The Northern Berkshire Chorale will present a concert of choral music under the direction of Noah Palmer at 8PM Friday, April 27, in Thompson Chapel on the Williams College campus. The concert will feature music by Bernstein and Elgar.

In celebration of conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday this year selections from his Broadway musicals “West Side Story,” “Wonderful Town,” and “Candide” will be performed. Bernstein was among the first conductors born and educated in the United States to receive worldwide acclaim and wrote in many styles encompassing symphonic and orchestral music, ballet, film and theatre music, choral works, opera, chamber music and pieces for the piano. “West Side Story” remains one of his most popular works.

Elgar’s Op. 27, Scenes from the Bavarian Highlands, is a delightful and rarely performed set of gems. The set represents an artistic collaboration between Edward and his wife, Alice, who wrote the poetry. The lyric verse, by turns cheerful, rambunctious, and exalted, is inspired by the Elgar’s vacation to Bavaria in 1894 and traditional Bavarian folk songs.