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Houston’s ROCO On the Go brings classical music into nature and beyond | Houston Chronicle

Media Features, May 27, 2022

ROCO concludes its 2021-22 season Saturday at a typically unorthodox location: the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern. There, a brass quartet will debut composer Marcus Maroney’s “Interwoven,” a piece specifically designed to capitalize on the underground reservoir’s unique acoustics.

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Still of ROCO In Concert from February 2018

Wait. What? ROCO aims for surprise in how it presents classical music | Houston Chronicle

Media Features, September 22, 2021

ROCO recently announced its 2021-22 season, which marks year number 17 for the organization to offer the most fun an audience can have with chamber and classical music. Centering around the theme of “Musical Threads,” the programming offers a well-rounded lineup of exciting world premieres, collaborations and a continued exploration into Houston’s unique spaces.

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The orchestra stands for a standing ovation.

ROCO to be first act to play Houston’s newest concert venue | Houston Chronicle

Media Features, September 14, 2021

ROCO recently announced its 2021-22 season, which marks year number 17 for the organization to offer the most fun an audience can have with chamber and classical music. Centering around the theme of “Musical Threads,” the programming offers a well-rounded lineup of exciting world premieres, collaborations and a continued exploration into Houston’s unique spaces.

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Buffalo Bayou’s new soundtrack is heard in landscape thanks to ROCO | Houston Chronicle Preview

Media Features, October 22, 2020

Jill Jarvis has a goal of one outdoor outing a day with her four children.

Earlier this month, the local blogger added an interactive soundtrack to the family’s regular stroll along the Buffalo Bayou trails. The Jarvises parked as they always do near the Sabine Street bridge, setting off in search of ROCO’s new QR-coded musical stops along the bayou.

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ROCO Commissioned Composer Reena Esmail

Houston’s ROCO: definitely not your parents’ chamber orchestra | Houston Chronicle Preview

Media Features, September 25, 2020

With its emphasis on new technology and diverse programming – ranging from a work by a Public Enemy producer to an Aztec folk tale – the orchestra is ahead of the cultural curve.

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ROCO offers ‘Hope’ in a socially distant era | Preview – Houston Chronicle

Media Features, April 5, 2020

With orchestra musicians scattered all over the country, ROCO knows how to operate remotely. But last week the 39-member ensemble attempted a particularly complicated task: to perform “Anthem of Hope,” Anthony DiLorenzo’s four-minute composition from 39 different locations.

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ROCO ahead of the corona curve with an emphasis on streaming

Media Features, March 24, 2020

    Long before audiences were forced to stay home, the Houston orchestra was deep into streaming. Long before anyone heard of “flattening the curve,” Houston’s ROCO was ahead of the curve. With the Covid-19 pandemic forcing Americans to seek entertainment and cultural enrichment on the Internet, the potential — and necessity — of streaming…

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ROCO Guest Composer Lisa Bielawa

Personal struggles of five women provide spark for River Oaks Chamber Orchestra’s Time for Hope concert | Houston Chronicle

Media Features, September 26, 2019

In an age when advocacy has revolutionized female empowerment, ROCO travels back in time to give voice to the voiceless — generations of women who lived largely unheard and largely unknown.

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ROCO Guest Composer Jim Stephenson

ROCO to perform game-changing brass piece | Houston Chronicle

Media Features, April 5, 2019

A game player has three responsibilities: Gobble up the dots. Travel through the maze. Avoid the ghosts…Although the arcade game, released in 1980, wasn’t the inspiration for Chicago-based composer James Stephenson when creating “Chase Sequence,” it’s certainly a fitting analogy, particularly when Houston’s River Oaks Chamber Orchestra will perform the piece Saturday in a concert that closes its “Unchambered” series in a season titled “Games People Play.”

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ROCO in concert. Photo credit to Blueprint Film Company.

River Oaks Chamber Orchestra travels across Europe with ‘Ticket to Ride’ | Houston Chronicle

Media Features, February 21, 2019

“I wasn’t born in Texas, but I got here as fast as I could,” says Brett Mitchell, quoting a favorite bumper sticker of his. “That’s kind of like me. Any excuse to come back to Texas is great.” On Saturday, Mitchell will return to Houston to make his debut with… the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra in “Ticket to Ride” at the Church of St. John the Divine.

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Cocktail served on a gold tray in the library

ROCO connecting people with games, and music | Houston Chronicle

Media Features, November 25, 2018

River Oaks Chamber Orchestra’s founder and artistic director Alecia Lawyer wants to challenge you to a game — specifically, a round of 42.

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    • About ROCO
    • Artists
    • Board & Team
    • Newsroom
    • Press Kit
  • Livestream
  • Attend
    • Season Calendar
    • Performances
    • ROCOrooters
    • Season 18 Announced!
    • Accessibility
    • Pay What You Wish
  • Listen
    • Listening Room
    • Video Library
    • ROCO on the Go
    • The Nightingale Book
    • Album
    • Commissions, Premieres, Rescores, & Resources
  • Support
    • Ways to Support
    • ROCO Resound
    • ROCO Revelry Gala
    • Sponsors & Partners
    • Donate
  • Follow
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