World Premiere
Past Performances
ROCO: Visions Take Flight
For ROCO's debut album, it was important for the selection of works to be a collaborative process. We surveyed our musicians and asked them to select their favorite pieces from ROCO's repertoire over our first twelve seasons. Given our long history of commissioning, it was not surprising that five of our then fifty-eight world premiere commissions rose to the top. The recording session were originally scheduled for August 2017 in the Texas Hill Country, just outside of Houston. Unfortunately, Hurricane Harvey struck just days before, resulting in an eight month delay of the project. The sixth piece, Anthem of Hope: Houston Strong, commissioned in honor of the resiliency of the Houston community in the wake of the storm, was added to complete the story of the album.
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:…
