Chorus Information
Love Center Choir
Walter Hawkins, Director
Information last updated: 2008-06-01
Status:
Current
Basic Information
| Asst Conductor : | Edwin Hawkins |
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| Description: | This is a professional-level church choir, not open to the general public. Choir members must be members of the Love Center Church. |
| Web Address: | http://www.lovecenter.org |
| Year Estab: | 1973 |
| Mission: | To provide music during church services, and public performances on request. |
| Emphasis: | Contemporary gospel. 90% of our selections are our own (Walter and Edwin Hawkins) material. |
| Size: | 85-90, including Young Adult Choir |
| Concerts/Year: | 12-Jun |
| Auditions: | Yes, held at Love Center Church. |
| Dues: | No |
| Dress: | Robes |
| Rehearsals: | Thursday (closed--no visitors, please), 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Love Center Church, 10440 International Boulevard, Oakland |
Categories
| Type of Music: | Church/Sacred Gospel |
Type of Chorus: | Children's Gospel Church |
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| Rehearse City: | Oakland | ||
| Region: | Alameda County West | ||
| Audition Req'd: | Y | ||
Chorus Contact Information
| Mailing Address: | Love Center Church, 10440 International Blvd, Oakland, 94603 |
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| Phone: | (510) 729-0680 |
| Fax: | (510) 567-0600 |
| Email: | lovecenter@lovecenter.org |
Other Information
| Related Groups: | Love Center Young Adult Choir (25 members) |
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| Discography: | Love Alive I, II and III--contemporary gospel, 100% our own material, produced on Light Records. Love Alive IV. Malaco Records. June, 1990. Love Alive V recorded October, 1997. Grammy nominee Individuals within the group have received Grammy nominations and Grammies. |
| Bibliography: | Many articles, such as in the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner, Oakland Tribune, East Bay Express, Oakland Post, Billboard, etc. Also mentioned in The New Grove Dictionary Of American Music, 1986, v. 2, p. 259. |