ROCO In Concert: "Gitcha Groove On!"

Rick Robinson, composer

Conductor Andrés Cárdenes returns to open ROCO’s In Concert series – featuring the full 40-piece River Oaks Chamber Orchestra — with performances of a program titled “Gitcha Groove On!,” September 26th, 2015 at St. John the Divine (composer talk at 4 pm, concert at 5 pm), and September 27th, 2015 at Miller Outdoor Theater.

Pairing disparate musical styles like jazz and classical, “Gitcha Groove On!” takes its name from ROCO’s 44th world premiere commission of the same name by Rick Robinson (in his ROCO debut). It’s a jazz-infused classical commission for the full orchestra plus trapset, the product of ROCO winning the New Music Box and ASCAP “Music Alive” Partnership award.

Cardénes has chosen to pair this piece with José Pablo Moncayo’s “Huapango,” a chamber orchestra piece based on folk songs from the composer’s native Mexico, and both Robinson and Moncayo have written pieces rooted in their respective heritages. Poulenc’s “Sinfonietta” and Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s “Much Ado About Nothing” complete the program.

After the concert, please join us at River Oaks Country Club for our annual “Un-Gala,” ROCO on the ROCCs. Reserve your place today for this year’s ROCO on the ROCCs!