Rose Ensemble
{{Short description|American musical group}}
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The Rose Ensemble is an early-music group based in St. Paul, Minnesota, and founded in 1996 by Artistic Director Jordan Sramek.{{cite web|date=2017-07-05|title=Center Stage, July 2017: The Rose Ensemble|url=https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/web-articles/center-stage-rose-ensemble/|access-date=2021-07-23|website=Early Music America}}
The Rose Ensemble has appeared on American Public Media and the European Broadcasting Union (most notably with annual holiday broadcasts) and has performed extensively throughout the Americas and Europe.
Past Touring Programs
- Il Poverello: The Life and Legacy of St. Francis of Assisi
- Christmas in Baroque Malta: Italian Majesty at Mdina Cathedral
- Land of Three Faiths: Voices of Ancient Mediterranean Jews, Christians, and Muslims
- The Last Queen of Hawai'i: Music from the Soul of the Hawaiian Saga
- American Roots: Harmonies that Shaped a Nation
- A Renaissance Requiem: Tomas-Luis de Victoria's Mass for the Departed
- Slavic Wonders: Feasts and Saints in Early Russia, Bohemia, Poland and Ukraine
Collaborations
With Voces8:
- Renaissance Music for Two Choirs (2009){{Cite news|date=2009-01-23|title=Rose Ensemble to perform at Cathedral|work=Superior Telegram|url=https://www.superiortelegram.com/news/1932902-church-rose-ensemble-perform-cathedral|access-date=2021-07-23}}
- Voices of Venice & Rome: The Glory of Italian Renaissance Choral Music (2010){{cite web|last=Birge|first=John|date=2010-02-04|title=La Dolce Voce: Voces8 and The Rose Ensemble in Italy|url=https://www.yourclassical.org/story/2010/02/04/la-dolce-voce-voces8-and-the-rose-ensemble-in-italy|accessdate=2021-07-23}}
- The Miraculous Mass of Mary: North American Premiere of a Renaissance Masterpiece (2012){{cite web|date=2013-03-28|title=Holy Week Highlights: Ghersem's Miraculous Mass of Mary|url=https://www.yourclassical.org/story/2013/03/28/ghersems-miraculous-mass-of-mary|accessdate=2021-07-23}}
With Piffaro, The Renaissance Band:
- Spain in the New World: Song and Dance in Early Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia, and Peru (2012){{cite web|date=2011|title=Grants & Grantees: Music in New Spain|url=https://www.pewcenterarts.org/grant/music-new-spain|accessdate=2021-07-23}}
- Welcome the People: The Musical Legacy of the Reformation (2017){{Cite news|last=Blain|first=Terry|date=2017-11-05|title=Rose Ensemble marks Reformation's 500th anniversary|work=Star Tribune|url=https://www.startribune.com/rose-ensemble-marks-reformation-s-500th-anniversary/455391273/|access-date=2021-07-23}}
With the Minnesota Orchestra:
- Navidad en Cuba: Christmas in Havana Cathedral (2014) {{Cite news|last=Beard|first=William Randall|date=2014-12-15|title=Minnesota Orchestra's collaboration smells like a rose|work=Star Tribune|url=https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-orchestra-s-collaboration-smells-like-a-rose/285855151/|access-date=2021-07-23}}
With the Dark Horse Consort:
- The Requiem of Pedro de Escobar: As it might have been performed at Seville Cathedral, for the funeral of Prince Juan (1478–1497) (2015){{Cite news|last=Soucheray|first=Melenie|date=2015-02-20|title=Renaissance horns enhance Rose Ensemble's Spanish requiem|work=The Catholic Spirit|url=https://thecatholicspirit.com/featured/renaissance-horns-enhance-rose-ensembles-spanish-requiem/|access-date=2021-07-23}}
- Empire, Religion, War, Peace: Music from Europe's 30-Year Conflict, 1618–1648 (2018){{cite web|date=2018-11-16|title=The Rose Ensemble: Empire, Religion, War, Peace - Music from Europe's 30-Year Conflict, 1618-1648|url=https://www.thecurrent.org/events/2018/11/16/4465/the-rose-ensemble-empire-religion-war-peace-music-from-europes-30-year-conflict-1618-1648|website=KCMP|accessdate=2021-07-23}}
Commissions
From its founding, The Rose Ensemble performed numerous works commissioned for or by them. These have included works by Carol E. Barnett,{{Cite web|title=Compositions|url=https://carolbarnett.net/index.php?p=compositions#m|access-date=2021-07-23|website=Carol Barnett, Composer}} Eric Barnum,{{Cite web|title=Hic est Martinus|url=http://www.ericwilliambarnum.com/hic-est-martinus|access-date=2021-07-23|website=Eric William Barnum}} William Beckstrand, Abbie Betinis,{{cite web|title=All Choral Music|url=https://www.abbiebetinis.com/works_choral--all.html|website=Abbie Betinis, Composer|accessdate=2021-07-23}} Edie Hill,{{Cite web|title=The Fenix|url=https://www.ediehill.com/works/fenix|access-date=2021-07-23|website=Edie Hill, Composer}} Linda Kachelmeier,{{cite web|title=Complete Catalog|url=https://lindakachelmeier.advantagelabs.com/works|website=Linda Kachelmeier, Composer - Arranger|accessdate=2021-07-23}} Michael Karmon,{{Cite web|title=Shalom Rav (Rose Ensemble)|url=https://soundcloud.com/michael-karmon/shalom-rav-rose-ensemble|access-date=2021-07-23|website=SoundCloud}} Sergey Khvoshchinsky,{{cite web|title=Sample Sheet Music|url=https://www.khvoshchinsky.com/sample-sheet-music.html|website=Sergey Khvoshchinsky, Composer|accessdate=2021-07-23}} J. David Moore,{{cite web|title=Catalog|url=https://jdavidmoore.net/catalog/|access-date=2021-07-23|website=J. David Moore}} Stephen Paulus,{{cite web|title=Splendid Jewel|url=https://stephenpaulus.com/products/splendid-jewel|access-date=2021-07-23|website=Stephen Paulus}} John Rommereim,{{Cite web|title=List of Works|url=https://johnrommereim.com/list-of-works/|access-date=2021-07-23|website=John Rommereim, Composer and Conductor|date=27 March 2015}} Timothy Takach,{{cite web|title=IL PRESEPJU TAL-MILIED (2014) (THE CHRISTMAS CRADLE)|url=https://timothyctakach.com/ilpresepju-talmilied|access-date=2021-07-23|website=Timothy C. Takach, Composer}} and Victor Zupanc.{{cite web|title=Music Licensing Catalog|url=https://victorzupanc.com/score-licensing|access-date=2021-07-23|website=Victor Zupanc: Composer, Musician, Conductor, Sound Designer}}
Educational Programs and Outreach
The Rose Ensemble provided educational programming for students in elementary, middle school, high school, and university settings, as well as outreach programs in public libraries, senior homes, and various community organizations.
For high school and college students, Sramek and ensemble members provided a wide range of clinics, masterclasses, lectures, and interactive discussions, as well as opportunities for integrated rehearsals and performances with Ensemble musicians.
Public library programs highlighted the research of concert programs, demonstrations of historical instruments, and cultural context within musical traditions.
The Senior Community Outreach program featured a variety of early-American music, and as designed to maximize comfort of and participation by seniors of all abilities.
Awards and achievements
- Recipient of a Rockefeller Arts & Religion in the Twin Cities Award
- 2005 Chorus America's Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence {{cite web|title=Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence|url=https://www.chorusamerica.org/awards/margaret-hillis-award-choral-excellence/|access-date=2021-07-23|website=Chorus America}}
- First-place winner in the sacred music category at the 2007 Tolosa International Choral Competition (Spain){{Cite web|title=History|url=https://www.cittolosa.com/en/choral-contest/history/|access-date=2021-07-23|website=INTERNATIONAL CHORAL CONTEST OF TOLOSA|date=31 October 2017}}
- First-place winner in BOTH the sacred and secular music categories at the 2012 Tolosa International Choral Competition {{cite web|title=History|url=https://www.cittolosa.com/en/choral-contest/history/|access-date=2021-07-23|website=INTERNATIONAL CHORAL CONTEST OF TOLOSA|date=31 October 2017}}
- 2018 Early Music America's Laurette Goldberg Award for Lifetime Achievement in Early Music Outreach {{cite web|date=2018-03-03|title=2018 Laurette Goldberg Award|url=https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/web-articles/2018-laurette-goldberg-award/|access-date=2021-07-23|website=Early Music America}}
Recordings
- Seasons of Angels: Harmony of the Spheres
- Slavic Holiday: Legends from Ancient Czechoslovakia and Poland
- The Road to Compostela
- Fire of the Soul: Choral Virtuosity in 17th-Century Russia and Poland
- Celebremos El Nino: Christmas Delights from the Mexican Baroque
- Rosa Das Rosas: Cantigas de Santa Maria & Other Spiritual Songs for the Virgin
- Nā Mele Hawaiʻi: A Rediscovery of Hawaiian Vocal Music. Featured in the HBO limited series, The White Lotus, and Disney's live-action Lilo & Stitch.
- And Glory Shone Around: Early American Carols, Country Dances, Southern Harmony Hymns, and Shaker Spiritual Songs
- Il Poverello: Medieval & Renaissance Music for Saint Francis of Assisi
- A Toast to Prohibition: All-American Songs of Temperance and Temptation
- Treasures from Baroque Malta
References
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External links
- [https://www.roseensemble.org/ The Rose Ensemble]
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Category:Arts organizations based in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Category:Culture of Saint Paul, Minnesota
Category:Musical groups established in 1996