Today on the Mix, join us for samplings from Britten's earliest compositions like A Hymn to the Virgin to some of his final works, like Sacred and Profane.

On today’s Mix, we sample some of America’s leading black college choirs: music from the Tuskegee Institute, Morehouse College, Morgan State University and Winston Salem State University.

Brahms' Requiem, Franz Liszt's Christus and Rossini's Messe Sollenelle have an intriguing connection: they were composed while America waged its devastating Civil War.

Today we focus on the music of women over the last century. Works by two contemporary ladies, Elena Ruehr and Abbie Bettinis, make an appearance, as do works by Amy Beach and Imogen Holst.

Today, Kent Tritle takes stock of new releases in the choral arts. Tune in for works of Alma Mahler, Purcell and Rachmaninoff, performed by groups from Australia, Belgium and Germany.

This week's Choral Mix features a sampler of new recordings from the last year. Out of dozens of worthy new releases, we've plucked out the ones which really demonstrate the vibrancy of the choral music world.