Story by Matt Young | January 5, 2010 | Tags: feast, Herb Young Community Center, madrigal, musicians royale, The Historical Enrichment Society, The Musician’s Royale, The North Carolina Renaissance Faire, twelfth night
Cary, NC – Celebrate Twelfth Night, the traditional end of the Christmas season, with a medieval Madrigal Feast on Saturday, January 9, 2010, 7 p.m. at the Herb Young Community Center in downtown Cary.
There will be traditional Christmas music and song by The Historical Enrichment Society’s music group, The Musician’s Royale. Some of the songs are still sung today such as “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” But the group will also feature some songs of the peasantry (“drinking songs”).
The Twelfth Night Madrigal Feast will feature Mike Saunders as Henry VIII and Lynn Peverill as his wife Katherine Parr playing host and hostess for the evening. From the Performance Company of The North Carolina Renaissance Faire, the Jester, Loquax, played by Rick Phillips, and the NCRF Performance Company will create a variety of characters and entertainments to delight the Feasting Party. And, as court dance was a large part of any celebration, the Dance Company will perform and the audience can expect to be invited to join in for a reel or two.
Tickets are $50 which includes a dinner with wine or other beverage, merriment, song, dance, and a variety of pleasant and courtly entertainments. Purchase tickets at the Community Center, through Ticketmaster or by calling (800) 745-3000.
For more info, call (919) 755-8004 or visit www.ncrenfaire.org.
