"Love Is Stronger Than Hate: Remembering Charleston 2015" is a very special, powerful concert AfterGlow Chorus in Oakland, CA .
This very special concert honoring and commemorating the heart-breaking, and, ultimately, inspirational events at Mother Emanuel Church in Charleston, SC in June 2015: https://motheremanuel.com/our-story
We will also be lifting up Chris Singleton's story and personal mission: https://www.chrissingleton.com/chris-story
Here are just some of the powerful, dramatic songs that we will be singing:
- "Hear My Prayer" by Moses Hogan
- "Dies Irae" from the Mozart Requiem
- "Oh Happy Day" by Edwin Hawkins
- "Listen to the Lambs" by R. Nathaniel Dett
- "None of Us Are Free" by Solomon Burke
- "A Change Is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke
- "Bleed for Love" by Jennifer Hudson
- "Freedom" by Beyoncé
The concert is in the vibrant Uptown neighborhood in Oakland, CA at the beautiful First Presbyterian Church of Oakland. The church combines both wonderful visuals and acoustics with its 138-foot spire and stunning stained glass windows. There is plenty of street parking is available as well. It is also a few blocks away from the 19th Street BART Station.