Rose Ensemble News

1/7/08
Rose Notes
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12/7/07
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11/6/07
The Rose Ensemble Wins International Choral Competition in Tolosa, Spain
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10/15/07
Rose Notes
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9/1/07
The Rose Ensemble presents Slavic Wonders: Feasts & Saints in Ancient Moscow, Krakow & Prague on European tour
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8/1/07
The Rose Ensemble Opens 2007-2008 Season with Fitzgerald Theater Debut
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11/22/05
We are pleased to announce the following grants recently made to The Rose Ensemble:

This is an incredible show of support from some of the most well-known and prestigious foundations in the country. We are excited to expand our staff and look forward to producing even more innovative concerts and educational programs during 2006 and beyond.


9/28/05
The Rose Ensemble has been honored with two recent grants:


8/15/05
The Rose Ensemble has been awarded $8,000 from the Florence Gould Foundation. This grant will support The Rose Ensemble's upcoming "St. Martin of Tours" concerts in France (Candes on November 8 and Tours on November 11). The Florence Gould Foundation's mission is to promote French-American amity and understanding and we are proud to have been chosen to serve this mission in an artistic capacity.


08/01/05
The Rose Ensemble has been awarded an Institutional Support grant of $14,300 from The Minnesota State Arts Board. This general operating grant will help The Rose Ensemble present performances throughout the State of Minnesota during the 2005-06 season. This was the first year The Rose Ensemble qualified to apply for these funds and I am particularly proud of the large portion of merit funding awarded:

Congratulations, Rose!


06/02/05
Ann Heider & Jordan SramekThe Rose Ensemble has been chosen as the recipient of the 2005 Chorus America Margaret Hillis Achievement Award for Choral Excellence. This prestigious one-time award, which recognizes the late Miss Hillis for her more than 40 years of professional achievement and outstanding contributions to the choral art, is presented only once every three years to a fully professional choral ensemble that demonstrates artistic excellence, a strong organizational structure, and a commitment to outreach, educational, and culturally diverse activities.

"I really can't tell you what a proud moment this is for our organization," says Rose Ensemble Founder and Artistic Director Jordan Sramek. "We now join the list of previous winners such as Chanticleer and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, recognized not only for excellence in the field of early music but as a leader among professional choruses across North America."

Sramek officially received the award today at the Chorus America Annual Conference in Chicago.

For more information about the Margaret Hillis Achievement Award for Choral Excellence, go to: http://www.chorusamerica.org/awards.shtml#hillis