Running Time:
5:00-7:00 pm
Experience the extraordinary as ROCO’s milestone 20th season opens with “REMARKABLE” – featuring the full 40-piece chamber orchestra in three world premieres plus a new twist on an out-of-this-world classic, presented at The Church of St. John the Divine on September 28th, hosted by guest emcee Fred Child of American Public Media’s Performance Today.
Under the dynamic direction of Artistic Partner Mei-Ann Chen, we’ll head to the stars with the world premiere ROCO commission Constellations by Viet Cuong, ROCO’s Season 20 Composer in Residence, spotlighting “constellations” of ROCO musicians as soloists in each movement. Mark Buller‘s powerful ROCO commission John the Revelator pays tribute to ROCO’s home venue of The Church of St. John the Divine, and Gustav Holst‘s vivid tour of our solar system, The Planets, features in a new rescoring by Jim Stephenson, with stunning original animation by James Templeton.
This concert will also be performed on Friday, September 27th, at Miller Outdoor Theatre.
Enjoy a night out for you, and music education and childcare for the kids, with ROCOrooters! Providing up to 6 hours of childcare under the supervision of certified and bonded childcare professionals, our program is available during all of ROCO’s In Concert performances at The Church of St. John the Divine. Cost is $45 per child, and ages 2 months to 10 years are welcome.
This performance will also be livestreamed free at ROCO.org, Facebook, and YouTube.
Location
The Church of St. John the Divine
2450 River Oaks Boulevard
Houston, TX, USA
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Program
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Viet Cuong (Composer in Residence): Constellations
ROCO Commissioned World Premiere, made possible by support from The National Endowment for the Arts
Mark Buller: John the Revelator
ROCO Commissioned World Premiere
Steven A. Newberry, organ soloist
Gustav Holst/Jim Stephenson: The Planets (with original video by James Templeton)
ROCO Rescore Commissioned World Premiere
With Casulana – Women’s Choir of Houston