THE OCWC CREATES AND PERFORMS OUTSTANDING CHORAL LITERATURE, ENGAGES AND ENRICHES OUR AUDIENCES, AND CELEBRATES WOMEN IN MUSIC BY TYPICALLY OFFERING THREE CONCERT PROGRAMS ANNUALLY (5-6 PERFORMANCES); PROVIDING A CONDUCTING INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR A PROMISING FEMALE CONDUCTOR; COMMISSIONING NEW WORKS FOR WOMEN'S VOICES, FREQUENTLY BY WOMEN COMPOSERS; AND PERIODICALLY TOURING NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.THE CURRENT YEAR REPRESENTS OUR FIRST FULL YEAR OF POST-PANDEMIC PROGRAMMING (THE PRIOR YEAR INCLUDED ONLY TWO PROGRAMS). WE OFFERED THREE PROGRAMS CONSISTING OF FIVE PERFORMANCES IN ORANGE COUNTY REACHING MORE THAN 1,100 PATRONS. WE COMMISSIONED A NEW WORK FROM A WOMAN COMPOSER WHICH WAS PREMIERED AT OUR JUNE 2023 CONCERT.