Artistic Director

Eliza Rubenstein, the OCWC's Artistic Director, is also the Director of Choral and Vocal Activities at Orange Coast College, the Artistic Director of the Long Beach Chorale, and the music director at Mesa Verde United Methodist Church. She studied choral conducting at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music before moving to California to earn her master’s degree at UC-Irvine. Eliza is a former animal-shelter supervisor and the co-author of a book about dog adoption; she even presented a seminar called "Sit, Stay, Sing!: What Choral Conductors Can Learn from Dog Trainers" at the 2006 ACDA western-division convention. She shares her home with a beagle mix named Frances and a cat named Wilbur, and can always find time for Brahms, vegan Thai food, or anything to do with the St. Louis Cardinals.