From the familiar pop songwriting of Billy Joel to music inspired by the ancient Greek myth of Medusa and a beloved, foot-tapping spiritual, the Sterling College Choirs’ fall concert will offer an engaging variety of musical styles at 7 p.m. on Sunday, at United Presbyterian Church (UP Church) in Sterling.

Admission is free, and the public is invited. The performance will also be livestreamed on the Sterling College Music Facebook page.

This fall, the choir program has taken a new approach, meeting as two separate ensembles: Treble Singers and Men’s Choir.

The arrangement gives singers opportunities to develop their voices and musical skills in a setting tailored to their needs.

“We are blessed to have some men who are willing and able but who have never been in a choir before,” said Sean Foster, director of choirs at Sterling College. “This gives us time to focus on fundamentals with them while the Treble group works at their own pace.”

The Treble Singers have already earned a notable distinction: They have been selected to perform at next year’s Kansas Music Educators Association Conference in Wichita.

The concert features music from both groups, with the choirs joining together for the opening and closing selections.

The Treble Singers will perform “Song of Miriam” by Elaine Hagenberg, Randall Thompson’s “A Girl’s Garden,” and “Spring Journey,” arranged by Florence B. Price. Their program also ventures into the world of Greek mythology with “Fidia Kai Petra – Serpents and Stone” by Kara Stacy Bedwell, a work based on the myth of Medusa.

The Men’s Choir will bring a familiar pop favorite to the choral stage with Billy Joel’s “And So It Goes,” arranged by Audrey Snyder. The ensemble will also perform Susan LaBarr’s “Where the Light Begins,” the traditional folk song “The Water Is Wide,” arranged by Steve Parsons, and “Il Lampo” (“The Lightning”), arranged by Ryan Main.

The two groups unite to open the concert with Dan Forrest’s “The Music of Living” and close with the rousing spiritual “I’ll Fly Away,” arranged by Faith Zimmer — a lively, uplifting finish to an evening celebrating the range and shared joy of choral music.