The CHIEF January 2019

2018 MADRIGAL DINNER BY ALYSSA RODRIGUEZ

The 52nd annual Madrigal dinners took place on December 3rd through the 5th.The dinners included two instrument ensembles, the court singers, and the madrigal singers themselves. The show included a three course meal and a play done by the madrigals that followed fairly closely to A Christmas Carol. The performance included more than 16 songs prepared by the madrigal singers. Some of the songs that were sung were “O Come All Ye Faithful,” “Silent Night,” and “A Great and Mighty Wonder.” The members of this group have worked hard for many months to make sure the show music was wonderful. The court singers performed around four songs and did phenomenal. This group of singers sang songs such as “A Merry Madrigal” and “A Star Carol.” While both groups performed mostly separately, they did collaborate on pieces such as “We’ll Dress the House” and “O Filii et Filiae.” Both of the instrument ensembles also worked and played many tunes between each big parts of the play and before the show started. Even though the audience only noticed a handful of students during the performance, many others helped prepare and worked throughout the nights of the dinners. While the show is now over, many of the groups start to work on other pieces rather than only Christmas songs.