ROCO

We’re thrilled for ROCO Unchambered to debut at The Menil Collection's Dan Flavin Installation at Richmond Hall next week—and it looks like you are too! ?? Ticket reservations at now AT CAPACITY!! You can still join our waitlist to experience @ROCO Unchambered: Bernhard Scully & Matthew McClung in-person, by signing up at: https://bit.ly/unchmbwl Or, you can also tune in to enjoy the free livestream next Thursday, Nov. 21st, at 7pm Central—at Facebook, YouTube, or ROCO.org/live. Look for more on our musicians and the cool sounds they’ll bring to the space, coming next week! ?? #ROCO20

Join us in December for a lively mix of classic and jazz arrangements of our favorite holiday tunes in the season's first ROCO Connections performance at the Houston Botanic Garden! Tickets and info: https://lnkd.in/g59h_cUB

We're bringing the music to a new location for the next ROCO Unchambered this month! Enjoy an audio-visual landscape with an artist-curated concert and captivating visuals designed by Dan Flavin at Richmond Hall! Tickets and more info: bit.ly/unchmbnov

"Featured on today's broadcast of Performance Today"....Sound familiar? ?? Today, Wednesday, Oct. 30th—ROCO features again, for our 350TH appearance on the program!! ?? Head to their site to hear the FULL Triptych Symphony (based on Dante's Divine Comedy) by our Season 19 Composer-In-Residence Richard Danielpour, premiered across 2023-2024 in performances led by Johannes Debus, Delyana Lazarova, and JoAnn Falletta (who you can catch back with us this Saturday!) ?? LISTEN (at 1 hr 25 min in the stream): https://lnkd.in/g4WcwaCi FUN FACTS: ? ROCO's first airing on Performance Today was Nov. 26, 2008 ? Our 350 appearances include airings of 111 separate orchestral works, and 11 separate chamber works ? Many works have been aired multiple times - with the most played being Anthony DiLorenzo's "Anthem of Hope" (10 times!), a signature ROCO commission honoring our city's resilience and the heroes of Hurricane Harvey A huge THANK YOU to American Public Media and the Performance Today staff, especially host Fred Child, for sharing our performances—and of course, also to our incredible audio engineer Andy Bradley and our ROCO supporters, who make our high-quality live recordings possible!

Join us next weekend for ROCO in Concert: Outspoken – a celebration of new works, Dia De Los Muertos, and festive spirits. GRAMMY-winning conductor JoAnn Falletta returns to lead the orchestra on November 2 at the Church of St. John the Divine! Pay-What-You-Wish Tickets are available online: bit.ly/outspkn

Join us this weekend at Horizon on Sunset for our first Unchambered concert with Alecia Lawyer, oboe, and Audrey Andrist, piano! Be swept away in picturesque works such as Houston-native Jefferson Todd Frazier's "Music for the Birds", inspired by species of the Gulf Coast, and duos by Alyssa Morris, Jessica Meyer, and Saint-Sa?ns—then become part of the music in Kelly Vaneman‘s "Play, for Oboe and Audience"! Tickets are Pay-What-You-Wish, and the concert will be livestreamed free at ROCO.org, Facebook, and YouTube. SAVE YOUR SEAT: https://lnkd.in/gSAY3Yc5

So grateful!

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, and 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. ?? Enjoy a night out for you, and music education and childcare for the kids, with?ROCOrooters!? Register for Sep. 28 at: https://lnkd.in/gXvPV_dx 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.?

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?Miller Outdoor Theatre?on?September 27th! Hosted by guest emcee?Fred Child?of American Public Media’s?Performance Today, and under the dynamic direction of?Artistic Partner?Mei-Ann Chen, the concert will feature the ROCO-commissioned world premiere of?John Wineglass‘s?Cityscapes?in a version for chamber orchestra, enhanced with immersive, panoramic video of Houston by BEND Productions and Houston First. Then, 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.?Gustav Holst‘s vivid tour of our solar system,?The Planets, completes the galactic journey – featured in a new rescoring by?Jim Stephenson, with stunning original animation by James Templeton. FREE ADMISSION. Reserved tickets for covered seating will be available starting Thursday, Sep. 26th at Miller's website—no ticket needed to sit on the hill!

??????'???? ?????????? ?????????? ?? ?????????????? ???????? ????????. ROCO's 20th season is here!! ?? Look for our brochure in your mailbox, or explore online at: https://lnkd.in/gVWzHpyY Which concerts are you most looking forward to this season?? ?? Opening weekend is just 2 weeks away—with ROCO In Concert: REMARKABLE at Miller Outdoor Theatre Friday, Sep. 27th, and at The Church of St. John the Divine Saturday, Sep. 28th (plus, our ROCO Revelry Gala 2024!) ?? GET TICKETS for these can't-miss concerts & more! https://lnkd.in/gPFUijek