Solo-voice ensemble Les Canards Chantants presents a musical 'Smörgåsbord' May 12

Renowned early-music vocal ensemble Les Canards Chantants presents Smörgåsbord, a “whirlwind tour of the best music from the Renaissance and beyond.”

The selections, according to the group, represent “music spanning hundreds of years, sacred and secular, moralistic and hedonistic, a plethora of poetry sung in French, Italian, German, English, Latin, Spanish, Dutch and even Birdsong. If you are new to old music, what better way to sample the options than this diverse spread of aural dishes?”

Praised for their “polished singing” and for “instilling their superb performances with liveliness and theatricality” (The Boston Musical Intelligencer) and for their “brilliant and moving” programming (Early Music America magazine), Les Canards Chantants is a solo-voice ensemble committed to dynamic interpretation of renaissance polyphony. The “singing ducks” have performed to high acclaim throughout the UK and Germany, appearing on BBC One and in venues as diverse as York Minster, The National Centre for Early Music, and Poole’s Cavern. Now based in Philadelphia, Les Canards Chantants are musical Ensemble in Residence at Glencairn Museum.

$20 General Admission, $15 Basic Members/Seniors/Students, Free for Gold and Patron Members. Tickets available in advance through May 9 at the Museum or call 267.502.2990; after May 9 at the door only beginning when door open at 7:00pm. Reserved seats for Patron Members only: call 267.502.2990.

For more information: 267.502.2990 or the website. Glencairn Museum: 1001 Cathedral Road, Bryn Athyn 19009.