Thursday, November 06, 2003
USI Madrigal Feaste opens holiday season
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The University of Southern Indiana Madrigal Ensemble will present the 34th annual Madrigal Feaste Thursday through Sunday, December 4 - 7. The feast, a reenactment of a fifteenth century royal celebration, offers music with each item on the menu. Daniel Craig, director of USI choral activities, said “This is USI’s oldest musical tradition and a festive way to begin the holiday season.” The USI Chamber Choir will entertain with selections of old English and Italian madrigals, folk songs, as well as choral selections for the holiday season. To enhance the experience USI Chamber Choir members will don Renaissance-period costumes and Carter Hall in the University Center will be transformed to an age when royalty welcomed their subjects to an estate or castle for an evening of holiday celebration. USI Chamber Choir members, listed by their hometown, are: Evansville Aryes Baltzell, Royal Court Kensington Blaylock, Jester Nathan Burgdorf, King Jennifer Emge, Royal Court Rachel Feigel, Royal Court Jeanine Gamble, Queen Natalie Singer, Royal Court Rhonda Sparks, Royal Court Julie Todd, Royal Court Ryan Vickers, Royal Court Lucas Underwood, Royal Court Other Indiana Albion Laura Patterson, Royal Court Brownsburg Heather Lents, Royal Court Camby Kade Adair Farmersburg Drew Cloutier, Royal Court Indianapolis Jennifer Hamilton, Royal Court Jasper Camille Ruckriegel Michigantown Lynne Walker, Royal Court Mount Vernon Amy Breeze, Royal Court Jason Goodwin, Royal Court Amanda Wildeman, Royal Court Sarah Ziegler, Royal Court Owensville John Douglas, Jester Melissa Hooper, Royal Court Quincy Cassie Williams, Royal Court Remington Dustin Williams, Chamberlain Scottsburg Eric Stump, Royal Court Shelbyville Heidi Weaver, Royal Court Other States Tennessee Bartlett Katheryn Reeves, Royal Court Wisconsin Warrens Shaun Dean, Royal Court A collaborative effort, the Madrigal Feaste partners talented faculty and students with University Dining Services to choreograph a performance and special meal. This year’s menu will include green tossed salad, hot wassail (spiced cider), soup of beef and barley, his majesty’s roasted chicken, holiday roasted red-bud potatoes, and fresh steamed vegetables. The meal will also include bread pudding with rum sauce, tea, and coffee. Thursday through Saturday, December 4 – 6, the Madrigal Feaste will begin at 7:30 p.m., and on Sunday, December 7 the program will open at 6 p.m. Ticket prices are $27 for adults and $25 for students and senior citizens. Tickets/reservations: 812/461-5237 or www.usi.edu. For further information, contact Daniel Craig, director of USI choral activities, 812/464-1736. To order Madrigal tickets online, visit www.usi.edu/music/sites/mad/madrigalblurb.htm |
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