A celebration of American stories and voices, ROCO In Concert: Do You Hear What I Hear? welcomed conductor Anthony Parnther in his ROCO debut, with guest concertmaster Tereza Stanislav, leading the 40-piece chamber orchestra on February 7, 2026 at The Church of St. John the Divine.

Featured are Duke Ellington’s New World A-Comin’, spotlighting ROCO pianist Audrey Andrist, and the premiere of Patricia Leonard‘s Persistence of the Dream, a ROCO commission commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence, along with the ROCO commissioned premieres of Gala Flagello’s Droughts & Downpours for string orchestra, and Jason Stephens’ rescore of Antonin Dvořák’s New World Symphony

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PROGRAM:
Anthony Parnther, conductor
Tereza Stanislav, concertmaster
Audrey Andrist, piano soloist

Patricia Leonard
Persistence of the Dream
ROCO Commissioned World Premiere

Antonin Dvořák, arr. Jason Stephens
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, “From the New World”
ROCO Commissioned World Premiere Rescore

Gala Flagello
Droughts & Downpours, for string orchestra
ROCO Co-commissioned Texas Premiere

Duke Ellington, arr. Joel Love
New World A-Comin’
Featuring Audrey Andrist