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 acapella 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.
Hear Our Music
Our latest commissioned piece written by Douglas Byler, is featured in our new recording, The Glory of His Grace. The video below is from our 2018 tour.
News & Events
Hymns of the Church, Vol. 4, Christmas!
We are excited to be planning another album featuring selections from the Hymns of the Church hymnal. Although summer tour has been cancelled, we plan to record this in September and have selections on Advent and Christmas themes! Keep following us here to note new developments.
Support Us on Patreon!
We started a Patreon site for anyone interested in providing a steady support for our mission to spread excellent choral music. Patrons will get access to exclusive content, behind-the-scenes news, and more!
July 2020 Tour Canceled
2019 Tour
We toured through the Upper Midwest this summer and loved seeing many of you at our concerts. Our fundraiser concert at Sauder Concert Hall in Goshen, IN, was a highlight, coming after several days spent there recording our new choral album, The Glory of His Grace (pictured on right).
One enriching experience that Oasis Chorale enjoys on tour is participating in a workshop with a choral clinician. This year 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.
Our Blog
Read about our latest tour and other events we’ve been a part of.
July 14, Last Concert
On Sunday we all, with at least one eye open, joined the morning worship service at Bethel Mennonite. The service included OC singing 3 songs, Wendell’s talk on how singing is for every follower of Christ, and a talk by OC board member, Steve Martin. Steve inspired us to learn from those followers...
July 13, Sauder Concert Hall
Saturday morning was reserved for retakes from our recording the last two days. However, we only had a few pieces to redo, so our call time was bumped back to 10:00. A group of us went out for a sit-down breakfast, while others opted for extra sleep. We convened at Sauder Hall at 10 and did...
Recording, July 11 & 12
We spent the last two days recording our new album, The Glory of His Grace! What goes into recording an album? A lot! Over 2000 hours of singer practice, 38 voices, 16 composers and 16 songs, 4 section leaders and 4 section managers, several cooks (mainly Kendra), 1 choir manager, 1 recording...
2018 Concert Tour
2016 Concert Tour
Recordings
We have 9 albums of choral music as well as 3 albums of classic hymns taken from Hymns of the Church.
All recordings are available as CDs and as mp3 downloads.
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The Glory of His Grace
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Eternal Mercies
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Favorites
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Healing River
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And Your Heart Shall Rejoice
$15.00 -
Reflections – Portraits from the Life of Christ
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Journey – The Road Home
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In Endless Light
$15.00 -
Treasures in Heaven
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Hymns of the Church – Volume 1
$10.95 -
Hymns of the Church – Volume 2
$10.95 -
Hymns of the Church – Volume 3
$10.95
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Your one-time or recurring donation helps us continue to thrive as an organization. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and your gift goes to support administration, tour expenses, and album production. Thank you for supporting the mission of Oasis Chorale!