MADRIGAL DINNER SET FOR A MIDWINTER CELEBRATION JAN. 26 A midwinter celebration set in medieval England is planned for the evening of Friday, Jan. 26, at 6:30 p.m. in Randall Hall of Christ Episcopal Church. The Concerts & Culture at Christ Church series will introduce the New Year with a Boar’s Head Festival and a madrigal dinner. Entertainment for the evening will include a comic play, “The Case of the Missing Hanky (Panky),” featuring the King and Queen, court jesters and various lords and ladies. Also featured are the traditional Boar’s Head Carol and a number of madrigals performed by members of the royal court. The Boar’s Head Carol, a 15th century English carol, celebrates the ancient tradition of presenting a boar’s head at the Yuletide feast. Madrigals are secular songs made popular in 16th century Europe, sung in English and Italian, celebrating love in its various forms. A trio of madrigals set to Shakespearean texts, a number of comic parodies and an offering by the famous PDQ Bach, make up the program. Around 20 local singers will perform the madrigals. The Tuscaloosa Academy Young Singers will also give a cameo appearance with traditional seasonal songs. The evening will include a meal, consisting of stew, bread, salad and dessert, served family style at each table with the traditional wassail cup. This cup becomes a key element in the evening’s drama when the king issues a royal decree that all should raise their glasses on demand, or suffer the consequences. Members of the cast include Drew Baker as Queen Desdemona, Jeff Wilson as King Kong, Greg Swann as Lord Fontleroy, Mark Hughes Cobb as Rufus and Wescott Youngson as Dufus, the two court jesters. The madrigal dinner is a fundraiser for the C-4 concert series, and tickets will be $25 per person for those over age 12. Seating is limited. Childcare is available for those under 12 with advance notice. To make a reservation for the dinner or for more information, go online at https://www.christchurch1828.org/c4madrigaldinner or call Christ Episcopal Church, 605 Lurleen B. Wallace Blvd. N., Tuscaloosa, Ala., at 205-758-4252. ##
Friday Jan 26, 2018
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM CST
Jan. 26, 2018
Christ Episcopal Church
$25.00
call Judi Rabel at Christ Church 205-758-4252