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Season 18 Announced!

ROCO News Releases, May 27, 2022

For 17 years, ROCO has fostered deep connections between musicians and audience members, and meaningfully brought our Houston community together, as only music can. Now, join us for an impactful 18th season entitled ‘Grateful!’

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Musical Threads

Season 17 Announced!

ROCO News Releases, May 25, 2021

Since 2005, ROCO has been committed to connecting our Houston community together through the joys of music. We have brought into the world over 110 new commissions from living composers of diverse backgrounds, shared performances in some of Houston’s most unique spaces, and with ROCO on the Go—continued to innovate even during a period of social distancing. Join us in our 17th season as we go even further in stitching the diverse parts of Houston together, weaving new musical tales which unite our community and beyond, in Season 2021-2022: Musical Threads!

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Season 16 Announced!

ROCO News Releases, April 28, 2020

ROCO’s 16th season features illuminating musical collaborations exploring global soundscapes, presenting ten commissions, in three series of concerts showcasing the ensemble’s flexible model. New works include a nature-inspired triptych by Alyssa Morris, a concerto for bandoneon (a Latin-American bellowed instrument) by soloist Richard Scofano, a vocal work by Reena Esmail based on Chickasaw poetry, a…

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Alecia Lawyer: The Importance of Taking an Entrepreneurial Approach to Your Art – Unmistakable Creative | The Unmistakable Creative

Media Features, Podcasts & Videos, November 4, 2019

Alecia Lawyer is the Founder, Artistic Director and Principal Oboe at Roco, a professional music ensemble with players across the US and Canada. Alecia joins us for this discussion to walk us through her inspiring journey of graduating from Julliard, owning a studio of 8 students to finally becoming the founder of a professional music ensemble.

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River Oaks Chamber Orchestra musicians Daniel Chrisman, Rebecca Powell Garfield, Alecia Lawyer, Brook Ferguson (Photo by Paul Davis, dabfoto)

River Oaks Chamber Orchestra’s Season Opener Brings Out Powerhouse Music Backers | PaperCity Magazine

Media Features, October 1, 2019

Following the orchestra’s opening concert, “Time for Hope,” more than 260 guests moseyed to the country club ballroom where members of the orchestra were seated at each table, making for musically-inspired dinner conversation.

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ROCO performing with Mei-Ann Chen

ARTISTIC PARTNERS, NEW WORKS, AND HISTORIC MUSICAL MOMENTS: HOUSTON’S ROCO AT 15 | Arts and Culture TX

Media Features, April 30, 2019

STEVEN BROWN, APRIL 30, 2019 Photo: ROCO in Concert: Queen of Hearts, Nov. 2018; Mei-Ann Chen, conducting. Photo by Blueprint Film Co. Don’t hold your breath waiting for Houston’s River Oaks Chamber Orchestra (ROCO) to anoint a conductor as its music director. Being player-driven is in ROCO’s DNA. But founder-oboist Alecia Lawyer wants to bring in…

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ROCO Managing Director, Amy Gibbs, and Artistic Director, Alecia Lawyer

The Art of Living | Modern Luxury

Media Features, November 27, 2018

Houston’s art scene has always been as exceptional as the ever-evolving city itself. And this year, girls rule. Here’s a look at some of the remarkable women who are painting our town beautiful.

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ROCO Founder, Artistic Director, and Principal Oboist, Alecia Lawyer

5 Questions to Alecia Lawyer (Founder & Principal Oboist, ROCO) | I Care If You Listen

Media Features, November 9, 2018

Working to “shape the future of classical music by energizing, modernizing, and personalizing the concert experience,” the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra (ROCO) finds a unique niche within Houston’s vibrant cultural landscape. Founded in 2005, ROCO has consistently realized this vision by focusing on the development of collaborative, personal relationships with musicians, conductors, composers, local cultural institutions, and other community stakeholders.

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ROCO Founder, Artistic Director, and Principal Oboe, Alecia Laywer, and ROCO Managing Director, Amy Gibbs

Houston’s ROCO focuses on Works by Women | Arts+Culture Texas

Media Features, September 7, 2018

Alecia Lawyer, the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra’s artistic director, introduced the idea discreetly last fall: She and two other musicians devoted a program on the group’s Unchambered series entirely to works by female composers. This season, Lawyer and ROCO are going big with the theme.

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ROCO Founder, Artistic Director, and Principal Oboist, Alecia Lawyer, posing with oboe

Four Tricky Solos are a Treat from River Oaks Chamber Orchestra | Houston Chronicle

Media Features, October 25, 2017

The pumpkins are out, as are the ghosts and goblins. Fall is upon us, and the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra (ROCO) is joining in the festivities.

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