http://killeralto.com they call me killeralto Wed, 16 May 2012 21:01:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://killeralto.com/latest-concert-review http://killeralto.com/latest-concert-review#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:39:29 +0000 Lisa Drew http://killeralto.com/?p=7694 Great review courtesy of Piffaro, The Renaissance Band and The Rose Ensemble in the St. Paul Pioneer Press – unfortunately there isn’t an online version, so you have to make do with this clipping… (also, contrary to the reviewer, we did have a very decent turnout for the show!)]]> http://killeralto.com/latest-concert-review/feed 0 http://killeralto.com/holiday-mp3-for-sale http://killeralto.com/holiday-mp3-for-sale#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:21:09 +0000 Lisa Drew http://killeralto.com/?p=5868 Oh yes, boys and girls.  Lisa & Timm have a holiday mp3 for sale – it’s a really cute arrangement of Santa Claus is Comin’ to town and it’s the first time we’re jumping on the download sleigh.  So give it a whirl.  It’s only .99 cents and a fun addition to your holiday song [...]]]> http://killeralto.com/holiday-mp3-for-sale/feed 0 http://killeralto.com/sage-chape http://killeralto.com/sage-chape#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 19:16:00 +0000 Lisa Drew http://killeralto.com/?p=5827 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 [...]]]> http://killeralto.com/sage-chape/feed 2 http://killeralto.com/isaccos-back http://killeralto.com/isaccos-back#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:04:38 +0000 Lisa Drew http://killeralto.com/?p=5817 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 [...]]]> http://killeralto.com/isaccos-back/feed 0 http://killeralto.com/no-trippin-the-patagonia-fantastic http://killeralto.com/no-trippin-the-patagonia-fantastic#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:55:25 +0000 Lisa Drew http://killeralto.com/?p=5359 The Rose Ensemble had to come to a very difficult decision this past Saturday.  On Friday, we had found out that all the domestic flights in Argentina were cancelled due to the ash cloud that was left from the eruption of the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic chain.  This would mean that we would have flown out [...]]]> http://killeralto.com/no-trippin-the-patagonia-fantastic/feed 0 http://killeralto.com/tragedy-on-the-sea-nymph-we-had-a-blast http://killeralto.com/tragedy-on-the-sea-nymph-we-had-a-blast#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:46:39 +0000 Lisa Drew http://killeralto.com/?p=5346 I just have to say that this was such a fun experience!  I’ve performed a lot of opera in my days, but this was a first.  We had an awesome crowd on the lawn in front of the Walker Art Center last night.  The weather broke just in time, and temps were a comfortable 73 [...]]]> http://killeralto.com/tragedy-on-the-sea-nymph-we-had-a-blast/feed 0 http://killeralto.com/off-to-madison-wi http://killeralto.com/off-to-madison-wi#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:31:06 +0000 Lisa Drew http://killeralto.com/?p=5342 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 [...]]]> http://killeralto.com/off-to-madison-wi/feed 4 http://killeralto.com/a-dog-opera http://killeralto.com/a-dog-opera#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:40:58 +0000 Lisa Drew http://killeralto.com/?p=5333 Yep. You saw that headline correctly. The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis will be host to the Midwest Premier of “Tragedy on the Sea Nymph” a dog opera in three acts. Written and directed by Elizabeth Cline, “Tragedy on the Sea Nymph” is a 10 minute silent film starring dogs who perform the romance and [...]]]> http://killeralto.com/a-dog-opera/feed 2 http://killeralto.com/new-rose-ensemble-show-finale-to-15th-anniversary http://killeralto.com/new-rose-ensemble-show-finale-to-15th-anniversary#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:03:54 +0000 Lisa Drew http://killeralto.com/?p=5312 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 [...]]]> http://killeralto.com/new-rose-ensemble-show-finale-to-15th-anniversary/feed 1 http://killeralto.com/dowland-campion-vivaldi-may http://killeralto.com/dowland-campion-vivaldi-may#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 16:20:19 +0000 Lisa Drew http://killeralto.com/?p=5296 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. [...]]]> http://killeralto.com/dowland-campion-vivaldi-may/feed 1