ROCO’s annual conductorless concert featured works in which the orchestra is subdivided. Concertmaster and violin soloist Scott St. John lead the ensemble in the commissioned world premiere of Marcus Maroney’s Concerto for Orchestra (composed in the style of Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra, which divides the orchestra into pairs), as well as Haydn’s Symphony No. 6 (characterized by multiple duets within the larger piece). The program was completed by Vaughn Williams’ Lark Ascending, featuring Scott St. John, and Bartok’s Rumanian Folk Dances. Performed February 13, 2016, at The Church of St. John the Divine, Houston, TX.
PROGRAM:
Scott St. John, violin
Béla Bartók: Rumanian Folk Dances, arr. Arthur Willner
Louis Théodore Gouvy: Petite Suite Gauloise, Op. 90
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 6 in D Major, “Le Matin”
Marcus Maroney: Concerto for Chamber Orchestra
ROCO Commissioned World Premiere
Ralph Vaughn Williams: Lark Ascending
