On Dec. 15 and Dec. 16, the HMHS Madrigal Singers will perform at the Royal Court in the theatre of the Grace Church in Haddonfield.
The Haddonfield Memorial High School Madrigal Singers invites residents to enjoy the music and merriment of the season at their annual Dessert Theatre.
On Dec.15 and Dec.16, the HMHS Madrigal Singers will perform at the Royal Court in the theatre of the Grace Church in Haddonfield. The show will feature songs and dances of the season, a comedy guaranteed to amuse and entertain, a wassail toast, the regal presentation of the Boar’s Head, and an elegant coffee and dessert buffet.
Under the direction of HMHS’s choir director, Tyler Mills, the singers appear in renaissance inspired costumes as they present madrigal songs, pieces of vocal music that originated in France and England.
Since the troupe’s inaugural season in 1997, the HMHS Madrigal Singers have transformed the polyphonic renaissance tradition from a dinner feast into a dessert theatre — performing at the White House, Washington National Cathedral, New Jersey Governor’s home (Drumthwacket), the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Kimmel Center, and Longwood Gardens.
The HMHS Madrigals Dessert Theatre performances are Friday, Dec. 15 at
7 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Grace Church. Tickets are $10 for all performances.
For information or to purchase tickets, please email madrigaltix@gmail.com with the subject line MADRIGALS.
The singing troupe includes:
Soprano I: Annie Bayruns, Emma Hodges, Claire Kenny, and Sophia Salvatore; Soprano II: Regan Larkin, Keira Brandenburg, Lily Sirover, and Maria Defeo; Alto I: Bridget Finnegan, Riley Crompton, Evelyn Skyrm, and Kelly Bayruns; Alto II: Nadya Lopez, Grace Nyberg, and Grace Sanger-Johnson; Tenor I: Adam Snyder, Antony Post, Will Michael; Tenor II: Patrick Ainsworth, and Mark Vaughn; Bass I: Matt Eyles, Diego Meucci, and Anders Elzey; Bass II: Ethan Spellmeyer, Ian Rowe-Nicolls, and John Dwyer.
