"A successful choral performance requires more than impeccable sound and musicianship. Creative programming is also essential. That has always been a strong suit of the choral group Cantus, but never more so than with last spring's 'The Singing Revolution: Songs of the Baltic Awakening,' their powerful musical documentation of the peaceful revolution that liberated Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania from the Soviet Union."

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American Public Media's Performance Today is broadcast on 260 public radio stations across the country and is heard by about 1.3 million people each week. Each station individually decides what time to air the program. To find out where and when Performance Today is broadcast in your area, visit performancetoday.org.

You may also visit publicradiofan.com, an independent website that can point the way to on-line listening. Many radio stations stream their signal on the internet, so it may be possible for you to tune in to a radio station across the country and hear Performance Today by visiting that station's website at the time they air it. Each show will be available on our website for seven days.

Cantus and Classical MPR are also creating a special project called Sonic Architecture--an online, sound-based exploration of Minnesota. The project has already accompanied Cantus to capture the majestic performances inside the limestone bluffs of St. Paul, and will document the group's concert in the depths of the Soudan Mine in Minnesota's Iron Range. More information about this can be found at classicalmpr.org/air.

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The Lakeside Association's goal is to introduce as many people to the arts as possible. Its season attendance, for the 75 events presented each year, averages over 50,000. One of the strengths of Lakeside is that there are a variety of inter-generational activities scheduled for its guests to enjoy together. Through the public performance and the outreach activities, the organization was able to reach area children who come from economically depressed families and who had not attended a concert nor had access to vocal workshops in the past. In particular, the handful of youths who were able to attend the workshop were very connected to the program.

All of these nominations were submitted by users of casa.org. Categories are also suggested on an annual basis by users of casa.org. Anyone with an active CASA membership may vote for the winners between April 20 and May 15. The winners will be announced on casa.org on June 1.

For information about voting and CASA membership go here.