ROCO In Concert: Bursting at the Seams
Free (Free to watch online; In-person tickets are Pay What You Wish)
Maxime Goulet — Ice Storm Symphony
Domenico Cimarosa — Il maestro di cappella
Michael Abels — Delights & Dances
Christina Jennings, flute
Matthew Dane, viola d'amore
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Michael Abels – Delights & Dances
Domenico Cimarosa – Overture to Il maestro di cappella
Maxime Goulet – "I. Turmoil " from Ice Storm Symphony (world premiere)
Marcus Maroney – OK, Goodbye. for Flute, Viola d’Amore, and Chamber Orchestra (world premiere)
The Houston-based professional ensemble ROCO opens its 17th season with The Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation In Concert series, showcasing the full 40-piece orchestra, in "Bursting at the Seams" – live from The Church of St. John the Divine, and livestreamed at ROCO.org, Facebook, and YouTube.
Conducted by ROCO’s Artistic Partner Mei-Ann Chen, the concert will feature the world premiere of the first movement of Maxime Goulet’s Ice Storm Symphony, "Turmoil", telling the story of Canada’s historic, devastating 1998 ice storm, and also features the world premiere of Marcus Maroney’s OK, Goodbye. for flute, viola d’amore, and chamber orchestra, inspired by the melting of the Icelandic Okjökull glacier, and highlighting soloists Matt Dane and Christina Jennings. Sharing our joy to be back in performance with you, Michael Abels’ Delights & Dances and Domenico Cimarosa’s Il maestro di cappella Overture complete the program – plus, look out for a ROCO surprise!
ROCOrooters (ROCO’s music education program for children) is available online in conjunction with all of ROCO’s In Concert and Unchambered performances during the 2021-2022 season, and includes free, downloadable materials, with themed learning activities, so the whole family can enjoy the concerts together. More info here: https://roco.org/rocorooters/
The livestream will take place at 5pm Central / 3pm Pacific, broadcasting live from The Church of St. John the Divine, in Houston, TX.
Watch the livestream here:
Attending in person:
The concert will take place at:
The Church of St. John the Divine
2450 River Oaks Blvd
Houston, TX 77019
Pay what you wish with ROCO! One of our founding values is accessibility and we want to ensure that anyone who wants to experience ROCO has the opportunity. Our suggested ticket price for this concert is $35.
With access as a core value for ROCO, the ensemble’s performances are regularly streamed live and recorded, to be shared in the ROCO.org Listening Room and via YouTube, which both house vast libraries of music to explore. Your support makes possible this vital access to the experiences ROCO creates.
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