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World-renowned vocalist Renée Fleming performed a recital, taught a masterclass and led a public “Music and Mind” forum with Yale professors Laurie Santos and AZA Allsop last weekend at Yale.

Yale’s Schola Cantorum brought holiday cheer to Woolsey Hall on December 8 with a concert of British and American seasonal carols. David Hill, Schola Cantorum’s conductor, selected a dozen arrangements from Oxford’s Carols for Choirs 6, the latest volume in a series begun in 1961. Schola Cantorum deftly and expressively portrayed the affect of each carol. Watch the concert

During the Voces8 Scholars’ recent recording residency with YourClassical MPR, the young singers enjoyed the privilege of working with Minnesota composer Shruthi Rajasekar. Watch and listen now as they perform the Midwestern premiere of her vibrant new piece ‘Sat on the Shore,’ which urges listeners to ‘put away your mobile devices’ and enjoy the beauty of the world around you.