Madrigal Dinner
Date and Time
Thursday Nov 30, 2017 Saturday Dec 2, 2017
2017 Madrigal Dinner program dates:
Thursday – November 30 - Meier Hall, BHSU - 6:30 p.m. - Cost $45
Friday – December 1 - Meier Hall, BHSU - 6:30 p.m. - Cost $45
Saturday – December 2 - Meier Hall, BHSU - 6:30 p.m. - Cost $45
Location
Meier Hall, BHSU
Fees/Admission
Cost $45
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Contact Information
(605) 642-6241
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Description
Audiences will be treated to a full evening of food, music, and theatrical entertainment in Clare and Josef Meier Hall at BHSU’s presentation of “A Madrigal Dinner.” The Madrigal Dinner is an annual fund-raising event for BHSU’s music department featuring a small ensemble of 16 singers that specializes in performing early music each fall semester. The singers, in Renaissance garb, will portray a sixteenth-century king, queen, and court who have invited the audience to a Christmas feast in the castle’s great hall. During the dinner portion of the evening, the court and the court jester will present a program including performances of several a cappella traditional carols including “The Boar’s Head Carol,” “A Wassail Song,” “Deck the Hall,” and of course, “Silent Night.” In addition to beautiful music, the audience will enjoy a wonderful meal catered by A’viands. The first course is a Maple Brie and Cheddar Apple Soup followed by Whole Roasted Turkey with Citrus Rosemary Salt and Wild Rice Stuffing and Figgy Pudding for dessert.
After dessert, the court will perform a brief concert of Renaissance madrigals which will feature solos, small ensembles, and the full group performing a cappella and harpsichord-accompanied madrigals by master composers of the Renaissance and early Baroque including John Dowland, Hans Leo Hassler, Thomas Tomkins, and others.
The Madrigal Dinner typically sells out quickly, so make your reservations soon!
Please make your reservations by visiting www.bhsu.edu/madrigal or call Raena Martinez at 605.642.6420, 8 am-5 pm Mon-Fri.
Please notify us of any dietary needs such as vegetarian meals or nut allergies when making reservations.