A sense of renewal was in the air and on the program as the Island Community Chorus took the stage at the Old Whaling Church this weekend.

Celebrate spring with song this weekend as the Island Community Chorus ushers in its 25th anniversary season with two shows.

Chorus director Peter Boak took the stage at the Old Whaling Church Saturday and welcomed the audience with two words: “We’re back.”

They come from every nook and cranny of the Island community with one common denominator — a song in their hearts.

The Island Community Chorus delighted audiences over the weekend with a pair of holiday concerts at the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown.

Composer Thomas LaVoy, born 100 years after Nancy Luce’s death in 1890, had never been to Martha’s Vineyard or heard of its chicken lady when he spotted one of Dan Waters’s prints.

More than 100 Islanders took the stage of the Old Whaling Church before an appreciative audience for the annual Island Community Chorus concert.

Island Community Chorus director Peter Boak stood before his ensemble as the group rehearsed for their annual summer concert on July 3 at Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs.

Separated by nearly 300 years, Vivaldi’s Beatus Vir and Eric Whitacre’s The Seal Lullaby were standouts in this year’s spring concerts by the Island Community Chorus.

This weekend the Island Community Chorus is digging deeply for a concert highlighted by Vivaldi’s classic Beatus Vir, composed for double choir and orchestra.