Rose Ensemble

The Rose Ensemble is an early-music group based in St. Paul, Minnesota, and founded in 1996 by Artistic Director Jordan Sramek.

With Voces8: With Piffaro, The Renaissance Band: With the Minnesota Orchestra: With the Dark Horse Consort: From its founding, The Rose Ensemble performed numerous works commissioned for or by them.

These have included works by Carol E. Barnett,[10] Eric Barnum,[11] William Beckstrand, Abbie Betinis,[12] Edie Hill,[13] Linda Kachelmeier,[14] Michael Karmon,[15] Sergey Khvoshchinsky,[16] J. David Moore,[17] Stephen Paulus,[18] John Rommereim,[19] Timothy Takach,[20] and Victor Zupanc.

[21] The Rose Ensemble provided educational programming for students in elementary, middle school, high school, and university settings, as well as outreach programs in public libraries, senior homes, and various community organizations.

For high school and college students, Sramek and ensemble members provided a wide range of clinics, masterclasses, lectures, and interactive discussions, as well as opportunities for integrated rehearsals and performances with Ensemble musicians.