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Oak Park Concert Chorale

Oak Park Concert Chorale features a cappella and accompanied performances and is currently celebrating its 39th year as one of the Midwest's leading classical choral ensembles.

The choir is comprised of a diverse group of individuals from the Chicago Metropolitan area who embrace their differences in age, ethnicity, and culture, coming together to share their love of singing great music.

Led by Director Paul Lindblad, the Chorale consists of approximately 35-40 singers who offer highly artistic performances of varied and exciting choral music.

In addition to numerous appearances in and about the Chicago area, members of the Chorale, while singing with the Oak Park River Forest Symphony Chorus, have participated in two European tours where

Oakland Choral Society

Our mission is to provide educational enrichment for Oakland County and metropolitan Detroit communities; to expand and enhance cultural experiences through dedication to the highest musical performance standards by presentation of significant classical and contemporary choral works; and to expose the listener to the finest choral literature in order to foster an appreciation of composers and singing. Our activities and performances are made possible through the generosity of individuals, local businesses, ticket sales, and chorus membership dues. We always welcome new supporters of music. OCS is 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization, and all donations are tax-deductible.

The artistic objectives we strive to achieve include interpretation of the compositions as the composer intended, with attention to dynamics, tempo, and to the emotions conveyed through the music. We aspire to perform each work with the original instrumentation dictated by the composer. Each concert, from preparation through performance, becomes another opportunity to improve our musicianship, our knowledge of the choral repertoire, and to present to our audience a concert that will keep them engaged so they will return for future OCS concerts.

Related to the artistic objectives are other considerations to enhance the experience of the audience and participants. These include choosing a performance venue that will "bring the music to life" with its ambiance and acoustics; selecting soloists who will complement the chorus, orchestra, and venue; providing a program booklet for the concert that will educate the participants about the works performed; and putting all of the above together to create a positive environment for the enjoyment of the concert.

Oakland East Bay Gay Men’s Chorus

The Oakland East Bay Gay Men's Chorus is a 50 voice gay men's chorus that performs a wide variety of music, from Classical to Broadway, in three seasonal and numerous church, community and outreach performances every year. The Oakland East Bay Gay Men's Chorus is the most active and well known Gay Arts organization in the Oakland and East Bay region of California. Centrally located in Oakland, the chorus serves many communities, with members coming from all around the Bay Area.

Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir

The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir was founded originally by Rhythmic Concepts, Inc. in 1986. Its inspiration came as a result of a Gospel music workshop led by Terrance Kelly, at RCI's Jazz Camp West, and Kelly became its co-founder and artistic director. OIGC went on to become an independent organization in 1991, and consists of 60 singers and 4 musicians, who represent a multi racial, multi- cultural, interfaith community of diversity. There is also a smaller ensemble group and a youth choir. Auditions are held annually

Oakland Jazz Choir

The Oakland Jazz Choir has been singing and bringing innovative, and unique vocal jazz to the Bay Area since 1992. Oakland born and bred, we they are one of a few community jazz choirs in the nation singing cool original, and standard jazz material in a distinctive choral jazz setting.

The Oakland Jazz Choir, a unique, dynamic, multi-cultural ensemble, is dedicated to the education, preservation and perpetuation of vocal jazz, and is committed to bringing together professional and community members alike.

Oakland Symphony Chorus

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. Established in 1958, the 120-member Oakland Symphony Chorus has been recognized as one of the East Bay's finest choirs and a premier resource for continuing education in the choral arts.

Oakland Turnverein Gemischter Chor

When it comes time to describing the fondness for singing by the German people, there is just no easy way to begin. Whenever a significant number of German speaking people gather, all one needs to do is hum a few bars of a familiar refrain, and let the German love for music take its course. German singing ranges from the familiar drinking songs to Wagnerian opera; from songs about nature to songs about love; from hearty and robust to light and soft.

Oakland Youth Chorus

Founded in 1974, the Oakland Youth Chorus (OYC) is the oldest and longest running youth chorus in the East Bay. OYC provides a multicultural music education and performance program for youth, fostering talent, confidence and community. Our mission focuses on creating and sustaining programs of high artistic merit that are accessible to and supportive of children and youth who might otherwise not be able to experience the joy of making music with others.

Oasis Chorale

p>Like all high callings, thoughtful worship requires focus and effort. Certainly the call to worship is not exclusive to music, but permeates all areas of life. In the context of church music, however, the call to worship calls participants to give careful attention to both words and music. This can be learned and must be taught, and Oasis is committed to this process.

Worship cannot be divorced from a heart tuned to God. Oasis seeks participants eager for fully-orbed spiritual development.

Not all artistic music is rapidly attainable for all singers or accessible to all audiences. Artistic music usually requires training to be sung excellently and to be listened to with understanding and appreciation. Oasis intends to provide the necessary training to move singers and audiences forward one step in this process.

Oberlin Choristers

Oberlin Choristers is a community-based choral program for children in Kindergarten through twelfth grades.

Based in Oberlin, Ohio, Choristers draws its singers from across northeast Ohio, from western Cuyahoga County to Huron County. Choristers trains children in choral music and vocal performance by providing them with an opportunity to improve their vocal and social skills in a variety of choir settings.

In addition, Choristers gives children an opportunity to perform in concerts both close to home and in some of the world's greatest musical venues. It is the Choristers' mission to provide an intense and enjoyable musical training program and to create in its singers a life-long appreciation for the arts.

Each year an average of 15 young people graduate from our upper choirs. Many go on to pursue careers in music education and performance, but we hope all carry with them a life-long love of music.

OC Times

Inspired by artists like Michael Buble, Frank Sinatra and Elvis, OC Times breathes new life into swing standards, rock and roll classics, and favorites from a variety of other genres. Hailing from Orange County, CA, Shawn York (tenor), Sean Devine (lead), Pat Claypool (baritone) and Cory Hunt (bass) take barbershop harmony back to where it started over a century ago: pop-culture.

In 2008, OC Times won the Barbershop Harmony Society's International Quartet Championship. They have been featured in major publications such asThe Wall Street Journal, Saturday Evening Post, and SPIN magazine. The quartet is also featured prominently in an upcoming documentary film entitled "American Harmony."

Occidental Community Choir

The Occidental Community Choir creates, performs, and promotes choral music composed primarily by its members. Our music reflects a wide range of personal experience and represents an authentic connection we have with one another and the community at large. We mentor and support one another in developing our skills as singers, lyricists and composers. We strive to share a meaningful musical experience with our audience community.

Ocean Bay Chorus

The Ocean Bay Chorus is a member of Sweet Adelines International, a World-Wide nonprofit organization of over 30,000 members whose motto is "Harmonize the World". The chorus is made up of women of all ages who are committed to singing four-part acappella music in the Barbershop style. Ocean Bay members experience the pleasure of performing, being involved in the community, and having the camaraderie of fellow singers.

Oceanaires

The Santa Monica Oceanaires is a men's a cappella chorus that uses music to serve the community. We consist of men from a wide variety of ages, walks of life, and talent levels who all share a love of singing.

We welcome any man to visit, share in the fun, and, under the guidance of our phenomenal director, leave as a better singer with a roomful of new friends.

Octappella

The 8 members of Octappella originally met while singing in a college musical ensemble. Motivated by their friendship and passion for music, they formed Octappella in the summer of 1999 and now work to promote the popular and growing genre of a cappella music. Proud to be a unique and sought-after a capella group specializing in vocal instrumentation and complex, tight harmonies, the members of Octappella have sought distinction in their artistic interpretation, vocal ability, musical arrangements, and performance personality. They've recorded two albums, made numerous radio and television appearances, and have performed at many university, corporate and community events. They were featured performers during the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games and appeared on international and national television and radio broadcasts. The members of Octappella comprise a broad collection of performance experience and musical talent. Their repertoire features a variety of musical genres spanning many decades, including old and new, classical and popular, as well as holiday and inspirational. Their diverse song selections, "marinated with the Octappella flavor," utilize rich harmonies with amazing vocal instrumentation and percussion.

Octave Atlanta

We are Octave, a women's a cappella singing group in Atlanta! We perform music of every genre - from pop hits to jazz, country, rock and standards - all without instruments.

We bring our unique sound to professional venues, private parties, benefit concerts, corporate events and a cappella festivals. We've done everything from being invited to audition for "America's Got Talent" to singing the National Anthem for the Braves or the Dreams. We've recorded a theme song for a children's educational CD, performed at weddings and rehearsal dinners, sung for a naturalization ceremony, and even performed for the Prime Minister of Ireland!

Offbook A Cappella

Step 1) Get the music. 2) Learn your part. 3) Try to be Offbook! Offbook is a new a cappella group based in the Bay Area. This 10-person singing collective started when a contingent of Facebook employees, who share a love of making music with their mouths, wanted to continue their passion for singing outside the office. Offbook sings a wide variety of music from top 40 hits to classic rock, pop, and more. Despite being new on the scene, they are determined to make a name for themselves. OffBook is excited to share their love for music to all ears!

Ohio Heartland Chorus

We are the Ohio Heartland Chapter of Sweet Adelines International, located in Delaware, Ohio. Our membership are from all walks of life and represent women who love to sing from many cities surrounding Delaware. In additional to being part of the International Organization we are also a part of Sweet Adelines Region #4 which compromise choruses from Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia.

Ohio Men's Choral Festival

The Ohio Men's Choral Festival was the brain child of Mike Miller who had the idea to get men together and sing arrangements for men's voices. With the help of Weldon Hostetler and Franklin Miller the idea took off! The 2018 festival was the first event of what has become an annual event that many look forward to every year.

Ohio State University Men's Glee

The Ohio State University Men's Glee Club was organized in 1875. It is the oldest of hundreds of student organizations available to students at the university. The group has exemplified the university's dedication to tradition, excellence, and diversity.

During its history the OSU Men's Glee Club has garnered worldwide accolades. Most notably, the Men's Glee Club was unanimously declared "Choir of the World" in 1990 under the direction of Professor James Gallagher in Llangollen, Wales. The OSUMGC was the first male chorus and the first ensemble from the United States to win the competition. The Men's Glee Club has performed at many OMEA, MENC, and ACDA conventions, proudly representing the university at state, regional, and national levels. In 2006 the OSUMGC traveled to Eau Claire, Wisconsin to perform for the 42nd national seminar of the Intercollegiate Male Choruses, Inc.

Ohio State University Women's Glee

The Ohio State University Women's Glee Club was established in 1903. This ensemble has the distinction of having been the first campus musical organization to appear in concert in Mershon Auditorium. Membership in the Women's Glee Club has steadily inscreased over the years, as the ensemble becomes better known within the OSU community. The WGC represents a wide variety of majors and interests, with singers ranging from freshman to graduate students. Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt has been the director of WGC since 1993.

Ohlone Chamber Singers

The Mission Peak Chamber Singers (MPCS) is an independent, community-based chamber choir of 35 singers now entering its second season. Prior to becoming independent, the ensemble was known as the Ohlone Chamber Singers and has a 27 year history of excellence that has not only provided superb choral music for the greater Fremont region, but has travelled extensively throughout Europe and Asia. Highlights for the second season are the annual Christmas at the Mission Concert at Old Mission San Jose in Fremont, a masterworks concert, and a tour to Wales and Ireland in July 2015. Michael Morris is the Mission Peak Chamber Singers' Artistic Director and conductor.

Ojai Community Chorus

Ojai Community Chorus has been a vital part of Ojai since it was founded in 1987. It is a true community chorus: open to any singer of any age (professional or amateur, whether able to read music or not) who is willing to commit to the group's mission and put in the necessary work to achieve it. And that mission is to produce two shows a year (a themed performance in the spring and a holiday program in December) of the highest possible quality. Originally confined to religious/classical works, the chorus now performs a wide variety of music, both sacred and secular. A perfect example was our much-lauded Spring 2019 program, which featured a cornucopia of music from the jazz canon.

The chorus is extremely fortunate to be led by Connie Woodson, who has been our music director for the last 15 years. A gifted singer herself, she has a deep grasp of repertoire, a dogged determination to perfect our sound, the expertise to get us there, and a true talent for putting together crowd-pleasing shows. She is also part of a wide network of professional singers and musicians who can be called upon to augment the regular chorus when needed. Thanks to Connie, we believe we are as fine a small-town community chorus as one could find.

Old Capitol Chorus

We are Iowa City's barbershop chorus and have been around for over 55 years. We love to perform all around the area and sing for different groups of people. We sing music from a lot of different genres, arranged into 4-part a cappella harmony and usually in the barbershop style.

Old Dominion Chorus

The Old Dominion Chorus is Loudoun County's a cappella chorus for men and a chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. We sing a variety of musical styles - from traditional to doo-wop to Gospel to contemporary A Cappella. We love to bring smiles to faces as we share familiar favorites.

Old Stoughton Musical Society

Our Director Renee LeBlanc studied Music Education and piano at The University of Massachusetts at Lowell, graduating with a Bachelor of Music Degree. She has been singing in choruses since high school and has served on the board of directors of The Neponset Choral Society as Membership Chairperson and Chairperson-At-Large, as well as an acting member of the Music Commitee. She has participated in the chorus for several large choral works including La Traviata, Messiah, and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requiem, and had the honor of singing in the Collegiate Chorale for a special concert conducted by jazz great Dave Brubeck during a visit to the University of Lowell. She has also sung in several small groups that specialize in medieval and early American music.

Old Town School Community Choir

Welcome to the Old Town School Community Choir! A place for all singers to come together and enjoy group singing! We are excited to have started this community choir in 2015, watching it grow to so many voices. The only requirement we ask is some familiarity with singing and the ability to sing in tune (i.e. the ability to match pitch). Music selection will be based on the actual ability and voices that come together, however, generally songs will be drawn from traditional, contemporary and popular sources. This truly is a community choir open to all voices and ages, teens to seniors are welcome. Come lift your voice and be a part of this amazing choir!

Olde Town Harmony Chorus

Founded in 2008, there are currently 25 men between the ages of 16 and 87. If you love to sing and have fun, come check us out! There are no auditions and no one is turned away. We'd love to have you!

Olympia Chorus

The award-winning Olympia Sweet Adelines Chorus is a group of amazing women of all ages who love to sing a cappella music in the barbershop style.

Olympia Vocal Improv

This is a group of people in the South Puget Sound area -- mostly in Olympia -- who are interested in participating in group vocal improvisation. We share the joyful art of co-creating songs together, using our voices and bodies.

Olympia Youth Chorus

Olympia Youth Chorus was founded in 1995 with a vision for providing an artistic outlet for young singers in our community. Dedicated to excellence, our award winning program has been inspiring and educating young singers for over 25 years. OYC includes over 100 youth in five individual choirs, representing over forty schools in our area. Our choirs have been invited to perform regionally, nationally and internationally.

Our singers experience the joy of singing with others who share their love of music and performance.

The choirs rehearse one evening per week during the regular school year at a local church in Olympia.

Olympic Peninsula Men's Chorus

We are the Juan de Fuca Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society.Our members are drawn from communities bordering the Strait of Juan de Fuca from the Pacific Ocean to the Hood Canal in the State of Washington.

Omaha Chamber Singers

The Omaha Chamber Singers has solidly established itself as a choral ensemble of the highest caliber, earning admiration for excellent performances of exceptional choral literature of all historical periods. Initially organized as a sixteen-voice ensemble for a single concert project in June of 1999, the immediate success of the collaboration quickly evolved into an ongoing ensemble of sixteen to twenty-four singers, offering a wonderful array of choral performances each season. The organization was soon incorporated as a non-profit arts organization under 501(c)3 status.

Omaha Children's Choir

Omaha Children's Choir was founded on the premise that the study of music makes a positive difference in the lives of young people in ways that can help them socially, emotionally, and even academically. Significantly, it gives them a unique opportunity to learn about their own and other's cultures and the society in which they live, as well as helping them develop sophisticated skills and an empowering aesthetic awareness that generates self-esteem and empathy. Research proves that these gains cross boundaries, providing the same advantages to all students, regardless of their ethnic or socioeconomic backgrounds. Students who develop their musical skill to a high degree have many advantages, including advanced performance opportunity and potential college scholarships.

Omaha Shape-Note Singers

Shape-note music is a living folk-singing tradition with over two hundred years' history in the United States and with roots that go back centuries before that. The sound is different than that of any other music, and the tunes are written in special notes invented to help untrained singers learn to read music. Our group meets to sing every second Sunday of the month at Saint Vincent's Church at 51st and Lake Streets in Omaha at 1:30, with a yearly all-day singing on the Saturday before the second Sunday of April. Everybody is welcome to sing with us!

Omaha Symphonic Chorus

The mission of the Omaha Symphonic Chorus is to enrich the community with the highest quality of live choral music, to promote fellowship and artistic growth among its singers, and to inspire a broad audience with performances spanning the diverse spectrum of music for large chorus.

The Omaha Symphonic Chorus sings music of all genres and periods. Classical or contemporary, accompanied or a cappella, towering masterpieces or international folk traditions, all styles are represented in OSC's diverse repertoire. Performing 3 to 5 concerts in a typical season, the 90 voice ensemble is augmented or reduced to meet the needs of the selected program. Chorus members come from all walks of life and are selected annually by audition.

One Heart CircleSongs

Circlesongs are guided improvisational group songs, usually without words, that are steeped in rhythm and harmony. This tradition is a form constructed by Bobby McFerrin based on historical tribal music.

Any level of singer is invited to participate. Our mission is to provide a safe, mistake-free zone where community comes together to experience the power of voice, frequency of sound and subsequent soothing of spirit.

Marie believes that each person has a beautiful, powerful and unique soundprint whose emergence is essential to the health of our society and planet

One Heart, One Voice Chorus

In partnership with Concordia Conservatory, The One Heart, One Voice Chorus shares, celebrates and remembers the joy of singing. We invite all caregivers and their loved ones with Alzheimer's or dementia to join us in this celebration of music. Each session features music, light refreshments and support for those with memory impairment and their loved ones. To continue this amazing program, we need your help! Please consider making a gift to support the One Heart, One Voice Chorus and make a differences in the lives of those living with Alzheimer's disease and their families.

One Voice Choir of Charlotte

One Voice brings lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and LGBT-affirming people together to celebrate our lives in song. Since 1989, when five Charlotteans met to form the Chorus, One Voice has grown into an important source of strength for our community. The 25 singers at our first rehearsal in January, 1990 have become a joyous and dedicated group of over 70 singers, support members and paid musical staff.

One Voice Chorus of Virginia

One Voice Chorus is a non-profit, intentionally integrated chorus bringing a musically diverse range of excellent choral performances to people in Richmond, VA and wherever there are those who need to hear our voice.

We are founded on the belief that all people benefit from an understanding of the diverse world around us. We are dedicated to the idea that uniting people together of different backgrounds promotes not only kindness and respect, but an embrace of those differences. By demonstrating there is so much more that unites us than divides us, we can help our community find the power in our collective strength.

One Voice Mixed Chorus

One Voice Mixed Chorus is Minnesota's own - and one of North America's largest - LGBT and straight allies community chorus. We're building community and creating social change by raising our voices in song!

OneVoice

OneVoice is the flagship ensemble of the vocal jazz program at Millikin University. Begun in 1986 by the group's musical director and keyboardist, Stephen Widenhofer, OneVoice is one of two vocal jazz groups at Millikin University. OneVoice has been specially recognized by DOWN BEAT magazine several times and has been invited to perform at various educational conferences and collegiate jazz festivals in the United States. Last year the ensemble was one of two vocal jazz ensembles featured at the national convention of the American Choral Director's Association in Oklahoma City. OneVoice regularly tours regionally and has toured the Dominican Republic on three different occasions.

OneVoice CircleSingers

OneVoice CircleSingers is an improvisational singing community with a spiritual attitude. We're a "vocal jam-fest with heart," a community gathering of folks who form an improvised choir. Our leadership is offered primarily by members of SoVoSo, an Oakland-based vocal band.

Circlesinging can last as long you want. Our 2-hour monthly circles and our 12-hour annual Sing For Your Life celebration are just the way we do it. People come and go, solo or stay with the group, and sometimes even take a turn leading. There are other groups around the Bay Area, and in other parts of the country, and each has its own flavor - some are more structured, and some are looser. What matters and what's magic is, it's different every time, and singers of all levels of experience are welcome.

Onion River Chorus

Onion River Chorus is a non-auditioned community chorus based in Montpelier, Vermont. Our singers, on average between 50-60 in number, come from the greater Central Vermont area. The chorus is directed by Larry Gordon of Marshfield, Vermont and accompanied by Lynnette Combs. Guest conductors are regularly employed to fill in for Larry when he is away on tour with his other ensembles.

Over the years the Onion River Chorus has developed a reputation for its innovative programming, often championing the works of lesser known Baroque, 20th century and contemporary composers. Whether performing a cappella or collaborating with professional soloists and instrumentalists Onion River Chorus aspires to a high level of musicianship and provides an opportunity for artistic growth to all singers, regardless of their level of expertise. The chorus prepares 2 programs for performance each year.

Opera Orlando Chorus

Opera Orlando's mission is to present high-caliber, innovative productions and events while building an audience throughout Central Florida.

Opus 7

Since its inception, Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble has established a reputation for continually featuring a diverse range of new and rarely performed works, along with time-honored classics of choral literature. Formed in 1992 as a professional choral group by founding director Loren Ponten, Opus 7 specializes in 19th- through 21st-century a cappella choral music. As a resident ensemble of St. James Cathedral in Seattle, Washington since 1994, Opus 7 is firmly dedicated to performing the works of local and regional composers, regularly commissioning new choral compositions. In addition, since 2000 Opus 7 has fostered new talent in the field of choral music through their unique Student Choral Composition Awards Program.

Orange Blossom Chorus

Chartered in 1949, the Orange Blossom Chorus is the longest running a cappella singing organization in Orlando.

From mid-teens to mid-80's, OBC is comprised of good-willed men and women of all ages and walks of life who seek to serve their community, and spread the joy of four-part, a cappella harmony.

In addition to singing a cappella in multiple musical styles, they have been a steadfast source of one of America's great original art forms, harmony in the "Barbershop Style." As members of the international Barbershop Harmony Society, their 72-year mission has been to bring people together in harmony and fellowship, and enrich lives through singing.

Orange County Women's Chorus

Under the artistic leadership of Eliza Rubenstein since 2000, the Orange County Women's Chorus has grown from a small group of women brainstorming about singing together to one of the region's leading choruses. The OCWC has performed at venues including the Orange County Performing Arts Center, the Irvine Barclay Theatre, Walt Disney Concert Hall's REDCAT Theater, the 2004 and 2012 western regional conferences of the American Choral Directors' Association, and most recently, Carnegie Hall. The chorus was named a 2014 Outstanding Arts Organization by Arts Orange County and won a prize at the 2015 International Musical Eisteddfod in Llangollen, Wales. We've collaborated with ensembles including Bel Canto, MenAlive, the Wooden Floor (formerly the Saint Joseph Ballet), the South Coast Symphony, the Agape Voices of Praise, the All-American Boys' Chorus, and Men in Blaque.

Our wide-ranging repertoire includes medieval chants, multicultural folk songs, classical masterworks, protest songs, gospel tunes, and more. We're especially proud of our commitment to new music and up-and-coming musicians; we regularly commission new works for women's voices, and our conducting internship program, designed to encourage young women entering the field of choral conducting, has been a model for other choruses around the nation.