bernstein, Leonard | Dream With Me | 2005-05-01, 2003-05-01 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Liebeslieder Waltzes (#4,8,9,10,11,14,15,16) (Chamber) | 2005-05-01 |
| Monteverdi, C. | Ecco Mormorar L'Onde | 2005-05-01, 2003-05-01 |
| Orban, G. | O, Mistress Mine! | 2005-05-01 |
| Rachmaninoff, S. | Blazhen Mush (from Vespers) | 2005-05-01, 1999-11-01 |
| Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Silence and Music | 2005-05-01 |
| Whitacre, Eric | Water Night | 2005-05-01, 2003-05-01 |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Vesperae Solennes de Confessore (Solemn Vespers) | 2005-03-01, 1991-04-01, 1980-11-01 |
| Bach, J.S. | Zion Hort (from Cantata No. 140) | 2004-11-01, 2000-11-01 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Nanie | 2004-11-01, 2000-11-01 |
| Daley, E. | In Remembrance | 2004-11-01, 2000-05-01 |
| Guastavino, C. | En los Surcos del Amor | 2004-11-01 |
| Handel, George Frideric | Galatea, Dry Thy Tears | 2004-11-01, 1998-05-01 |
| Mendelssohn, Felix | Am Neujahrstage (New Year's Day) | 2004-11-01, 1996-11-01 |
| Verdi, Giuseppe | Va, Pensiero (Chorus of Hebrew Slaves) | 2004-11-01, 1997-05-01, 1993-11-01 |
| Alexander, E. | when faces called flowers float out of the ground | 2004-05-01 |
| Billings, W. | Psalm Forty-Two | 2004-05-01 |
| Burleigh, H.T., (arr.) | Ezekiel Saw de Wheel (Chamber) | 2004-05-01 |
| Burleigh, H.T., (arr.) | My Lord, What A Mornin' (Chamber) | 2004-05-01 |
| Carter, E. | Heart Not So Heavy As Mine | 2004-05-01 |
| Dawson, William, (arr.) | Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit (Chamber) | 2004-05-01 |
| Hairston, J., (arr.) | Poor Man Lazrus (Chamber) | 2004-05-01 |
| Maud, A. | The Clouded Morning | 2004-05-01 |
| Thompson, R. | Alleluia | 2004-05-01, 1999-05-01 |
| Dvořák, A. | Stabat Mater | 2004-03-01, 1997-03-01 |
| Handel, George Frideric | Israel in Egypt | 2004-03-01, 1981-05-01 |
| Dvořák, A. | Eia Mater (from Stabat Mater) | 2003-11-01 |
| Kodály, Zoltan | Psalm 121 | 2003-11-01 |
| Palmer, R.F. | Elegy | 2003-11-01 |
| Schubert, F. | Where Art and Love of Beauty | 2003-11-01 |
| Theodorakis, M. | Los Libertadores (from Canto General) | 2003-11-01, 1996-11-01, 1994-11-01 |
| de la Halle, A. | Kom, Du Ljuva | 2003-05-01 |
| Elgar, Sir Edward W. | The Shower | 2003-05-01 |
| Franck, C. | Quelle Angoisse Extreme | 2003-05-01 |
| Lundvik, H. | Nocturnes | 2003-05-01 |
| Orff, C. | Veris Leta Facies | 2003-05-01 |
| Raminsh, I. | And I Think Over Again | 2003-05-01, 1998-11-01 |
| Handel, George Frideric | Dixit Dominus | 2003-03-01, 2001-05-01 |
| Barber, S. | Agnus Dei | 2002-11-01 |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Elegischer Gesang | 2002-11-01 |
| Carissimi, G. | Plorate Filii Israel | 2002-11-01 |
| Gorecki, H. | Totus Tuus | 2002-11-01 |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Regina Coeli Laetare (Queen of Heaven Rejoice) K.276 | 2002-11-01, 1995-11-01 |
| Schutz, H. | Die mit Trainen Saen | 2002-11-01 |
| Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Reconciliation | 2002-11-01 |
| Chatman, S. | The Urchin's Dance | 2002-05-01 |
| Donizetti, G. | Barcarola | 2002-05-01 |
| Farmer, J. | Fair Phyllis I Saw (Chamber) | 2002-05-01 |
| Fissinger, E. | By the Waters of Babylon | 2002-05-01 |
| Gibbons, O. | Ah, Dear Heart (Chamber) | 2002-05-01 |
| Jennings, C. | A Feast of Lanterns | 2002-05-01 |
| Morley, T. | April is in My Mistress' Face (Chamber Choir) | 2002-05-01, 1991-02-01 |
| Pearsall, R. | Lay a Garland | 2002-05-01, 1999-05-01 |
| Rossini, G. | I Gondolieri | 2002-05-01 |
| Sullivan, A. | When Love and Beauty | 2002-05-01, 1999-05-01 |
| Wilbye, J. | Lady, When I Behold | 2002-05-01 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Requiem | 2002-03-01, 1987-04-01 |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Ninth Symphony | 2001-12-01, 1998-12-01, 1997-12-01, 1990-02-01 |
| Bartok, B. | Four Slovak Folk Songs | 2001-11-01 |
| Borodin, Aleksandr | Ah, What Raging Storm (from Prince Igor) | 2001-11-01 |
| Borodin, Aleksandr | Polovetsian Dance and Chorus (from Prince Igor) | 2001-11-01, 1999-11-01 |
| Chesnokov, P. | Salvation is Created | 2001-11-01 |
| Chu, G. | The New Colossus | 2001-11-01 |
| Gretchaninoff, A. | Otche Nash | 2001-11-01 |
| Pascanu, A. | Chindia | 2001-11-01 |
| Rachmaninoff, S. | Bless the Lord, O My Soul (from Vespers) | 2001-11-01 |
| Rachmaninoff, S. | Rejoice, O Virgin (from Vespers) | 2001-11-01 |
| Rachmaninoff, S. | The Six Psalms (from Vespers) | 2001-11-01 |
| Berlioz, H. | O Mon Ame | 2001-05-01, 1989-04-01 |
| Debussy, C. | Trois Chansons | 2001-05-01 |
| Howells, H. | O Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem | 2001-05-01, 1991-02-01 |
| Palmer, R.F. | In Yan Teopa | 2001-05-01 |
| Poulenc, F. | Timor et Tremor | 2001-05-01 |
| Sullivan, A. | Mikado (selections) (Chamber) | 2001-05-01 |
| Sullivan, A. | Pirates of Penzance (selections) (Chamber) | 2001-05-01 |
| Bach, J.S. | Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 547 | 2001-03-01 |
| Bach, J.S. | Wachet Auf! (Cantata No. 140) | 2001-03-01 |
| Bach, J.S. | Lobet den Herrn | 2000-11-01, 1997-05-01 |
| Bayawi, N.W. | Nasibi | 2000-11-01 |
| Bruckner, A. | Os Justi | 2000-11-01, 1983-05-01 |
| Mendelssohn, Felix | He Watching Over Israel (from Elijah) | 2000-11-01, 1996-11-01 |
| Mendelssohn, Felix | Heilig, Heilig | 2000-11-01, 1993-11-01 |
| Prospect, Southern Folktune | The Lone, Wild Bird | 2000-11-01 |
| Reagon, B.J. | I Be Your Water | 2000-11-01 |
| Traditional, Hawaiian | Kona Kai Opura I Ka Lai | 2000-11-01 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Liebeslieder Waltzes (3 selections) | 2000-05-01 |
| di Lasso, O. | My Heart is Offered Still to You | 2000-05-01 |
| di Lasso, O. | O Occhi, Manza Mia | 2000-05-01 |
| di Lasso, O. | Tu Sai, Madonna Mia | 2000-05-01 |
| Fauré, G. | Cantique de Jean Racine | 2000-05-01, 1994-05-01 |
| Mascagni, P. | Song of Spring (from Cavalleria Rusticana) | 2000-05-01, 1997-05-01 |
| Schubert, F. | Des Tages Weihe | 2000-05-01, 1992-11-01 |
| Schubert, F. | Frühlingsglaube | 2000-05-01, 1997-05-01 |
| Schubert, F. | Hirtenchor | 2000-05-01 |
| Stanford, C.V. | Beati Quorum Via | 2000-05-01, 1996-05-01 |
| Stokes, E. | Inversnaid | 2000-05-01, 1995-05-01, 1993-05-01 |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Missa Solemnis, Opus 123 | 2000-03-01 |
| Berlioz, H. | Te Deum | 2000-01-01 |
| Dvořák, A. | Sanctus (from Te Deum) | 1999-11-01 |
| Mussorgsky, M. | Gde ti, Zviozdochka | 1999-11-01 |
| Rachmaninoff, S. | Hvalite Imia (from Vespers) | 1999-11-01 |
| Rachmaninoff, S. | Slava vishnich (from Vespers) | 1999-11-01 |
| Seiber, M. | Four Yugoslav Folksongs (Unfaithful Lover, Handsome Mirko, Heaven Above, Hussars) | 1999-11-01, 1994-11-01 |
| Stravinsky, Igor | Otche Nash (Our Father) | 1999-11-01 |
| Traditional, | Elama Juoksuhaudoissa | 1999-11-01 |
| Traditional, | Kazvatti Minuo Muamoin | 1999-11-01 |
| Traditional, | Niin On Laulu Neito Nuori | 1999-11-01 |
| Traditional, | Sinisiiro Kultakiiro | 1999-11-01 |
| Traditional, | Tsiganaizet | 1999-11-01 |
| Bach, J.S., (arr. Swingle) | Bach Organ Fugue, BWV 578 | 1999-05-01, 1997-05-01 |
| Hallberg, , (arr.) | Domaredansen | 1999-05-01 |
| Marenzio, L. | Spring Returns (Chamber) | 1999-05-01, 1995-05-01 |
| Scandello, A. | A Little White Hen | 1999-05-01 |
| Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Mass in G Minor | 1999-05-01, 1991-02-01 |
| Britten, Benjamin | Hymn to Saint Cecelia | 1999-03-01, 1998-11-01, 1991-02-01 |
| Arban, J. B. | Variations on a Tyrolean Song | 1998-11-01 |
| Bitsch, M | Four Variations on Theme of D. Scarlatti | 1998-11-01 |
| Brahms, Johannes | O Schöne Nacht | 1998-11-01, 1995-05-01, 1988-11-01 |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Rex Tremendae (from Requiem) | 1998-11-01 |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Veni Sancte Spiritus (from Requiem) | 1998-11-01, 1992-11-01 |
| Parker, H. | Now Sinks the Sun | 1998-11-01, 1989-11-01, 1987-11-01 |
| Ringwald, R., (arr.) | Precious Lord | 1998-11-01 |
| Brahms, Johannes | O Süsser Mai! (O Lovely May!) | 1998-05-01 |
| Chu, G. | Waking Dream | 1998-05-01 |
| Croce, G. | Cantate Domino | 1998-05-01 |
| Dawson, William, (arr.) | There is a Balm in Gilead | 1998-05-01 |
| Grieg, E. | Four Psalms: God's Son hath set me free | 1998-05-01 |
| Grieg, E. | Four Psalms: How fair is Thy face | 1998-05-01 |
| Grieg, E. | Four Psalms: In heaven above | 1998-05-01 |
| Grieg, E. | Four Psalms: Jesus Christ our Lord is risen | 1998-05-01 |
| Klouse, Andrea, (arr.) | Prayer of the Children | 1998-05-01 |
| Ligeti, G. | Night & Morning | 1998-05-01 |
| Miles, C.A. | Dwelling in Beulah Land | 1998-05-01 |
| Palmer, R.F. | Not the Wind, Not the Flag | 1998-05-01 |
| Poulenc, F. | Adieu Tristesse | 1998-05-01 |
| Poulenc, F. | Luire | 1998-05-01 |
| Ravel, M. | Pavane for a Dead Princess | 1998-05-01, 1994-05-01 |
| Strauss, J. | Blue Danube Waltz | 1998-05-01 |
| Vecchi, O. | Fa Una Canzona | 1998-05-01 |
| Haydn, F.J. | Lord Nelson Mass (Mass in D Minor) | 1998-03-01, 1980-05-01 |
| Tchaikovsky, P.I. | Dance of the Snowflakes | 1997-12-01 |
| Bloch, E. | Sanctification (from Sacred Service) | 1997-11-01 |
| Casals, P. | O Vos Omnes | 1997-11-01 |
| Enders, H. | Russian Picnic | 1997-11-01 |
| Heh, L.D., (arr. G. Chu) | Lullaby | 1997-11-01 |
| Kodály, Zoltan | Agnus Dei | 1997-11-01 |
| Mussorgsky, M. | Coronation Scene from Boris Godunov | 1997-11-01 |
| Shur, B. | Psalm 23 | 1997-11-01 |
| Vittoria, T | O Vos Omnes | 1997-11-01 |
| Walton, W. | Set Me As A Seal | 1997-11-01 |
| Byrd, W. | Ave Verum Corpus | 1997-05-01 |
| Hogan, M & E., (arr.) | God's Gonna Set This World on Fire | 1997-05-01 |
| Jennings, C. | Spring Has Come | 1997-05-01 |
| Porterfield, S. | When Soft Voices Die | 1997-05-01 |
| Raminsh, I. | Ave Verum Corpus | 1997-05-01 |
| Rossini, G. | Quando Corpus Morietur | 1997-05-01 |
| Schubert, F. | Seligkeit | 1997-05-01 |
| Schubert, F. | Tantum Ergo | 1997-05-01 |
| Biebl, F. | Ave Maria | 1996-11-01 |
| Dvořák, A. | Tui Nati (Born of You) | 1996-11-01 |
| Estevez, A. | Mata del Anima Sola (Tree of the Lonely Soul) | 1996-11-01 |
| Favero, A. | Te Quiero (I Adore You) | 1996-11-01 |
| Gutierrez, P. | Alma Llanera (Soul of the Plains) | 1996-11-01 |
| Holst, Gustav | Festival Te Deum | 1996-11-01 |
| Khoza, B. | South African Songs | 1996-11-01 |
| Mendelssohn, Felix | Help Lord! (from Elijah) | 1996-11-01 |
| Parra, V. | Gracias a la Vida | 1996-11-01 |
| Preus, M., (arr.) | Swedish Folk Medley | 1996-11-01 |
| Barnett, C., (arr. Spiritual) | Deep River | 1996-05-01 |
| Blanco, J | Concerto in G Major | 1996-05-01 |
| Chorbagian, J. | Mirage | 1996-05-01 |
| Copland, A. | Las Agachadas (Shake-down Song) | 1996-05-01 |
| Dawson, William, (arr.) | Ezekiel Saw de Wheel | 1996-05-01 |
| Holst, Gustav, (arr. Welsh Folksong) | My Sweetheart's Like Venus (Chamber) | 1996-05-01 |
| James, D., (arr. English Folksong) | Bushes and Briars (Chamber) | 1996-05-01 |
| Monk, W. | Abide with Me | 1996-05-01 |
| Pooler, M., (arr. Shaker Song) | Simple Gifts (Chamber Singers) | 1996-05-01 |
| Soler, Padre A. | Concerto in D Major | 1996-05-01 |
| Stanford, C.V. | Coelos Ascendit | 1996-05-01 |
| Ward, S.A. | America the Beautiful | 1996-05-01 |
| Haydn, F.J. | The Creation | 1996-03-01 |
| Barber, S. | Adagio for Strings (op. 11) | 1995-11-01 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Motet from Psalm 51 | 1995-11-01, 1993-11-01 |
| Bruch, M. | Kol Nidrei (All Vows) | 1995-11-01 |
| Haydn, F.J. | Awake the Harp (from Creation) | 1995-11-01 |
| Shostakovich, D. | One of Many | 1995-11-01 |
| Shostakovich, D. | Silent Guns (Op. 88) | 1995-11-01, 1992-11-01 |
| Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Five Mystical Songs | 1995-11-01, 1984-05-01 |
| Alfven, H. | Evening | 1995-05-01 |
| Britten, Benjamin | Dances from Gloriana (Time, Concord, Time and Concord, Country Girls, Rustics and Fishermen, Final Dance of Homage) | 1995-05-01, 1993-05-01 |
| Gretchaninov, A. | Missa Festiva (Festival Mass) | 1995-05-01, 1986-11-01 |
| Hobbs, J.W. | Phyllis is My Only Joy (Chamber) | 1995-05-01 |
| Rutter, J., (arr.) | Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron (Chamber) | 1995-05-01 |
| Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Sweet Day (Chamber) | 1995-05-01 |
| Vaughan Williams, Ralph, (arr.) | The Turtle Dove (Chamber) | 1995-05-01 |
| Handel, George Frideric | Saul | 1995-03-01, 1984-11-01 |
| Barber, S. | Reincarnations (Mary Hynes/Anthony O-Daly/The Coolin’ | 1994-11-01 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Liebeslieder Waltzes (#3,4,5,7,8) | 1994-11-01 |
| Kodály, Zoltan | Matra Pictures | 1994-11-01, 1992-11-01 |
| Persichetti, V. | Songs of Peace | 1994-11-01 |
| Piazzolla, A. | Histoire du Tango | 1994-11-01 |
| Offenbach, J. | Neighbors' Chorus from “ La Jolie Parfumeuse” | 1994-05-01 |
| Poulenc, F. | Mass in G Major | 1994-05-01, 1989-04-01 |
| Argento, D. | Gloria (from the Masque of Angels) | 1993-05-01 |
| McCray, J. | Rise Up, My Love | 1993-05-01 |
| Orff, C. | Selections from Catulli Carmina | 1993-05-01 |
| Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Early in the Spring (Chamber Singers/Women) | 1993-05-01 |
| Vaughan Williams, Ralph | To the Ploughboy (Chamber Singers/Women) | 1993-05-01 |
| Ives, C. | Psalm 90 | 1993-03-01, 1987-11-01 |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Mass in C Minor, K. 427 (“The Grand”) | 1993-03-01, 1982-11-01 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52, Nos. 8 & 9 | 1992-11-01 |
| Gretchaninov, A. | Svete Tihiy | 1992-11-01 |
| Nikolsky, A. | Svete Tihiy | 1992-11-01 |
| Petrov, A. | Final Chorus from Peter the Great | 1992-11-01 |
| Bach, J.S. | Mass in B Minor | 1992-04-01 |
| Mechem, K. | He's Gone Away (Chamber Choir) | 1991-11-01 |
| Paine, J. | Dona Nobis Pacem | 1991-11-01 |
| Schuman, William | Prelude for Voices | 1991-11-01 |
| Lorenz, R. | Sit Still (Variations) | 1991-09-01 |
| Shur, B. | Four Stories (Variations) | 1991-09-01 |
| Stokes, E. | Mermaids Stand by the King of the Sea (Variations) | 1991-09-01 |
| Stokes, Lorenz, Shur, | Variations On A Theme From Kindergarten | 1991-09-01 |
| d’Indy, V. | Lady of Loveliest Eyes (Chamber Choir) | 1991-02-01 |
| Purcell, Henry | In These Delightful Pleasant Groves (Chamber Choir) | 1991-02-01 |
| Tomkins, T. | O Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem | 1991-02-01 |
| Verdi, Giuseppe | Messa da Requiem | 1990-10-01 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Motet from Psalm 11 | 1990-04-01 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Schaffe in Mir Gott (Hayes) | 1990-04-01 |
| Copland, A. | In the Beginning (Hayes) | 1990-04-01 |
| Fritschel, J. | Blow Boisterous Wind | 1989-11-01 |
| Fritschel, J. | Sleep, Happy Child | 1989-11-01 |
| Krenek, E. | Seasons, The | 1989-11-01, 1983-05-01 |
| Rorem, N. | In Time of Pestilence | 1989-11-01 |
| Thompson, R. | Peaceable Kingdom | 1989-11-01 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Der Abend | 1988-11-01 |
| Gabrieli, G. | In Ecclesiis | 1988-11-01 |
| Ginastera, A. | Lamentations of Jeremiah | 1988-11-01 |
| Vittoria, T. | Requiem | 1988-11-01 |
| Bach, J.S. | St. John Passion | 1988-04-01 |
| Billings, W. | Be Glad Then America | 1987-11-01 |
| Billings, W. | I Am the Rose of Sharon | 1987-11-01 |
| Billings, W. | When Jesus Wept | 1987-11-01 |
| Carter, R. | You Must Have True Religion (James) | 1987-11-01 |
| Dawson, William, (arr.) | In His Care-O (James) | 1987-11-01 |
| DeCormier, Robert, (arr.) | Johnny Has Gone | 1987-11-01 |
| Phillips, J. | Two Whitman Pieces | 1987-11-01 |
| Rhodes, P. | Witticisms & Lamentations | 1987-11-01 |
| Steffe, W. | Battle Hymn of the Republic | 1987-11-01 |
| Stravinsky, Igor | Star Spangled Banner (arr.) | 1987-11-01 |
| Thompson, R. | Last Words of David | 1987-11-01 |
| Kodály, Zoltan | Pange Lingua | 1987-10-01 |
| Braun, Y. | Hallel | 1986-06-01 |
| Schutz, H. | Musikalische Exequien (II, III) | 1985-11-01 |
| Bach, J.S. | Mass in F Major | 1985-05-01 |
| Stravinsky, Igor | Les Noces | 1984-05-01 |
| Bruckner, A. | Mass in E Minor | 1983-11-01 |
| Bach, J.S. | Komm Jesu, Komm | 1983-05-01 |
| Bruckner, A. | Pange Lingua | 1983-05-01 |
| Bach, J.S. | Cantata No. 21: Ich hatte viel | 1982-05-01 |
| Bach, J.S. | Suite No. 3 in D | 1982-05-01 |
| Schubert, F. | Mass in E-flat | 1981-11-01 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Warum (Chamber Choir) | 1981-05-01 |
| Monteverdi, C. | Madrigals (Chamber Choir) | 1981-05-01 |
| Stravinsky, Igor | Mass (Chamber Choir) | 1981-05-01 |
| Bach, J.S. | Jesu, Meine Freunde | 1980-05-01 |
Viva Coro!
Viva Coro!, the Oratorio Society's youth engagement program, aims to
inspire the next next generation of singers to be lifelong participants in choral music.
Viva Coro! invites high school-age singers to rehearse and perform a choral masterwork with the Oratorio
Society and a professional orchestra.
For more information about the program, please send us an
email.
Participants Comments
"It was incredible! It's one thing to listen to the Requiem with the orchestra and a full choir, but another thing to be part of it. It was like an out-of-body experience. No! It actually was!"
"It was just kind of like, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"
"I'd have to agree with that. Singing with 82 adult singers, with them and the sound they can make, is a very special experience."
Our Viva Coro! program provides wonderful benefits to high school singers, who get a chance to enjoy performing great choral works with professional orchestra and the Oratorio Society.
Support the Oratorio Society
The Oratorio Society has been celebrating choral music since 1980, thanks to our many friends and supporters.
Your continued generosity will help us to provide wonderful musical experiences for years to come, and will enable
us to continue to keep ticket prices low so we can make great choral music accessible to all.
We will recognize your generosity in each concert program, listing contributors as shown to the right:
| Contributors | $1 - $49 | |
| Friends | $50 - $99 | |
| Donors | $100 - $249 | |
| Supporters | $250 - $499 | |
| Patrons | $500 - $999 | |
| Partners | $1,000 - $2,499 | |
| Benefactors | $2,500+ |
Contribute by Check
If you prefer to donate by check, make it payable to “Oratorio Society of Minnesota” and give to any chorus member, bring it to a concert, or mail to:
Oratorio Society of MinnesotaP.O. Box 131814
St. Paul, MN 55113
The Oratorio Society is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) corporation. Donations are tax deductible as permitted by law.
Employer Matching Program
Ask your employer if they have a “matching gifts program” to match your contribution. If so, this is an easy way to double or triple your contribution, at no additional cost to you!
Our "Wish List"
Another way you can support the Oratorio Society is through donation of goods and services. These donations are also tax deductible. Currently, we are looking for:
- Printing of our brochures & programs
- Photography for publicity photos
Support the Viva Coro! Program
Our Viva Coro! program provides wonderful benefits to high school singers, who get a chance to enjoy performing great choral works with professional orchestra and the Oratorio Society. If you would like your donation to go directly to support this program, please click on the link below.
Summer Chorus 2022
This summer, we will be performing some of the most-loved songs from the musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein, including The Sound of Music, Carousel, South Pacific, Oklahoma, The King and I, and others. We will feature actor/singers Bradley Greenwald and Sarah Lawrence and also a small stage band!
Rehearsals will be July 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27 in Ferguson Hall of the University of MN.
If you have any flu-like symptoms, please stay home and do not attend rehearsals.
Dress Rehearsal will be Saturday, July 30 in the afternoon, exact time TBD
The concert will be in Ted Mann Concert Hall on Saturday, July 30 at 7:30 pm
Global Choral Traditions
Jan. 13, Feb. 3, Mar. 3 - 7:30pm EST; Apr. 10 - 11am EST
Discussions led by choral experts
LIVE ONLINE - FREE
REGISTER HERE!
Wednesday, January 13, 2021, Lonnie Norwood, Gospel Music
Wednesday, February 3, 2021, Suzannah Park, Music of Appalachia
Wednesday, March 3, 2021, Elitsa Stoyneva Krastev, Bulgarian Folk Singing
Saturday, April 10, 2021, Bongani Magatyana, Traditional South African Music
All sessions will be LIVE!
Donate here to support this series!
While the pandemic continues to keep us apart physically, the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh is offering a way to connect musically and across cultures, by presenting Global Choral Traditions, a live, interactive, virtual exploration of choral music from around the world.
Over the four sessions of Global Choral Traditions, experts from Gospel, Appalachian, Bulgarian, and South African choral traditions will teach participants about what makes each style unique, as well as about the elements they share as branches of choral music, one of the oldest and most ubiquitous of human art forms. All sessions are free and open to everyone, no singing experience required.
The virtual series begins January 2021, with a new session each month through April. In each session, a different artist will teach participants about their choral tradition and then lead the group in learning and singing along to a choral work from that same tradition.
Global Choral Traditions is hosted by the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh and the Oratorio Society of Minnesota in collaboration with Village Harmony, a nonprofit organization with activities around the world welcoming singers of all colors, creeds, ethnicities, nationalities, gender orientations & socio-economic backgrounds. Since 1988, Village Harmony has developed a strong international presence through its many study/performance programs, professional recordings, and innovative online learning opportunities.
The series is free and open to the public. Registration required. Sign up now at this link to receive your exclusive Zoom weblink to participate.
MONTHLY SCHEDULE
January 13, 7:30pm: Lonnie Norwood, Gospel Music
Led by Lonnie Norwood, Director of African Diasporic Music and Studies
Conductor, Englewood & In-School – Chicago Children’s Choir
February 3, 7:30pm: Suzannah Park, Music of Appalachia
Led by Suzannah Park, Founder and Director of the Wild Asheville Community Chorus; Program Director of Community Roots
March 3, 7:30pm: Elitsa Stoyneva Krastev, Bulgarian Folk Singing
Led by Elitsa Stoyneva Krastev, seven-time gold medalist in traditional Bulgarian folk singing
April 10, 11:00am: Bongani Magatyana, Traditional South African Music
Led by Bongani Magatyana, conductor of a 120-voice Old Apostolic Church choir; singer/music director/composer/theatrical producer/dancer
In the Press:
"Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh Offers Free Virtual Series On Global Choral Traditions"
Candid Conversations
July 8, 15, 22, 29, August 5, 2020 - 8pm EDT/7pm CDT
Matthew Mehaffey and special guests
LIVE ONLINE
FREE
Watch each discussion LIVE on Oratorio Society’s Facebook page
and YouTube channel or Mendelssohn Choir's
Facebook page and YouTube channel.
Add a new activity to your quarantine life with this exciting new summer collaboration between the
Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh (MCP) and the Oratorio Society of Minnesota (OSM), and join us for
some Candid Conversations! Each week, Matthew Mehaffey, Music Director of both MCP and OSM, and rising
stars in the choral world will host an interactive online discussion centered around a trending topic in
choral music. Everyone is invited to participate by reviewing the reading and listening materials beforehand
(optional), and submitting your questions during the live chat.
Warm up your voices before each discussion with a 20-minute vocal coaching session! A professional
singer will lead participants through a complete vocal warm-up, followed by a short Q&A about vocal
technique and at-home practice habits. Not a singer? No problem! Only our vocal coach will be on camera
and audio, so even if you’re a shy singer, feel free to let your voice soar!
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
July 8: Commencing the Conversation
Discussion led by Matthew Mehaffey, Music Director – The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh and The Oratorio Society of Minnesota
Vocal coaching by Jamie Chamberlin, soprano – Satan’s Fall – Feb. 2020 World Premiere w/MCP, LA Opera, Long Beach Opera, UCLA School of Music
July 15: INTERROGATING THE TRADITION: Upholding Whiteness in Choral Music
Discussion led by Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, Assistant Professor St. Olaf College (MN)
Vocal Coaching by Kiera Duffy – Opera Singer, Professor of Music, University of Notre Dame (IN)
July 22: Latin American Choral Music
Discussion led by Ahmed Anzaldúa, founder of Border CrosSing
Vocal coaching by Elisabeth Stevens, soprano – Let My People Go – Feb. 2019 w/MCP, Opera Singer, Founder of StudioLis NYC, author of Perfect Practice: A Journal for Singers
July 29: Telling the Stories of Women Through Choral Performance
Discussion led by Jocelyn Hagen, composer/arranger
Vocal Coaching by Nathan Granner, tenor – Satan’s Fall – Feb. 2020 World Premiere w/MCP, Long Beach Opera
August 5: IT IS ENOUGH: Mendelssohn’s personal connection to his most famous protagonist, Elijah
Discussion led by Matthew Mehaffey, Music Director – The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh and The Oratorio Society of Minnesota
Vocal Coaching by Victoria Vargas, mezzo-soprano – MN Opera and University of Minnesota
Join OSM Music Director Matthew Mehaffey and rising stars in the choral world in an interactive discussion of trending topics in choral music.
Relive this unique experience
July 8 replay
July 15 replay
July 22 replay
July 29 replay
August 5 replay
Support Summer Chorus
OSM is requesting donations for our Summer Chorus Program, allowing us to keep this event accessible in terms of low registration fees and ticket prices. We are asking Summer Chorus members and other OSM supporters who are able, to please help!
Auditions
Requesting and Audition
Please email Matthew Mehaffey, Artistic Director, at
mehaffey@umn.edu
to set up a date and time.
Audition Process
Please read the following information carefully before requesting an audition – you will be asked to:
- Bring a prepared solo to sing
Bring a copy for yourself and a bound copy for the accompanist. Note: the melody of a hymn tune is also acceptable, but you must bring a harmonized version of it for the accompanist. - Vocalize
To the high and low extremes of your range
Sing back pitch recall exercises
Sight read a selection provided
The whole process takes about 10-15 minutes.
Location
Auditions are held at Macalester Plymouth United Church (see rehearsal venue below)
Rehearsal Venue
Macalester Plymouth United Church
1658 Lincoln Ave
St. Paul, MN 55105
Phone: (651) 698-8871
Macalester Campus Map
Macalester Plymouth United Church
Artistic Staff
Artistic Director Matthew Mehaffey
begins his tenth season at the helm of the Oratorio Society of Minnesota. He is also Associate Professor of Music at the University of Minnesota, where he conducts the University Singers and Men’s Chorus, and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Conducting and Literature. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dr. Mehaffey holds degrees from Bucknell University (B.M.), Westminster Choir College (M.M.), and the University of Arizona (D.M.A).
Recent engagements include work with Washington National Opera, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, Czech National Symphony Orchestra, the Prague Proms, VocalEssence, Minnesota Chorale, Singers in Accord, and Turner Network Television. He has lectured nationally and internationally on the topic of rehearsal technique and is a frequent guest conductor of festival choruses. He is the author of Choral Ensemble Intonation and the editor of Teaching Music Through Performance in Choir, both for GIA Publications. He recently co-authored (with colleague Kathy Romey) a chapter on American choral music for the internationally released The Cambridge Companion to Choral Music. Additionally, Dr. Mehaffey serves as Director of Music at Hamline United Methodist Church in St. Paul. He enjoys golf, baseball, and curling in his spare time. He lives with his wife Libby, daughters Veda, Colette, and Summer, and their dog Bettis.
Accompanist Helen Jensen
is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and Union Theological Seminary School of Music in New York. Her teachers included Bernhard Weiser, Edward Berryman, Alec Wyton, and Robert Baker. She was interim organist at St. Mark’s Cathedral, and has been accompanist for the Oratorio Society since 1993.
Conductor Laureate George S.T. Chu
George Chu founded the Oratorio Society in 1980 and served as its Artistic Director until May 2008,
when he was named its first Conductor Laureate.
As professor of music and choral activities at Hamline University, Dr. Chu directs the A Cappella
Choir, an ensemble which gives students — most are non-music majors — an opportunity to sing the finest choral music and tour internationally.
Dr. Chu's love of teaching resulted in a unique expansion of the Oratorio Society's activities —
Viva Coro! high school choral workshops, with an emphasis on leadership.
His musical training includes a bachelor's degree from Yale University (1969) and a Doctor of
Musical Arts degree from Indiana University (1979), where he studied with Julius Herford.
George S.T. Chu
Administration
The Oratorio Society, a nonprofit corporation, is governed by a Board of Directors. Day-to-day affairs are handled mainly by volunteers. The Oratorio Society thrives on the energy and support of its chorus members and friends.
Board of Directors
The Society's Board of Directors consists of elected members who serve three-year terms, and the Artistic Director, an ex officio member. The current directors collectively have over 60 years of board experience, including service on nonprofit boards of directors in the arts, civic groups, and churches. This significant experience helps effectively guide and provide oversight to the Society's mission and activities.
Board Members 2020-2021
- Briar Duffy
- Mark Gustafson
- Peter Heege
- Karen Jollie
- Cindy Oberg-Hauser
- Don Oberg-Hauser
- Rick Saumer
- Matthew Mehaffey, Artistic Director (ex officio)
Administration Team
- Mark Stange, House Manager
- David Fielding, Programming Administrator
- Volker and Kim Petersen, Webmasters
Publications
- Andrew Stoebig, Program Notes
- Phyllis Sherman, Editor
Development Committee
The Development Committee serves to plan and implement goals and strategies for obtaining financial support for the Society through individual contributions, grants, corporate giving programs, and other fundraising activities.
Operations Committee
The Operations Committee is charged with carrying out the administrative and management tasks necessary to produce the Society's performances, develop our audiences, and promote the public image of the Society. The committee oversees such matters as ticket sales, publicity, programs, performance logistics, new venues, and public relations.
Membership Committee
The Membership Committee exists to address the perceived, actual, and potential needs of the Society's chorus members. The committee seeks ways to create a harmonious environment in which to learn and perform our music, grow as musicians, personally support our organization, forge bonds of friendship, and encourage volunteerism for the betterment of the organization. We cordially invite any members who are interested to join this active committee that has the best interests of the singers at heart.