Located near Lake Merritt in downtown Oakland, St. Paul's is regarded as one of the best concert venues in the East Bay. The church is historic, unique, and beautiful, with live and clear acoustics, ideal for choral and chamber performances.
Every year, St. Paul’s presents an extraordinary spectrum of music, spanning ancient to cutting-edge traditions: from Renaissance polyphony, Anglican sacred music, and classical symphonic works to contemporary choral writing, global folk traditions, jazz, pop, and innovative a cappella performances. Across professional ensembles, community choirs, youth musicians, and world-class artists, the year reflected St. Paul's continued commitment to supporting musical excellence, diversity, and artistic curiosity.
We encourage everyone to attend these concerts, performed by outstanding local and internationally renowned musicians!
Every year, St. Paul’s presents an extraordinary spectrum of music, spanning ancient to cutting-edge traditions: from Renaissance polyphony, Anglican sacred music, and classical symphonic works to contemporary choral writing, global folk traditions, jazz, pop, and innovative a cappella performances. Across professional ensembles, community choirs, youth musicians, and world-class artists, the year reflected St. Paul's continued commitment to supporting musical excellence, diversity, and artistic curiosity.
We encourage everyone to attend these concerts, performed by outstanding local and internationally renowned musicians!
Please check the featured group's website for ticket availability, updated times, and program information, as details can change.
CONCERT
When the Fog Rolls In to Honolulu
Fog City Singers
Saturday, November 14, 7:30pm TICKETS
Aloha! The Fog City Singers cordially invite you to join us as we share our Fall Concert, entitled “When the Fog Rolls In To Honolulu.” In this concert we will use our barbershop, choral, and contemporary a cappella singing to embark on a grand musical journey that will take you across the Pacific Ocean and return you safely home.
Concert repertoire includes our newest commissioned contest piece, Jeremiah Pope’s barbershop mashup of Elton John’s “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” and Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine.” Another commission, a medley of Damita Jo’s “When the Fog Rolls In To San Francisco” and Queen Lili‘uokalani’s “Sanoe,” establishes a direct contrapuntal musical connection between San Francisco, our home town, and Honolulu, our October tour destination.
Performances by our chapter quartets, including S’melodies and Yeah No Yeah, will round out the concerts.
Concert repertoire includes our newest commissioned contest piece, Jeremiah Pope’s barbershop mashup of Elton John’s “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” and Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine.” Another commission, a medley of Damita Jo’s “When the Fog Rolls In To San Francisco” and Queen Lili‘uokalani’s “Sanoe,” establishes a direct contrapuntal musical connection between San Francisco, our home town, and Honolulu, our October tour destination.
Performances by our chapter quartets, including S’melodies and Yeah No Yeah, will round out the concerts.
TWO CONCERTS
Ring Dem Bells
AfterGlow Chorus’ Joyous Holiday Concerts
Sunday, December 6, 4:00pm
Saturday, December 12, 8:00pm
A festive holiday concert of luminous classical masterworks, joyful carols, powerful spirituals, R&B, and gospel.
Gather with AfterGlow Chorus in Oakland to 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 for our festive holiday concert series, "Ring Dem Bells."
Together with family, friends, and neighbors, experience an uplifting musical celebration that captures the full spirit of the season—from quiet, luminous sacred beauty to joyful, soul-stirring holiday anthems. Whether you are seeking a moment of peace amid the holiday rush or a high-energy celebration of light, this concert is designed to lift your heart and move your room.
"Pure chills from the very first note. AfterGlow Chorus brings the real heart and soul of the holidays to Oakland." — Recent Concert Attendee
🎵 Program Highlights
Why Attend?
We design our concert programs to do more than sound beautiful—we design them to touch the soul and bring our community together. "Ring Dem Bells" bridges centuries and musical traditions, combining precision artistic mastery with deep warmth, joy, and emotional resonance. Join us as we celebrate light, hope, and togetherness through the power of the human voice.
Gather with AfterGlow Chorus in Oakland to 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 for our festive holiday concert series, "Ring Dem Bells."
Together with family, friends, and neighbors, experience an uplifting musical celebration that captures the full spirit of the season—from quiet, luminous sacred beauty to joyful, soul-stirring holiday anthems. Whether you are seeking a moment of peace amid the holiday rush or a high-energy celebration of light, this concert is designed to lift your heart and move your room.
"Pure chills from the very first note. AfterGlow Chorus brings the real heart and soul of the holidays to Oakland." — Recent Concert Attendee
🎵 Program Highlights
- Beloved Holiday Carols
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
- The First Nowell
- What Child Is This?
- Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
- Es ist ein Rose entsprungen
- Luminous Classical & Modern Gems
- Bogoroditse Devo — Sergei Rachmaninoff
- O Magnum Mysterium — Tomás Luis de Victoria
- Soaring modern choral compositions by Eric Gilbert and Tristino Ali
- Powerful African American Spirituals
- Peter, Go Ring Them Bells — arr. Roderick Williams
- Ain't That a Rockin' — arr. Stacey Gibbs
- Soulful Classics & Dolly Parton Tribute
- Silent Night — arr. The Temptations
- Clear Blue Morning — Dolly Parton
- Joyful Gospel Celebration
- Go Tell It on the Mountain — arr. The Myra Walker Singers
Why Attend?
We design our concert programs to do more than sound beautiful—we design them to touch the soul and bring our community together. "Ring Dem Bells" bridges centuries and musical traditions, combining precision artistic mastery with deep warmth, joy, and emotional resonance. Join us as we celebrate light, hope, and togetherness through the power of the human voice.
CONCERT
Young Musicians Chorus
Saturday, December 12, 2:00pm
Concert details to come.
YMC takes young musicians seriously. Through ambitious choral music-making in a joyful, focused environment, our singers build independent musicianship, artistry, ensemble excellence – and a clan of musical peers. Especially well-suited to instrumentalists, YMC offers experienced young musicians the pace and challenge they revel in while giving beginners the foundation to grow.
YMC puts its resources where its mission is: into the music, the teaching, and the kids. By keeping rehearsals concentrated and overhead lean, we make exceptional musical training accessible in both time and cost.
YMC takes young musicians seriously. Through ambitious choral music-making in a joyful, focused environment, our singers build independent musicianship, artistry, ensemble excellence – and a clan of musical peers. Especially well-suited to instrumentalists, YMC offers experienced young musicians the pace and challenge they revel in while giving beginners the foundation to grow.
YMC puts its resources where its mission is: into the music, the teaching, and the kids. By keeping rehearsals concentrated and overhead lean, we make exceptional musical training accessible in both time and cost.