Upcoming Performances
ROCO Connections: Musical & Literary Ofrenda
Join us for ROCO's annual Musical and Literary Ofrenda, featuring bass-baritone, Timothy Jones, and new music by Mexican composer, Alejandro Basulto.
Concert & Conversation: Women in the Arts
ROCO will present an evening of music and thoughtful dialogue about the role women play and the importance of diverse female voices in the arts and cultural industry.
ROCO In Concert: Queen of Hearts
The all-female-composer program "Queen of Hearts" continues the In Concert series on November 17, with ROCO favorite Mei-Ann Chen at the podium.
ROCO Connections: Vintage Game Night
ROCO’s progressive Connections series, featuring site-specific, collaborative, and multi-disciplinary performances, starts on November 29 with “Vintage Game Night” at Rienzi, part of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
ROCO Unchambered: Force of Nature
ROCO's principal flute, Brook Ferguson, is featured “Force of Nature”.
ROCO Connections: Beer & Brass
Join the ROCO Brass Quintet as we ring in the new year with good music, good food, and good company!
ROCO Connections: Peter and the Bear
The Houston Zoo once again plays host to Peter and the Wolf, though the title has changed to Peter and the Bear!
ROCO Unchambered: Terzetto
Led by ROCO's co-principal violist, Suzanne LeFevre, Terzetto is a tribute to the instrument, featuring chamber works by Dvořák, Schulhoff, Milhaud, and others.
ROCO In Concert: Ticket to Ride
Travel around Europe by rail on February 23 with “Ticket to Ride,” beginning with Jim Stephenson’s musical tribute to miniature trains, ROCOmotive.
ROCO Connections: Musical Chairs
ROCO’s Connections series closes on March 7 with a larger-than-life game of Musical Chairs!
ROCO Unchambered: Chase Sequence
ROCO’s Unchambered series closes on April 6 at MATCH with the ROCO Brass Quintet performing Chase Sequence, James Stephenson’s work where the players imitate one another musically.
ROCO In Concert: The Wrestler
The final concert of the In Concert series on May 4, “The Wrestler,” features the world premiere of Erberk Eryılmaz’s Koca Yusuf, Wrestling Airs for Chamber Orchestra, written in memory of Koca Yusuf, an internationally famous, 19th century Turkish wrestler.
Past Performances
ROCO Unchambered: Mind Games
The Unchambered series, which features ROCO soloists or small ensembles in an intimate setting at MATCH, opens October 6 with “Mind Games.”
ROCO In Concert: Checkmate
ROCO’s In Concert series, which features the full 40-piece orchestra and live-streamed performances, kicks off September 22 with a new ROCO Commissioned World Premiere.
ROCO In Concert: Checkmate
ROCO’s In Concert series kicks off September 21 at Miller Outdoor Theatre.
