…San Diego Symphony this May. The orchestra goes dark for the month of June, so I “theoretically” could have had a bit of vacation. However, when I see free time,…
10 reasons to love ROCO from violinist Pasha Sabouri
…and if you don’t know what I’m talking about come to a concert and you will see for yourself. 10. Did I mention my fantastic colleagues? If you are free…
Anton Miller plucks, strums, whistles and bangs — while playing the fiddle
…there are only days of rehearsing together before a performance. How does this happen? A: Music is communication, essentially a language. Almost everyone can understand the language of music, but…
Musical and Literary Ofrenda
…and the Houston Hispanic Forum — all promoted by The Mexican Consulate. The five original musical “ofrendas” (offerings) – commissioned by ROCO from Musiqa composers – are woven amongst four…
ROCO on the Go
Through the use of QR code technology, ROCO is bringing access to free classical music to members of our community through virtual musical scavenger hunts at Houston area parks, museums,…
Peter & the Wolf
ROCO partners once again with the Interactive Theater Company to bring Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” to life at The Houston Zoo. Free with zoo admission, these performances are part…
MFAH Gallery Concert
…works. Lawyer, who has both lived in France and served as an MFAH docent, is passionate about music of this time period. “Composers such as Émile Paladilhe and Stanislav Verroust…
Virtuosic music and artistic vulnerability: This and much more with Alecia Lawyer
…his art communicate a realism that began to break through during the same era. Q: What do you like about the music of Stanislas Verroust? Alecia Lawyer: Verroust wrote wonderful…
The music of nature: a ROCOInsider Q&A with principal flutist Brook Ferguson
…theme. We also knew we wanted to include a commissioned piece, and Stephanie came to mind as a composer, with her work being often inspired by the natural world. How…
A Note on Notes: A ROCOInsider Q&A with Mark Buller
…do as much research as I can on the piece and ask questions based off that. With the Jim Stephenson piece coming up, for example, I had kind of assumed…
Connecting through creation: a ROCOInsider Q&A with muralist Jessica Padilla
…went into the process of making our musical vision come to life, and to discover what she loves about being an artist, and an art teacher. Read on to learn…
Get to know conductor Mei-Ann Chen – ROCO’s first Artistic Partner!
…were you born, and where did you grow up? I was born and grew up in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, which now hosts the largest arts complex in the world, WeiWuYing, since…