2013 New Classical Releases Index (No reissues or compilations)

ROCO’s In Concert series opened on September 23 and 24 with “Family” at Miller Outdoor Theatre and The Church of St. John the Divine! 

Artistic Partner Mei-Ann Chen lead the orchestra in a program inspired by community, family, and hope, honoring Houston’s cultural diversity. Juan Pablo Contreras‘ Mariachitlán takes you to the colorful streets of the composer’s birthplace in Jalisco, Mexico, featuring a mariachi band, and the traditional Vietnamese folk song Bèo dạt mây trôi, tells the story of longing to be reunited with missing loved ones. Grammy-nominated guitarist Mak Grgic featured as soloist in the world premiere of Borders, a ROCO-commissioned guitar concerto by Michael Abels (composer for the films NOPE, GET OUT, and US), echoing themes of strife and healing. Ludwig van Beethoven‘s dramatic Symphony No. 5, nicknamed the “Fate Symphony,” wraped up the evening, reminding us that our fate can be in our own hands, encouraging us to write our own stories.

Juan Pablo Contreras, Mariachitlán

Classical Music for Driving

Franz Schubert : Fantasie In C Major Op.15 D.760 'Wanderer Fantasy' - I. Allegro Con Fuoco Ma Non Troppo

ROCO’s 2013-2014 Season Finale, ROCO Celebrates France, featured Alastair Willis, conductor, and Kristin Wolfe Jensen, bassoon soloist. The concert showcased an all French program of François Devienne’s Concerto No.4 for Bassoon and Orchestra, Claude Debussy’s Petite Suite, Jacques Ibert’s Divertissement, Carter Pann’s The Extension of My Eye (Le Tombeau d’Henri Cartier-Bresson), and Lambert’s Aubade Héroique. Performed April 5, 2014, at The Church of St. John the Divine, Houston, TX.

Ibert, Divertissement, I. Introduction

Best Of Lang Lang

Liszt: Liebestraum No. 3 In A-Flat, S. 541 (Live)

100 Piano Masterworks

Messiaen: Préludes: I. La colombe

Classical Music For Infants (Classical Piano For Relaxation)

Air on a G String, Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 (as made famous by Johann Sebastian Bach)

Laude: joy and mystery

Ave dei genitrix

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