The choir is a wonderful piece of West County's tapestry. I'm so lucky to get to lift my voice in song with a group that lives & breathes community and joy. They don't just get up and sing a few songs twice a year - the choir members bring their heart and soul to every weekly rehearsal for months, and donate their time, energy, money to creating a fantastic concert experience, for the low price of $25! And kids are free!
If you want to *feel* something this holiday season, if you want to experience the true gift of Christmas joy, the Occidental Community Choir concert is where you want to be.
Philip Rollnick was the director from '79 until '81 when Allaudin took over. There is also Daniel Canosa who was director from 2004, through the 30th anniversary, until winter 2009 when Sara took over. We love all of our directors and hope the article gets corrected to include them!
I've been putting together a timeline of notable events - let me know if you know of any special moments or connections!
I'm wondering why Allaudin Mathieu is not mentioned in the article, as he is the leader pictured in the photo from 1983. From what I understand, he was extremely influential on the choir.
We're working on getting some corrections made! We'll eventually have an article about Allaudin ourselves on our website, occidentalchoir.org. Check us out!
The choir is a wonderful piece of West County's tapestry. I'm so lucky to get to lift my voice in song with a group that lives & breathes community and joy. They don't just get up and sing a few songs twice a year - the choir members bring their heart and soul to every weekly rehearsal for months, and donate their time, energy, money to creating a fantastic concert experience, for the low price of $25! And kids are free!
If you want to *feel* something this holiday season, if you want to experience the true gift of Christmas joy, the Occidental Community Choir concert is where you want to be.
CORRECTION: Doug Bowes was preceded as Director by Allaudin Mathieu, who was preceded by another Director whose name I don’t remember.
Philip Rollnick was the director from '79 until '81 when Allaudin took over. There is also Daniel Canosa who was director from 2004, through the 30th anniversary, until winter 2009 when Sara took over. We love all of our directors and hope the article gets corrected to include them!
I've been putting together a timeline of notable events - let me know if you know of any special moments or connections!
I'm wondering why Allaudin Mathieu is not mentioned in the article, as he is the leader pictured in the photo from 1983. From what I understand, he was extremely influential on the choir.
We're working on getting some corrections made! We'll eventually have an article about Allaudin ourselves on our website, occidentalchoir.org. Check us out!