The Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus is an award-winning Chorus that has built a solid reputation for musical excellence and adventuresome programming. With over 140 singing members, the Chorus and OutLoud! produce and present a full concert season every year and are also featured at a number of other special appearances and outreach programs locally, throughout the Midwest and the nation.

Founded in 2004, The Singers—Minnesota Choral Artists presents exciting and innovative concert programming that connects music from the past with wonderful new works by today's composers.

Anchored in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, The Singers also presents concerts throughout Minnesota and the Midwest. Believing in the importance of music education, collaborative concerts with school-aged choirs are included in each season's calendar.

The National Lutheran Choir, under the direction of Dr. David Cherwien, seeks to strengthen, renew and preserve the Lutheran heritage of choral music through the highest standards of performance and literature.

The choir performs literature from the entire spectrum of sacred choral music, with and without instrumental accompaniment. The choir's rich and diverse repertoire ranges from early chant to new compositions and from simple folk anthems to complex orchestral masterworks.

Founded in 1972, the Minnesota Chorale is Principal Chorus of the Minnesota Orchestra and ranks among the foremost professional choruses in the United States. Led by Kathy Saltzman Romey since 1995, the Chorale is best known for its work with the Twin Cities' two major orchestras, but is equally dedicated to fostering and deepening community through its award-winning Bridges outreach initiatives, educational activities, and independent presentations of choral works.

Magnum Chorum performs a cappella choral music in cathedrals and sanctuaries throughout the Midwest. Rooted in superior artistry and faith, this chamber choir is recognized throughout the region for its distinctive sound, inspired programming, and colorful collaborations. The choir presents concerts, commissions new sacred works, and provides music for worship. Founded in the great choral tradition of St. Olaf College, the choir welcomes singers devoted to musical excellence in choral music.

Now in its 20th season, Kantorei is a choral ensemble drawing its members from throughout the Twin Cities and surrounding areas.

Kantorei was founded in 1988 by Dr. Axel Theimer and a group of alumni/alumnae from The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University who casually met to sing and perform a few times a year. Several years later, no longer restricted to alums, Kantorei has grown to include about 40 singers from across the metropolitan area and greater Minnesota who perform a full schedule each season.

Gao Hong, a Chinese musical prodigy and master of the pipa (a pear-shaped lute), began her career as a professional musician at age 12. She graduated with honors from China’s premier music school, the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, where she studied with the great pipa master Lin Shicheng. In both China and the U.S. Gao has received numerous top awards and honors, including First Prize in the Hebei Professional Young Music Performers Competition and an International Art Cup in Beijing.

Named in honor of Bill Monroe, "The Father of Bluegrass," Monroe Crossing plays an upbeat blend of classic and traditional bluegrass, bluegrass gospel, and heartfelt originals. Audiences can sing along to the music of Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs, the Osborne Brothers, and Jimmy Martin, performed in unique arrangements by the band.

Dennis Spears previously appeared with VocalEssence in the critically and popularly acclaimed rap-symphony Dream N' the Hood by Gregory T. S. Walker. An active singer and actor, he has recently appeared on the Penumbra stage in Ain’t Misbehavin’, Black Nativity--A Homecoming and Blue. Other acting credits include Ain’t Misbehavin at Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, Crowns at the Guthrie Theater and Smokey Joe’s Café at Hey City Theatre. An accomplished jazz vocalist,