The Bainbridge Chorale has a great deal of range, and not just in its ability to hit the high and low notes.

Some of the 80-plus members are young singers still in high school while others are retired with a great deal of vocal experience. The music they sing runs from modern compositions by regional composers to the great classics. Members come from Bainbridge Island and beyond.

The Bainbridge Chorale presents “Celebration,” three holiday concerts, Dec. 8 in Poulsbo and Dec. 9 and 10 on Bainbridge Island.

Chorale Music Director Anthony Spain said the group has been improving steadily since he took the helm seven years ago.

“The chorale board and I made a conscience effort to move in a certain direction,” Spain said.

That includes auditioning every member, and regularly re-auditioning current members.

“We’re a community group but we have high standards,” he said. “The choir has a reputation for very polished performances, at nearly the professional level.”

The chorale is accompanied for the holiday concerts by the Northwest Symphony Orchestra Brass Ensemble and Percussion. Spain is also the Music Director of the Northwest Symphony Orchestra.

Spain has designed a program that takes advantage of this nexus of vocals and brass, featuring John Rutter’s “Gloria” and “Christmas Processional.”

This holiday concert series marks the chorale’s 35th anniversary, and Spain said he wanted to create a program based around the celebratory nature of the event. Adding the brass ensemble fit the bill, particularly on the joyful “Gloria.”

“Rutter is a real crowd pleaser,” he said.

The program features new compositions, such as “Sea Amid the Winter Snow,” by Spokane composer Kevin Waters, as well as traditional favorites such as “Silent Night.” Spain promises that even the classics will be given a new treatment.

“It’s familiar but different as well,” he said.

And for those who can’t resist singing along with Christmas carols, the audience is invited to join in on “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing.”

Other songs on the program are “Dance Alleluia,” “Sleep Little Child of Mine,” “Coventry Carol,” “Deck the Halls,” “Laudamus Te” and “Wassail Song.”

The Bainbridge Chorale has been busy this fall, with a performance at Benaroya Hall in November to benefit Children’s Hospital in Seattle and concerts with the Northwest Symphony Orchestra.

Prior to Spain’s arrival the group took a trip to China, and the conductor said more international tours are a possibility for the future.

Meanwhile, local audiences can catch the Bainbridge Chorale on their “mini tour” of Kitsap County, with performances 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 at the Liberty Bay Presbyterian Church in Poulsbo, 8 p.m. Dec. 9 at St. Cecilia Catholic Church on Bainbridge Island and 3 p.m. Dec. 10 at Rolling Bay Presbyterian Church, also on Bainbridge Island.

Tickets for any of the concerts are $18 adults, $15 seniors, $12 students, available on Bainbridge Island at Winslow Drugs, McBride’s Hallmark, The Bainbridge Pavilion and The Glass Onion; in Poulsbo at Mills Music and in Kingston at Cut ‘n’ Dried Flowers.