Seemingly fragile-yet-vibrant sopranos, colorful altos and rhythm-setting baritones from all of Palo Alto High School’s choirs captured the hearts of audiences on friday inside St. Bede’s Episcopal Church in Menlo Park.

After undergoing traditional dress rehearsals and an intensive invitational workshop in San Francisco with well-known singing group Chanticleer, the choir struck a chord with spectators with its rendition of various love songs.

“I’ve been practicing a lot, outside of class,” said senior Alex Gaya, member of the Concert Choir and Madrigals.

Junior Sylvia Price also noted how the group trained extensively for the concert.

“We had a lot of preparation,” Price said. “We worked on most of our songs with Chanticleer through a workshop. We also had practice in class and rehearsal.”

The fall concert’s theme this year was “When I Fall,” “which is about people falling in and sometimes out of love,” choral director Michael Najar said.

The concert featured various types of love songs, ranging from the Baroque period of Bach to Hungarian music to familiar American pop songs. During the concert, numerous soloists and the four different choir groups (Concert Choir, Beginning Choir, Madrigals and Spectrum) performed.

Three female and two male singers started the program with “When I Fall in Love,” a song that clearly set the theme of the concert. Despite the lack of any background instrumentals, their voices supported each other to create harmony and melody.

Feature soloist Katie Crewdon then introduced the female choir group, Spectrum. Spectrum singers sang while simultaneously gliding rhythmically to the front of the stage, following the beat of percussions, played by Kelly Hafner and Theda Howard, and the accompanying pianist. Clad in midnight black, Spectrum performed cheery English folk music in addition to serious yet somewhat ominous-sounding pieces from Benjamin Britten.

Next on the program were The Heartbeats, whose members include Monet Lane, Beth Nitzan, Maria Miller and Keerthi Naidu. The quartet rekindled old romantic feelings through its performance of well-known American oldies, such as “Blue Moon” and “One Fine Day.”

The majority of the singers then congregated to perform more serious songs that addressed the fragility of life, love and devotion. Student conductor senior Beth Nitzan led “Komm Susser Tod” by J.S. Bach, and the choirs’ harmonies infiltrated the room, radiating a melodious vibe. Before the short intermission, the choir broke into a Hungarian song, “Regi Tanc Dal,” a favorite of many of the choir members.

“Being a fan of happy tunes, I like happy songs to show my already flamboyant spirit,” said junior Nadav Shiffman, member of the Concert Choir and Men’s Chorus, . “‘Regi Tanc Dal’ is a very fun party tune.

The second part of the concert focused on the Madrigal singers, who performed more medieval and old classical songs originating from the Renaissance time period.

Despite the departure of last year’s seniors, the veterans of the choir program feel confident about their performance this year.

“I still have a lot to learn, but I feel that I also have a lot to add,” Gaya said.