About us
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Mission Statement
Brentwood Community Chorus is a non-profit, non-sectarian, non-political public benefit corporation and is not organized for the private benefit of any person. The mission of the Brentwood Community Chorus is to enrich the cultural life of our community through high level choral performances presented by volunteer singers of different ages and diverse backgrounds.
Conductor - Eli Souza
Eli Souza joins The Brentwood Community Chorus in his first season as director. He is a teacher at Freedom High School where he has served as Choral Director since 2001. The choirs there are highly sought after to sing at various community events and perform public outreach for the school and district.​
At Freedom, Mr. Souza composes and arranges pieces for the choirs, and serves as the chair of The Visual and Performing Arts Department, Vocal Director of the school’s musical productions, Performing Arts Theater Coordinator, and as an Induction Mentor to new teachers. He designed and implemented the school’s piano lab and curriculum and has also been named Teacher of the Year. He is proud to say that many of his students have gone on to successful careers as musicians and teachers themselves. Mr. Souza received his bachelor’s degree in music education from The University of the Pacific and his master’s degree in vocal performance from The University of Arizona.
As a singer, Mr. Souza has performed such roles as Don Ottavio in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Paco in De Falla’s La Vida Breve, Marco in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Gondoliers, Robert in Hindemith’s Hin und Züruck, Mr. Erlenson in Sondheim’s A Little Night Music, and Satyavan in Holst’s Savitri. He has also been a soloist in Mozart’s Requiem, Schubert’s Mass in G, Bach’s Cantatas BWV 29 and 147, and the California premiere of Gareth Valentine’s Requiem. He has performed with Dave Brubeck and Bobby McFerrin.