

Review: Samuel Barber's "Knoxville: Summer of 1915"
"Her clear, warm, beautiful voice nicely projected the sentimental longing that Agee’s text expresses." - W. Gerald Cochran, FOCUS It was...


Review: Ralph Vaughan Williams' "The Sea Symphony"
It was such a pleasure to sing with Beverly Taylor, the UW Choral Union, UW symphony orchestra, and James Harrington on the main stage of...


The Rose Ensemble: Treasures from Baroque Malta
Here is an excerpt from Michael De Sapio's review of the Rose Ensemble's latest recording, "Treasures from Baroque Malta": "Malta is a...


Rose Ensemble: Treasures from Baroque Malta CD Review
The Rose Ensemble released our latest CD, Treasures from Baroque Malta, in December of 2017. This album features delightfully festive...


The Universe According to Present Music
... "The transcendent experience of hearing Somei Satoh’s The Heavenly Spheres Are Illuminated by Lights while contemplating huge...

Present Music infuses Milwaukee Public Museum with sound
"Present Music took to the theaters and exhibits spaces of the Milwaukee Public Museum Saturday evening with a program designed for the...


Review: Hark! The herald Rose Ensemble sings!
The elegance and candlelit beauty of the Sacred Heart Music Center and the celestial voices of the Rose Ensemble combined to create a...


Review: The Rose Ensemble’s A Rose In Winter
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” quoth Juliet in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. But would an ensemble of any other name...


Review: The Rose Ensemble makes listeners forget the world outside
‘Tis the season when an afternoon of soulful, serene music heard in a convent chapel is precisely what the doctor would order. Early...

Review: Present Music's Inspiring Thanksgiving Concert
The Present Music Sunday afternoon Thanksgiving concert at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist was thoughtful, engaging, and even...