Since 1992, Port Townsend’s Wild Rose Chorale has sought to perform a wide repertoire of a cappella choral music, so their upcoming concerts this weekend follow suit by highlighting a range of styles, rather than limiting themselves to a single genre.

Popular music from across the decades, folk tunes, Broadway hits, jazz and ultra-contemporary compositions are all on the lineup for their June program, “You’ll Be in My Heart,” with performances at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 13, and 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 15, at Grace Lutheran Church, at 1120 Walker St. in Port Townsend.

“Even more than our usual programs, this year we’re presenting such a variety of music,” bass Doug Rodgers said. Besides the program’s title song from singer-songwriter Phil Collins, “We have songs from Duke Ellington and the Beatles, Freddy Mercury’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ some Broadway tunes, and the newly composed ‘Softest Rains,’ published in 2024.”

With only occasional exceptions, the ensemble sings without any instrumental accompaniment.

Of “Softest Rains,” alto JES Schumacher said, “I fell in love with it the first time I heard it. There’s so much variation in mood and dynamic changes, and of course, eight-part music is both challenging and exciting.”

Schumacher believes it’s among the most difficult arrangements the group has ever attempted.

“’Bohemian Rhapsody’ is always a crowd pleaser since it’s unexpected to hear a rock ‘n’ roll tune from the past using only voices to cover all of the instrumental parts,” she added.

Tenor Kris Lott agreed, “It’s really fun to sing both the lead vocals and the guitar solo!”

Bass and vocal percussion master Al Thompson said that both old favorites from days gone by and “futuristic sounds” keep his brain awake, when the group practices complex rhythms and intricate, multi-part harmonies.

“We’re also singing a song from the Barbie movie called ‘What Was I Made For?’,” soprano Sarah Gustner-Hewitt said. The contemporary Billie Eilish piece poses a poignant question, she added, “not only for Barbie, but for us humans as well. It is a tender, thought-provoking and beautiful song.”

One of the exceptions to Wild Rose’s strictly a cappella charts is an arrangement of “Time After Time,” made popular by 1980s pop star Cyndi Lauper. Rolf Vegdahl, who usually sings tenor, accompanies on his guitar for this number.

The ensemble, directed by Leslie Lewis, chooses its music organically, to foster variety.

“I truly appreciate how our varied experiences bring in music I would not have selected for myself otherwise,” soprano Cherry Chenruk-Geelan said. “Since we help each other select songs by choosing what speaks to us, we are also opening up our flexibility and minds to tastes that can differ from our own. This helps me grow as a musician, and challenges my brain to learn songs that I did not realize I would love.”

After members consider their own song choices, Lewis supplements them with winners from the catalog of a cappella music that the group has performed over the past 30-plus years.

The group’s current roster stands at 13 singers, the most it’s ever had.

“One of the best nonmusical pleasures of singing with Wild Rose is the supportive community,” Chenruk-Geelan said. “We connect because of our love of music,” she added, noting that her participation has widened her friendship circle.

Thompson said that performing with the group for 23 years has given him a chance to sing with “some of the best on the Olympic Peninsula.”

“What I love most is interacting with the audience,” alto Patricia Nerison said. “The music we offer brings sighs, tears sometimes, and always smiles and indications of delight. The music is the gift we bring, and people responding to it are the gift to us.”

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Tickets are available at the concert doors for a suggested donation.