ROCO In Concert: Supersonic

Saturday, Feb 24 2024, 5:00pm at The Church of St. John the Divine
Conductor Delyana Lazarova returns, leading ROCO’s full chamber orchestra in a high-octane program brimming with dynamic energy! Elfrida Andree’s colorful, lyrical Symphony No. 2 in A Minor, with its exuberant opening theme, paves the way for the U.S. premiere of Richard Danielpour’s “Voci del Purgatorio”, a journey to rebirth – the second movement of his Symphony in Three Movements After the Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri. Then, thrill to Jessica Meyer’s Go Big or Go Home – a work “written from a place of self-realization, empowerment, and celebration of how joyous life can be”, featuring blues guitar phenom Clay Melton and his band. The Houston Youth Symphony returns as special guest, with a side-by-side performance of Franz Schubert’s richly textured and emotionally laden Overture in the Italian Style. Rounding out the program is the Fantasy Homage to Schubert, an alluring work by Bulgarian-British composer Dobrinka Tabakova, whose distinct sound world has been called “riveting, piercingly beautiful and frequently radiant”. 
 Tickets:Tickets are Pay-What-You-Wish, with a suggested ticket price of $35.
 
ProgramDelyana Lazarova, conductor
Elfrida Andrée, Symphony #2 in a minor
Richard Danielpour, Symphony in Three Movements After the Divine Comedy of Dante AlighieriVoci dal PurgatorioU.S. Premiere
Jessica Meyer, Go Big or Go Home
Franz Schubert, Overture in the Italian Style D. 591Houston Youth Symphony performs side-by-side
Dobrinka Tabakova, Fantasie Homage to SchubertTexas Premiere