The 88-member chorus and a double brass choir will present a mix of sacred and secular works. And for the second year, local high school singers will take the stage.

Monticello High School students, under the baton of Janet Whitmore, will sing during the 2:30 p.m. concert. Charlottesville High School singers, directed by Will Cooke, can be heard in the 7:30 p.m. performance.

The experience offers a priceless holiday gift to the young singers through the experience of sharing the Paramount’s stage with a large adult chorus and instrumentalists. The enriching discipline of music and the sheer fun of performing don’t have to end with graduation.

“It’s great for the young singers to see adults keep singing for a lifetime,” Slon said.

Oratorio Society members range from vocalists in their 20s to “people who have been singing for decades,” said Slon, who sees the intergenerational contact as “beneficial” to singers of all ages who want to keep learning and growing.