By Gavin Reed If you never knew that the horn can sing, come find out during the ROCO Chamber Series performance of The Song and the Wind on Sunday, November 17, 4:00 pm, at Gremillion &Co. Fine Art Annex. Joining me will be violinist Andres Gonzalez and pianist Timothy Hester performing several works showing the wonder…
ROCO Sousa Style to be a bang…literally!
By Alecia Lawyer I never thought, as an oboist, I would be shopping at a gun store for fancy earplugs. Nor did I know that I would have to practice my “guns” for a concert. Yes, ROCO’s principal percussionist Matt McClung knows I am a wanna-be drummer, but this goes beyond even his job description.…
Thoughts on Britten’s Serenade
By Danielle Kuhlmann I remember hearing this piece for the first time years ago and how it opened up the world of Benjamin Britten to me. I had heard of him, but I had never heard or played any of his music. Britten is like some kind of magic combination of Bach, Schubert, Schoenberg and…
Explore the world during our 2013-2014 Chamber Series
Written by Suzanne LeFevre, head of the Chamber Series program Get ready to explore the world during our 2013-2014 ROCO Chamber Series! This season, entitled “Around the World in ROCO Ways”, we will take you on six Sunday voyages spotlighting many of our very own, talented ROCO musicians. The ROCO Chamber Series compliments the ROCO in Concert orchestra concerts, while transporting you a bit deeper into the composer’s…
Get your boarding passes for “Around the World in ROCO Ways!”
Written by Alecia Lawyer, ROCO Founder and Artistic Director The creation of ROCO has always been an adventure, which is why I am excited to name our 9th season “Around the World in ROCO Ways!” We invite you, our wonderful audience, on the journey with us. Some destinations may seem foreign, but the familiar faces…
Have a blast with us at Miller Outdoor Theatre!
We’re celebrating our season finale with a BANG! Join us at Miller Outdoor Theatre on Sunday, April 21st for a free concert featuring the 40-piece River Oaks Chamber Orchestra and dynamic guest conductor Andre Raphel. ROCO will present the Houston premiere of a ROCO co-commissioned double percussion concerto by internationally-acclaimed composer Jonathan Leshnoff, performed by percussionists Matt McClung and Todd Meehan. And in…
ROCO’s season finale is a BIG BANG!
We’re topping off our 2012-2013 season with an action-packed program that includes a commissioned double percussion premiere by Jonathan Leshnoff. On Saturday, April 20, and Sunday, April 21, River Oaks Chamber Orchestra (“ROCO”) will present “Big Bang!” with dynamic guest conductor Andre Raphel and the 40-piece River Oaks Chamber Orchestra. Featuring traditional classics by Mendelssohn and Respighi…
Czech out our Apr 4 String Quartet Concert!
On Thursday, April 4, at 7:30, the ROCO String Quartet will perform “Czechs, Please!” featuring selections by Czechoslovakian composers. The program features beautiful and lyrical love songs for quartet from Dvořák as well as Erwin Schulhoff’s first string quartet. The night will be filled with Czech dance music, jazz influenced tunes, folksongs, and a lively…
ROCO serves up “Brass & Bordeaux” at Gremillion this Sunday
ROCO principal trumpet, Joseph Foley, will present a chamber concert along with a few of his friends on Sunday afternoon, March 3, 4:00pm, at Gremillion &Co. Fine Art Annex, 2504 Nottingham. His eclectic program will include music by Bach, Arban, Hanson, Strauss, plus music for jazz trio. Mr. Foley will perform with pianist and Professor…
ROCO String Quartet’s Feb 21 Concert highlights English Composers
ROCO and University of St. Thomas are pleased to present the second in a series of chamber concerts featuring the ROCO String Quartet in Cullen Hall at University of St. Thomas. This series is another step in the University’s multi-year plan to establish a major performing arts center on the St. Thomas campus. ROCO String…
Our Conductorless Concert is Delicious!
Saturday, February 9 and Sunday, February 10, ROCO will perform “A Timeless Feast with Brandenburg No. 2” featuring Joseph Swensen as guest concertmaster and violin soloist with the 40-piece River Oaks Chamber Orchestra. The delicious program serves up feast- and time-themed pieces, including the much-loved second Brandenburg Concerto, Sibelius Belshazzar’s Feast Suite, Handel Alexander’s Feast Overture,…
Announcing our new Listening Room, Music Store, Ringtones
ROCO is delighted to announce the launch of “ROCOreplay,” an online listening room and music store that enables ROCO fans to enjoy ROCO music anytime, anywhere. ROCO audience members have been asking for a way to buy recordings of ROCO concerts so that they may enjoy them again and again. ROCOreplay extends the audience experience…
