The Oakland Youth Chorus unites diverse communities and transforms young people’s lives through excellence in music education and community performance.

Founded in 1974, the Oakland Youth Chorus (OYC) is the longest running youth chorus in the East Bay. The Oakland Youth Chorus unites diverse communities and transforms young people’s lives through excellence in music education and community performance.

Through empowering children and youth by creating safe, joyful opportunities to express themselves and connect through music, the Oakland Youth Chorus changes the lives that will transform our communities and our world. We accomplish this via joyful, affirming music education and performance programs that focus on musical excellence, building multicultural respect, and nurturing the development of the whole child. Community performances provide opportunities for singers to connect across neighborhoods, foster greater community engagement, and engage in the arts as service learning experiences.

Celebrate the beauty of nature in song with OYC at the historic Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse! Like nature, music in an all-encompassing force that holds us all together- and OYC’s singers deliver the message that we must lift our voices to exalt and protect everything in nature with songs from world traditions and contemporary styles.

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