The Rose Ensemble 2007-2008 Season

Rose Ensemble members

Photo: V. Paul Virtucio

2007-2008 Performance Season
SNEAK PREVIEW

Please join us for our final production this season, May 4-6 & 11-13.

(And watch here for details on our upcoming 2007-08 performance season!)

- Jordan Sramek, Founder/Artistic Director


CD-release concerts: Hawaiian Vocal Traditions

Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
Sunday, September 23rd, 2007
Sundin Music Hall, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN

The Rose Ensemble will kick off its 12th season with the release of its 7th recording, featuring the incredible music of early Hawaiians. The recording and concerts will retrace the path of centuries of Hawaiian vocal traditions, including ancient chant and hula, missionary hymns, musical and poetic compositions of Queen Lili'uokalani, Victorian parlor waltzes and "cowboy" songs from the migrant workers on Hawaii’s 19th-century horse and cattle ranches. Come enjoy the concert that took the Twin Cities completely by surprise last season!


2006-2007 Gregorian Vespers Series

In accord with its mission statement, "to contribute to the cultural life of this community" and following in the footsteps of the great cathedral churches of past and present, the Basilica of Saint Mary was proud to enter into an agreement with the Rose Ensemble in June of 1997, thus establishing its first residency program.

The Rose Ensemble performs in the Basilica at several events throughout the year, including concerts, liturgies, and our continuing Gregorian Vespers series.

Basilica of St. Mary

We invite you to join us for special Vespers services, featuring members of The Rose Ensemble singing seasonal Gregorian chants. Service time is approximately 45 minutes and there is no obligation to participate. Whether attending just to listen, taking time out of a busy day to relax, or to sing along, all are welcome!

Sunday, September 24, 2006, 3:00pm
Sunday, October 29, 2006, 3:00pm
Sunday, November 26, 2006, 3:00pm (Feast of Christ the King)
Sunday, January 28, 2007, 3:00pm
Sunday, April 1, 2007, 3:00pm (Palm Sunday)
Sunday, April 22, 2007, 3:00pm


Minnesota Arts Board National Endowment for the Arts Target Foundation

2006-07 free public workshops sponsored by The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library.

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.

 

Official sponsors of The Rose Ensemble 2006-2007 Performance Season:

Blue Moon Coffee Cafe Faribault Wollen Mills