OIGC at Oakland Pride’s Mainstage at 20th and Broadway

Info and Tickets

OIGC will sing as part of the festival - see you there!

OYAE 2024 CLOSING RECEPTION

Join us on Friday, August 30th | 6-9pm for the Closing Reception of OYAE (Oakland Youth Art Explosion) annual exhibit featuring the Oakland Interfaith Youth Choir with Terrance Kelly (Co-Founder and Artistic Director).

RSVP Encouraged, visit: https://OYAE24ClosingreceptionatJGG.eventbrite.com

OIGC is first on the line up at 12 NOON!

https://www.laureldistrictassociation.org/lineup

GET GAME TICKETS from OIGC through May 31

OIGC and OYC will sing the National Anthem on June 5, 6:40 game vs. Seattle Mariners.

• Game tickets: $22.50 each

• Seats will be located in or around Section 128

• Tickets can be picked up at GATE C on game day from an OIGC staff member.

OIGC will be tabling at the Oakland Ferry Fest on Saturday, June 1, from noon to 6pm!

Come say hi and take a free ride on the ferry! ⛴ ...

“You’re invited to the 2024 Oakland Ferry Fest! San Francisco Bay Ferry is hosting a celebration of ferries and the Oakland community at Jack London Square, right next to our Oakland Ferry Terminal. There will be music, food, games & activities, community booths, free ferry rides, and a kids' activity area sponsored by Children's Fairyland! The festival will take place Saturday, June 1st, from 12 PM to 6 PM at the plaza right next to the Oakland Ferry Terminal. We look forward to having you join us.

Free Ferry Tours!

Free ferry rides will be offered throughout the day free of charge for people wanting to jump aboard. Ferry tours will both depart and arrive back at the Oakland Terminal. Each tour will last about 20 minutes and cruise along the Oakland Estuary.”

More info and details - (parking, transit, etc.)

COMMUNITY EVENT: From Stepping Out Stepping In and I Heart Oakland-Alameda Estuary

Thursday, January 15, 2024
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Middle Harbor Shoreline Park – 2777 Middle Harbor RoadOakland, CA, 94607

RSVP via email to steppingoutsteppingin@gmail.com

We have a dream! Our dream is that Oakland residents and children will be able to explore the shorelines of Oakland on clean sandy shores. Our dream is that the diverse wildlife who live in the San Fransisco Estuary, can swim and eat without harm. Please join us on MLK Day of Service at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park to help this dream come alive! Let us put our hands together to celebrate the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King and show the world what Oakland citizens can do as we work together to help make a cleaner Oakland Shoreline and San Francisco Bay/Estuary! YOU can help protect the environment, support wildlife, & your health!

There will be morning snacks and a bagged lunch for volunteers provided by the Port of Oakland as a thank you.

Schedule:
9am ~ Check in and Sign Waivers
9:30am -11:45AM ~ Beach Cleanup and Ice plant removal
11:45am ~ Group photo
Noon ~ Prizes and bagged lunch provided by the Port of Oakland

• Please RSVP with NUMBER # in PARTY by Thursday, 1/11/2024 so we are sure to have enough food & supplies.

• Everyone is required to sign a waiver form prior to the cleanup or when you arrive at the check-in table.

• Youth (under the age of 18) must be accompanied by an adult. A parent or legal guardian of youth under the age of 18 must also sign the youth waiver form.

Sing with OIGC and Terrance Kelly!

Learn a couple of songs with Terrance Kelly over the course of two workshops and prepare to open the show and scoop joy with OIGC at their South Bay Holiday Concert at the Mountain View Center for Performing Arts!

INFO & REGISTRATION

$100 REGISTRATION

Includes both workshops & admission to OIGC's 2023 Annual South Bay Holiday Concert.
Limited spaces available.

WORKSHOPS
SAT, Nov 18: 11am to 1pm
SAT, Dec 9: 11am to 1pm
Cypress Point Clubhouse (map)
400 Cypress Point Drive, Mountain View, CA

CONCERT & PERFORMANCE
FRI, Dec 22: 7:30pm (call time 5:00pm)
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts (map)
500 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA

Sing with OIGC and Terrance Kelly!

Learn a couple of songs with Terrance Kelly over the course of two workshops and prepare to open the show and scoop joy with OIGC at their South Bay Holiday Concert at the Mountain View Center for Performing Arts!

INFO & REGISTRATION

$100 REGISTRATION

Includes both workshops & admission to OIGC's 2023 Annual South Bay Holiday Concert.
Limited spaces available.

WORKSHOPS
SAT, Nov 18: 11am to 1pm
SAT, Dec 9: 11am to 1pm
Cypress Point Clubhouse (map)
400 Cypress Point Drive, Mountain View, CA

CONCERT & PERFORMANCE
FRI, Dec 22: 7:30pm (call time 5:00pm)
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts (map)
500 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA

We’ll be there passing out candy and info! Stop by and say hi!

Want to volunteer? Contact ruthanne@oigc.org.

OIGC will be hosting an informational table. Stop by and say hi!

Want to volunteer? Contact ruthanne@oigc.org.

Radium Runway’s inaugural Golden Hour Youth Music Festival celebrates the best of Alameda's emerging new artists. A selection of groups from high schools across the island will perform at Radium Runway and a performance by OIGC Youth Program Ensembles: OYC Chamber Singers and Oakland Interfaith Youth Choir

FREE! – Register for Tickets

Want to perform too? Sign up to audition!

ONE VOICE: The Story of the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir

World Peace Day Film Screening

Come join us for a captivating film screening on World Peace Day! This FREE in-person event aims to spread a message of unity and harmony through the power of cinema. Immerse yourself in thought-provoking films that explore diverse cultures, inspire change, and promote understanding.

Learn the history of OIGC, Terrance, their context in Oakland, and how OIGC’s core mission has driven the organization in the past and continues to be important and relevant today.

Be part of a global movement for peace as we celebrate the beauty of our shared humanity. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and be inspired to make a difference. Together, let's raise our voices for a more peaceful world!

Watch the trailer and learn more about the film at http://www.oigc.org/onevoice

Try a rehearsal with the Oakland Youth Chorus!

Chamber Singers: High School

Chamber Singers focus on advanced singing techniques, singing with confidence from different genres of classical, jazz, 20th-century, spiritual, pop, and world music. These singers will sing in three-part, four-part, and five-part harmony, and learn stage presence and performance skills.

Chamber Singers perform in all OYC concerts, as a stand-alone ensemble, with the Concert Chorus, and in community performances throughout the year.

Try a rehearsal with the Oakland Youth Chorus!

Concert Chorus: Middle School (5th to 9th Grade)

Concert Chorus members work on building a solid foundation in Music Theory, rhythm, and sight reading through a Kodály based curriculum. Concert Chorus members gain confidence in singing music in two-part, three-part, four-part, and five-part harmony in different languages. Singers acquire vocal skills including the correct use of the head voice, breath support, vowel formation, and consonant placement.

Try a rehearsal with the Oakland Interfaith Youth Choir!

The Oakland Interfaith Youth Choir introduces gospel music to youth ages 12 to 17. The choir, first started in 1997, now includes over two dozen members from diverse ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds.

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Spend the day at the Sonoma County Fair and celebrate summer with the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir in the evening!

The All-Choir Potluck is on Saturday, August 5!

Potluck and Hangout
10:30am ~ 3pm

LOCATION
Alameda Crown Memorial State Beach, Mariner's Lagoon Picnic Area. View map for location and parking

THE POTLUCK

• Bring whatever you’d like to share for ~10-12 folks

• No alcohol is permitted at this site.

• There are park grills if you want to use them, but you will be responsible for bringing your own grill stuff.

• Plates, utensils, serving utensils, ice, and drink bucket provided.

OTHER NOTES

• There is little to no shade, and plenty of wide open spaces.

• Feel free to bring your own chairs, sunshade, picnic blanket, frisbee, football, etc.

• As it is the Bay Area, and with this site in particular closer to the bay – DRESS IN LAYERS! Prepare for the sun as well as the cold!

$32 (regular $40-$53) – OIGC Fundraiser has ended!

Get your tickets from MLB Tickets to join OIGC in and around Section 125!

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The OIGC choirs sing the National Anthem at the Oakland A’s game on June 12, against the Tampa Bay Rays!

Join us in supporting the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir by purchasing tickets to the upcoming baseball game fundraiser! Enjoy a fun day out while supporting our mission to spread the joy of gospel music. Grab your friends and family and come cheer on the home team while helping to make a difference.

OIGC’s Tickets will be located in and around Section 125

Upon purchase, please enter the name of your choir and choir member to keep groups together. To ensure your group is seated together, please arrive as a group to pick up tickets at the same time.

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OIGC Gospel Music Workshop

Register for your workshop today. Sessions fill up quickly!

Package A - $110
• Includes three workshop sessions, mass choir workshop, dinner, and concert

Package B - $ 32
• Mass choir workshop ONLY, dinner, and concert

Schedule of the Day

General Session - 8:30 AM to 8:45
• Welcome and Warm Ups

Sesssion 1 - 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM
• Beginning Voice with Terrance Kelly
• Gospel Choir Directing with Lonnie Delisle
• “Let Your Light Shine” - Exercises in Stage Presence and Storytelling with Zoe Ellis
• Song Writing with Paul Daniels
• “The Business of Choir” (Part I) with Maren Amdal

Session 2 - 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM
• Placement & Support for Post-COVID singers with Terrance Kelly
• “The Right Pitch” Ear Training with Lonnie Delisle
• Gospel Soloing with Mickala Cheadle Josey
• Intro to Reading Music with La Nell Martin
• “The Business of Choir” (Part II) with Maren Amdal

LUNCH - 11:45 AM to 12:30 PM (not provided)

Session 3 - 12:30 PM to 1:45 PM
• Gospel Soloing with JaCoree Prothro
• “Teach Me How To Tambo” - Beginning Tambourine with Jae Phoenix
• “Let Your Light Shine” - Exercises in Stage Presence and Storytelling with Zoe Ellis
• Beginning Sight Singing with La Nell Martin

Mass Choir Workshop - 2:00 PM to 3:45 PM
During the Mass Choir Workshop, Terrance teaches a song (or two), which are performed at the Spring Musical that evening, generally as the finale of the Spring Musical. 

Sound Check - 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM 

Dinner - 5:00 PM to 6:15 PM
• Potluck hosted by OIGC members

Doors - 6:30 PM

Concert - 7:00 PM

Class Descriptions
(in alpha order)

Beginning Sight-Singing
Instructor: La Nell Martin
Learn the basics of sight-singing such as reading musical notation, and using solfege syllables. Gain strategies for practicing and improving your sight-singing skills. You’ll leave the workshop with a better understanding of how to sight-sing and be able to start reading and singing simple melodies on your own.

Beginning Voice
Instructor: Terrance Kelly
Cover topics such as proper breathing, posture, tone production, and vocal exercises to develop your range and strength. We'll also discuss techniques for improving your pitch, intonation, and diction. Whether you're a beginner or looking to brush up on your skills, this workshop will provide a solid foundation for your vocal development.

“The Business of Choir”
Instructor: Maren L. Amdal
In this two-part session, you'll learn the administrative aspects of running a nonprofit arts organization. We'll cover topics such as creating and managing budgets, grant writing and fundraising, volunteer management, and marketing and publicity. We'll also discuss strategies for building and sustaining community engagement and partnerships. Whether you're starting a new choir or looking to improve the operations of an existing one, you'll have a better understanding of the administrative processes, and the tools to manage your choir, or any arts organization!

Gospel Choir Directing
Instructor: Lonnie Delisle
Learn the art of directing a gospel choir– how to communicate with your singers, and how to use body language to convey musical expression. We'll also discuss techniques for choosing and arranging music, and ways to inspire and engage your choir members. Gain the skills and confidence to conduct a powerful and uplifting gospel choir performance!

Gospel Soloing
Instructor: Mickala Cheadle-Josey
Instructor: JaCoree Prothro
Learn from award-winning gospel soloists their approach to soloing in the gospel style. In addition to the technical aspects such as scales & chord progressions, gain an understanding of the heart of the Black gospel soloist. Learn techniques for how to develop your own story and style using dynamics, phrasing, and personal expression to convey emotion in your performances, creating engaging and soulful solos that will uplift and inspire your audience.

Intro to Reading Music
Instructor: La Nell Martin
Learn the basics of how to read sheet music, and learn how to identify musical notations, rhythm, pitch, and different symbols and markings commonly found in sheet music. If you’re a complete beginner or if you have some experience with music, this workshop will provide you with the tools and knowledge to confidently follow along rehearsals with sheet music.

Intro to Tambourine
Instructor: Jae Phoenix
”Teach Me How To Tambo!” In this session, you'll learn the basics of playing the tambourine and how to use it as an instrument of rhythm and praise. We’ll cover holding and striking techniques, basic rhythmic patterns, and different ways to incorporate the tambourine into your musical performances. We'll also discuss techniques for playing with other musicians and how to use the tambourine in different styles of music.

“Let Your Light Shine” - Exercises in Stage Presence and Storytelling
Instructor: Zoe Ellis
Stage presence is all about being able to hold both the song and the story in a way that allows your audience to take an authentic emotional journey with you. We will work as a group to learn a simple song with both group and solo sections and "pass the mic" while we each try the solo section with the support of our instant class choir. Trust me, what happens in class, stays in class. Come take a chance. I don't need perfection, just your good intentions! I also welcome folks to bring a verse or chorus they have been working on to discuss in class. If you do bring a song, please bring an mp3 of the track so we can play it behind you.

Placement & Support for Post-COVID singers
Instructor: Terrance Kelly
Terrance will cover vocal placement and breath support as you restore your vocal health and strength with techniques to prevent vocal strain and injury while rebuilding your voice after COVID-19. Whether you're a singer or speaker, this workshop will provide you with the tools and knowledge to safely and effectively rebuild your voice after COVID-19. Gain a better understanding of your vocal recovery process and how to care for your voice going forward.

“The Right Pitch” – Ear Training
Instructor: Lonnie Delisle
Learn tips for identifying different intervals, recognizing chords and chord progressions, and developing your relative pitch. We'll also discuss techniques for improving your aural skills through singing and listening exercises. By the end of the workshop, you'll have a better understanding of how to use your ears as a powerful tool in your musical development.

Songwriting
Instructor: Paul Daniels
Explore the creative process of songwriting and how to find inspiration for your music. You'll learn how to tap into your own experiences and emotions to create meaningful lyrics and melodies, and we'll also cover the mechanics of songwriting. By the end of the workshop, you'll have the tools and inspiration to start writing your own songs! Come prepared with an idea or two!

South Bay Holiday Workshop Choir

Led by Artistic Director Terrance Kelly

Learn several songs with Terrance Kelly over the course of two workshops and prepare to open the show and scoop with OIGC at their South Bay Holiday Concert at the Mountain View Center for Performing Arts!

(40 spaces available)

$100 Registration

(includes both workshops & admission to OIGC's 2022 Annual South Bay Holiday Concert)

WORKSHOPS:

SAT, Nov 19: 11am to 1pm

SAT, Dec 17: 11am to 1pm

Cypress Point Clubhouse, Mountain View

CONCERT & PERFORMANCE:

THU, Dec 22: 7:30pm (call time 5pm)

Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts

FAQ’s

Do I have to audition?

• Nope! — Anyone can register for the workshop.

How should I prepare for rehearsal?

• As it is in the Black gospel music tradition, most songs are taught by ear. It is good practice to have a notepad to write down lyrics, and use a recording device (many people use their phones) to record the songs and practice between rehearsals.

Where is the workshop?

• The workshop is located at Cypress Point Clubhouse in Mountain View. Details for the Workshop and the Performance will be provided upon registration.

Can I receive financial assistance to participate?

• Financial assistance is provided on a case-by-case basis. Please email admin@oigc.org for more information.

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Celebrate the holidays at OMCA with the Oakland Youth Chorus. 

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Program Schedule: 

5 – 8 pm – Off the Grid Service

6 – 6:45 pm – Live performance by the Oakland Youth Chorus  (Amphitheater)

7 – 9 pm – Music by DJ Wonway Posible

The Oakland Youth Chorus  will sing music from around the world, honoring various cultures including Hanukkah, Holiday standards, Kwanzaa, and more. Don’t miss this melodic combination of 60 middle school and high school singers from across the East Bay and their festive harmonies that are sure to put you into the spirit of the holidays. 

Following their performance, enjoy music by DJ Wonway Posible from 7 to 9 pm.