Ms Doogue returns as compere for the seventh Hymns and Songs of Praise at the Avondale College Seventh-day Adventist Church.

The concert is a celebration of the Christian tradition of hymn and song singing.

The host of ABC Radio National's Saturday Extra and ABC Television's Compass will also answer questions about religion and journalism in Australia during an interview halfway through the concert.

"Geraldine brings to Hymns and Songs a personal Christian commitment, a generous ecumenical spirit and several decades of experience in exploring the spiritual heart of Australian culture," senior theology lecturer and co-producer of the concert, Dr Lyell Heise, said.

Backed by the Institute of Worship Orchestra and led by Avondale ensemble, The Promise, and soloists Albert Mataafa and Marian Moroney, Hymns and Songs of Praise will be big on audience participation. In fact, the audience will serve as a massed congregational choir.

"The energy and quality will far exceed what is normally possible in a local congregation," Dr Heise said.

The concert will open with the premiere of prize-winning composer and Cooranbong resident Blake Robinson's Sky Passage.

The concert will start at 7pm.

Tickets cost $20 (single), $15 (concession/student), and $40 (family— two adults and two or more school-age children).

■ Visit avondale.edu.au/events for details.

- Bianca Reynaud of Avondale College of Higher Education