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Two soloists and two choral groups grace the stage of Wattenbarger Auditorium for the season finale of the Bryan Symphony Orchestra at Tennessee Tech University, which begins at 3 p.m., Sunday, April 19.



Tickets are $28 for adults, $24 for seniors 65 and up, and $8 for students. Call the Bryan Symphony Orchestra Association office at 931-372-6088 for advance reservations. While reservations are limited, tickets are generally available at the door on Sunday as subscribers release their seats to the reservation line. The ticket window, located in the lobby of the Bryan Fine Arts Building, opens at noon on Sunday.



The program, a lush blend of instrumental and vocal harmony, features the return of Shana Blake Hill, last season’s lead role in “Madama Butterfly,” for the choral orchestral work “Gloria” by Francis Poulenc.



“Shana was so fantastic in Butterfly that people clamored for her return,” said BSO Music Director Dan Allcott. “After talking with her, I was glad to find out that she loves the ‘Gloria’ as much as I do. She’s a great fit.”



Joining Hill onstage for “Gloria” are the Tech Chorale and the Cookeville Mastersingers. The women of the Tech Chorale will also perform with the orchestra for Claude Debussy’s “Nocturnes.” Both choruses are led by Assistant Professor Craig Zamer, director of choral activities at Tennessee Tech.



A singer the Los Angeles Times calls “intense” and “a standout,” Hill has appeared as principal artist with operas from Los Angeles to Finland. With solos on stages from coast to coast, Hill is also a recording artist, with a 2008 release of Bright Sheng’s “The Phoenix” with the Philadelphia Orchestra, in addition to the soundtrack for the Paramount Studio blockbuster “The Sum of All Fears.”



Opening Sunday’s program is a solo performance by BSO concertmaster and violinist Wei Tsun Chang of Franz Lehár’s “Forget Me Not” polka. Chang also has served as concertmaster for orchestras in Michigan, as well as the “Three Irish Tenors” U.S. tour in 2001. A sought-after soloist, recitalist and teacher, Chang is an active chamber musician with recent performances in Tennessee, North Carolina, Michigan and Massachusetts, as well as recitals in Paris and Barcelona.



The Bryan Symphony Orchestra, a member of the League of American Orchestras, is the only professional symphony in a rural area of Tennessee. To learn more about the BSO and its programs, visit www.bryansymphony.org.