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Email: AIGChoir<at>gmail.com
Mail: AIGC, PO Box 171, Arcata CA 95518
Rehearsals: 7-9pm, Thursdays (August through May), Arcata Presbyterian Church (11th & G St)
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Here are a few photos from the end-of-season party last night. If you’re interested in joining the choir next season, please message us. Auditions are the first two Thursday evenings in September. #arcata #interfaith #gospel #choir #auditions
Here are a few photos from the end-of-season party last night. If you’re interested in joining the choir next season, please message us. Auditions are the first two Thursday evenings in September. #arcata #interfaith #gospel #choir #auditions
Big thanks to Arcata photographer Mark Larson for these great shots from Sunday’s Prayer Breakfast! This was the last performance of the season. If you are interested in auditioning for the choir next fall, please follow the link in our bio to contact us. #arcata #interfaith #gospelchoir #community #choir #prayerbreakfast #rejoice #sing #joinus #gospelmusic #rainbowchoir #humboldt #spirit
Big thanks to Arcata photographer Mark Larson for these great shots from Sunday’s Prayer Breakfast! This was the last performance of the season. If you are interested in auditioning for the choir next fall, please follow the link in our bio to contact us. #arcata #interfaith #gospelchoir #community #choir #prayerbreakfast #rejoice #sing #joinus #gospelmusic #rainbowchoir #humboldt #spirit
We are very excited to announce our new choir director for the 2019-2020 season, Valetta Molofsky! She grew up singing gospel music and has been an AIGC member, soloist and assistant director. She directed the AIGC Youth Choir for four years, 2001 through 2005. Valetta performs and records gospel and R&B music; she is a member of the Faith Center worship team; she leads gospel singing workshops; and she has directed the Women in Spirit choir since 2007. She is shown here addressing the choir at the Prayer Breakfast after our outgoing director, Kristin Kirby, introduced her.
We are very excited to announce our new choir director for the 2019-2020 season, Valetta Molofsky! She grew up singing gospel music and has been an AIGC member, soloist and assistant director. She directed the AIGC Youth Choir for four years, 2001 through 2005. Valetta performs and records gospel and R&B music; she is a member of the Faith Center worship team; she leads gospel singing workshops; and she has directed the Women in Spirit choir since 2007. She is shown here addressing the choir at the Prayer Breakfast after our outgoing director, Kristin Kirby, introduced her.
What a wonderful morning we had at the Prayer Breakfast! Here are a few shots of the AIGC Youth Choir, the Sweet Inspiration Band, the view from inside the choir, and breakfast. Big thanks to all our sponsors, volunteers, fans and directors. See you next season! #arcata #interfaith #gospelchoir #prayerbreakast #gratitude #communitychoir
What a wonderful morning we had at the Prayer Breakfast! Here are a few shots of the AIGC Youth Choir, the Sweet Inspiration Band, the view from inside the choir, and breakfast. Big thanks to all our sponsors, volunteers, fans and directors. See you next season! #arcata #interfaith #gospelchoir #prayerbreakast #gratitude #communitychoir
A little peek behind the scenes as we set up for the Prayer Breakfast. Sunday, May 19, 9:30 a.m. at the Arcata Community Center. It’s going to be such a good time. Hope to see you there! #prayerbreakfast #arcata #interfaith #gospel #choir #setup #humboldt
A little peek behind the scenes as we set up for the Prayer Breakfast. Sunday, May 19, 9:30 a.m. at the Arcata Community Center. It’s going to be such a good time. Hope to see you there! #prayerbreakfast #arcata #interfaith #gospel #choir #setup #humboldt
Our Prayer Breakfast and Concert is Sunday, May 19 at the Arcata Community Center. A continental breakfast will be served at 9:30 am and the music starts at 10. Besides the Arcata Interfaith Gospel Choir and our Youth Choir, our featured performers are the Sweet Inspiration Band, an Aretha Franklin tribute group. This will be a joyful way to spend a Sunday morning—and tasty too! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #gospelchoir #prayerbreakfast #interfaith #rejoiceinsong #arcata #communitychoir #humboldt #sings #arethafranklin
Our Prayer Breakfast and Concert is Sunday, May 19 at the Arcata Community Center. A continental breakfast will be served at 9:30 am and the music starts at 10. Besides the Arcata Interfaith Gospel Choir and our Youth Choir, our featured performers are the Sweet Inspiration Band, an Aretha Franklin tribute group. This will be a joyful way to spend a Sunday morning—and tasty too! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #gospelchoir #prayerbreakfast #interfaith #rejoiceinsong #arcata #communitychoir #humboldt #sings #arethafranklin
We’re hiring! Our beloved interim director, Kristin Kirby, agreed to direct our choir for one season, but we need to find someone new for the fall. We're looking for a dynamic person who has experience directing and/or conducting a vocal music organization, training and knowledge in vocal music, experience working with musicians in a band setting, and familiarity with black gospel music. Follow link in bio for full job description. #musicdirector #choirdirector #hiring #arcata #interfaith #gospelchoir #humboldt #jobs #employment #parttime #choir #chorus #director #joyfulnoise #spiritandtruth
We’re hiring! Our beloved interim director, Kristin Kirby, agreed to direct our choir for one season, but we need to find someone new for the fall. We're looking for a dynamic person who has experience directing and/or conducting a vocal music organization, training and knowledge in vocal music, experience working with musicians in a band setting, and familiarity with black gospel music. Follow link in bio for full job description. #musicdirector #choirdirector #hiring #arcata #interfaith #gospelchoir #humboldt #jobs #employment #parttime #choir #chorus #director #joyfulnoise #spiritandtruth
Love Thy Neighbor concert this Saturday, 7 p.m. at the Arcata Presbyterian Church! This benefit show will help the church renovate the exterior after the 2017 arson fire. #singout #arcata #interfaith #gospel #choir #lovethyneighbor #concert #humboldt #music #benefit #presbyterian #church
Love Thy Neighbor concert this Saturday, 7 p.m. at the Arcata Presbyterian Church! This benefit show will help the church renovate the exterior after the 2017 arson fire. #singout #arcata #interfaith #gospel #choir #lovethyneighbor #concert #humboldt #music #benefit #presbyterian #church
This Saturday, March 23 at 7 p.m. the choir is holding a special "Love Thy Neighbor" concert to benefit our home church, the Arcata Presbyterian Church. There will be free refreshments plus a silent auction and raffle. Tickets are $15 advance in Wildberries or $18 at the door (corner of 11th and G in Arcata). Come join us! #joyfulnoise #arcata #interfaith #gospelchoir #humboldt #music #presbyterianchurch #benefit
This Saturday, March 23 at 7 p.m. the choir is holding a special "Love Thy Neighbor" concert to benefit our home church, the Arcata Presbyterian Church. There will be free refreshments plus a silent auction and raffle. Tickets are $15 advance in Wildberries or $18 at the door (corner of 11th and G in Arcata). Come join us! #joyfulnoise #arcata #interfaith #gospelchoir #humboldt #music #presbyterianchurch #benefit
We are honored to sing at two celebrations today celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ From 12 to 1:30, the City of Eureka and the Eureka Branch of the NAACP will host an event at the Adorni Center in Eureka. This event is free and open to the public. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ From 5 to 8 p.m., The City of Arcata Recreation Division and Arcata Elementary School host Bowl of Beans at the Arcata Community Center. Admission includes a dinner of rice, beans, cornbread and salad, live music and a storyteller. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (Image courtesy City of Arcata Recreation Division and Arcata Elementary School) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #mlk #martinlutherking #arcata #eureka #humboldt #celebrations #bowlofbeans #naacp #cityofarcata #arcataelementary #gospelchoir
We are honored to sing at two celebrations today celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ From 12 to 1:30, the City of Eureka and the Eureka Branch of the NAACP will host an event at the Adorni Center in Eureka. This event is free and open to the public. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ From 5 to 8 p.m., The City of Arcata Recreation Division and Arcata Elementary School host Bowl of Beans at the Arcata Community Center. Admission includes a dinner of rice, beans, cornbread and salad, live music and a storyteller. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (Image courtesy City of Arcata Recreation Division and Arcata Elementary School) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #mlk #martinlutherking #arcata #eureka #humboldt #celebrations #bowlofbeans #naacp #cityofarcata #arcataelementary #gospelchoir
"I accept this award today with an abiding faith in America and an audacious faith in the future of mankind. I refuse to accept despair as the final response to the ambiguities of history . . . I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality . . . I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality." ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ - Martin Luther King, Jr., in his 1964 acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (AP Photo) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #martinlutherking #honorhismessage #audaciousfaith #unarmedtruth #unconditionallove #mlk
"I accept this award today with an abiding faith in America and an audacious faith in the future of mankind. I refuse to accept despair as the final response to the ambiguities of history . . . I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality . . . I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality." ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ - Martin Luther King, Jr., in his 1964 acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (AP Photo) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #martinlutherking #honorhismessage #audaciousfaith #unarmedtruth #unconditionallove #mlk
For a week starting this Monday, Jan. 21, the choir will be the featured nonprofit for the @eurekanaturalfoods Change 4 Change program. Please shop at the Eureka store and round up your purchase at checkout to support our mission of inspiring faith, hope, love, unity and joy in our community. Choir members will be tabling during the lunch hour and we'd love to see you there! #arcata #interfaith #gospel #choir #humboldt #singyourheartout #rejoice #eureka #change4change
For a week starting this Monday, Jan. 21, the choir will be the featured nonprofit for the @eurekanaturalfoods Change 4 Change program. Please shop at the Eureka store and round up your purchase at checkout to support our mission of inspiring faith, hope, love, unity and joy in our community. Choir members will be tabling during the lunch hour and we'd love to see you there! #arcata #interfaith #gospel #choir #humboldt #singyourheartout #rejoice #eureka #change4change
"We will sing hallelujah!" Come join us as we perform joyous songs that go to the heart of the holiday season at our Holiday Concert! It takes place on Saturday, December 8, at 7 p.m. at the Arcata Presbyterian Church. The AIGC Youth Choir will open the show. Follow link in bio for more details. #singhallelujah #heartoftheholidays #joyfulnoise #arcata #interfaith #gospelchoir #gospelconcert #holidayconcert #humboldt
"We will sing hallelujah!" Come join us as we perform joyous songs that go to the heart of the holiday season at our Holiday Concert! It takes place on Saturday, December 8, at 7 p.m. at the Arcata Presbyterian Church. The AIGC Youth Choir will open the show. Follow link in bio for more details. #singhallelujah #heartoftheholidays #joyfulnoise #arcata #interfaith #gospelchoir #gospelconcert #holidayconcert #humboldt
We had so much fun singing at our Harvest Concert, we’re going to do it all over again! Mark your calendars for our Holiday Concert on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Arcata Presbyterian Church. See link in bio for details. (Photo: Matt Niesen) #arcata #interfaith #gospelchoir #humboldt #harvestconcert #praise #joyfulnoise #singyourheartout
We had so much fun singing at our Harvest Concert, we’re going to do it all over again! Mark your calendars for our Holiday Concert on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Arcata Presbyterian Church. See link in bio for details. (Photo: Matt Niesen) #arcata #interfaith #gospelchoir #humboldt #harvestconcert #praise #joyfulnoise #singyourheartout
Auction & Raffle for the Spring Concert. Arkley Center, May 5, 7pm
Auction & Raffle for the Spring Concert. Arkley Center, May 5, 7pm
Workin’ On Bless The Lord for AIGCs Spring Concert, May at the Arkley
Come to AIGCs Love Thy Neighbor benefit for the Arcata Presbyterian Church (11th & G St). 7pm tonight (3/10)!
Come to AIGCs Love Thy Neighbor benefit for the Arcata Presbyterian Church (11th & G St). 7pm tonight (3/10)!
KHSU interview with Fernando Paz and Claire Reynolds about AIGC Holiday Concert, Dec 9, 7pm, Arcata Presbyterian Church
KHSU interview with Fernando Paz and Claire Reynolds about AIGC Holiday Concert, Dec 9, 7pm, Arcata Presbyterian Church
Behold That Star - Sing it Lorenza!
AIGC sang for the Ingomar Club lifting ceremony tonight!
AIGC sang for the Ingomar Club lifting ceremony tonight!
Here are a few photos from the end-of-season party last night. If you’re interested in joining the choir next season, please message us. Auditions are the first two Thursday evenings in September. #arcata #interfaith #gospel #choir #auditions Big thanks to Arcata photographer Mark Larson for these great shots from Sunday’s Prayer Breakfast! This was the last performance of the season. If you are interested in auditioning for the choir next fall, please follow the link in our bio to contact us. #arcata #interfaith #gospelchoir #community #choir #prayerbreakfast #rejoice #sing #joinus #gospelmusic #rainbowchoir #humboldt #spirit We are very excited to announce our new choir director for the 2019-2020 season, Valetta Molofsky! She grew up singing gospel music and has been an AIGC member, soloist and assistant director. She directed the AIGC Youth Choir for four years, 2001 through 2005. Valetta performs and records gospel and R&B music; she is a member of the Faith Center worship team; she leads gospel singing workshops; and she has directed the Women in Spirit choir since 2007. She is shown here addressing the choir at the Prayer Breakfast after our outgoing director, Kristin Kirby, introduced her. What a wonderful morning we had at the Prayer Breakfast! Here are a few shots of the AIGC Youth Choir, the Sweet Inspiration Band, the view from inside the choir, and breakfast. Big thanks to all our sponsors, volunteers, fans and directors. See you next season! #arcata #interfaith #gospelchoir #prayerbreakast #gratitude #communitychoir A little peek behind the scenes as we set up for the Prayer Breakfast. Sunday, May 19, 9:30 a.m. at the Arcata Community Center. It’s going to be such a good time. Hope to see you there! #prayerbreakfast #arcata #interfaith #gospel #choir #setup #humboldt Our Prayer Breakfast and Concert is Sunday, May 19 at the Arcata Community Center. A continental breakfast will be served at 9:30 am and the music starts at 10. Besides the Arcata Interfaith Gospel Choir and our Youth Choir, our featured performers are the Sweet Inspiration Band, an Aretha Franklin tribute group. This will be a joyful way to spend a Sunday morning—and tasty too! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #gospelchoir #prayerbreakfast #interfaith #rejoiceinsong #arcata #communitychoir #humboldt #sings #arethafranklin We’re hiring! Our beloved interim director, Kristin Kirby, agreed to direct our choir for one season, but we need to find someone new for the fall. We're looking for a dynamic person who has experience directing and/or conducting a vocal music organization, training and knowledge in vocal music, experience working with musicians in a band setting, and familiarity with black gospel music. Follow link in bio for full job description. #musicdirector #choirdirector #hiring #arcata #interfaith #gospelchoir #humboldt #jobs #employment #parttime #choir #chorus #director #joyfulnoise #spiritandtruth Love Thy Neighbor concert this Saturday, 7 p.m. at the Arcata Presbyterian Church! This benefit show will help the church renovate the exterior after the 2017 arson fire. #singout #arcata #interfaith #gospel #choir #lovethyneighbor #concert #humboldt #music #benefit #presbyterian #church This Saturday, March 23 at 7 p.m. the choir is holding a special "Love Thy Neighbor" concert to benefit our home church, the Arcata Presbyterian Church. There will be free refreshments plus a silent auction and raffle. Tickets are $15 advance in Wildberries or $18 at the door (corner of 11th and G in Arcata). Come join us! #joyfulnoise #arcata #interfaith #gospelchoir #humboldt #music #presbyterianchurch #benefit We are honored to sing at two celebrations today celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ From 12 to 1:30, the City of Eureka and the Eureka Branch of the NAACP will host an event at the Adorni Center in Eureka. This event is free and open to the public. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ From 5 to 8 p.m., The City of Arcata Recreation Division and Arcata Elementary School host Bowl of Beans at the Arcata Community Center. Admission includes a dinner of rice, beans, cornbread and salad, live music and a storyteller. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (Image courtesy City of Arcata Recreation Division and Arcata Elementary School) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #mlk #martinlutherking #arcata #eureka #humboldt #celebrations #bowlofbeans #naacp #cityofarcata #arcataelementary #gospelchoir "I accept this award today with an abiding faith in America and an audacious faith in the future of mankind. I refuse to accept despair as the final response to the ambiguities of history . . . I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality . . . I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality." ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ - Martin Luther King, Jr., in his 1964 acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (AP Photo) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #martinlutherking #honorhismessage #audaciousfaith #unarmedtruth #unconditionallove #mlk For a week starting this Monday, Jan. 21, the choir will be the featured nonprofit for the @eurekanaturalfoods Change 4 Change program. Please shop at the Eureka store and round up your purchase at checkout to support our mission of inspiring faith, hope, love, unity and joy in our community. Choir members will be tabling during the lunch hour and we'd love to see you there! #arcata #interfaith #gospel #choir #humboldt #singyourheartout #rejoice #eureka #change4change "We will sing hallelujah!" Come join us as we perform joyous songs that go to the heart of the holiday season at our Holiday Concert! It takes place on Saturday, December 8, at 7 p.m. at the Arcata Presbyterian Church. The AIGC Youth Choir will open the show. Follow link in bio for more details. #singhallelujah #heartoftheholidays #joyfulnoise #arcata #interfaith #gospelchoir #gospelconcert #holidayconcert #humboldt We had so much fun singing at our Harvest Concert, we’re going to do it all over again! Mark your calendars for our Holiday Concert on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Arcata Presbyterian Church. See link in bio for details. (Photo: Matt Niesen) #arcata #interfaith #gospelchoir #humboldt #harvestconcert #praise #joyfulnoise #singyourheartout Auction & Raffle for the Spring Concert. Arkley Center, May 5, 7pm
Workin’ On Bless The Lord for AIGCs Spring Concert, May at the Arkley
Come to AIGCs Love Thy Neighbor benefit for the Arcata Presbyterian Church (11th & G St). 7pm tonight (3/10)! KHSU interview with Fernando Paz and Claire Reynolds about AIGC Holiday Concert, Dec 9, 7pm, Arcata Presbyterian Church
Behold That Star - Sing it Lorenza!
AIGC sang for the Ingomar Club lifting ceremony tonight!