GALAX, Va. — The evening air will be filled with the sounds of praise and worship through vibrant songs Saturday when the Blue Ridge Music Center presents Glorious Mountain Gospel at 7 p.m.

With the gospel group, Larnell Starkey and the Spiritual Seven, and bluegrass-gospel band, Pathway, taking the stage, the theme might be not only an evening of worship in music, but families with decades of tradition in doing just that.

Larnell Starkey and the Spiritual Seven is a family group from Wirtz, Va., made up of brothers, sons and cousins who all attend Chestnut Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Some of the group’s members have been singing together for 41 years, traveling the United States and spreading the gospel through song. Their music takes listeners back to the old quartet style of singing and embraces more contemporary sounds as well.

Pathway is based in Mount Airy and is made up of three brothers who have been playing together for years, a son of one of the brothers, and two friends. The group in its current formation came together in 2007. The band plays bluegrass and gospel, blending familiar tunes with original compositions.

The concert starts at 7 p.m. with seating beginning at 5:30 p.m. Tickets for this concert are $15. BRMC Concert Club members get a $2 discount per ticket. Call (276) 236-5309 ext. 112 for information on how to join and save. This is an all-ages event. Children 12 and younger enter free.

Advance tickets and information are available online at www.blueridgemusiccenter.org or by calling the Blue Ridge Music Center at (276) 236-5309. Tickets also will be available at the gate. No pets are allowed in the amphitheater, nor is alcohol. Picnic food is permitted. Concessions are available. Lawn chairs and blankets are recommended. The Blue Ridge Music Center has evening concerts every weekend through mid-September in the outdoor amphitheater at the foot of beautiful Fisher Peak, which is 10 miles from Galax.