Back from Legnano, Italy

I’m back home.  It’s was kind of a bittersweet tour for me this time.  I loved the Festival, seeing old friends and meeting new ones, singing with new Rosies and making some really fantastic music.  The churches were glorious and Piggy gave everyone a...

Italy & the Choral Marathons

Day 2 began with a quick breakfast at the hotel.. rather decent, actually. It’s buffet style with scrambled eggs, a selection of breads, croissants, pastry, cereals, & fruits. And coffee. But not just any coffee, you see you get a choice of a brewed pot of...

Back to Legnano, Italy

For an unprecedented return engagement, The Rose Ensemble has been invited back to participate in the “La Fabbrica del Canto”, an international choral festival that takes place in and around the Milan region of Northern Italy.  The following blurb was...

My American Idol

There are just some concerts that are worth the time to write about and this is one of them. Not, it wasn’t a classical or early music concert.  In fact, this was a jazz concert that I had the extreme luck to attend last night with my husband.  The...

AGO Convention

A big week is about to happen in Minneapolis.  The American Guild of Organists is holding their National Convention in our fair city with lots of events that will be open to the public (click here for the schedule). The opening celebration will the the church service...