Monday evening, May 4, marks the final event in this season's InChoir series, hosted and conducted by Chorale artistic director Kathy Saltzman Romey. The session is devoted to Beethoven's monumental Missa Solemnis, which the Chorale will sing with the Minnesota Orchestra in June. Join us, whether to sing or simply to listen, as we explore the depths of this extraordinary music. This free event begins promptly at 7 p.m. at St. Olaf Catholic Church, 215 S. Eighth St., in downtown Minneapolis. Reservations are not required.

Part choral piece, part violin concerto, Jennifer Higdon's The Singing Rooms will receive its Midwest premiere May 21 and 22 with the Chorale and the Minnesota Orchestra under the baton of Osmo Vänskä. The piece, which has won acclaim from critics in Philadelphia and Atlanta, compares the stages of life to a succession of rooms, each a setting for song. Jennifer Koh is the high-flying violinist. Click here for tickets, or call 612.371.5656.

The Minnesota Chorale is holding auditions for tenors, baritones, and basses on May 26, 27, 29, and 30 and June 2, 3, 4, and 6. For audition requirements and to schedule an audition, contact Director of Operations Melissa Morey at 612.455.2100.