Minnesota Chorale

10/14/2026

you built a life. under ten moons, you were a house of water. you held a second heart in the arms of your rib cage, dreamed two sets of dreams. merged the rivers of your bloodlines under your skin. and then, in the early hours of a spring morning, i watched a piece of you leave, swallowed in the pain of your shattering. you broke, and the rains of new life poured out of you.

you are now the mother of that dawning ground. the guardian of its soil. the mender of its aching. the gardener of its joy. this is your work now.

you were born in your dying. you were delivered to a new life as you birthed one into existence.

you are utter magic.

building that mountain.

— “birth” by Emory Hall

✨ I’m SO excited for the premiere of Creation with the University of Minnesota Wind Ensemble and Treble Chorus and Minnesota Chorale on November 6 in Minneapolis!

Let me know below if I will see you there ⬇️🎉

🎟️ Tickets and details: https://cla.umn.edu/music/news-events/events/creation-jocelyn-hagen

10/12/2026

10/11/2026

TODAY! 4:00pm central time.

If you are unable to join us in person this afternoon we invite you to watch the concert via livestream.

https://www.youtube.com/live/yIo3_EU8eno?si=lGJEnCTljTvEjJK6

10/10/2026

There are still tickets available for this incredible concert that you do NOT want to miss!

https://www.mnchorale.org/event-details/durufle-requiem

10/08/2026

Double your donation! We have another $5,000 match!

Scan the QR code or visit mnchorale.org to donate.

THANK YOU!

10/07/2026

Most choir rehearsals don't end in a marriage proposal!

Last Thursday, however, two members of the Minnesota Chorale got engaged, and we couldn't be more thrilled for them! Since they met in the Chorale, it made perfect sense that Patrick chose this setting to ask a very important question!

Congratulations Patrick and Damara! We wish you a very happy future together.

10/06/2026

Join us on Sunday, October 11th where we will experience the Requiem as the Chorale presents it in one of the Twin Cities' most beautiful sacred spaces with guest organist Ju Young Lee at the console.

The Requiem, Opus 9 is a meditation on the complex journey of humankind when facing death. Duruflé wrote: “This Requiem is not an ethereal work which sings of detachment from earthly worries. It reflects, in the immutable form of the Christian prayer, the agony of man faced with the mystery of his ultimate end.” This concert is the first full breath of the season: an opportunity for reflection and commemoration of those we have lost, as well as a celebration of the love and community that surround us still.