By Bridget Kinneary, ROCO Intern Bridget Kinneary is a rising senior at the Eastman School of Music. She is working on a double major in Viola Performance and Music Education. Bridget is also enrolled in Eastman’s Arts Leadership Program. She served as a ROCO Intern during the summer of 2014. Being a student of music…
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Road Trip with François, Kristin and Alastair
By Jason Stephens, ROCO librarian As ROCO’s orchestra librarian, I find and order all the music that ROCO plays in their full chamber orchestra concerts . . . And occasionally, I get some obscure requests that are a little harder to find. Last year, Alecia and Kristin Wolfe Jensen approached me about finding a bassoon…
No, the conductor is not sick!
By Aloysia Friedmann We have indeed planned to play ROCO Celebrates Austria-Conductorless! without a conductor at the helm. The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra started the idea of a performing one “conductor-less” concert per year in 2007, our third season. “Why?” you might ask… When a conductor leads an orchestra, the members of the orchestra are…
Making Music in Cuba
By Tammy Linn, violin I performed “The Train Song” at a September salon concert for members of the Founding Consortium, along with expert help from ROCO bassist Erik Gronfor and train whistler Suzanne Lyons (aka the ROCO Cookie Lady). I had contemplated whether or not to program “The Train Song” for this particular soiree, fearful…
The Horn LIVE!
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…
