In its 26th year, the Dec. 4 event includes music, three-course dinner and Olde English customs
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On Dec. 4, the Arts Council of Big Sky and Montana State University School of Music will present the 26th annual Madrigal Dinner at Big Sky Resort’s Missouri Ballroom.
Tickets for the 5 p.m. dinner are $80 per person, and the dinner typically sells out, according to a press release from the Arts Council. The evening will include “a fantastic three-course dinner prepared by the chefs at Big Sky Resort, as well as festive music from the Montanans, the MSU Brass Quintet and Voces Luminis ensemble,” according to the release. Seating will begin promptly at 6 p.m.
“The Madrigal Dinner has become a Big Sky tradition since we first presented it more than 25 years ago,” stated Brian Hurlbut, executive director of the Arts Council. “We’re excited for a new venue this year, but of course all of the popular aspects of the event will remain.”
The event—in its 59th year of production by MSU School of Music—is themed with Olde English customs, “including fanfares introducing the Ceremonial Procession, the Wassail Bowl and Christmas Toast, the Boar’s Head Procession and the Flaming Pudding Dessert,” according to the release. MSU singers will serenade guests throughout the evening and the Voces Luminis ensemble will present a concert finale.
“This event is considered by many as the traditional opening of the holiday season and is one of the highlights for the Big Sky community,” the press release stated.
The dinner closes with the audience joining the students in singing familiar carols.
