Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir
Under the direction of Terrance Kelly
Location: Raven Performing Arts Theater
115 North Street
Date: Sunday, June 7
Time: 10 am to noon
Tickets: $25
“These people love to sing and it shows” — San Francisco Chronicle
Since time immemorial, humans have raised their voices in praise and song. The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir (OIGC) brings a bracing jolt of energy to age-old spirituals and gospel standards, creating music that’s steeped in tradition but utterly contemporary.
Some 50 voices strong, the OIGC is a beloved Bay Area institution that has been raising roofs, stirring souls and inspiring uninhibited hand clapping for more than two decades. Founded in 1986, the OIGC boasts an impressive book of arrangements by Emmy-winning artistic director Terrance Kelly, son of the late, beloved jazz pianist Ed Kelly.
Multi-racial and multicultural, the Choir expresses the power and spirit of African-American gospel music through its soaring vocal harmonies and rousing rhythms. The Choir’s timeless message of faith, hope, love and joy has attracted some of the world’s greatest artists, leading to collaborations with Five Blind Boys of Alabama, the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Stan Getz, Jeffrey Osborne, Peter Gabriel and Carlos Santana. The Choir has spread the g ood news through international performances, while also appearing on Grammy-winning albums by Linda Ronstadt, MC Hammer and Tramaine Hawkins. Join us for a very special and moving morning in the historic Raven Theater with the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir.