Singing is the one musical activity that everyone does, but in these ten works this common pastime takes the form of high art. The choral repertoire is vast and varied, and this selection of 10 ESSENTIAL works offers a taste of just how richly rewarding it can be.

Bach: Magnificat
Handel: Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day
Walton: Belshazzar’s Feast
Brahms: A German Requiem
Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky
Verdi: Requiem
Mendelssohn: Die Erste Walpurgisnacht
Haydn: “Lord Nelson” Mass
Orff: Carmina Burana
Holst: The Hymn of Jesus