Harmony with Meaning

AfterGlow Chorus is a premier, auditioned chamber choir of 40 highly-skilled, experienced singers based in Oakland, CA in the San Francisco East Bay. AfterGlow's mission is to perform powerful choral works of all genres with the highest level of musicianship and emotional impact. 

Our upcoming Fall Concert Series is a very special concert "Stand Up: Support Ukraine & Fight Antisemitism." In this fall concert program, we hope to bring awareness to historical and cultural themes affecting Jewish and Ukrainian peoples. AfterGlow Chorus is fortunate to have singers from both of these communities.

We will be singing music with both Ukrainian and Jewish roots and connections, including selections from classical, jazz, pop, and Broadway genres, including:

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• "Oi u luzi chervona kalyna" (traditional Ukrainian folk song)

• "Bless the Lord, O My Soul" by Kyrylo Stetsenko

• "A Quiet Night - Tyhoyi Nochi" by  Natalia Tsupryk (Bay Area Premier)

• “1944” by Jamala (Eurovision Song winner)

• "Even When He Is Silent" by Kim Andre Arnesen

• "Eli, Eli" written by Hannah Szenes in 1942 and set to music by David Zehavi in 1945 (original AfterGlow arrangement)

• "For All We Know" by J. Fred Coots

• "Lullabye" by Billy Joel

• “Glitter in the Air” by Pink

• "Sunday" by Stephen Sondheim

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Here is a YouTube Playlist of the songs we will be singing: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeLtdDKoF3VQ1tGoRs0Sww17o1aSI6D9k

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We are honored to be performing one of these special concerts at the wonderful Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland.