A Christmas Gift for the Bay Area

International Youth Fellowship (IYF) USA and Gracias Choir will be back on the road to present the 2016 Gracias Christmas Cantata US Tour across 28 cities from September 14th to October 14th and they're coming to SAN JOSE on October 3rd to the CITY NATIONAL CIVIC AUDITORIUM. Christmas Cantata features 3 dynamic stages filled with cherished carols, gorgeous sets, and an eternal message of hope wrapped in one huge, breathtaking show.

IYF Bay Area is excited to be able to host the Gracias Christmas Cantata for the third year in the Silicon Valley and with admissions being free, we need your support in making this tour performance possible in our community. The Gracias Choir was established 15 years ago and has been touching people's hearts all across the world.

We hope to fill 3,000 seats this year at the City National Civic Auditorium but we need your help in spreading the gift of Christmas to the citizens of the Bay Area. 

Admission to Christmas Cantata is FREE but each performance is first-come, first-served and seating is limited. Come celebrate the true meaning of Christmas with Gracias Choir and IYF: the birth of love, hope, and happiness in each and every one of hearts. #BringTheJoy

For more info, please visit us at:
christmascantata.us | 408.766.0308 | [email redacted]


 In order to spread the good news about our event, we are preparing 100,00 hand-addressed letters to invite the citizens of San Jose. Our volunteers at IYF Bay Area are working endlessly to write, fold, stuff and seal these envelopes so that we can hand-deliver them to doorsteps across the city. Please show your support, either by attendance, donation or both!




Hear what others have to say:

"I've seen the Gracias Choir perform, first in Beijing, China, then in Busan, South Korea, and finally in Chicago, Illinois. Every time I hear their music, I am newly amazed at the sound of the music. I've seen many choirs perform, but I think the Gracias Choir is the best I've had the pleasure of coming across." - Michael J. Anderson (President of the International Federation of Choral Music)

"My family has attended Christmas Cantata for three years now. This performance was even more joyful this year since it was different. When pastor preached about the meaning of Christmas, it was a good lesson for my children. Gracias Christmas Cantata has been an annual tradition." - Melanie Moore of Detroit, MI.

The Gracias Choir is one bold musical color created through self-sacrifice; harmonious sounds birthed from the essence of the soul; and lives changed through the transformative power of music. They have held performances at distinguished venues such as Madison Square Garden, Sydney Oprah House & Eisenstadt Haydn Hall. 

Awards:                                                                                                        
- First Prize, Montreux Choral Festival 2014, Switzerland.              
   
- Grand Prize, 13th Concorso Corale Internazionale Riva del Garda, 2014, Italy.            
               
- Plaques of Appreciation from Mayor of Delmas, Haiti, 2012 & New Orleans Local Council, 2011  
      
- Grand Prize in Mixed Chorus, Silver Prize in Women’s Chorus, and Best Conductor’s Prize, 2010 Busan Choral Festival & Competition

- Grand Prize, 2009 Jeju International Choir Festival