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655 13th St Ste 301, Oakland, CA, 94612
Downtown Oakland
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0.3 mi13th Street
0.3 miCity Center
0.3 miOakland City Center - 12th Street
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Specialties
The mission of the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir is to inspire joy and unity among all people through black gospel and spiritual music traditions.
We specialize in concerts, private events, corporate events, fundraisers, weddings, and festivals.
History
Established in 1985.
Founded in 1986, the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir was born out of a gospel music workshop led by the exuberant Terrance Kelly at Living Jazz’s Jazz Camp West. It became an independent nonprofit organization in 1991. Since then, the award-winning Choir’s exquisite harmonies and stirring gospel repertoire have led to performances with a wide variety of esteemed groups, such as Joshua Nelson, the Prince of Kosher Gospel; the Five Blind Boys of Alabama; and the Duke Ellington Orchestra. The Choir also appears on Grammy-winning albums by Linda Ronstadt, MC Hammer, Tramaine Hawkins, and others.
OIGC, a «treasured Bay Area institution,» was named «Best Gospel Choir» in 2006 and was the winner in the «Best Church Music» category in 2009 in the East Bay Express Reader’s Polls. Terrance Kelly was awarded the Dr. Edwin Hawkins Excellence Award in 2013.
