Rose Ensemble News
1/7/08
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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:
- Bush Foundation: $55,000 (three-year grant in support of a new General Manager position)
- Mardag Foundation: $30,000 (General Manager position and general operating support)
- McKnight Foundation: $30,000 (two-year general operating support)
- Target Foundation: $5,000 (general operating support)
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:
- $5,000: The Anna M. Heilmaier Charitable Foundation (General Operating for St. Paul-based activities)
- $7,500: The Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (project support for our February 2006 production of "Oli and Mele: Retracing the Path of Early Hawaiian Vocal Traditions")
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:
- $2,800: formula funding (based on a small percentage of our budget)
- $11,500: merit funding (based on artistic quality, educational outreach and service to the State)
- $14,300 total award
Congratulations, Rose!
06/02/05
The
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
