The Rose Ensemble 2009-2010 Season

09/10 Season Brochure

Free Rose Ensemble Showcase Concert

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2009, 8:00 PM
Central Presbyterian Church, 500 Cedar Street, St. Paul

NO TICKETS OR RESERVATIONS NECESSARY!

This year, we’re doing something different: the opening concert of our 2009-10 Season is FREE! This special full-length performance features the most popular music from The Rose Ensemble’s celebrated international concert tours. In one thrifty night out, hear this renowned professional ensemble perform music from ancient Hawai‘i, Renaissance Europe, early America, the medieval Mediterranean and more!


*CD Release Concert*
IL POVERELLO: Medieval & Renaissance Music for Saint Francis of Assisi

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Our ninth recording celebrates the life of a twelfth-century luminary: St. Francis of Assisi, immortalized in story and song for over eight hundred years. Through music that ranges from transcendent medieval polyphony to rousing Umbrian folk melodies, we tell of the saint’s humble and human beginnings, his miraculous deeds, and his love of all the earth’s creatures. Special Milanese guest artist Isacco Colombo—a sensational virtuoso on Italian bagpipes, shawm, fife and tabor—joins The Rose Ensemble’s own consort of instrumentalists on harp, vielle, hurdy-gurdy, psaltery and percussion.


Isacco Colombo

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 8:00 PM
pre-concert presentation at 7:00 pm
Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church, 1900 Wellesley Ave, St. Paul

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 8:00 PM Bring A Friend!
pre-concert presentation at 7:00 pm
Basilica of Saint Mary, 88 N. 17th St, Minneapolis

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 7:00 PM
pre-concert presentation at 6:00 pm
Mary of the Angels Chapel, Saint Rose Convent, 715 9th St S, La Crosse, WI




FREE WORKSHOP!
Minstrels of St. Francis
September 29, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Merriam Park Library, 1831 Marshall Ave, St. Paul
Free and open to the public; no experience necessary!


CHRISTMAS IN ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND

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Imagine grand candlelit halls, lavish feasts, the swirl of sumptuous fabrics in stately dances . . . and escape into the regal elegance of the Elizabethan era. The Rose Ensemble’s popular holiday concert returns with carols and motets by the beloved English Renaissance composers Thomas Tallis, Robert Parsons, William Byrd and Orlando Gibbons, accompanied by lute and viola da gamba. Full of soaring soprano lines, splendid harmonies and spirited poetry, this classic Tudor Christmas will help you celebrate in style!

THURSDAY, DEC 17, 7:30 PMBring A Friend!
Cathedral of Christ the King, 1410 Baxter Ave, Superior, WI

FRIDAY, DEC 18, 8:00 PM
Nativity of Our Lord Church, 1900 Wellesley Ave, St. Paul

SATURDAY, DEC 19, 8:00 PM
Basilica of Saint Mary, 88 N. 17th St, Minneapolis

SUNDAY, DEC 20, 7:00 PMBring A Friend!
Church of St. Bartholomew, 630 Wayzata Blvd E, Wayzata, MN

*Candlelight Concert with guest artists Voces8*
VOICES OF VENICE & ROME: The Glory of Italian Renaissance Choral Music

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The Rose Ensemble and Voces8 (of London, England) blaze through the extremes of the vocal spectrum in a spine-tingling concert by candlelight. This collaborative performance features movements from Palestrina’s famous Missa Papae Marcelli, works by Tomás Luis de Victoria, and virtuosic compositions for twelve, sixteen and even twenty individual voice parts. Don’t miss these two award-winning choirs as they illuminate the mystery of Rome and the power of cosmopolitan Venice.


THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2010, 7:30 PM Bring A Friend!
pre-concert presentation at 6:30 pm
Cathedral of Christ the King, 1410 Baxter Ave, Superior, WI

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2010, 8:00 pm Bring A Friend!
pre-concert presentation at 7:00 pm
Church of Christ the King, 5029 Zenith Ave S, Minneapolis, MN

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2010, 8:00pm
pre-concert presentation at 7:00 pm
Basilica of Saint Mary, 88 N. 7th St, Minneapolis

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2010, 5:00 pm
pre-concert presentation at 4:00 pm
St. Paul Seminary School, St. Mary Chapel, 2260 Summit Ave, St. Paul



FREE WORKSHOPS!
Sing Renaissance Music with The Rose Ensemble & Voces8
View and print music for this workshop
February 2, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Landmark Center, 75 W. 5th St, St. Paul
Free and open to the public; no experience necessary!

Master Class with Voces8
February 3, 7:00 pm
Landmark Center, 75 W. 5th St, St. Paul
Don’t miss an evening of expert coaching in the art of a cappella singing as the members of Voces8 coach The Elizabethan Syngers through madrigals by Thomas Weelkes, John Bennet, and Pierre Passereau. This master class is free and open to the public for observation.
Click here to download application instructions. Deadline: January 22, 2010.


*The Rose Ensemble Presents THE TALLIS SCHOLARS*
“Your Most Secret Thoughts . . .” Choral Masterpieces of the Flemish Renaissance

“The rock stars of Renaissance vocal music” (New York Times) return to Minneapolis for the first time in ten years! Director Peter Phillips and The Tallis Scholars revitalize the dark sonorities, lush chords and complex textures of early music from Flanders and France. In this nationally-touring program, the famous ensemble presents a mass by Jean de Mouton, a Magnificat by Nicolas Gombert, and a beautiful choral Ave Maria by Josquin Desprez: rarely-heard works that define the high Renaissance style.

THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2010, 7:30 PM

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Basilica of Saint Mary, 88 N. 17th St, Minneapolis



FREE WORKSHOPS!
Dissecting Renaissance Polyphony
March 25, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Sundin Music Hall, 1536 Hewitt Ave, St. Paul
Limited seating; admission is on a first-come, first-served basis.

*Greater Minnesota Tour*
AND GLORY SHONE AROUND: Early American Ballads, Hymns, Dances & Spiritual Songs

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FRIDAY, NOV 27, 7:30 PM
Peace Lutheran Church, 400 Franklin St SW, Hutchinson, MN

SATURDAY, NOV 28, 7:30 PM
Gethsemane Episcopal Cathedral, 3600 25th St S, Fargo, ND

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 7:30 PM
Center for the Arts, 124 W. Lincoln Ave, Fergus Falls, MN

MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 7:30 PM
Chisago Lake Lutheran Church, 1 Summit Ave, Center City, MN

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 7:30 PM
Bethel Lutheran Church, 411 Becker Ave SW, Willmar, MN