The 12-voice strong ensemble Chanticleer will project a collective vocal smile with a performance of “Sing Joyfully” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, in Eisenhower Auditorium.

Tickets are $48 for an adult, $10 for a University Park student, and $15 for a person 18 and younger and are available for purchase online. The Arts Ticket Center is the only authorized outlet for individual tickets for events presented by the Center for the Performing Arts.

Avoid the $4-per-ticket online service fee by calling 814-863-0255; or buying in person from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays at Eisenhower Auditorium.

Visit Chanticleer online for more information about the ticketed and Classical Coffeehouse events.

“Sing Joyfully” features uplifting arrangements of spirituals, folk songs and commissions, including works by William Byrd, Joni Mitchell, Irving Berlin and Shawn Crouch.

Founded in San Francisco in 1978 musicologist Louis Botto, the Grammy Award-winning vocal group is known around the world as “an orchestra of voices” for its adventurous range and quick harmony. Today, Chanticleer is one of the most prolific recording and touring ensembles in the world. It has sold more than one million albums and has performed thousands of live concerts to audiences around the world.

CLASSICAL COFFEEHOUSE

Chanticleer will perform works from its Renaissance program “Without a Song” during an intimate Classical Coffeehouse at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, in Pasquerilla Spiritual Center’s Worship Hall.

Doors open at 7:15 p.m. and refreshments will be served. The event is free for University Park and high school students. A $15 donation is suggested for each person who isn’t a student.

Visit Classical Coffeehouse for more information and to register for entry. The event is presented in partnership with the Penn State Alumni Association.