This image was the cover of our 2022 Spring Concert in honor of our 60th anniversary. It's interactive! Zoom in to see photos of choirboys through the years!
Mission Statement
The Minnesota Boychoir, through inspirational music and performance, develops exceptional character and musical ability in boys of many backgrounds.
Vision
We nurture boys to find their voice and become leaders of the next generation.
The Minnesota Boychoir
Founded in 1962, the Minnesota Boychoir is the oldest boy choir in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul metropolitan area. The Boychoir’s reputation for excellence has brought invitations from local and national music conventions as well as sporting events, local theater productions and touring Broadway companies. The Boychoir has performed with the Minnesota Orchestra, the Minnesota Opera, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony, the Prague Philharmonic, Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion on National Public Radio, and a long list of local and national performers. During the 2021-22 season the boys performed with the Mississippi Valley Orchestra, Rochester Male Chorus, National Lutheran Choir, and at the Minnesota State Boys' Choir Festival. They were honored to have been chosen as one of four choirs to perform Mahler's 8th Symphony with the MN Orchestra for Maestro Osmo Vanska's final concerts in June 2022. They are regular guests on local television and radio, including WCCO, KSTP, and MPR/Classic MPR. The choir’s schedule also includes national and international tours, providing singers the opportunity to perform in 19 states and on 5 continents over the past 6 decades. The boys toured Italy in 2011, performing for Mass in Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, and sang at Montserrat Abbey and the Basilica de La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain in June 2017. For their 60th anniversary in 2022, the choir toured Ireland, entertaining appreciative audiences in Cork, Galway, Dublin, and Belfast.
Grand Ole Opry - Nashville, Tennessee, 2024
Today, as a model organization for the training, education and performance of young voices, the Minnesota Boychoir has four core ensembles and several outreach programs to its credit. The choir’s vast repertoire includes challenging sacred, classical, secular, folk and contemporary choral music sung in more than 30 languages and dialects. The organization also boasts over 120 singers ages 6-18, from more than forty communities throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Each season, they spend hours in rehearsal, build community through music retreats and tours, and perform up to 30 concerts in churches, hospitals, schools, retirement homes and convert venues across the globe.
The Minnesota Boychoir trains young men to be outstanding musicians and strives to help them develop a sense of poise and self-confidence through education and performance. A choirboy is challenged to sing well, stand tall, stay on schedule, take pride in his appearance, respect those in charge and tap into the best part of who he is and what he can accomplish.
The Minnesota Boychoir is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
