Summary
Organization name
Magnum Chorum
Tax id (EIN)
41-1729332
Categories
Arts & Culture
Address
P.O. Box 16600Minneapolis, MN 55416
Recognized for expressive singing and inspired programs, Magnum Chorum brings transforming artistry and spirit to a cappella choral music. Founded in the choral tradition of St. Olaf College in 1991, the 55-voice choir presents colorful concerts, commissions and premieres new sacred works, and provides music for worship. Magnum Chorum serves as Choir in Residence at Westwood Lutheran Church in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
In 2018, Dr. Dwight Jilek was appointed Artistic Director of Magnum Chorum. Under the direction of Dr. Jilek, the choir was invited to perform at the MN ACDA Convention in 2018, the Chorus America Virtual Convention in 2020, was the featured choral ensemble from Minneapolis-St. Paul for the 2022 Latvian Song and Dance Festival featuring Ériks Ešenvalds and the Latvian choir Anima, and in the summer of 2023 embarked on the first international tour in the choir’s history to Sweden and Norway.
The choir was previously led by Artistic Directors Jin Kim (Founding Director), David Dickau, Christopher Aspaas, and Mark Stover. The choir has performed under the direction of guest conductors Anton Armstrong, René Clausen, Kenneth Jennings, Sigrid Johnson, Brian Schmidt, Sandra Peter, Matthew Olson, Craig Arnold, Allen Hightower, Dale Warland, and Weston Noble; and performed with Philip Brunelle, Craig Hella Johnson, and Osmo Vänskä.
Magnum Chorum has championed young composers through its composer-in-residence program including Stanford Scriven, Benjamin Simmons, Scott Senko, and Zach Westermeyer, and premiered Sermon on the Mount by award-winning composer Paul John Rudoi. The choir has also collaborated with prolific composers including Ēriks Ešenvalds, Matthew Peterson, Jake Runestad, Ralph Johnson, Frank Ferko, Libby Larsen, Dan Kallman, Robert Morris, Stephen Paulus, and Kenneth Jennings.
The choir’s recordings are broadcast in the U.S. and Canada on public radio and classical music stations. The name, Magnum Chorum, is intended to convey the importance of the choir in expressing the divine and the infinite through voice, music, and text.
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Organization name
Magnum Chorum
Tax id (EIN)
41-1729332
Categories
Arts & Culture
Address
P.O. Box 16600