Running Time:
5:00-7:00 pm
Step into a world of musical possibilities in “OPTIMISTIC”, featuring the full 40-piece chamber orchestra on April 26th, at Rice University’s Brockman Hall for Opera!
Led by long-time ROCO collaborator Alastair Willis, experience the Texas premiere of Dai Wei’s Invisible Portals, a ROCO co-commissioned work that opens new dimensions of sound. Be moved by Keane Southard’s poignant Lamentation for String Orchestra, and then groove to the world premiere of Vincent Gardner’s Mancini Mashup, a thrilling collaboration with the Jazz Houston ensemble. Finally, ROCO premieres a groundbreaking rescore of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, by Marlijn Helder, offering a fresh take on a soul-stirring classic that heralded a new frontier in orchestral music.
This performance will also be livestreamed free at ROCO.org, Facebook, and YouTube.
Tickets
Tickets are Pay-What-You-Wish, with a suggested ticket price of $35.
Location
Brockman Hall for Opera
6100 Main St
Houston, TX 77005, USA
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Program
Alastair Willis, conductor
Dai Wei: Invisible Portals
ROCO Co-commissioned Texas Premiere
Keane Southard: Lamentation for String Orchestra
Vincent Gardner: Mancini Mashup
(joined by Jazz Houston)
ROCO Commissioned World Premiere
Igor Stravinsky/Marlijn Helder: Rite of Spring
ROCO Rescore Commissioned World Premiere
