The Rose Ensemble 2008-2009 Season
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Dear Friends,
Our European appearances over the past few years have helped us appreciate even more the magical combination of beautiful music in a beautiful space. But they have also helped us widen our repertoire—and our circle of friends! Our 2008-09 season reflects these things in many ways. We'll continue to offer concerts in the breathtaking Basilica of Saint Mary and the intimate Saint Paul Seminary chapel, but we've also expanded our performance venues to include such gems as First Colonial Church in Edina, Wayzata Community Church and our first-ever appearance at the glorious Saint Paul Cathedral. As usual, we'll feature a huge array of vocal music, with everything from Latin motets and Coptic chant to Shaker hymns and Jewish para-liturgical songs. And we're thrilled to welcome to our stage two world-class groups from Europe: Ensemble Diabolus in Musica (France) and Voces8 (United Kingdom). I’ll look forward to seeing you throughout the year!
- Jordan Sramek, Founder/Artistic Director
CD Release Concert
And Glory Shone Around: An Early American Christmas
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By popular request, The Rose Ensemble’s Americana program returns to herald the release of a new recording, "And Glory Shone Around." Celebrate with colonial carols and dances, Appalachian folk instruments, Southern shape-note singing, heartfelt four-part Shaker hymns, and the close harmonies that gave birth to bluegrass. Filled with sounds both familiar and fresh, this holiday concert shines with the warmth of hearth and home.
December 18, 2008, 7:30pm
Colonial Church of Edina
December 20, 2008, 8:00pm 
Basilica of Saint Mary, Minneapolis
December 21, 2008, 2:00pm
Church of the Nativity, St. Paul
December 22, 2008, 7:30pm
Cathedral of Christ the King, Superior, WI
December 23, 2008, 7:00pm
Trinity Lutheran Church, Stillwater
Candlelight Concert: Renaissance Music for Two Choirs
with special guests Voces8 of England
Listen online: http://www.voces8.moonfruit.com/
London's acclaimed octet joins forces with The Rose Ensemble for a special performance of extraordinary Renaissance choral works. Featuring The Great Service, William Byrd's triumph of ten-part polyphony, the program also includes magnificent double-choir and multi-part motets. With the combined strength of twenty voices from two award-winning groups, this concert by candlelight resounds with music of rare complexity and power.
February 26, 2009, 7:30pm
(pre-concert presentation, 6:30pm)
Cathedral of Christ the King, Superior, WI
February 27, 2009, 8:00pm
(pre-concert presentation, 7:00 pm)
Church of St. Bernard, St. Paul
February 28, 2009, 8:00pm
(pre-concert presentation, 7:00 pm)
Basilica of Saint Mary, Minneapolis
March 1, 2009, 5:00pm
(pre-concert presentation, 4:00 pm)
St. Paul Seminary Chapel, St. Paul
Free Workshop! Sing Renaissance Motets with The Rose Ensemble
February 17, 7:00-9:00pm
Merriam Park Branch Library, St. Paul
No experience necessary
Cantigas from the Land of Three Faiths: A Celebration of Ancient Mediterranean Vocal Music
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Four hundred years of vibrant music and passionate poetry come alive in a program echoing the rhythms of the early Mediterranean courts. A national touring favorite, this lyrical collection of Arab-Andalusian dances, Sephardic laments, Spanish villancicos, Hebrew chants and Galician cantigas weaves "a rich and dramatic tapestry as entertaining to see as to hear" (Choral Journal).
March 28, 2009, 7:30pm
(pre-concert presentation, 6:30pm)
Macalester Plymouth United Church, St. Paul
March 29, 2009, 7:00pm
(pre-concert presentation, 6:00 pm)
United Theological Seminary, New Brighton
Audience Services
All venues are
fully wheelchair accessible. Please specify individual needs when ordering
your tickets.
Braille or Large Print Programs are available with advance notice. A minimum
of 14 days advance notice is required.
American
Sign Language Interpretation and Audio Description may be provided for some
performances. A minimum of 14 days advance notice is required.
The Rose Ensemble is supported, in part, by a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota Legislature and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding provided by the McKnight Foundation and the Target Foundation.
