ROCO’s Connections series concluded on March 11, 2021, livestreamed in partnership with Holocaust Museum Houston, and featuring a world premiere from Afghan composer Milad Yousufi, co-commissioned by ROCO and the Winsor Music Consortium.

The quintet, entitled My Journey to America, is a suite of seven short movements, each preceded by a spoken narrative by Yousufi, describing his journey from his dramatic birth story in Kabul to becoming a refugee in New York City.

The performance also featured chamber works by Bohuslav Martinu, another composer who immigrated to America, as well as a work by Tim Hinck, inspired by the experiences of migrant children.