On November 13, ROCO’s In Concert series marched on with “A Stitch in Time” at The Church of St. John the Divine and also livestreamed at ROCO.org, Facebook, and YouTube.

Conductor Jeri Lynne Johnson made her ROCO debut, leading the Texas premiere of Mark Adamo’s Last Year for cello and orchestra, featuring ROCO Principal Cellist Richard Belcher, with each movement representing one of the four seasons. Winding up the program are Hilary Purrington’s FIFteen Project commission Threshold, Jonathan Peters’ Arthropod Suite—accompanied by images from the Houston Museum of Natural Science and Houston Arboretum & Nature Center.

PROGRAM:

Jeri Lynne Johnson, conductor
Richard Belcher, cello

Hillary Purrington: Threshold
ROCO Commission World Premiere

Jonathan Peters: Arthropod Suite
I. Balletic Butterflies
II. Gambading Grasshoppers
III. Assiduous Ants
IV. Spine Tingling Spiders
V. Circumambulating Centipedes
VI. Dexterous Dragonflies
VII. Bellicose Beetles

Mark Adamo: Last Year
I. Autumn: Dismissing Eunice
II. Winter: Le triangle noir
III. Spring: Zephaniah 1:14-15
IV. For Julia, born 2045
ROCO Co-Commission Texas Premiere

Ludwig Van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major
I. Allegro Vivace con brio
II. Allegretto Scherzando
III. Tempo di menuetto
IV. Allegro Vivace