You want to send a gift that will be remembered forever.  Something special.  Unique.  You have come to the right place.  Recently chosen 'Best of Portland', A Rose and a Song is dedicated to providing one-of-a-kind gifts at a reasonable price.  Unlike other telegram companies that rely in purple gorillas, impersonators, and impersonal pre-fabricated songs, A Rose and a Song specializes in professional, personal telegrams that deliver your message.

Since A Rose and a Song was established in 2008, we have performed songs in 8 languages, acappella, with guitar and violin accompaniment, in offices, bars, restaurants, schools, and many other locations.  We have brought tears, laughter, and wild applause.  We can match a song to any occasion, or learn any song you would like.

Act now to send the gift that will be remembered forever!

 A ROSE AND A SONG IS PROUD
TO ANNOUNCE TWO NEW SINGERS!

Steven Bak grew up in Rapid City, South Dakota and began singing in church at the age of five.  At age seven he started taking piano lessons and learned to play guitar at age fourteen.  Steven has always been a natural musician, and sang in both school choirs and local rock bands while he was in his teens.  After high school, he fronted a few bands and further developed his passions and talents for music.  It was that passion and talent that took him to Berklee School of Music in Boston in 1999, for a degree in Professional Music.  After attending Berklee, Steven then moved to Portland where he has been involved in a number of musical projects and bands (such as Sixty Grit, Seven Year Tango, and The Shape of Fire).  He is currently one of the KJ’s (karaoke jockey) at Chopsticks II and Chopsticks III in Portland, where he gets to keep up his singing chops and learn many new songs.  Steven will be going back to school this fall for a degree in Psychology and is currently in the process of composing original music for his wedding in August.

A.J. Rogers was born and raised in Indiana near the southern shores of Lake Michigan.  While she was never able to attend any sort of music lessons, she loved to sing and did so constantly from the time she was four years old.  Once A.J. was old enough to join her school and church choirs, she did so immediately. From that point forward, she has been singing in musical theater, chorales, show choirs, and small vocal ensembles ever since.  In fact, the four-part female vocal ensemble to which A.J. belonged, received the first place gold medal in the annual Indiana State School Music Association Solo & Ensemble Contest every year from 1998-2002.  In 2006, A.J. graduated from the University of Indianapolis with a double B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy.  She moved to Portland shortly after that, where she met her soon-to-be husband, Steven, and in 2008 began attending Lewis & Clark College for her M.A. in Counseling Psychology. 

• Is available for solo work, weddings, recordings, events, and workshops
• Performs any style with authenticity, passion, and skill
• Has studied privately with Robert Swensen, Charles Roe, Candace Burrows, and Wanda Brister
• Has sung with Linda Ronstadt, Abe Most, Diane Schuur, and Carol Sloane
• Has received awards, scholarships, and acclaim for his voice
• Has sung in 14 countries and around the United States

“I remember Josh, he’s the one with the really great high voice” – ~Linda Ronstadt~

Solo Highlights

• Tenor Soloist, Saint-Saens Christmas Oratorio, Tucson Masterworks Chorale
• Tenor Soloist, Bach Christmas Cantata, Tucson Masterworks Chorale
• Tenor Soloist, Handel Messiah, Evergreen Chorale
• Tenor Soloist, Ramirez Missa Criolla, Edmonds College

“You’ve really got something good going on here” – Kirby Shaw, vocal jazz innovator

Stage Experience

• Basilio, The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart) University of Arizona Opera
• Lucano, The Coronation of Poppea (Monteverdi) University of Arizona Opera
• Nanki-Poo, The Mikado (Gilbert & Sullivan) Eugene Opera
• Diesel, West Side Story (Bernstein) Southern Oregon Theater
• Reporter, Policeman, French Soldier Of Thee I Sing (Gershwin) Oregon Festival of American Music

Other Musical Highlights

• Owner of A Rose and a Song, classic singing telegrams
• Member of award-winning acappella group the V-Chords
• Received full-ride scholarships for both Opera Performance and Vocal Jazz from the University of Arizona
• Current or former member of Opera Theater of Oregon, Classical Revolution PDX, The V-Chords, Oregon Catholic Press, Soundsation, EveryMan Jack, nUAnce, 1000 Pounds of Sound, and Portland Symphonic Choir