Rose Ensemble Touring Concerts

Cantigas from the Land of Three Faiths - A Celebration of Ancient Mediterranean Vocal Music

CantigaCenturies of dedication and folklore in the chapels, synagogues and courts of early Italy, Spain and Portugal produced music with rhythms that reverberated across the Mediterranean. In this program spanning four centuries of vocal and instrumental music, a diverse collection of Arab-Andalusian dances, Sephardic laments, Spanish villancicos, Hebrew chants and Galician spiritual cantigas come together in a fascinating exploration of language, culture and faith from a time that is not so different from our own.

"This program wasn’t a performance. It was more like a resurrection. The Rose Ensemble breathes life into stark, ancient manuscripts . . . restores them as new creations." --Ames Life & Times - Read more>>

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Slavic Wonders - Feasts and Saints in Early Russia, Poland & Bohemia

Slavic HolidayWe invite you to visit these ancient places and more, where mysterious chants, joyful hymns and magnificent choral works are mingled with tales of folk heroes. Slavic Wonders includes stunning 12-part Baroque motets from the Russian Orthodox tradition, medieval Latin chants for Slavic saints and powerful double-choir works from the Polish Renaissance. With repertoire and a stage presence hailed by presenters and audiences as ethereal and captivating, and a vocal blend and range called "supernatural" by the critics, The Rose Ensemble has presented this program to capacity crowds across the U.S. and Europe.

"A hypnotizing spell ... stunning technique....All went home amazed."" --Duluth News-Tribune

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Il Poverello - Exploring the Life and Deeds of St. Francis of Assisi

St. FrancisDuring his lifetime, Francis pursued a life of simplicity and became known as il poverello, "the poor one." The patron saint of animals and ecology, he is arguably one of the best known medieval saints. But beyond garden statues and the Prayer of St. Francis (which, by the way, he didn’t write), how much do we really know? This joyful program features centuries of hymns, dances and motets in honor of the "hippie saint," as well as early Italian spiritual songs and light-hearted readings by and about Francis himself. Includes the full force of 12 voices plus harp, riqq, dumbek, hurdy gurdy, psaltery and recorder.

"The Rose Ensemble has cornered, reincarnated and reinvigorated a vast and difficult niche of music." --St. Paul Pioneer Press

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Hawai'i Revealed: Music from the Soul of the Hawaiian Saga

Kim Sueoka and Tim O'Brien

Through music, movement and narration, Hawai'i Revealed honors the Hawaiians' struggle to keep alive the rich musical traditions nearly eradicated by the arrival of Captain Cook and American missionaries. The result of almost three years of historical research, this masterful program includes ancient Hawaiian chant and hula, missionary hymns, gorgeous compositions by Hawaiian monarchs, Victorian art songs and fun-loving cowboy tunes created by migrant workers on Hawaii's horse and cattle ranches. What's more, audience members have the opportunity to learn more about Hawaiian history and culture than they might expect!

...a world-renowned vocal group that has spent the dozen years of its existence combining extraordinary scholarship, a sense of adventure, and breathtaking technique to explore a wide range of early music. -- Minneapolis City Pages - Read more>>

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Celebremos el Niño - A Mexican Baroque Christmas

Celebremos el NinoEarly Mexican music resounds in this joyful holiday program featuring over two centuries of festive Christmas dances, ballads and villancicos from the great cathedrals of Puebla and Mexico City. Accompanied by viola da gamba, vihuela da mano and several percussion instruments (including African drums), solos and choruses burst forth in this program that’s anything but predictable.

"Because of the beauty of the music, the variety of the voices, the liveliness of the personalities and the improvisatory support of gentle instruments, the performance was engaging from beginning to end." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer

A copy of this program is available in PDF format.

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