About us
The Oxford Gospel Choir, now celebrating its 21st year, is a vibrant community choir where everyone is welcome to join in singing an uplifting repertoire of Gospel and popular music that inspires and uplifts. In 2024, we celebrated our 20th year.
We’re a friendly and diverse group of singers from Oxfordshire, embracing all beliefs, ages, and abilities. Our rehearsals are as much about community and fun as they are about music, and we love coming together each week to share in the joy of singing.
We follow traditional Gospel teaching methods, learning by listening and copying rather than using music scores. This approach allows our songs to become part of us, so we can sing from memory, freeing us to dance, groove, and fully express the joy in our music.
And by the way, we sound pretty amazing! Not to brag, but we’re joint holders of the Guinness World Record for the largest-ever Gospel choir performance, singing alongside 1,200 other voices. We’ve also twice been finalists in the BBC Songs of Praise Gospel Choir of the Year competition.
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Our previous performances include:
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Annual Summer, Easter and Christmas Charity Concerts
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Cowley Road Carnival
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Oxford Christmas Lights Festival
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Last Choir Standing and BBC Choir of the Year competitions
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London Community Gospel Choir’s 30th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Festival Hall
Mission & Values
Our purpose as a choir is to share a love of inspiring gospel, soul and pop music through teaching, performing and singing together. To achieve this, we focus on:
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Uplifting others: We aim to uplift and nurture the souls of our members and audience
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Creating a welcoming environment: We welcome and value everyone - embracing a real sense of community spirit
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Inclusivity and togetherness: Bound by a love of music, we continue to grow together and thrive as an inclusive community
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Performance and Quality: We pride ourselves on high street quality performances which truly embrace the joy of gospel music
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