C.P.E. Bach, Sonata in A Major - II. Poco Adagio

C.P.E. Bach, Sonata in A Major – III. Allegro

Todd Frazier, Music for the Birds - I. The Providing Coast

Todd Frazier, Music for the Birds – II. The Sandpiper's Delight

Todd Frazier, Music for the Birds – III. The Great Egret

Todd Frazier, Music for the Birds – IV. Water Ballet on Mustang Island

Todd Frazier, Music for the Birds – V. Music for the Birds

Jessica Meyer, Vor Eternity

Tina Nicholson, Moments from Women – I. Spicy Girl

Camille Saint-Saëns, Sonata for Oboe & Piano – II. ad libitum-Allegretto-adlibitum

For ROCO's debut album, it was important for the selection of works to be a collaborative process. We surveyed our musicians and asked them to select their favorite pieces from ROCO's repertoire over our first twelve seasons. Given our long history of commissioning, it was not surprising that five of our then fifty-eight world premiere commissions rose to the top. The recording session were originally scheduled for August 2017 in the Texas Hill Country, just outside of Houston. Unfortunately, Hurricane Harvey struck just days before, resulting in an eight month delay of the project. The sixth piece, Anthem of Hope: Houston Strong, commissioned in honor of the resiliency of the Houston community in the wake of the storm, was added to complete the story of the album.

Visions Take Flight

DiLorenzo, Jabberwocky

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