This Sunday afternoon, ROCO is pleased to present a chamber concert featuring Bassonist Daniel Chrisman. Within the intimate setting of Gremillion &Co. Fine Art Annex, Daniel chose to present a wide range of works that highlight the love of his instrument, the power of music and the fun of getting to share it all with…
Chamber Concert: ROCO Bassoonist Daniel Chrisman, Oct 21 at Gremillion &Co. Fine Art Annex
Please join us this Sunday afternoon for a chamber concert featuring ROCO basoonist, Daniel Chrisman and pianist, Sheryl Stack. Bassoonist Daniel Chrisman graduated from the University of Kentucky, and pursued graduate studies at the University of Louisville and Temple University. Chrisman has also soloed with the Temple University Symphony Orchestra and University of Kentucky Symphony Orchestra.…
Oct 6-7 Season Opener is a “Fiesta!”
Featuring dynamic guest conductor Josep Caballe-Domenech, piano soloist Anne-Marie McDermott and a delicious program that pairs Mozart with Spanish and Argentine composers AUGUST 20, 2012, HOUSTON, TX. River Oaks Chamber Orchestra (ROCO) opens its 2012-2013 season by welcoming guest conductor Josep Caballe-Domenech, who will conduct classical favorites by Spanish and Argentine composers, and soloist Anne-Marie…
George Chase on Beer and Brass
On Tuesday September 18th, The ROCO Brass quintet will help kick off the season with the always enjoyable Beer & Brass. We got the scoop on the program from ROCO Trumpet and Brass Quintet leader George Chase. “We are excited to present a mixture of New Orleans jazz tunes, some works of Duke Ellington, and other…
ROCO Concerts Featured on Classical 91.7
Tune in Wednesday evenings at 8pm throughout the month of August for an all-new series of broadcast concerts featuring Houston’s own River Oaks Chamber Orchestra (ROCO), hosted by Elaine Kennedy, on Classical 91.7FM and online at classical917.org. Each week Elaine will showcase a different classic ROCO concert, so be sure to tune in to hear your…
Feast Your Ears: Announcing the ROCO 2012-2013 Season!
ROCO’s 2012-2013 Season is a “Feast for the Ears,” with delectable guest artists, delicious main concerts, a tantalizing new chamber series, bombastic percussion premiere, plus appetizing artistic and community collaborations. The season includes two subscription series plus numerous creative collaborations. Read the Announcement Read the CultureMap story by Joel Luks Subscribe Now!
Alecia Lawyer on Houston Arts Radio
On July 12, Kim Lykins, Executive Director of Texas Foundation for the Arts and host of Houston Arts Radio, talked with Alecia Lawyer about ROCO and the Houston arts scene. Listen to it here. HouArtsRadio4-12-12
You are here because of me…
The libretto of “Maternity” begins with the narrator singing to her child “You are here because of me.” The narrator then begins to reflect back on her maternal line, paying homage to twenty-one mothers, stretching far back in time. The music is organized as a theme and variations on a lullaby, introduced under the opening…
Founding Mothers: An ode to my matriarchs
From Anthony Brandt, composer of Maternity: Today, the federal government published the census data from 1940, enabling us to trace our parents and grandparents at a crucial moment in US history. Where were they? What were they doing? It is that curiosity about our heritage that animates in the libretto of “Maternity.” The text is…
What a miracle we’re all here!
From Anthony Brandt, composer of Maternity: Last week, I went to Sir Ken Robinson’s lecture for the Progressive Forum on creativity and education. Sir Ken started by saying what a miracle it is each of us is alive: if we trace our lineage back even a few generations, the chances of our being born seem…
Music and Literature Combine with Exciting Results in Elena Ruehr’s Bel Canto
Bel Canto, the 2001 winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, by author Ann Patchett, follows the story of an evening of opera gone horribly awry. The book takes place in an unknown South American country, during a party in which the star attraction is a beautiful American Soprano. In the midst of the celebration,…
Maureen Nelson on her Chamber Concert March 4th
ROCO violinist, Maureen Nelson, will present a chamber concert on Sunday afternoon, March 4th, 4:00pm, at Gremillion & Co. Fine Art, 2501 Sunset. Maureen keeps a busy touring schedule with engagements both across the US and abroad. She is a founding member and first violinist of the Grammy-nominated Enso String Quartet, which formed while Maureen earned…