Students who attend the a cappella group Grace Notes' performance Saturday evening can expect to hear a new spin on some familiar songs.

Grace Notes will put on its final concert of the semester at 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the Albright-Bethune United Methodist Church on the corner of Beaver Avenue and Burrowes Street.

It is hard to book spots on campus for concerts because the group is student-run, Jeff DeLuca (senior-civil engineering), a tenor for Grace Notes, said. He added that the group's business manager, Rachel Carter, was able to book the church for the performance.

"We have performed there in years past and it is just a great place to perform," Carter (sophomore-forensic science) said. "It's just easier to accommodate people."

Show-goers can expect to hear mostly contemporary Christian works, Carter said.

Many of the songs are more upbeat or are arranged to be more upbeat, DeLuca said, adding that an arrangement of "Little Drummer Boy" will be performed with percussion in it.

"Being upbeat makes it more enjoyable. You can move to it," DeLuca said.

The concert will also include two songs by Christian a cappella group GLAD, one of which is slow and gospel-like, the group's conductor Kendall Eberhardt said.

"We wanted to sing stuff people know," Eberhardt (senior-civil engineering) said, adding the audience will be asked to participate in some Christmas carols throughout the show.

The concert will also feature a special recognition for seniors in Grace Notes who will be graduating this semester. Eberhardt said replacing graduated members will be especially difficult next semester because three of the group's five men are leaving.

Carter said this will affect the group's sound by throwing the high and low voices out of balance.

She added auditions for this semester were incredible. The group started with only seven returning members, and there was a poor turnout at the first few auditions. However, six girls auditioned at the last one, five of whom were accepted into the group, Carter said.

Although they are currently focused on Saturday's concert, Carter said the officers are also beginning to plan ahead for next semester. Carter, who will be the new director for the group in January, is hoping for an even better turnout at auditions in the spring. An announcement will be made at the concert about auditions for next semester, Eberhardt said.

"We are trying to encourage as many people to come out as we can, especially boys," Carter said. "We need more boys."

DeLuca said he enjoys the group so much he intends to continue as a member.

"It's really a lot of fun," DeLuca said. "I'll be doing it next semester and until I graduate."