The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra (ROCO) announces its 2016-2017 season, themed “Go Boldly,” with programming that expands the professional chamber orchestra’s footprint, new commissioned works from energetic composers and state-of-the-art technology to further connect audiences with performing artists. “ROCO’s 12th season builds upon the concept of stepping into an unknown space and wildcatting,” says Alecia Lawyer,…
Archives for April 2016
Nonet and friends: Putting a program together with nine ROCO characters
In programming ROCO’s Unchambered concert “Dressed to the Nines” on April 24, associate artistic director Suzanne LeFevre started with the work that called for the largest instrumentation. What to do next? Program works that show personalities through more intimately sized chamber music scores. Q: You don’t see Josef Rheinberger’s Nonet in A Major in many…
Big trumpets, tall musicians and jazz improv: Thomas Hultén prepares for ROCO world premiere
Oh, brass players! That’s the most appropriate way to begin this informal chat with River Oaks Chamber Orchestra principal trombonist Thomas Hultén, who’s in the midst of fine tuning his skills for the world premiere of Dorothy Gates‘ Trombone Concerto on April 9 as part of the “Sliding Into Home” program at the Church of St.…