World Premiere
Past Performances
ROCO Team Favorites: Commissions
We took an office poll, and here are our team's favorite ROCO Commissioned World Premieres, compiled to brighten your day…
ROCO In Concert: Beauty is in the Eye
ROCO’s In Concert series continued with “Beauty is in the Eye” on February 8, 2020. The performance featured the premiere…
ROCO In Concert: Hope for Beauty
ROCO presented “Hope for Beauty”, featuring the premiere of Bruce Adolphe’s full chamber orchestra piece "I Too Bleed, and Hope…
ROCO In Concert: Time for Hope
ROCO’s In Concert series, which showcases the full 40-piece orchestra, kicked off at The Church of St. John the Divine…
ROCO In Concert: The Wrestler
The final concert of the In Concert series, "The Wrestler", featured the world premiere of Erberk Eryılmaz’s Wrestling Airs for Two…
ROCO In Concert: Ticket to Ride
Travel around Europe by rail with “Ticket to Ride,” beginning with Jim Stephenson’s musical tribute to miniature trains, ROCOmotive. Conductor…
ROCO In Concert: Queen of Hearts
The all-female-composer program “Queen of Hearts” continued the In Concert series on November 17, 2018, with ROCO favorite Mei-Ann Chen…
ROCO In Concert: Checkmate
ROCO’s In Concert series, which features the full 40-piece orchestra and live-streamed performances, kicked off September 22, 2019 with the…
ROCO Unchambered: Magical Inspirations
The Season 13 "Unchambered" series concluded April 8, 2018, at Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston (MATCH) with "Magical Inspirations".…
ROCO In Concert: Legendary Love – Conductorless! (February 2018)
Concertmaster Scott St. John lead from the chair during ROCO’s annual conductorless concert. "Legendary Love" was the name of the…
ROCO In Concert: Courageous Catalysts (November 2017)
Continuing its 13th season, ROCO presented “Courageous Catalysts”, featuring a new commission by Michael Gandolfi. The new work, entitled "Houston:…
