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ROCO Guest Artist, Mezzo-soprano Laurie Rubin

Seeing in different ways: a ROCOInsider Q&A with mezzo-soprano Laurie Rubin

Blog, September 28, 2019

What do colors sound like? Ahead of this weekend’s world premiere of Lisa Bielawa’s song cycle Centuries in the Hours, we had a chance to sit down with mezzo-soprano Laurie Rubin – who has been blind since birth – to explore how she sees the world, yielding a unique, and deeper way, of musical collaboration.

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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 Lisa Bielawa

Making visible, the invisible: a ROCOInsider Q&A with composer Lisa Bielawa

Blog, September 18, 2019

The first world premiere commission of ROCO’s 15th season “Coming Of Age,” takes audiences back in time for a poignant glimpse into the everyday lives of five American women, giving voice to their unique yet unknown experiences for the first time – in Lisa Bielawa’s Centuries in the Hours, written for mezzo-soprano Laurie Rubin.

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ROCO Rocks Classical Music, World Premieres In 15th Season Kickoff | Houston Press

Media Features, September 4, 2019

The month of September heralds the start of a new arts season, speckled with fresh interpretations of older shows as well as never before seen or heard new works.

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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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Saturday, Feb 27 2021, 5:00pm

ROCO In Concert: Shadows

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Saturday, Mar 6 2021, 5:00pm

ROCO Unchambered: Blackbird

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Thursday, Mar 11 2021, 7:00pm

ROCO Connections: Journey to America

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Saturday, Apr 24 2021, 5:00pm

ROCO In Concert: Flamenco

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  • Meet
    • Artists
    • Board & Team
    • Newsroom
    • Press Kit
    • About ROCO
  • Livestream
  • Attend
    • Performances
    • ROCOrooters
    • Accessibility
    • COVID-19 Response
    • Printable Schedule
  • Listen
    • ROCO on Buffalo Bayou
    • Listening Room
    • Album
    • Commissions, Premieres, & Rescores
  • Support
    • Ways to Give
    • Support ROCO’s Newest Adventure!
    • ROCO Resound
    • Sponsors & Partners
    • ROCO Revelry Gala
    • Newsletter Signup
    • Donate
  • Follow
  • Contact