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Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir

Founded in 1986, the mission of the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir is to inspire joy and unity among all people through Black gospel and spiritual music traditions. The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir weaves together more than 300 singers across multiple choirs from a wide range of faiths, races, and cultures. The Oakland Interfaith Youth Choir, […]

Youth Orchestra Spring Concert

Closing out the 2014/15 season, the students of the Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra perform one of Brahms’ most important works. The concert opens with the winner of a composers’ competition who will write for the brass and percussion students in the orchestra.

Youth Orchestra Winter Concert

The Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra presents its second concert of the season FREE at the beautiful San Leandro High School Performing Arts Center. The concert features Youth Orchestra violin student Jonathan Chen, co-winner of the Concerto Competition last season, in his prize-winning performance of Wieniawski’s Violin Concerto No. 2.

Oakland Symphony Chorus

Mission The Oakland Symphony Chorus enriches our community through high-quality musical performances and educational workshops that raise appreciation and understanding of choral music while providing opportunities for people who love to sing. About Us Established in 1958, the 110-member Oakland Symphony Chorus is recognized as one of the East Bay’s finest choirs and a premier […]

MUSE In Action

MUSE In Action The MUSE Orchestra is the Oakland Symphony’s rookie orchestra, a training ground for ensemble skills. MUSE Students and Teaching Artists from the Symphony perform side by side in Beethoven’s Ode To Joy, a musical homage to peace, harmony, and celebration among all peoples. This video was made for you by Quentin Collins, […]

Eileen Meredith

Eileen Meredith’s mother, a native of Puerto Rico, moved to Washington, D.C. to work for the U.S. State Department. Eileen Meredith grew up in Maryland, where she began singing seriously in public high school. As a young adult, she lived in New York City before relocating to the Bay Area. Meredith enjoys singing a wide […]

Adrienne Burg

Adrienne Burg lives in Oakland. She joined Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra in August 2016. She studies with Jesse Barrett, and has taken lessons with world renowned oboists Allan Vogel and John Ferrillo.  Her first solo performance was in May 2016, of Philip Parker’s Soliloquy and Dance. She has competed in CMEA Regional and State competitions […]

Sólás B. Lalgee

Lalgee, a Richmond native and arts advocate, was nurtured by an art-based family. He attended the School of the Arts- San Francisco, Oakland Youth Chorus, and graduated from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. He was a Presidential Scholar of the Arts awardee in 1997 and recipient of several awards by the Society […]