Occidental Community Choir

We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit with live choral concerts in Occidental and Santa Rosa, California, the first two weekends of May and December. 

Our mission is to create, collaborate, and promote great music, much of it composed by our members. We mentor and support one another in developing our skills as singers, lyricists and composers. Our music encompasses a wide range of personal experience and reflects the authentic connection we have with one another and the larger community.

Since 1978, these locals have been making music in the redwoods of West County in Northern California. The Occidental Community Choir produces unique concert experiences that combine humor, storytelling, poetry, varied instrumental accompaniment, and an off-the-beaten-path repertoire.

"And we breathe in our daily labors
and breathe out songs in four parts;
we bring life to the notes on the pages,
and the music gives light to our hearts…"
-CHOIRSONG CHORALE by Marcy Telles and Doug Bowes