The Choral Hour

Series produced by KHFM

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The Choral Hour explores music created for the most fundamental of instruments- the human voice. One-hour episodes featuring live concert recordings as well as selections from award-winning albums.

Kathlene Ritch hosts The Choral Hour, a series highlighting choral music through the ages as performed by top professional choirs from around the United States, and around the world. If you love singing, or simply enjoy listening to voices combine in pure harmony, this is the program for you.


30 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
Episode 3- Blue Heron and Lorelei
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Series: The Choral Hour
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Join host Kathlene Ritch and get to know the work of two choral groups hailing from Boston: the early music ensemble Blue Heron, and the women's en...

  • Added: Aug 29, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
Episode 2- Works of Stephen Paulus
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Series: The Choral Hour
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Join host Kathlene Ritch in an episode dedicated to the works of the late American composer Stephen Paulus, featuring performances by the Grammy-no...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2021
  • Length: 59:04
Episode 1- 20th Century French Choral Music
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Series: The Choral Hour
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Join host Kathlene Ritch in an exploration of 20th century French choral music, featuring two professional choirs from the Southwest. Selections fr...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2021
  • Length: 59:06
Episode 4- Selections from 19th Century America
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Series: The Choral Hour
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Join host Kathlene Ritch for selections from 19th century America, from Shaker hymns and Appalachian tunes to songs from across the pond that were ...

  • Added: Aug 29, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
Episode 5- Brahms Away!
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Series: The Choral Hour
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Join host Kathlene Ritch and explore the choral works of the great Johannes Brahms. Most people have heard of his German Requiem, or perhaps his Li...

  • Added: Aug 29, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
Episode 7- The Dale Warland Singers
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Series: The Choral Hour
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Join host Kathlene Ritch in an hour-long celebration of one of the first professional choirs, The Dale Warland Singers. Spanning over 30 years, thi...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2022
  • Length: 59:04
Episode 13- The National Chorus of Korea
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Series: The Choral Hour
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Join host Kathlene Ritch on a trip across the Pacific to hear selections from the National Chorus of Korea, including works from their most recent ...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
Episode 17- The Hope of Loving/Once Upon a Time
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Series: The Choral Hour
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Join host Kathlene Ritch for selections from two Grammy-nominated albums: Conspirare's "The Hope of Loving," featuring works of Jake Runestad, and ...

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  • Added: Jan 03, 2023
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 18- The Crossing performs James Primrosch
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Series: The Choral Hour
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Join host Kathlene Ritch to hear the GRAMMY-nominated album "Carthage," from Philadelphia-based professional choir, The Crossing. Featuring all new...

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  • Added: Jan 17, 2023
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 20- The BBC Singers
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Series: The Choral Hour
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Join host Kathlene Ritch for an exploration of the world-renowned BBC Singers, their origins and purpose, and why the news of their being dissolved...

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  • Added: Apr 21, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1