The Rose Rhapsody

If ever a poet understood the character of his nation, he was Robert Burns. The language of his poems and songs wasn’t so much Scots or English - it was the language of the heart.  This episode features Burns’ iconic poetry newly interpreted, performed and arranged by The Rose’s in-house band The Gamut, alongside the vocal artistry of Christopher Lane.

The musings and observations from long hard days in the saddle featured in the poetry of “Jim Marshall’s New Pianner” by William Devere and “Beware of the Mooses” by Wolf David, performed by acclaimed vocal artist Christopher Lane alongside the cowboy classic “Git Along, Little Dogies” sung by the late great Country Music star, Marty Robbins. 

Chapter 12 of what is now considered Ernest Hemingway’s greatest work, portraying American and British expatriates who travel from Paris to the Festival of San Fermin to watch the running of the bulls and the bullfights.  Rendered by acclaimed vocal artist Christopher Lane, the episode features signature music by Grammy-recognized trumpeter Markus Rutz and his collaborator on the keys, Adrian Ruiz.  Want more? The story continues right here at The Rose Rhapsody.

Chapter 11 of what is now considered Ernest Hemingway’s greatest work, portraying American and British expatriates who travel from Paris to the Festival of San Fermin to watch the running of the bulls and the bullfights.  Rendered by acclaimed vocal artist Christopher Lane, the episode features signature music by Grammy-recognized trumpeter Markus Rutz and his collaborator on the keys, Adrian Ruiz.  Want more? The story continues right here at The Rose Rhapsody.

From the “Queen of Crime” and the world’s bestselling novelist, Agatha Christie, comes the first in her collection of short stories displaying the brilliance of the famously eccentric Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot.  No criminal can outwit Poirot’s “little gray cells” as he investigates the mysterious disappearance of a film star’s diamond.  THE ADVENTURE OF “THE WESTERN STAR” features performances by acclaimed DC actor and vocal artist, David Bryan Jackson with musical renditions of Irving Berlin’s classic “Puttin’ on the Ritz” by Chicago trumpeter Markus Rutz and his collaborator on the keys, Adrian Ruiz.  

pRosePie! - a delicious spoken word symphony featuring the poetry of award-winning journalist, war correspondent and published poet, Tom Squitieri, performed by acclaimed vocal artist Christopher Lane alongside musical inspirations from composer and musician extraordinaire, David Kowal. 

Chapter 10 of what is now considered Ernest Hemingway’s greatest work, portraying American and British expatriates who travel from Paris to the Festival of San Fermin to watch the running of the bulls and the bullfights.  Rendered by acclaimed vocal artist Christopher Lane, the episode features signature music by Grammy-recognized trumpeter Markus Rutz and his collaborator on the keys, Adrian Ruiz.  Want more? The story continues right here at The Rose Rhapsody.

The delightful observations of John Henry, fictional Man-about-Town, from the prolific pen of Hugh McHugh aka George V. Hobart, the Canadian-American playwright and humorist. At the time of his death in 1926, Hobart was one of America’s most popular sketch writers, and satirists. This episode features the vocal artistry of Christopher Lane as John Henry alongside signature musical themes created especially for The Rose Rhapsody by acclaimed composer and Grammy-recognized trumpeter Markus Rutz and pianist Adrian Ruiz.

Chapter 9 of what is now considered Ernest Hemingway’s greatest work, portraying American and British expatriates who travel from Paris to the Festival of San Fermin to watch the running of the bulls and the bullfights.  Rendered by acclaimed vocal artist Christopher Lane, the episode features signature music by Grammy-recognized trumpeter Markus Rutz and his collaborator on the keys, Adrian Ruiz.  Want more? The story continues right here at The Rose Rhapsody.

A flight of fancy and the pursuit of an impossible dream take a lowly fisherman on a magical journey in this charming fairy tale written and performed by Helen Hayes award-winning actor and vocal artist Rick Foucheux.