ROCO (River Oaks Chamber Orchestra) – Upcoming Concerts
[BROADCAST] ROCO In Concert: Checkmate
Saturday, March 22, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (EDT)
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Maxime Goulet – Checkmate
Felix Mendelssohn – Concert Piece No. 1 in F minor, Op. 113
Huw Watkins – Selected work
Bohuslav Martinů – Sinfonietta La Jolla
Felix Mendelssohn – Concert Piece No. 1 in F minor, Op. 113
Huw Watkins – Selected work
Bohuslav Martinů – Sinfonietta La Jolla
Free (Free)
[BROADCAST] ROCO Connections: We Were the Music
Wednesday, March 26, 2031 @ 8:30pm – 10:30pm (EDT)
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Bruce Adolphe's We Were the Music and Music Is a Dream, music by Paul Hindemith, Alexander von Zemlinsky, Frederic Chopin, and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, and the premiere of S'brent by Houston composer Isabelle Ganz.
Free (Free)
[BROADCAST] ROCO In Concert: Queen of Hearts
Saturday, March 29, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (EDT)
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Heather Schmidt – Solitaire (world-premiere commission)
Ruth Gipps – Seascape for chamber winds
Louise Farrenc – Symphony No. 3
Ruth Gipps – Seascape for chamber winds
Louise Farrenc – Symphony No. 3
Free (Free)
[BROADCAST] ROCO In Concert: Ticket to Ride
Saturday, April 5, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (EDT)
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Ethel Smyth – Overture to The Wreckers (arr. Mark Buller)
Wojciech Kilar – Orawa
Camille Saint-Saëns – Cello Concerto No. 1
Ernst Toch – Geographical Fugue
Jim Stephenson – ROCOmotive
W.A. Mozart – Symphony No. 35, "Haffner"
Wojciech Kilar – Orawa
Camille Saint-Saëns – Cello Concerto No. 1
Ernst Toch – Geographical Fugue
Jim Stephenson – ROCOmotive
W.A. Mozart – Symphony No. 35, "Haffner"
Free (Free)
[BROADCAST] ROCO In Concert: Legendary Love
Saturday, April 12, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (EDT)
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Mark Buller – Nursery Rhymes
Antonin Dvorák – Legends (Mvmts. VI. & IX.)
Dan Visconti – Legendary Love (in honor of Christian Kidd)
Mark Buller – Tombstone Songs
Antonin Dvorák – Mazurek
William Grant Still – Wood Notes
Antonin Dvorák – Legends (Mvmts. VI. & IX.)
Dan Visconti – Legendary Love (in honor of Christian Kidd)
Mark Buller – Tombstone Songs
Antonin Dvorák – Mazurek
William Grant Still – Wood Notes
Free (Free)
[BROADCAST] ROCO In Concert: To The Beat of a Different Drummer
Saturday, April 19, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (EDT)
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Anthony DiLorenzo – Anthem of Hope
Igor Stravinsky – Dumbarton Oaks
Paul Lansky – Five Views of an Unfamiliar Tune
Paul Hindemith – Cupid & Psyche
Kurt Weill – Symphony No. 2
Igor Stravinsky – Dumbarton Oaks
Paul Lansky – Five Views of an Unfamiliar Tune
Paul Hindemith – Cupid & Psyche
Kurt Weill – Symphony No. 2
Free (Free)
[BROADCAST] ROCO In Concert: The Wrestler
Saturday, April 26, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (EDT)
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Samuel Barber, arr. Mark Buller – Toccata Festiva, Op. 36
Erberk Eryılmaz – Wrestling Airs for Two Davuls and Chamber Orchestra (in memory of Koca Yusuf)
Jocelyn Morlock – Solace
Erberk Eryılmaz – Wrestling Airs for Two Davuls and Chamber Orchestra (in memory of Koca Yusuf)
Jocelyn Morlock – Solace
Free (Free)
[BROADCAST] ROCO In Concert: Time For Hope
Saturday, May 10, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (EDT)
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Alejandro Basulto – Tríptico de Luz
Desmond Ikegwuonu – Na So E Be (world premiere)
Lisa Bielawa – Centuries in the Hours (world premiere)
Mark Buller – Whirligig (world premiere)
Osnat Netzer – Varium cæli (world premiere)
Judith Shatin – Ice Becomes Water
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 104 in D major, Hob. I:104 "London"
Desmond Ikegwuonu – Na So E Be (world premiere)
Lisa Bielawa – Centuries in the Hours (world premiere)
Mark Buller – Whirligig (world premiere)
Osnat Netzer – Varium cæli (world premiere)
Judith Shatin – Ice Becomes Water
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 104 in D major, Hob. I:104 "London"
Free (Free)
[BROADCAST] ROCOreveal: Principal Harpist Laurie Meister
Wednesday, May 14, 2031 @ 8:00pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
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ROCO Principal Harpist Laurie Meister gives a live demonstration and Q&A about her beautiful instrument and its capabilities.
Free
[BROADCAST] ROCO In Concert: Double Trouble
Saturday, May 17, 2031 @ 3:00am – 4:30pm (EDT)
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Gustav Holst – Brook Green Suite, H. 190
Alexander Miller – ROCOmoji (world premiere)
Saverio Mercadante – Concerto for Flute in E minor
Arnold Schoenberg – Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4
Alexander Miller – ROCOmoji (world premiere)
Saverio Mercadante – Concerto for Flute in E minor
Arnold Schoenberg – Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4
Free
[BROADCAST] ROCO In Concert: Dance Like No One's Watching
Saturday, May 31, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (EDT)
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Fanny Mendelssohn – Overture in C Major
Jennifer Higdon – Dance Card (Texas premiere)
Mikhail Glinka – Kamarinskaya
Zoltan Kodály – “Song” and “Intermezzo” from Háry János Suite
Dmitri Shostakovich – Ballet Suite No. 2
Erno Dohnanyi – Wedding Waltz, Op. 18, No. 4
Jennifer Higdon – Dance Card (Texas premiere)
Mikhail Glinka – Kamarinskaya
Zoltan Kodály – “Song” and “Intermezzo” from Háry János Suite
Dmitri Shostakovich – Ballet Suite No. 2
Erno Dohnanyi – Wedding Waltz, Op. 18, No. 4
Free (Free)
ROCOreveal: Richard Scofano, composer & bandoneon
Wednesday, July 9, 2031 @ 8:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
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Richard Scofano virtually joins ROCO's Alecia Lawyer for a live bandoneon demonstration & chat about his upcoming premiere with the orchestra.
Free (Free)
ROCO In Concert: Starburst
Friday, September 26, 2031 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (EDT)
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Jessie Montgomery – Starburst
Claude Debussy, arr. Arthur Luck – "Clair de lune" from Suite bergamasque, L. 75
Gabriel Fauré – Masques et bergamasques, Op. 112
Richard Scofano – La Tierra Sin Mal ("The Land Without Evil") (world premiere)
Zoltan Kodály – Dances of Marosszék
Ludwig van Beethoven – The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43
Claude Debussy, arr. Arthur Luck – "Clair de lune" from Suite bergamasque, L. 75
Gabriel Fauré – Masques et bergamasques, Op. 112
Richard Scofano – La Tierra Sin Mal ("The Land Without Evil") (world premiere)
Zoltan Kodály – Dances of Marosszék
Ludwig van Beethoven – The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43
Free
ROCO Unchambered: Love Notes [LIVE]
Friday, October 17, 2031 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (EDT)
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Alan Hovhaness – The Garden of Adonis for flute & harp, Op. 245
Alberto Ginastera – Duo for Flute & Oboe, Op. 13
Benedetto Marcello – Recorder Sonata in F major, S.765, Op. 2, No. 1
Léo Delibes – "Flower Duet" from Lakmé
Karim Al-Zand – Dance Interlude for two oboes and English horn (world premiere)
Alberto Ginastera – Duo for Flute & Oboe, Op. 13
Benedetto Marcello – Recorder Sonata in F major, S.765, Op. 2, No. 1
Léo Delibes – "Flower Duet" from Lakmé
Karim Al-Zand – Dance Interlude for two oboes and English horn (world premiere)
Free
ROCO Connections: Musical & Literary Ofrenda [LIVE]
Saturday, November 1, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
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World premiere of Kerwin Young's Coming Forth By Day for oboe, viola, cello, & baritone; plus the presentation of Grupo de Teatro Índigo's 7th annual Day of the Dead musical play.
Free
ROCOreveal: Anna Clyne, composer [LIVE]
Thursday, November 6, 2031 @ 2:00pm – 2:45pm (EST)
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Q&A with composer Anna Clyne about her newest work, Stride – including a sneak peak recording – ahead of its U.S. premiere.
Free
ROCO In Concert: Oceans [LIVE]
Friday, November 14, 2031 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (EST)
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Anna Clyne – Stride (U.S. premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat, Op. 16
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Nonet in F major, Op. 2
William Bolcom – "I. Poltergeist" from Ghost Rags
Claude Debussy, arr. Marijn Helder – La Mer
Ludwig van Beethoven – Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat, Op. 16
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Nonet in F major, Op. 2
William Bolcom – "I. Poltergeist" from Ghost Rags
Claude Debussy, arr. Marijn Helder – La Mer
Free (Free)
ROCO Connections: Celebration of Margaret Bonds [LIVE]
Wednesday, February 4, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (EST)
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Selection of songs by Margaret Bonds & composers who influenced or were influenced by her, including Florence Price, Ned Rorem, & Robert Owens. With bass-baritone Timothy Jones & pianist/Bonds scholar Howard Watkins.
Free (Free)
ROCO Unchambered: Kaleidoscope [LIVE]
Friday, February 13, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (EST)
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Nature-inspired wind quintet program featuring ROCO’s Principal Winds. Works by Valerie Coleman & William Grant Still, plus 2 world premiere commissions from Composer-in-Residence Alyssa Morris.
Free (Free)
ROCO In Concert: Shadows [LIVE]
Friday, February 27, 2032 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (EST)
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Alyssa Morris – Tlapalli Tlahuilli (world premiere)
Patrick Harlin – Shadow Dancer
Luigi Dallapiccola – Tartiniana seconda (1957 version for violin & orchestra)
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 101 in D major, Hob I:101, “The Clock”
Patrick Harlin – Shadow Dancer
Luigi Dallapiccola – Tartiniana seconda (1957 version for violin & orchestra)
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 101 in D major, Hob I:101, “The Clock”
Free (Free)
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