Siskiyou Singers and Music Director Mark Reppert present “Something to Think About, Something to Laugh About,” a concert with music ranging from the profound to the hilarious, by composers as varied as Johannes Brahms and PDQ Bach.

Performances will be at SOU’s Music Recital Hall in Ashland at 7:30 pm Saturday, April 22, and 3 pm Sunday, April 23rd. General admission is $20 ($5 for students and Oregon Trail Card holders). Tickets are available from choir members; at Music Coop or Paddington Station in Ashland; and online at siskiyousingers.org.

The first half of the concert will give listeners something to think about, with contemplative compositions including Brahms’ “Nänie,” a choral arrangement of Pete Seeger’s “The Bells of Rhymney,” and the world live-performance premiere of “Hope Is the Thing With Feathers” by Rogue Valley composer I’lana S. Cotton, a piece commissioned by the choir in 2019 to honor Reppert’s 10th anniversary as Siskiyou Singers music director.

The second half of the concert will provide audiences with something to laugh about, including selections from PDQ Bach’s “The Seasonings,” a choral setting of “Lobster Quadrille” from Alice in Wonderland,” and a reunion performance by Livia Genise and Don Matthews of “Priest” from Stephen Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd.”

COVID protocols, if any, will be posted on the choir’s website the week prior to the concerts.