ROCO (River Oaks Chamber Orchestra) – Past Concerts
ROCO In Concert: Future
Saturday, April 29, 2023 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (CDT)
The Church of St. John the Divine, Houston, TX, United States
Online and in-person
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43
Igor Stravinsky — Pulcinella Suite
Vivian Fung — Parade (world premiere)
Louise Farrenc — Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 32
Igor Stravinsky — Pulcinella Suite
Vivian Fung — Parade (world premiere)
Louise Farrenc — Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 32
Free (In person tickets: Pay-What-You-Wish, $35 suggested)
ROCO Unchambered: Kristin Wolfe Jensen
Friday, November 4, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (CDT)
Life HTX, Houston, TX, United States
Online and in-person
Katherine Pukinskis
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Selected works
Jenni Brandon — Selected works
Scott Joplin — Selected works
Astor Piazzolla — Selected works
Paquito D'Rivera — Selected works
Stevie Wonder — Selected works
Jenni Brandon — Selected works
Scott Joplin — Selected works
Astor Piazzolla — Selected works
Paquito D'Rivera — Selected works
Stevie Wonder — Selected works
Pay-what-you-can
ROCO Connections: Musical Trick or Treat
Saturday, October 29, 2022 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (CDT)
The Heritage Society Museum at Sam Houston Park, Houston, TX, United States
Get spooky with ROCO, as our Connections series returns to The Heritage Society on October 29, for an evening of Musical Trick or Treat!
Enj…
$45 ($20 ages 17 & under)
ROCO Connections: Seen
Thursday, October 20, 2022 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (CDT)
Museum of Fine Arts Houston – Lynn Wyatt Theatre, Houston, TX, United States
Program includes works by
Francis Poulenc,
Amanda Harberg,
Charles Villiers Stanford,
George Gershwin,
Claude Debussy,
John B. Hedges,
Jessie Montgomery,
Leonard Bernstein, and
Harold Arlen.
Free
ROCO In Concert: Family
Saturday, September 24, 2022 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (CDT)
The Church of St. John the Divine, Houston, TX, United States
Online and in-person
Juan Pablo Contreras
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Mariachitlán
Traditional — Bèo dạt mây trôi (arr. Ngo Hoang Quan)
Michael Abels — Borders (world premiere; Mak Grgic, guitar)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Traditional — Bèo dạt mây trôi (arr. Ngo Hoang Quan)
Michael Abels — Borders (world premiere; Mak Grgic, guitar)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Free (Online: Free | In person: Pay-What-You-Wish ($35 suggested ticket price))
ROCO In Concert: Family
Friday, September 23, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (CDT)
Miller Outdoor Theatre, Houston, TX, United States
Online and in-person
Juan Pablo Contreras
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Mariachitlán
Traditional — Bèo dạt mây trôi (Arr. Ngo Hoang Quan)
Michael Abels — Borders
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Traditional — Bèo dạt mây trôi (Arr. Ngo Hoang Quan)
Michael Abels — Borders
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Free
ROCO Connections: Interwoven
Saturday, May 7, 2022 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (CDT)
Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern, Houston, TX, United States
Marcus Maroney
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Selected works
(world premiere)
$20
ROCO Connections: Interwoven
Saturday, May 7, 2022 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (CDT)
Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern, Houston, TX, United States
Marcus Maroney
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Selected works
(world premiere)
$20
ROCO Connections: Interwoven
Saturday, May 7, 2022 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (CDT)
Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern, Houston, TX, United States
Marcus Maroney
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Selected works
(world premiere)
$20
ROCO Connections: Interwoven
Saturday, May 7, 2022 @ 10:00am – 11:00am (CDT)
Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern, Houston, TX, United States
Marcus Maroney
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Selected works
(world premiere)
$20
ROCO In Concert: Tying Up Loose Ends
Saturday, April 23, 2022 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (CDT)
The Church of St. John the Divine, Houston, TX, United States
Online and in-person
Viet Cuong
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Re(new)al
Cynthia Lee Wong — In a Blink of an Eye (world premiere; ROCO commission)
Derek Bermel — Plumes (world premiere; ROCO commission, made possible by support form The National Endowment for the Arts)
Darius Milhaud — La création du monde, Op. 81a
Cynthia Lee Wong — In a Blink of an Eye (world premiere; ROCO commission)
Derek Bermel — Plumes (world premiere; ROCO commission, made possible by support form The National Endowment for the Arts)
Darius Milhaud — La création du monde, Op. 81a
Free (Online: Free | In person: Pay-What-You-Wish ($35 suggested ticket price))
ROCO Connections: Beer & Brass
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (CDT)
Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Houston, TX, United States
Roll out the barrel–as this annual ROCO tradition returns in-person in 2022, sponsored by The W.T. and Louise J. Moran Foundation! Celebrat…
$75 VIP (includes reserved seating and ROCO pint glass), $50 general admission, $15 ages 12 & under
ROCO Unchambered: Spinning Tales
Saturday, April 2, 2022 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (CDT)
MATCH (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston), Houston, TX, United States
Online and in-person
Thierry de Mey
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Musique de Table
Keiko Abe — Prism II
Thomas Rex Beverly — Drip
Traditional — Three Pieces from Chiapas
Steve Reich — Nagoya Marimbas
Quinn Mason — Weapon Wheel
Keiko Abe — Prism II
Thomas Rex Beverly — Drip
Traditional — Three Pieces from Chiapas
Steve Reich — Nagoya Marimbas
Quinn Mason — Weapon Wheel
Free (Online: Free | In person: Pay-What-You-Wish ($25 suggested ticket price))
ROCO Connections: Pulling at Strings
Saturday, March 26, 2022 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (CDT)
Holocaust Museum Houston, Houston, TX, United States
Online and in-person
Leon Firšt
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Miroslav Tadić
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Balkan Suite
(US premiere)
Aaron Jay Kernis — 100 Greatest Dance Hits
Bruce Adolphe — A Study in Solitude (world premiere)
Viktor Kohn — Praeludium, Op. 12a
František Domažlický — Píseň beze slov ("Song without Words")
Egon Ledeč — Gavotte for string quartet
Aaron Jay Kernis — 100 Greatest Dance Hits
Bruce Adolphe — A Study in Solitude (world premiere)
Viktor Kohn — Praeludium, Op. 12a
František Domažlický — Píseň beze slov ("Song without Words")
Egon Ledeč — Gavotte for string quartet
$45 ($15 student)
ROCO Unchambered: Tapestry
Saturday, March 12, 2022 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (CST)
MATCH (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston), Houston, TX, United States
Online and in-person
Jennifer Higdon
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Trumpet Songs
("I. Morning Opens", "IV. Hop and Toe", "V. Threaded", & "VI. Breaking")
Jean-Baptiste Arban — Variations on a Theme from 'Norma' by V. Bellini
Leonard Bernstein — Rondo for Lifey
Antonio Vivaldi — Concerto for Two Trumpets in C major, RV 537
Jean-Baptiste Arban — Variations on a Theme from 'Norma' by V. Bellini
Leonard Bernstein — Rondo for Lifey
Antonio Vivaldi — Concerto for Two Trumpets in C major, RV 537
Free (Online: Free | In person: Pay-What-You-Wish ($25 suggested ticket price))
ROCO In Concert: Canvasing the Earth
Saturday, February 26, 2022 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (CST)
The Church of St. John the Divine, Houston, TX, United States
Online and in-person
Aaron Jay Kernis
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Earth
(world premiere)
Leanna Primiani — Neither man nor money validate my worth (world premiere)
Jonathan Leshnoff — Score (world premiere)
Modest Mussorgsky — Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Alan Gout)
Leanna Primiani — Neither man nor money validate my worth (world premiere)
Jonathan Leshnoff — Score (world premiere)
Modest Mussorgsky — Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Alan Gout)
Free (Online: Free | In person: Pay-What-You-Wish ($35 suggested ticket price))
Pictures at an Exhibition: A ROCO Musical Promenade
Thursday, February 17, 2022 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (CST)
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston – Brown Auditorium Theater, Houston, TX, United States
Modest Mussorgsky
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Pictures at an Exhibition
(excerpts)
Free
ROCO Connections: A Dust in Time
Friday, November 19, 2021 @ 8:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
Online and in-person
The ROCO String Quartet presents Huang Ruo’s A Dust in Time: Passacaglia for Strings, a 60-minute uninterrupted musical meditation inspired by the Tibetan sand mandala.
Free (Online: Free | In person: $35)
ROCO In Concert: A Stitch in Time
Saturday, November 13, 2021 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (EST)
Online and in-person
Hilary Purrington – Threshold (world premiere)
Mark Adamo – Last Year
Jonathan Peters – Arthropod Suite
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Mark Adamo – Last Year
Jonathan Peters – Arthropod Suite
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Free (Online: Free | In person: Pay-what-you-can)
ROCOreveal: Composer Mark Adamo
Monday, November 8, 2021 @ 9:00pm – 10:00pm (EST)
Online event
Conversation with composer Mark Adamo & ROCO Principal Cellist Richard Belcher discussing Adamo's newest work, Last Year – an artistic response to Antonio Vivaldi's Four Seasons.
Free
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