Watch your Favorite Oakland CHURCH CHOIR Perform Live At ORACLE Arena

Tickets on  Sale Today for Verizon Wireless’ How Sweet the Sound  

This summer, Gospel music fans can  purchase tickets to watch the top church choirs from the Oakland-area  compete in the regional round of How Sweet the Sound™ presented by  Verizon Wireless.  The national search for “The Best Church Choir  in America” makes its stop in Oakland at ORACLE Arena on Saturday,  October 10, 2009.

Choirs  participating in the Oakland event will compete for the title of best  choir in Oakland and cash prizes of up to $15,000.  The winning  choir from the Oakland performance will also have an opportunity to  represent Oakland in the How Sweet the Sound grand finale event.   Tickets to the concert at ORACLE Arena are $7 for floor seats and $5  for lower- and upper-tier seats.

For  more information on purchasing tickets, visit www.HowSweetTheSound.com  or visit the  Web site for ORACLE Arena at www.oraclearena.com.

2009  How Sweet the Sound Oakland Finalists

After  reviewing all of the audition tapes submitted by church choirs around  the city, the top church choirs were selected by a panel of judges which  included Clifford Brown from KDIA-AM/KDYA-FM and Elvin Ross, Gospel  music professional, to compete in the concert in Oakland:

Few Voices Category:

• The Pentecostals      Of The Bay Area, United Pentecostal Church
• Apostolic Community      Life Choir, Apostolic Community Life Center
• Mt. Zion-Sound of      Zion, Mt. Zion Assemblies
• Voices of Victory,      Abundant Life Ministries, WLAC

Many Voices Category:

• Angelic Voices of      Deliverance Center Choir, East Oakland Faith Deliverance Center
• Genesis Worship      Center Choir, Genesis Worship Center
• East Bay Church      Of Religious Science International Choir, East Bay Church of Religious      Science
• Jubilee Christian      Center Choir, Jubilee Christian Center

Details  about How Sweet the Sound, including schedules, judging criteria and  the official event rules are available online at www.HowSweetTheSound.com

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