Upcoming Performances
ROCO Connections: Beer & Brass
Roll out the barrel–as this annual ROCO tradition returns to ring in the new year, continuing the Connections series! Celebrate with good food, good friends, and good music as the ROCO Brass Quintet serenades audiences at the Saint Arnold Brewing Company, sponsored by the W.T. and Louise J. Moran Foundation.
ROCO Connections: A House of My Own
Join us as ROCO’s Connections series continues on February 4th, with a modern twist on a Schubertiade salon concert in the glorious ballroom of Rienzi! Sponsored by Gigi Noyes & Steinway Piano Gallery, the evening will feature the world premiere of three new songs by Composer-In-Residence Derek Bermel and author Sandra Cisneros, as well as the song "A House of My Own" from the opera THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET, to be sung by mezzo-soprano Cecilia Duarte.
ROCO In Concert: Friends
Join us as ROCO's In Concert series continues with a celebration of "Friends", on February 18 at Rice University's Brockman Hall for Opera! This concert truly showcases the orchestra, as the ensemble performs conductorless, with Artistic Partner and Concertmaster Scott St. John leading from the chair. A world premiere co-commission by Brian Raphael Nabors features, along with works by Joachim Raff, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and Antonin Dvorak.
ROCO Unchambered: Thomas Hultén
ROCO Principal Trombonist Thomas Hultén leads his first Unchambered concert on February 24, curating an eclectic program ranging from classical to jazz, highlighting the wonders of the brass family in chamber works featuring the trombone.
ROCO Connections: Here, There, and Nowhere
Join us as ROCO's Connections series returns to Asia Society Texas Center on March 23 for Here, There, and Nowhere, presenting an intimate evening of chamber music! ROCO violinist Min-Jeong Koh curates a personal, meaningful program of works by Asian composers, accompanied by her sister Bo Yon Koh on piano—musically telling their stories of immigrating from Korea to embracing their new home in the United States.
ROCO Unchambered: Scott St. John & Pasha Sabouri
ROCO Concertmaster and Artistic Partner Scott St. John and violinist Pasha Sabouri wrap up our Season 18 Unchambered series with a concert inspired by friendship, featuring a myriad of music for strings, from groovy violin duets to virtuosic showpieces, including an interactive Q&A.
ROCO Connections: Simple Gifts
ROCO's Connections Series continues April 15 as we give thanks for collaboration in "Simple Gifts", bringing us to a new location at Rothko Chapel! Led by conductor Alastair Willis, experience Aaron Copland's iconic tone poem Appalachian Spring in its original 13-piece version, paired with a World Premiere ROCO Commission by Composer-In-Residence Adam Schoenberg, joined by Houston Contemporary Dance Company.
ROCO In Concert: Future
ROCO's Season 18 In Concert series wraps up with a look toward our "Future," on April 29 at The Church of St. John the Divine! In a program inspired by daring creativity and artistic innovation, conductor Michelle Merrill makes her ROCO debut, leading the orchestra in two world premiere ROCO commissions, and works by Louise Farrenc and Ludwig van Beethoven.
Past Performances
ROCO Connections: Yuletide Brunch & Brass
Get in the holiday spirit with the ROCO Brass Quintet and friends in an exciting new location for our Connections series at Houston Botanic Garden, while enjoying a scrumptious brunch in the Global Collection Garden Tent!
ROCO In Concert: Fortune
Be there as ROCO’s In Concert series continues with “Fortune”, on November 12 at The Church of St. John the Divine! Conductor Delyana Lazarova makes her ROCO debut in a concert inspired by fantasy and fortune, leading two ROCO-commissioned world premieres by William Bolcom and Judah Adashi, plus works by Composer-In-Residence Adam Schoenberg, Caroline Shaw, and Joseph Haydn.
ROCO Unchambered: Kristin Wolfe Jensen
Join us as ROCO's Season 18 Unchambered series kicks off on November 4 at LIFE HTX, as ROCO's Principal Bassoonist Kristin Wolfe Jensen curates a program centered around our gratitude for educators, featuring chamber music for double reeds and an interactive Q&A, and including a ROCO World Premiere Co-Commission by Kate Pukinskis for bassoon, oboe, and voice.
ROCO Connections: Musical Trick or Treat
Get spooky with ROCO, as our Connections series returns to Heritage Society on October 29, for an evening of Musical Trick or Treat - featuring a progressive concert of ROCO musicians performing in each historic home!
ROCO Connections: Seen
ROCO's Connections series returns to The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston on October 20 with "Seen", a unique evening of chamber music celebrating the human experience, curated by ROCO Principal Clarinetist Nathan Williams and presented in collaboration with MFAH.
ROCO Revelry Gala 2022
Start your engines for our 10th annual gala, ROCO Revelry! Celebrate ROCO’s momentum as a leader in revolutionizing and shaping the future of classical music with our season-opening concert and gala to follow hosted by our event sponsor, Porsche River Oaks.
ROCO In Concert: Family
ROCO’s In Concert series opens on September 23 and 24 with “Family” at Miller Outdoor Theatre and The Church of St. John the Divine! Artistic Partner Mei-Ann Chen leads the orchestra in a program inspired by community, family, and hope, honoring Houston's cultural diversity.
ROCO In Concert Subscription
Featuring our full 40-piece chamber orchestra alongside distinguished guest conductors from around the world, The Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation In Concert Series includes classical favorites, hidden jewels and world premieres of original works commissioned by ROCO, in four concerts performed at The Church of St. John the Divine, all on Saturdays at 5:00 pm.
ROCO Golden Ticket Subscription
Secure your tickets to ROCO’s 18th season and don’t miss a single moment, with the Golden Ticket—featuring access to all of ROCO’s 2022-2023 In Concert, Unchambered, plus Connections events (excluding ROCO Revelry Gala, ROCOrooters, Seen at MFAH, Yuletide Brunch & Brass at Houston Botanic Garden, and Beer & Brass at St. Arnold’s).
ROCO In Concert: Family
ROCO’s In Concert series opens on September 23 and 24 with “Family” at Miller Outdoor Theatre and The Church of St. John the Divine! Artistic Partner Mei-Ann Chen leads the orchestra in a program inspired by community, family, and hope, honoring Houston's cultural diversity.
