World Premiere
Past Performances
ROCO Unchambered: Kaleidoscope (February 2021)
ROCO’s musician-curated Unchambered series continued via livestream with a nature-inspired program featuring ROCO’s Principal Winds and two world premiere commissions by Composer-in-Residence, Alyssa Morris.
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: 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 (February 2020)
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 (November 2019)
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 (September 2019)
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 (May 2019)
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 (February 2019)
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 (November 2018)
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 (September 2018)
ROCO’s In Concert series, which features the full 40-piece orchestra and live-streamed performances, kicked off September 22, 2018 with the…
ROCO Unchambered: Magical Inspirations (April 2018)
The Season 13 "Unchambered" series concluded April 8, 2018, at Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston (MATCH) with "Magical Inspirations".…
