2020-2021
Past Performances
ROCO Unchambered: Blackbird (March 2021)
ROCO’s musician-curated Unchambered series concluded for the season with the ROCO Brass Quintet, streamed live from MATCH (Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston).
ROCO Connections: Journey to America (March 2021)
ROCO’s Connections series concluded on March 11, 2021, livestreamed in partnership with Holocaust Museum Houston, and featuring a world premiere from Afghan composer Milad Yousufi, co-commissioned by ROCO and the Winsor Music Consortium.
ROCO In Concert: Flamenco (April 2021)
ROCO's 16th season concluded with livestreamed flair on April 24, 2021 in “Flamenco”, featuring the world premiere of "The History of Red", a co-commission by Reena Esmail based on a text by Chickasaw poet Linda Hogan, with soprano Kathryn Mueller as soloist.
ROCO In Concert: Shadows (February 2021)
Continuing their sixteenth season, ROCO explored the interplay of light and dark in “Shadows”. Built around a commission by Alyssa Morris, Tlapalli Tlahuilli was inspired by an Aztec myth detailing how the world received its sound and color.
ROCO Unchambered: Love Notes (October 2020)
Love Notes, a livestreamed performance, kicked off ROCO’s Season 16 Unchambered series in a nature-inspired program of beauty, respite, and reflection, featuring flutist Rebecca Powell Garfield, oboist Spring Hill, and harpist Laurie Meister.
ROCO In Concert: Oceans (November 2020)
ROCO's fully live-streamed 16th season continued on November 14, 2020 from The Church of St. John the Divine with “Oceans”, a nature-inspired program featuring the orchestra—conductorless!
ROCO In Concert: Starburst (September 2020)
ROCO’s In Concert series, which showcases the full 40-piece orchestra in livestreamed performances, lifted off September 26, 2020 from the…
ROCO Connections: Musical & Literary Ofrenda
ROCO's Connections series kicks off via livestream on November 1, 2020.
ROCO Connections: Celebration of Margaret Bonds
The Connections series continues via livestream in February, with a concert featuring the music of Margaret Bonds, one of the most prolific Black composers in the 1900's.
ROCO Connections: Journey to America
ROCO's Connections series finale will be livestreamed in connection with Holocaust Museum Houston on March 11, 2021.
