Founded in 1999 by Artistic Director Cheryl Robinson, The Choral Arts Society (CAS) is one of the most exciting choruses in north central Florida.  Members come from a wide variety of careers such as medicine, banking, music, business, accounting and education.  All share a common goal of choral and instrumental music excellence. 

Members of the CAS work hard to continue funding renewable scholarships for local high school graduates who go on to study music performance/teaching in college.  The CAS Chamber Orchestra was added in 2003 and is led by Chuck Stites of Holly Hill. 

The CAS presents four concerts each year – in March, May, July and November.  The March concert is an eclectic variety of choral selections while the May concert presents music from the Broadway Stage.  On the 4^th of July CAS celebrates with a concert of patriotic favorites and the final concert of the year over the Thanksgiving weekend ushers in the Christmas season. 

Members of the CAS are available to perform concerts for area clubs and organizations. For information please call Teresita Zuza (386) 447-1891 or e-mail your request to:  bookcas@bellsouth.net

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The mission of the Choral Arts Society is to serve our community through skillful and artistic performance of choral and orchestral music. To enhance audience appreciation of fine music from various cultures, periods and traditions. To enrich, educate and develop members' performance skills and to promote the growth of choral and orchestral music traditions through the support of young and emerging artists and to the commissioning of new work.

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To fulfill our mission Choral Arts engages its constituency in a unique artistic experience through choral & orchestral music. We provide:

C Volunteer musicians with a much needed opportunity to perform at a professional level. Professional musicians with a vehicle to earn income through music and to further their careers.

C Children and youth from diverse backgrounds with an opportunity to expand their musical skills and appreciation of music at a time when music programs are shrinking in schools so that our art can continue to flourish in the long term.

C To provide financial support through our college scholarship program for individuals majoring in the field of music.

C Our own audience with a unique artistic experience by producing concerts that balance music of various periods, styles and cultures with an emphasis on American music and commitment to commissioning new works.

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Cheryl is founder and Artistic Director of the Choral Arts Society. She received her formal education in voice at the American Conservatory of Music, Chicago, and has enjoyed a career covering operatic, concert, oratorio and recital repertoire. She has appeared with Peter Nero and the Philadelphia Pops Orchestra, the London Symphony, and the Savoy Opera Co.

Chuck is Principal Violist with the Daytona Beach Symphony and a piano, violin and viola teacher in Ormond Beach. Educated at Indiana State Univ. and Ball State Univ., he majored in String Education, Choral Education and Conducting. He serves as Adjunct at Stetson University, specializing in Orff Schulwerk for very young children.

Delphine is a native of Michigan and has lived with her husband, David Overfield in Florida since 1988.  They moved to Palm Coast in August of 2002 where she is the Organist and Accompanist for Trinity Presbyterian Church. 

She received her summa cum laude Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan where she studied pipe organ under Alexander Boggs Ryan.  While there, she was inducted into the Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society and was designated a Waldo Sangren Scholar. 

Her career includes private piano and public school music teaching in Elementary and High School.  For ten years, she was the Director of Music/Organist for Peace Presbyterian Church in Stuart, Florida and performed with the Stuart Piano Quartet.  She now performs in annual concerts with the FOURtepiano eight hand piano quartet in Palm Coast.

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Board of Directors

Roseanne Stocker, President

Pam Lorentz, Vice President

Arlene Kervel, Treasurer

Ruth Morrissey, Secretary

Carol Anderson

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