About Us
The Arundel Vocal Arts Society (AVAS) is a community based, non-profit choral group dedicated to the performance of varied, mixed voice music for the benefit, education and enjoyment of its members and the surrounding communities.
AVAS has been providing outstanding performances of diverse choral music since 1983. We pride ourselves in the diversity of our programming, from classical masterworks, operetta, pops, folk music, lighter favorites and Broadway.
The chorus presents an annual series of at least two concerts and supports the creative environment of our community by collaborating with other local musical groups. AVAS membership is open to adults 18 and older. It is the intent of the chorus membership to reflect the cultural diversity of the community it serves.
2011-2012 Concert Series
This year's Fall/Christmas Concert, "Home for the Holidays" contains many Christmas favorites to jog the memory and warm the heart. The childhood favorite ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, Jolly Old Saint Nicholas, No Place Like Home for the Holidays are a few of the pieces we'll perform. The major work is Puccini's Messa di Gloria, a lush choral work with baritone and tenor soloists. For this and the ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas we will be joined by orchestra.
You won't want to miss this concert on Sunday, December 4th, 3 pm, at Eastport United Methodist Church in Annapolis (plenty of parking!) A reception in the Fellowship Hall will follow.
The spring concert, "Food, Glorious Food," will have you salivating for gastronomic delights (and, hopefully, more AVAS concerts). We will serve up aural goodies to satisfy your choral hunger, followed by oral morsels at the tasty reception.
The location is St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, site of our last two Spring concerts. Hope to see you there on Saturday, April 28th, at 7pm.
For more information, please go to our Concert page.