Date: December 4-6, 2025
Time: Social hour at 5:30PM and dinner at 6:30PM
Where: Meier Hall
The event features a 20-member vocal ensemble performing early Renaissance music in
costume as a sixteenth-century royal court. Guests will enjoy a holiday meal and entertainment
that includes a recorder ensemble, herald trumpets, and a short post-dinner concert.
The concert will include music by Jacques Arcadelt, Claudio Monteverdi, Thomas Weelkes,
John Wilbye, and others. During dinner, the ensemble and court jester will perform
traditional carols such as Lo, How a Rose, A Wassail Song, and Silent Night.
Dinner is $65 per person and includes:
- Starter: Carrot-ginger soup with toasted coconut
- Entrée: Cranberry and rosemary roasted chicken breast, roasted garlic mashed potatoes,
and broccolini
- Dessert: Eggnog cheesecake with candied hazelnuts
Purchase Tickets
For questions, contact Katherine Kemp at 605.642.6420 (Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.)
Please mention any dietary needs, such as vegetarian meals or nut allergies, when
making your reservation.
People in Renaissance costumes sing from songbooks indoors with banners and a decorated
table.
People in Renaissance costumes dance in a circle, holding hands, while others clap
along around them.
Two girls in medieval-style red dresses perform on stage.
Four people in medieval-style costumes sing from songbooks indoors before an audience
seated at tables.
Four people in festive costumes play flutes indoors near a Christmas tree, performing
for an audience at tables.
People in medieval-style costumes perform indoors with books before an audience seated
at tables.
People in medieval-style costumes sing from songbooks indoors on a stage for an audience.
Four people in Renaissance costumes sing from folders indoors near a Christmas tree
and red curtains.
People in medieval-style costumes perform on stage with a Christmas tree and wreath
in the background. They are facing an audience in an auditorium.
A girl in an ornate Renaissance costume sings from a folder indoors, with others performing
in the background.