Jordan Sramek (tenor) is Founder and Artistic/Executive Director of The Rose Ensemble and enjoys an active career as a performing musician, scholar, teacher, and arts entrepreneur. Jordan studied early vocal performance and harpsichord at the College of St. Scholastica which recently awarded him a Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL). He is highly respected for his meticulous research of music rarely heard in the concert hall and has championed vocal repertoire from Renaissance Poland, medieval Bohemia, Baroque Malta, Sweden, Mexico and Bolivia, as well as 19th-century Hawaii.