thoughtful worship
through
   artistic
choral music
sung skillfully
Who We Are
We are a group of 40 singers of Anabaptist background from across US and Canada who meet every year to sing a cappella music. We have toured in the US, Canada, and the British Isles and usually record a new choral album every other year. We are constantly seeking fresh ways for choral musicians to share God’s beauty with others and to sing God’s grace into our world.
Worship through song requires a heart tuned to God and a disciplined mind that is attentive to both words and music. Oasis Chorale is committed to nurturing this process in both singers and listeners.
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Hear Our Music
One of our latest commissioned pieces, Hark! Ten Thousand Harps, arranged by Lyle Stutzman was featured on our 2023 Tour and recorded in this video at Norton Chapel in Keuka Park, NY.
Oasis Chorale
now available on Vinyl!
Our debut record album is available for order now (ships in July) or in-person during our tour.
News & Events
2025 Tour Itinerary
Friday, July 4th @ 7:00 PM
Woodburn United Methodist ChurchÂ
700 N. Cascade Dr.
Woodburn, OR 97071
Saturday, July 5th @ 7:00 PM
Medford Seventh Day Adventist ChurchÂ
1900 Greenwood St.
Medford, OR 97504
Sunday, July 6th @ 7:00 PM
Russell Tripp Performance Center
Linn-Benton Community College
6500 Pacific Blvd SW
Albany, OR 97321
Tuesday, July 8th @ 6:30 PM
Zillah German Baptist Brethren Church
203 W. Centennial Dr.
Zillah, WA 98953
Wednesday, July 9th @ 7:00 PM
Blue Mountain Christian Fellowship
52322 Sunquist Rd
Milton Freewater, ORÂ 97862
Friday, July 11th @ 6:30 PM
Trinity Reformed Church
101 E Palouse River Drive
Moscow, ID 83843
Saturday, July 12th @ 6:00 PM
Parkside Church
1428 1st St
Newport, WA 99156
Sunday, July 13th @ 6:00 PM
Kootenai Valley Mennonite Church
782 Moon Shadow Rd.
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805
New! Oasis Chorale Water Bottles
Support us while staying hydrated with your very own Oasis Chorale Water Bottle. This vacuum insulated water vessel holds 20 oz. of water and features and easy-carying loop and a tethered, threaded cap for easy opening.
Our Latest Choral Album
In 2024 we toured through Ontario, Pennsylvania, and Ohio and loved seeing many of you at our concerts. Our final concert at Walnut Creek Mennonite Church in Sugarcreek, Ohio was a highlight, coming after several days spent at Dover High School recording our new choral album, Radiant Dawn (pictured on right).
One enriching experience that Oasis Chorale enjoys on tour is participating in a workshop with a choral clinician. In July of 2019, we enjoyed working with Dr. Rene Clausen, whose gentle feedback was affirming, gracious, and incredibly helpful. You can read more about our day with him on our blog.
From René Clausen:
The Oasis Chorale is an outstanding choir on every level. It is comprised of excellent and highly skilled individual singers, yet the sense of awareness of the needs of the ensemble is ever present. The Chorale is distinguished by tonal beauty, excellent intonation, refined musicianship, and outstanding interpretation under the direction of their fine conductor, Wendell Nisly.
Tour Diary
Read about our latest tour and other events we’ve been a part of.
Sunday, July 14, 2024
Sunday made up for Saturday’s open schedule. By 8:45, choir members were slipping into the choir loft at St. John’s United Church of Christ (where we rehearsed and ate our meals) for some warm-up and practice prior to singing three songs during the morning worship service. This was a fine way to...
Saturday, July 13, 2024
Saturday morning was scheduled for retakes of whatever we needed better recordings of, but Friday evening Wendell gave us glad tidings of great joy: no retakes needed! Huzzah! Therefore, the only thing scheduled for the day was our evening concert at Dover High School. Call time, accordingly, was...
Thursday & Friday, July 11 & 12, 2024
We spend Thursday and Friday on the stage at Dover High School laying down takes for a new choral album. Things went pretty well despite the colds, weariness, and noises. Here and there on tour and during breaks in recording while the bells rang and lawn mowers roared, a number of singers shared...
Videos and Recordings
2023 Concert Tour
Watch the 2023 Concert Tour playlist
2018 Concert Tour
2021 Concert Tour
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New Album
Radiant Dawn (On Vinyl!)
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New Album
Radiant Dawn
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Jesus Loves Me – Songs for Children
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Sale!
Hymns of the Church – 4 Album Set
Original price was: $40.95.$20.00Current price is: $20.00. -
New Every Morning – Great Is Thy Faithfulness
$15.00 -
Hymns of the Church – Volume 4
$7.99 -
The Glory of His Grace
$15.00 -
Hymns of the Church – Volume 3
$7.99
We have 10 albums of choral music as well as 4 albums of classic hymns taken from Hymns of the Church.
Most recordings are available as CDs and as mp3 downloads.
Donate
Your generosity makes transformative music possible.
General Donations
Worship through music has the power to transform people. The goodness of this penetrates to the core of who we are and it endures forever. Donations to Oasis Chorale are vital investments in this work.Â
Education:Â We develop singers and listeners to worship with body, soul, and spirit.
Formation:Â We disciple people in worship through excellent music-making.
Vocation:Â We educate and form people to labor with wisdom, hope, and joy.
Singer Scholarships
Value the music?
Enable the music-maker.
 Scholarships enable skilled musicians to join the choir who would find it difficult to pay membership dues on their own. This membership fee helps cover music, food, lodging, and transportation costs. The recipients of these scholarships are often students, graduates, educators, and those supporting growing families.
Patreon
Partner with Oasis Chorale to sustain the gift of artistic choral music. This mission is both costly and deeply rewarding. We hope this can be a place to share in the reward as you participate in the investment.
For a monthly partnership starting at $5/month, you will gain exclusive access to behind-the-scenes content, lots of videos of choir activities, and conversations about our history, vision, and mission.
There’s a wonderful library of content to explore!