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.

Continuing a tradition that dates to 1999, the Island Community Chorus presents its annual holiday concert program this Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon at the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown.

Audiences at the weekend performances by the Island Community Chorus were treated to selections from two Verdi operas, a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta and eight musicals.

Director Peter Boak will take his Community Chorus in a different direction for this year’s spring concerts.

On Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon at the Old Whaling Church, the Island Community Chorus will be joined by younger voices as the Martha’s Vineyard Children’s Chorus makes its holiday debut.

The Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center was filledfor the Island Community Chorus’s performances of the Brahms Requiem.

The Island Community Chorus joins forces with a 31-member professional orchestra and two soloists next weekend to perform the majestic Brahms Requiem.

With an emphasis on community, the Island Community Chorus raised voices in a joyous holiday concert at the Old Whaling Church.

This weekend your friends and neighbors from around the Island will gather on stage for the Island Community Chorus’s annual holiday concert.