I spent a wonderful weekend in Ithaca last week. This will be a 2 part post since there’s so much to writeabout! The Rose Ensemble was invited to perform at Cornell University to start off their music series in the Sage Chapel. If you’ve never been to Cornell or live in the Ithaca area, you [...]
Isacco Columbo is a wonderful musician that I met back in Legnano, Italy when The Rose Ensemble was invited to participate in La Fabbrica del Canto in 2008. We became fast friends and invited him to become a part of our Il Poverello: The Life & Legacy of St. Francis of Assisi. This is his [...]
The Rose Ensemble was invited to perform in this year’s Madison Early Music Festival. Created in 2000, the MEMF provides an opportunity for Early Music musicians, educators and enthusiasts to gather and exchange information and ideas about Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music. In addition, acclaimed Early Music artists are invited to perform and concerts are [...]
I’m excited to bring you this news! We’ve been in rehearsals for this show, and there are some numbers that will make you tap your toes, whistle, and even sing along. It’s a great way to explore this part of our Nation’s history and we can’t wait to share it with you. The Rose Ensemble’s [...]
The month of May is turning out to be quite merry, indeed! On Sunday, May 8th, my friend Phillip Rukavina and I will be presenting a concert of lute songs written by John Dowland and Thomas Campion. This is a reprise of a program we did last summer in the lovely town of Stockholm, WI. [...]
This weekend I have the privilege to perform one of the master works of all time, Bach’s Mass in B Minor. In a collaboration with The Lyra Baroque Orchestra and VocalEssence, Philip Brunelle has assembled a stellar group of musicians. I am graced, sharing the stage with fine soloists Maria Jette, soprano; James Taylor, tenor; [...]
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted to my blog. A lot has been going on in my personal life that has kept me from sharing what is happening in my musical life, and I apologize for that. However, I’m ready to begin blogging again! I have some exciting musical events coming up that [...]
The Rose Ensemble is launching its 15th anniversary season this Saturday evening, September 11th, with a free concert and wine reception. Enjoy a preview of what’s to come and mingle with the musicians after the show over a glass of wine at the reception. Featured in MetroMag’s 26 Excellent Cultural Adventures, “no group performs the [...]
Well maybe not tonight (depending on when you’re reading this) but on Tuesday evening, July 6th. I will be joined by local Twin Cities luminaries Maria Jette, Jim Bohn and Vern Sutton with Sonja Thompson on the piano as we present an evening of light operetta favorites. Composers featured will include Gilbert & Sullivan, Victor Herbert, Rudolf [...]
Glorious Revolution Baroque semi-staged a production of Dido & Aeneas last night to a sold out crowd in a small and intimate theater space in downtown St. Paul. No sets, no fancy lights, but a wonderful small early music orchestra and very talented singers. This was my first crack at The Sorceress and I loved [...]
Glorious Revolution Baroque presents this opera in an intimate setting at Studio Z in St. Paul, MN with David Douglass leading our esteemed instrumentalists. Join us for one night only, Friday May 16th for an evening of delightful music by some of the Twin Cities most talented musicians. Tickets are available online at Studio Z’s website [...]
A very nice review on our last concert of the season. Thanks to David Hawley of the St. Paul Pioneer Press who also acknowledged the fact that he could not stay for the 2nd half of the performance due to a deadline. Legend has it that Palestrina, perhaps the most-recognized composer before Bach, dissuaded the [...]
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