The Minnesota Boychoir will travel to South Africa this June 2026 for a multi-city tour featuring collaborative performances with leading South African choirs. Led by Executive & Artistic Director Mark Johnson, the ensemble will perform in Soweto, Pretoria, Johannesburg, George, and Cape Town, joining forces with groups including the Meadowlands Chorale, Drakensberg Boys Choir, South Cape Children’s Choir, the Cape Town Children’s Choir, and Lyricos Community Youth Choir
The tour will showcase a diverse program blending American and South African choral traditions, highlighting cultural exchange and the unifying power of music. Founded more than 60 years ago, the Minnesota Boychoir has performed across five continents and is known for its artistic excellence and commitment to youth music education.
Performance dates
ORLANDO WEST: Sunday, 14 June 2026, 15:00 | Holy Cross Anglican Church with Meadowlands Chorale
FREE reservations on Quicket.
PRETORIA: Wednesday, 17 June, 2026, 18:30pm | St. Mary’s DSG School for Girls with St. Mary’s Singers
Tickets R50.
JOHANNESBURG: Friday, 19 June, 2026, 18:30pm | Joburg Theatre, Mandela Stage with Drakensberg Boys Choir
Tickets R280-420.
GEORGE: Saturday, 20 June, 2026, 18:30pm | NG Kerk Denneoord with the South Cape Children’s Choir
Benefit concert for South Cape Children’s Choir.
KENSINGTON: Tuesday, 23 June, 2026, 19:00pm | Good Shepherd Anglican Church with Lyrikos Community Youth Choir
Benefit concert in aid of the Foyer Project Fund
Tickets R50: Parish: 069 818 1066
CAPE TOWN: Wednesday, 24 June, 2026, 19:00pm | Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre with Cape Town Children’s Choir
FREE reservations on Quicket
2026 TOUR REPERTOIRE
| ALLEGRO | |
| Dies Irae | Christi Jones |
| Fly Away Home | Pinkzebra |
| Prayer of Saint Francis | Todd Price |
| St. Nicholas | St. Godric, arr. Michael McGlynn |
| Stars I Shall Find | Victor C. Johnson |
| Tshotsholoza | Traditional South African, arr. Jeffery Ames |
| CANTABILE | |
| Dance | Robert T. Gibson |
| Does the World Say? | Kyle Pederson |
| Panis Angelicus | Cesar Frank, arr. Howard Cable |
| Riu, Riu, Chiu | Spanish Carol, arr. Linda Spevacek |
| Vuela | Carlos Cordero |
| ALLEGRO and CANTABILE | |
| Blessing | Katie Moran Bart |
| Do All The Good | Todd Price |
| Fields of Gold | Sting, arr. Philip Lawson |
| For Good | Stephen Schwartz, arr. Mac Huff |
| Minnesota, We Love You | Hope Murray and Todd Price |
| Modimo | Traditional isiZulu, arr. Micahel Barrett |
| N’kosi Sikele Afrika | Enoch Mankayi Sontonga |
| Revelations | Richard Smallwood |
| The Music of Living | Dan Forrest |
| Thixo Onothando | Traditional isiXhosa, arr. Michael Barrett |
| The Star-Spangled Banner | John Stafford Smith |
| Why We Sing | Greg Gilpin |
Led by Executive & Artistic Director Mark Johnson, The Minnesota Boychoir will join forces with groups including the Meadowlands Chorale, Drakensberg Boys Choir, South Cape Children’s Choir, the Cape Town Children’s Choir, and Lyricos Community Youth Choir. The tour will showcase a diverse program blending American and South African choral traditions, highlighting cultural exchange and the unifying power of music. Founded more than 60 years ago, the Minnesota Boychoir has performed across five continents and is known for its artistic excellence and commitment to youth music education.
Both tours have been brought to South Africa by Classical Movements, who have arranged over 240 concerts throughout South Africa since 1994.
Who: Minnesota Boychoir Tour concerts
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