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AfterGlow Chorus: Ring Dem Bells | Holiday Concert in Oakland
Gather with AfterGlow Chorus in Oakland for a holiday concert of classical masterworks, festive carols, spirituals, jazz, and soul!
Ring in the joy, warmth, and wonder of the holiday season!
This December, AfterGlow Chorus returns to the magnificent acoustics of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Oakland for our festive holiday concert series, "Ring Dem Bells."
Gather with family, friends, and neighbors for an uplifting musical celebration that captures the full spirit of the season—from quiet, luminous sacred beauty to joyful, soul-stirring holiday anthems.
"Pure chills from the very first note. AfterGlow Chorus brings the real heart and soul of the holidays to Oakland."
— AfterGlow Chorus Concert Attendee
Program Highlights
Our holiday program bridges centuries and styles, weaving together timeless carols, soaring classical masterpieces, powerful spirituals, and soulful modern arrangements.
- Beloved Holiday Carols — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, The First Nowell, What Child Is This?, Infant Holy, Infant Lowly, and Es ist ein Rose entsprungen
- Luminous Classical Masterworks — Featuring Sergei Rachmaninoff’s soaring Bogoroditse Devo, Tomás Luis de Victoria’s transcendent O Magnum Mysterium, plus works by Eric Gilbert and Tristino Ali
- Powerful Spirituals: Peter, Go Ring Them Bells (arr. Roderick Williams) & Ain't That a Rockin' (arr. Stacey Gibbs) — Joyful, energetic spirituals
- Soulful Classics & Dolly Parton Tribute — Featuring The Temptations' soulful arrangement of Silent Night and Dolly Parton’s uplifting anthem Clear Blue Morning
- Joyful Gospel: Go Tell It on the Mountain (arr. The Myra Walker Singers) — A high-energy celebration