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Tuesday, Jul 6 2021, 2:00pm

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…

Wednesday, Feb 3 2021, 5:00pm

ROCO Unchambered: Kaleidoscope

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.

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Saturday, Oct 17 2020, 12:00am

ROCO Unchambered: Love Notes

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.

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Tuesday, Oct 9 2018, 5:00pm

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.

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