Formed under the expert guidance of Patrice Connelly, the Society was incorporated on 23 June 2000. Since that time it has a proud record of achievement in serving the needs of players in Australia and New Zealand by holding workshops and producing a quarterly newsletter and an annual journal entitled 'Chelys Australis'. Isssue 7 was launched at the 2008 Easter Viol School in Sydney. Issue 8 will be the final issue and was issued in March 2011. Our main activity is the annual 4 day Easter Viol Workshop held at various locations around Australia. The 2012 workshop will be held in Melbourne, Victoria  The Musical Director is Brooke Green and the tutors iinclude Laura Vaughan. The brochurewill be issued in January 2012 and will be available for downlaod from this site.. For other useful information about viols including free pdf music downloads please enter the site.

AVDGS Flyer 2012

Members of the Society are invited to create an account as this will enable them in the future to view the most recent issue of Chelys Australis and the most recent newsletter.

Updated 10 November 2011