Phoenix Chorale concludes its 2023-24 Season with “Soundtrack” at venues around the Valley.

Tracing nearly 150 years of history through song, “Soundtrack” explores how composers have used music to help explain everyday life, love and loss throughout the ages.

"Throughout the ages, songs have accompanied humans as they navigate both everyday life and more intense moments," Artistic Director Christopher Gabbitas shared in a statement. “’Soundtrack’ is a program of music of faith, love, hope, defiance, strength, sorrow, tolerance, and even addiction, expressed through the medium of song. Each selection on this program is dedicated to an imagined listener who needs it on their playlist."

Highlights include traditional Shaker songs and African American spirituals, pieces from Debussy and Bartók, as well as music from the great American composers of 20th Century, Cole Porter and Duke Ellington.

Performances will be: 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 5 at Camelback Bible Church, 3900 E. Stanford Drive, Paradise Valley; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 100 W. Roosevelt St., Phoenix; and 3 p.m. Sunday, May 7 at Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, 25150 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale.

Tickets are $42 for adults, $37 for seniors and military, and $20 for kids.

“Soundtrack” will also feature two pieces by composer Jennifer Lucy Cook, "They Are Mother" and the world premiere of her "Three Songs by Early American Female Composers." Cook, a composer and lyricist based in Los Angeles, is known for her work in musical comedy for stage and screen as well as progressive choral music.

She will appear on the concert accompanying the Phoenix Chorale on piano.

Founded in 1958 as the Bach & Madrigal Society of Phoenix and subsequently known as the Phoenix Bach Choir, the Phoenix Chorale became a fully professional choir in 1992.

All of the 28-voice ensemble’s members are professional singers who live in Arizona.

Visit phoenixchorale.org.