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Lake Como

Posted by on June 14, 2008 with 0 Comments
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No, not Lake Como in St. Paul, but an extremely picturesque lake and the 3rd largest in the north of Italy.  I decided to take an adventure on Friday and set out on my own apart from the group.  It was our last day to do something outside of Legnano since we had no rehearsals [...]

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Going just fine…

Posted by on June 10, 2008 with 0 Comments
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So far today has been the first day it hasn’t rained since we arrived!  A beautiful 80 degrees today and it was nice to get out and about. Our concerts are going well.  We blew the roof off the church at our 3rd and final concert for all the choirs mostly with Mark singing “Been [...]

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Legnano Parte Due

Posted by on June 6, 2008 with 0 Comments
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Day 2 and we are all just slightly jet-lagged.  It was another rainy day in Legnano, however, we are all enjoying ourselves. Breakfast (continental) was at 8am followed by a rehearsal for the show tonight.  We are performing the first of our three 20 minute programs – sacred set – at the opening of the [...]

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Legnano, Italy Part Uno

Posted by on June 4, 2008 with 0 Comments
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Nothing like typing a blog entry while watching “Friends” in the hotel lobby in Italian…. We arrived safe and sound.  Amazing.  Not one incident unlike some of our previous trips abroad.  The security line at MSP was practically non-existent, all the instruments made it through TSA and the flights were on-time, in fact, we arrived [...]

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Countdown to Italy!

Posted by on May 25, 2008 with 0 Comments
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The time is approaching! Just a few more days (June 3rd) and The Rose Ensemble embarks on its 3rd European tour.  This time we will be at the La Fabbrica del Canto International Choral Festival in Legnano, Italy just outside of Milan.  We are honored to be the only vocal ensemble representing the United States [...]

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