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Houston’s ROCO On the Go brings classical music into nature and beyond | Houston Chronicle

Media Features, May 27, 2022

ROCO concludes its 2021-22 season Saturday at a typically unorthodox location: the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern. There, a brass quartet will debut composer Marcus Maroney’s “Interwoven,” a piece specifically designed to capitalize on the underground reservoir’s unique acoustics.

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ROCO at 18: A Season to be Grateful | Arts & Culture Texas

Media Features, May 27, 2022

ROCO is everywhere. In its 18th season, this industry-changing chamber orchestra from Houston has reached well beyond the walls of the traditional concert space, laying down a vibrant and diverse soundtrack for an entire city.

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A Special Sneak Peek Inside the New POST Houston — This Classical Concert is a Double Treat | Paper City

Media Features, October 6, 2021

ROCO recently announced its 2021-22 season, which marks year number 17 for the organization to offer the most fun an audience can have with chamber and classical music. Centering around the theme of “Musical Threads,” the programming offers a well-rounded lineup of exciting world premieres, collaborations and a continued exploration into Houston’s unique spaces.

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Still of ROCO In Concert from February 2018

Wait. What? ROCO aims for surprise in how it presents classical music | Houston Chronicle

Media Features, September 22, 2021

ROCO recently announced its 2021-22 season, which marks year number 17 for the organization to offer the most fun an audience can have with chamber and classical music. Centering around the theme of “Musical Threads,” the programming offers a well-rounded lineup of exciting world premieres, collaborations and a continued exploration into Houston’s unique spaces.

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The orchestra stands for a standing ovation.

ROCO to be first act to play Houston’s newest concert venue | Houston Chronicle

Media Features, September 14, 2021

ROCO recently announced its 2021-22 season, which marks year number 17 for the organization to offer the most fun an audience can have with chamber and classical music. Centering around the theme of “Musical Threads,” the programming offers a well-rounded lineup of exciting world premieres, collaborations and a continued exploration into Houston’s unique spaces.

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The orchestra stands for a standing ovation.

ROCO Weaves Musical Threads Throughout Upcoming Season | Houston Press

Media Features, August 12, 2021

ROCO recently announced its 2021-22 season, which marks year number 17 for the organization to offer the most fun an audience can have with chamber and classical music. Centering around the theme of “Musical Threads,” the programming offers a well-rounded lineup of exciting world premieres, collaborations and a continued exploration into Houston’s unique spaces.

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A woman with brown hair in a pink shirt, conductor Sarah Hicks, bows to the audience.

Back to the Earth: A Climate-Focused New Season at ROCO | Arts+Culture Texas

Media Features, August 11, 2021

A historic ice storm. The four seasons. Industrial sites colliding with the natural world. A farmer’s life and its links to the land. A glacier that melted away.

If those sound like the latest topics from a natural-science magazine or a climate website, think again. They’ll all be evoked in music during the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra’s coming season—not that Alecia Lawyer, ROCO’s artistic director, started out with that in mind.

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Buffalo Bayou’s new soundtrack is heard in landscape thanks to ROCO | Houston Chronicle Preview

Media Features, October 22, 2020

Jill Jarvis has a goal of one outdoor outing a day with her four children.

Earlier this month, the local blogger added an interactive soundtrack to the family’s regular stroll along the Buffalo Bayou trails. The Jarvises parked as they always do near the Sabine Street bridge, setting off in search of ROCO’s new QR-coded musical stops along the bayou.

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Houston’s ROCO teaches children how to listen to classical music | Houston Chronicle Preview

Media Features, September 28, 2020

ROCOrooters is more than just a novel approach to child care. It’s a kid-facing classical-music program that doesn’t talk down to youngsters, hoping instead to nurture them into lifelong fans.

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Music in the Air — This ROCO Gala Breaks New Ground in Virtual Fun | PaperCity Magazine

Media Features, September 28, 2020

Planning virtual fundraising events is no easy task and honestly not very promising on delivering interest. That said, meeting the challenge in style over the weekend was ROCO (previously known as River Oaks Chamber Orchestra) which aired its live performance from Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands. It was a first in many ways.

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ROCO Commissioned Composer Reena Esmail

Houston’s ROCO: definitely not your parents’ chamber orchestra | Houston Chronicle Preview

Media Features, September 25, 2020

With its emphasis on new technology and diverse programming – ranging from a work by a Public Enemy producer to an Aztec folk tale – the orchestra is ahead of the cultural curve.

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ROCO offers ‘Hope’ in a socially distant era | Preview – Houston Chronicle

Media Features, April 5, 2020

With orchestra musicians scattered all over the country, ROCO knows how to operate remotely. But last week the 39-member ensemble attempted a particularly complicated task: to perform “Anthem of Hope,” Anthony DiLorenzo’s four-minute composition from 39 different locations.

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