Recordings

Love Divine

Presents Magnum Chorum live in concert from its debut season with music director, Christopher Aspaas.  This lively and evocative collection includes The Exaltation of Christ by Charles Forsberg, Five Hebrew Love Songs by Eric Whitacre. Like as the Hart by Herbert Howells, and Rene Clausen's Set Me as a Seal and In Pace.  Lovely performances of Praise to the Lord, Elizabeth Poston’s  Jesus Christ, the Apple Tree, and Requiem by Eliza Gilkyson are included, along with two works by emerging composers:  Lost in the Night by Kyle Haugen and the premiere of Stanford Scriven’s This is the Day.

Wonder Tidings

Christmas Music of Stephen Paulus

Magnum Chorum's highly anticipated recording of Christmas music by Stephen Paulus. This definitive collection features the composer's finest choral works: Three Nativity Carols, Hallelu!, Canticum Novum, and Jesu Carols. Exceptional singing, gorgeous arrangements, inspired accompaniment, and virtuoso solos by soprano Maria Jette and tenor David Fischer make this latest collaboration a bright new addition to any fine music collection. Directed by David Dickau.

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Light Everlasting

A song cycle presenting music for Christmas, Lent and Easter. Highlights include This Little Babe by Britten, Legend by Tchaikovsky, From Life to Life by Czech composer Petr Eben, O Nata Lux by Morten Lauridsen, and a brand new work by Kenneth Jennings, The Lord is the Everlasting God. Pieces by Sandstrom, Barber, and Hovland complete this nice collection for listening all year round. Directed by Dr. David Dickau.

New Traditions

A collection featuring beloved favorites like Shenandoah, O Day Full of Grace by F. Melius Christiansen, and The Lord Bless You and Keep You. A piece from Rachmaninoff's All Night Vigil is also included. The album particularly pays tribute to the St. Olaf choral tradition, featuring works by Olaf Christiansen, his father F. Melius Christiansen, and Kenneth Jennings. Recorded in 1994 under the direction of Jin Kim, the choir's founding music director.