ROCO ANNOUNCES ITS 2018-19 SEASON: “GAMES PEOPLE PLAY” The 14th season from the innovative Houston-based professional music ensemble features ten world premiere commissions, and a commitment to diversity that sees…
ROCO ahead of the corona curve with an emphasis on streaming
…counterintuitive, putting the group’s performances online for free has actually resulted in attendance at ROCO’s real-world concerts going up, she explains. “It’s just been a way to engage, and also…
ROCOInsider: Q&A with Solitaire’s Heather Schmidt
…Joachim’s personal motto was the German phrase “Frei aber einsam” (“free but lonely”), an idea communicated in this work. The motif features in the opening melody, and subtly reappears, and…
>New Bassoon Method Instruction from ROCO Bassoonist, Kristin Wolfe Jensen
…anywhere near this extensive. The Music and the Bassoon online instruction contains: Over 360 pdf examples of sheet music that Kristin composed and arranged in pedagogical sequence for beginning through…
ROCO Ends Season With A Parade
…She is an associate composer of the Canadian Music Centre and served on the board of the American Composers Forum. As composing music became her focus over the years…it has…
American Stradivarius sings flowing and whimsical musical poetry in Matchmaking
You’ll never forget the first time you hear Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “The Lark Ascending,” a work that’s pure musical poetry — literally (pun intended). The English composer was able to…
Season 17 Announced!
…ROCO has the third-highest number of commissions in the United States and has premiered over 110 commissions from living composers. ROCO embraces technology, with free worldwide concert livestreams and real-time…
Home for the human soul: A concert of music that speaks to everyone
…super complex piece. However, it totally betrayed my expectation in a good sense. Composer Bright Sheng explains on his website, “the materials of this works are drawn from fragments of…
ROCO Revelry Gala 2021
…Sponsorship Levels Composer – $50,000 (sold out) Patron level benefits plus: The composer of the commission from our season-opening concert seated at your table and one signed score from the…
ROCO Revelry Gala 2023
…promise no silent auction or long program! Individual Sponsorship Levels Composer – $50,000 Patron level benefits, plus: One of the composers for the commissions from our season-opening concert seated at…
ROCO Revelry Gala 2022
…benefits plus: The composer of the commission from our season-opening concert seated at your table and one signed score from the composer for each of your guests Private dinner for…
Artists Grid
…Wineglass …………………………………….. Composer, Guest Artists Jonathan Leshnoff …………………………………….. Composer, Guest Artists Dai Wei …………………………………….. Composer, Guest Artists Vincent Gardner …………………………………….. Composer, Guest Artists James Stephenson …………………………………….. Composer, Guest Artists Marlijn…