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ROCO In Concert: Shadows
ROCO’s Season 16 In Concert series continued with “Shadows”, exploring the musical interplay of light and dark.
The program was built around a commission by Alyssa Morris, Tlapalli Tlahuilli—inspired by an Aztec myth detailing how the world received its sound and color—featuring ROCO’s principal winds as soloists, preceded by narration of the book “Musicians of the Sun” by Gerald McDermott, by members of the Calmecac Indigenous Arts Organization.
Led by conductor Ward Stare in his ROCO debut, and streamed live from The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman, the concert also featured violinist Maureen Nelson in Luigi Dallapiccola’s Baroque-inspired work, Tartiniana Seconda, and Patrick Harlin’s Shadow Dancer.
Recorded by Blueprint Film Co., with audio by Andrew Bradley, Feb. 27, 2021
Luigi Dallapiccola: Tartiniana Seconda
Reading of Gerald McDermott's "Musicians of the Sun"
Alyssa Morris: Tlapalli Tlahuilli
Jean-Marie Leclair: Sonata for Two Violins op. 3, No. 5, II. Gavotte
Patrick Harlin: Shadow Dancer
