We are always eager to meet women who want an ambitious choral experience in the company of smart, cool people! We hold auditions each year in August; contact [email protected] for more information.
Under the artistic leadership of Eliza Rubenstein since 2000, the Orange County Women’s Chorus has grown from a small group of women brainstorming about singing together to one of the region’s leading choruses. The OCWC has performed at venues including the Orange County Performing Arts Center, the Irvine Barclay Theatre, Walt Disney Concert Hall’s REDCAT Theater, the 2004 and 2012 western regional conferences of the American Choral Directors’ Association, and most recently, Carnegie Hall. The chorus was named a 2014 Outstanding Arts Organization by Arts Orange County and won a prize at the 2015 International Musical Eisteddfod in Llangollen, Wales. We’ve collaborated with ensembles including Bel Canto, MenAlive, the Wooden Floor (formerly the Saint Joseph Ballet), the South Coast Symphony, the Agape Voices of Praise, the All-American Boys’ Chorus, and Men in Blaque.
Our History
Founded in 1997 under the baton of Dr. Raymond Egan and directed by Eliza Rubenstein since 2000, the Orange County Women's Chorus is dedicated to performing the best music for women's voices from every age and culture. We are committed to creating opportunities for women in music by giving our singers the chance to share their gifts, providing an annual conducting internship for a promising young woman conductor and commissioning new works for women's voices.