finding an academically elite school with great choir program?

I will second (third) St Olaf. Hard to beat for choir (look up St Olaf Choir) and excellent for premed (possible internships at Mayo Clinic), it’s possible to be heavily involved in music while not majoring in it, nice college town, about 45mn from the Twin Cities, 100% need college and available merit too, including for voice (merit goes to kids with stats like 34 ACT + tons of APs who also demonstrated consistent interest in the school + do well in competition essays and interview, so if it could be on your list, fill out the “request info/join the mailing list” form).