Gospel Voices of OC
Please help us keep this calendar up to date! If this activity is sold out, canceled, or otherwise needs alteration, email mindy@kidsoutandabout.com so we can update it immediately. If you have a question about the activity itself, please contact the organization administrator listed below.
Produced by Arts & Learning Conservatory Founder/CEO Debora Wondercheck M.S., ED, the multi-generational benefit concert will celebrate innovation among influential African American pioneers in honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary. Gospel Voices of OC is a vibrant blend of music and powerful performances tied to themes of freedom, resilience, and unity presented through choral, dance, band, spoken word, digital media, and theatre traditions.
“As our nation marks its 250th anniversary, this is truly the perfect time to celebrate all that African American pioneers have contributed to our nation and the world,” says Producer Debora Wondercheck.
The 2026 Gospel Voices of OC production team also includes Musical Director Jamond Dondrell McCoy and Production Manager Bruce Cecil. McCoy is a versatile musical director, vocalist and educator/vocal director at the Orange County School of the Arts and professor of music at Cal Baptist University and Cypress College. Twenty five-year entertainment veteran Bruce Cecil has worked with talent including Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown, 50 Cent, Shakira, The Black-Eyed Peas, Earth Wind and Fire, Stevie Wonder and Beyoncé.
Concert proceeds will support the nonprofit Arts & Learning Conservatory providing youth with access to quality arts programs based on the values of accessibility, acceptance, confidence, and creativity. Programs are offered in school districts across Southern Calif. at little to no cost.
Gospel Voices of OC takes place at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 27 and is appropriate for audiences of all ages. For tickets, visit https://thebarclay.org/ or call (949) 854-4646; for underwriting opportunities, visit https://www.artsandlearning.org or call (714) 728-7100.
*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.