Mark Schultz: Dragons In The Sky
composition title : Dragons in the SKy
Composer : Mark Schultz | Conductor : Conductorless(ROCO)
As part of ROCO's Season 20 Unchambered Series, live from The Menil Collection’s Dan Flavin Installation at Richmond Hall, ROCO Principal Hornist Bernhard Scully and Principal Percussionist Matthew McClung deliver a thrilling performance of Mark Schultz‘s Dragons in the Sky, for horn, percussion, and electronic tape.
Mark Schultz's "Dragons in the Sky" takes its title and inspiration from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion. To begin, Matthew McClung shares an excerpt from Tolkien's work which is musically depicted in this piece, describing the “Great Battle” between the elves and Morgoth.
Thomas Rex Beverly: Drip
composition title : Drip
Composer : Thomas Rex Beverly | Conductor : Conductorless(ROCO)
ROCO’s Season 17 Unchambered series wrapped up April 2 with “Spinning Tales”, highlighting the percussion family, live from MATCH and also livestreamed at ROCO.org, Facebook, YouTube, and A440.live.
Featuring and curated by ROCO percussionists Matthew McClung, Christina Carroll, and Craig Hauschildt, the program presented music by composers such as Quinn Mason, Thomas Rex Beverly, Christopher Deane, Keiko Abe, and more, taking the audience on a journey through a wide variety of percussive instruments.
Field recordist, nature sound library creator, sound designer, and composer Thomas Rex Beverly has supplied sound libraries for a variety of award-winning films and TV shows - explore his original works and recordings at: https://thomasrexbeverly.com/
Stephanie Ann Boyd: Sapien
composition title : Sapien
Composer : Stephanie Ann Boyd | Conductor : (ROCO)
ROCO’s principal flute, Brook Ferguson, featured as soloist and curator on “Force of Nature”, presented December 8, 2018, at MATCH (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston). Showcasing nature-themed music for flute, oboe, cello, and piano, the program included Michael Gandolfi’s Geppetto’s Workshop, and a new ROCO commission by Stephanie Ann Boyd – Sapien.
Quinn Mason: Weapon Wheel
composition title : Weapon Wheel
Composer : Quinn Mason | Conductor : Conductorless(ROCO)
ROCO’s Season 17 Unchambered series wrapped up April 2 with “Spinning Tales”, highlighting the percussion family, live from MATCH and also livestreamed at ROCO.org, Facebook, YouTube, and A440.live.
Featuring and curated by ROCO percussionists Matthew McClung, Christina Carroll, and Craig Hauschildt, the program presented music by composers such as Thierry De Mey, Quinn Mason, Thomas Rex Beverly, Christopher Deane, Keiko Abe, and more, taking the audience on a journey through a wide variety of percussive instruments.