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ROCO In Concert: Seismic

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ROCO In Concert: Seismic
Friday, Sep 29 2023, 8:00pm at Miller Outdoor Theatre

ROCO kicks off its 19th season with SEISMIC, an opening concert of epic proportions, featuring the full 40-piece chamber orchestra in two ROCO-commissioned world premieres and an exhilarating tale of love, intrigue, and adventure! Kevin Lau—recently released as our first-ever children’s book, and heard in a new scoring for full chamber orchestra—then head to the exotic lands of The Arabian Nights as Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov‘s symphonic suite Scheherazade whisks audiences away through ravishing, vibrantly orchestrated scenes.

Program
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

Anthony DiLorenzo, Tectonal
Based upon the book The Telling Image, by Lois Stark
with animation by Cynthia Lee Wong
ROCO World Premiere Commission

Alecia Lawyer, narrator
ROCO World Premiere Commission

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade

ROCO In Concert: Seismic
Friday, Sep 29 2023, 8:00pm at Miller Outdoor Theatre

ROCO kicks off its 19th season with SEISMIC, an opening concert of epic proportions, featuring the full 40-piece chamber orchestra in two ROCO-commissioned world premieres and an exhilarating tale of love, intrigue, and adventure! Kevin Lau—recently released as our first-ever children’s book, and heard in a new scoring for full chamber orchestra—then head to the exotic lands of The Arabian Nights as Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov‘s symphonic suite Scheherazade whisks audiences away through ravishing, vibrantly orchestrated scenes.

Program
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

Anthony DiLorenzo, Tectonal
Based upon the book The Telling Image, by Lois Stark
with animation by Cynthia Lee Wong
ROCO World Premiere Commission

Alecia Lawyer, narrator
ROCO World Premiere Commission

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade

More about ROCO (River Oaks Chamber Orchestra)
ROCO is a dynamic and innovative Houston-based professional music ensemble that flexes from 1 to 40 players from all over the US and Canada, with guest conductors from around the world. Performing intimate concerts in dozens of venues, ROCO’s musicians do not just give concerts — they challenge preconceptions, create extraordinary experiences and foster new relationships with audiences through the language of music.
When & Where
Sep 29, 2023, 8:00pm to 10:00pm Timezone: CDT
Free


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