HOLIDAY SOUL
Overview
The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir’s powerhouse harmonies have garnered praise from audiences around the world. This holiday season, they join singer-songwriter and pianist Sheléa and the SF Symphony for an exuberant performance of soul, jazz, and Christmas classics. Don’t miss your chance to experience their vocal fireworks and inspirational energy in a holiday concert that’s sure to lift your spirits.
Artists
Conductor
Sheléa
Vocalist
Oakland Interfaith Gospel Quartet, Terrance Kelly
Director
San Francisco Symphony
Program
“Hallelujah” Chorus from Messiah
“Ride the Chariot”
“Silent Night”
“O Holy Night”
“Emmanuel”
“I Give You Praise”
“Hallelujah” from Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration
“Everybody Dancin”
San Francisco Symphony
THIS CONCERT IS PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
Conductor
A passionate communicator, Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser brings clarity and meaning to the concert hall, fostering deep connections between audiences and performers. He is concurrently the Resident Conductor of Engagement and Education of the San Francisco Symphony, Barrett Principal Education Conductor and Community Ambassador of the Toronto Symphony, Artist in Residence and Community Ambassador of Symphony Nova Scotia, and Principal Youth Conductor and Artistic Partner of Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra. He previously served as assistant conductor of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony and associate conductor of the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra. Host of Canadian Broadcasting Company’s (CBC) nationally broadcast weekly radio show Centre Stage, he is also the subject of a multi award-winning CBC documentary Disruptor Conductor, focusing on his efforts to extend the boundaries of the orchestral music world through concerts for neurodiverse, incarcerated, African diaspora, and LGBTQ2S+ populations.
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