Mei-Ann Chen Conductor and ROCO Artistic Partner

Richard ScofanoComposer and Bandoneonist

Saturday, September 26, 2020Live from Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

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Full 40-piece chamber orchestra in live streamed performances

Jessie Montgomery Starburst (2012)

arranged for chamber ensemble 2020 by Jannina Norpoth WORLD PREMIERE

----3 minutes----

Claude Debussy (DEB-you-see)Clair de Lune (1869)

(arranged by Arthur Luck, 1905)----5 minutes----

Gabriel Fauré (four-AY) Masques et bergamasques, Op. 112, (1919)

----14 minutes----

Richard Scofano (Scoh-FAHN-oh)La Tierra Sin Mal (The Land Without Evil) (2020)

ROCO COMMISSIONED WORLD PREMIERE

----15 minutes----

Zoltán Kodály (ko-DYE) Dances of Marosszék

(1927, for piano, later orchestrated) *LIVENOTE ENABLED

----13 minutes----

Ludwig van Beethoven (BAY-toh-ven)Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43 (1801)

----5 minutes----

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Sandor OstlundPrincipal

Leslie & Jack BlantonChairErik Gronfor

Founding ConsortiumChair

Matt McClung Principal

Gretchen & Andrew McFarlandChair

Christina CarrollSusan Whitfield

Chair

Craig Hauschildt

* ROCO guest musicians

Brook FergusonPrincipal

Mary Margaret & Russell Schulze II

Chair

Rebecca Powell Garfield

ROWBC Chair

Tammy LinnFounding Consortium

Chair Ben GrubeMusician Consortium

Chair

Rasa KalesnykaitePrincipal

Susie & Mel GlasscockChair

Kana Kimura Ann & Randy Fowler

Chair

Andrés GonzálezAli & Frank Donnelly

Chair

*Rachel Smith McClartyMusician Consortium

Chair

*Anabel Detrick Mrs. Clare A. Glassell

Chair

*Boson Mo Amanda McMillian & Benjamin Holloway

Chair

*Melissa WilliamsMusician Consortium

Chair

*Rachel ShepardMusician Consortium

Chair

Pasha SabouriJohn Bradshaw Jr.

Chair

*Andrés CárdenesConcertmaster Consortium

Chair

*Erika JohnsonDenman/Newman

FoundationChair Shino Hayashi

Principal The Deshpande-Helmer

FamilyChair

Courtenay Vandiver PereiraMusician Consortium

Chair

Jason AdamsMusician Consortium

ChairGeorge Chase

PrincipalLori & Joseph Flowers

Chair

Kristin Wolfe JensenPrincipal

Sarah & Jeffrey McParlandin memory of Angeleen McParland

Chair

Daniel Chrisman Jo Ann & Bob Fry

Chair

Melissa & Mark Hobbs Chair

Laurie MeisterFounding Consortium

ChairIn loving memory of

Bruce Harrington

Mei-Ann Chen, Conductor &ROCO Artistic Partner

Andreea MuţJim Cross

Chair

Celeste

Gavin ReedPrincipal

Beverly & Bill CoitChair

*Julie ThayerMusician Consortium

Chair

*Spencer Park

*Kim Minson

Spring HillMusician Consortium

Chair

Alecia LawyerMike Stude

Chair

Oboe

Maiko SasakiFounding Consortium

Chair

Nathan WilliamsPrincipal

Jeanie Flowersin loving memory of

Dan Flowers Chair

Clarinet

Matt DanePrincipal

Susanne & Randall Evans Chair

Meredith HarrisMusician Consortium

Chair

Lorento Golofeev Leslie & Jim Loftis

Chair

Kit GwinChair

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Praised for her dynamic, passionate conducting style, Taiwanese-American

conductor Mei-Ann Chen is acclaimed for infusing orchestras with

energy, enthusiasm and high-level music-making, galvanizing audiences

and communities alike. Appointed Music Director of the MacArthur

Award-winning Chicago Sinfonietta in 2011, Ms. Chen’s contract has been

extended through the 2020-2021 season. She also serves as Artistic Director

& Conductor for the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra Summer

Festival, a post she has held since 2016. Highly regarded as a compelling

communicator and an innovative leader both on and off the podium, and

a sought-after guest conductor, she continues to expand her relationships

with orchestras worldwide.

North American guesting credits include appearances with the Symphony

Orchestras of Atlanta, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Chicago, Detroit, Fort Worth,

Houston, Indianapolis, National, Nashville, Oregon, Pacific, River Oaks

Chamber, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, and Vancouver, to

name a few. Overseas guesting credits include the symphonies of BBC

Scottish, Denmark’s National, Aalborg, Aarhus, and Odense, Sweden’s

Gävle, Gothenburg, Helsingborg, Malmö, and Norrköping, The Netherlands

Philharmonic Orchestra at the Concertgebouw, Norwegian Radio and

Trondheim Symphony, Finland’s Tampere Philharmonic, Austria’s Grosses

Orchester Graz, Germany’s Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe, Brazil’s São

Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Mexico, and

Taiwan Philharmonic, National Taiwan & Taipei Symphony Orchestras. Her

U.S. summer music festival credits include Aspen, Grant Park, Grand Teton,

Ravinia, Texas, and Wintergreen. Future engagements include debuts with

Denmark’s Copenhagen Philharmonic on a 7-city tour, Germany’s Würth

Philharmonic, Netherland’s Residentie Orkest, Norway’s Oslo Philharmonic,

Switzerland’s Sinfonieorchester Basel, Turkey’s Bilkent Senfoni Orkestrasi,

and return engagements with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for its Gala

program with Lang Lang, and multiple programs with Austria’s Recreation

Grosses Orchester Graz and Sweden’s Malmö Symphony Orchestra.

Recognized as someone who has redefined the orchestra experience,

amongst Ms. Chen’s honors and awards are being named one of the

2015 Top 30 Influencers by Musical America, (the bible of the performing

arts industry); a 2012 Helen M. Thompson Award from the League of

American Orchestras; Winner, the 2007 Taki Concordia Fellowship; and

First Prize Winner, the prestigious Malko Competition in 2005. Ms. Chen

is the recipient of several ASCAP awards for innovative programming

during her tenure as the Music Director of Chicago Sinfonietta & Portland

Youth Philharmonic in Oregon (2002 – 2007). Ms. Chen is also Conductor

Laureate of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, having served as Music

Director from 2010 to 2016.

Born in Taiwan, Mei-Ann Chen came to the United States to study violin

in 1989 and became the first student in New England Conservatory’s

history to receive master’s degrees simultaneously in both violin and

conducting. She later studied with Kenneth Kiesler at the University

of Michigan, where she earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in

conducting. Ms. Chen participated in the National Conductor Preview,

National Conducting Institute, Aspen American Academy of Conducting,

and Pierre Monteux School.

Mei-Ann ChenConductor and ROCO Artistic Partner

Conductor Consortium

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A superlative master of the bandoneón, Richard Scofano was born in

Paso de los Libres, Argentina. Descendant of three generations of

bandoneón players, Scofano is considered one of today’s most important

bandoneonists. Beyond his recognized stunning virtuosity at his

instrument, Scofano is also an accomplished composer (creator of the

New Chamamé), arranger, producer and musical director.

Scofano always nurtured interest in the music of neighboring countries

Paraguay and Brazil, and is passionate about the study of European

classical traditions. In 2015, he wrote the score for This is Tango Now’s

production of Carmen de Buenos Aires, a 90-minute work inspired by

the music of G. Bizet. In October 2016, Scofano premiered his Concerto

Richard ScofAnoBandoneonist and Composer

for Bandoneón and Orchestra, the IBERÁ, with the Oistrakh Symphony

Orchestra of Chicago under conductor Mina Zikri. At the same time, he

released the CD ESTACIONES, with original compositions interpreted by

Duo Scofano Minetti. On this recording, Scofano debuts his original style of

‘Nuevo Chamamé’.

With over thirty years of professional work, Scofano has taken his music

literally throughout the world and is held in high esteem by fellow

musicians and audiences alike.

The bandoneon (or bandonion, Spanish: bandoneón) is a type of con-

certina particularly popular in Argentina and Uruguay. It is an essential

instrument in most tango ensembles from the traditional orquesta

típica of the 1910s onwards. As with other members of the concertina

family, the bandoneon is held between both hands. Sound is made by

pulling and pushing actions which force air through bellows. The air

is then directed through particular reeds by pressing the instrument’s

buttons. Bandoneons have a different sound from accordions because

they do not usually have the register switches that are common on

accordions. Nevertheless, the tone of the bandoneon can be changed a

great deal using varied bellows pressure and overblowing, thus creating

the potential for expressive playing and diverse timbres. -- Wikipedia.org

bandoneon?What is a

ROCO Resound

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ROCO has an App!

In keeping with our commitment to innovation, ROCO has partnered

with InstantEncore to bring you the ROCO App! On the app, you can

access, LiveNote which brings you unique, real-time commentary during

the concert. The ROCO App also keeps you up-to-date on everything ROCO

between concerts.

Here’s how you can get in on the action:

■Place your phone on “silent” or

“do not disturb”.

■Go to the App Store or Google Play,

search for “ROCO Houston”, and

download the app to your phone.

■Open the ROCO app.

■ LiveNote only runs during specific pieces

(check your program). When it’s time, you’ll

see a “LiveNote” icon along the bottom menu

of the app. Tap this to launch LiveNote and

access the musician commentary.

■On the next screen, tap on the highlighted

box around the name of the first movement

and LiveNote will automatically advance once

the music starts.

■Two fun features: The dot at the bottom of the

screen shows where we are in the piece, and

if you see any highlighted terms, you can tap

on them to view a definition.

■ In a multi-movement piece, each movement

will start automatically – just sit back

and enjoy!

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For more information please visitwww.roco.org/rocorooters

email: info@roco.org or call: 713.665.2700

Free on seven Saturday mornings this season through zoom along with materials

ahead of each live stream

With our season going virtual all year, we have created new

offerings for ROCOrooters. Our wonderful music teacher, Keisha Twitchell, will prepare materials ahead of our live concerts from

our In Concert and Unchambered series that ROCOrooter kids

can enjoy before and during our live streams you can watch as a

family. Then the following Saturday she will offer a thirty minute

‘cartoon-time’ program at 10:00AM featuring a piece or two from

the previous weekend’s music selections to engage your children

that will be offered free via zoom.

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groundwork for her current creative identity. In 1999 she came into the

orbit of the Sphinx Organization, which gave her the tools to see her career

flourish. A violinist, she was a founding member of the PUBLIQuartet.

Standout moments: Listen for the recurrence of that bold opening

gesture, which grabs your attention. Then see how Montgomery gradually

slides into a more lyrical mode without leaving behind the rhythmic

impetus.

Further Listening: Montgomery’s website is full of recordings of her

terrific music, and it’s worth a visit. One interesting project is her original

cadenzas for Haydn’s second cello concerto!

I. Claude Debussy Clair de Lune (1869) (arranged by Arthur Luck, 1905)

Quick Intro: The third movement

of Suite bergamasque, written in 1890

and revised in 1905. The original title

of this movement was ‘Promenade

sentimental.’ Debussy actually set the

Verlaine text to music twice: once in 1882 and again a decade later.

Compare and Contrast: This orchestration is by Arthur Luck, but it

should come as no surprise that such a popular and colorful piece should

draw the attention of orchestrators everywhere. Other arrangements

have been made by André Caplet, Alfred Reed, and Leopold Stokowski.

(Speaking of Stokowski: his orchestration was originally supposed to

comprise an episode of the 1940 film Fantasia but was cut. An early

workprint has since been found.)

Further listening: If you don’t know the entire Suite, definitely add

it to your playlist. Then check out the transcription of the ‘Passepied’

movement made by Punch Brothers on their album The Phosphorescent Blues, in which the counterpoint of the original comes to the fore when

played by bluegrass instruments.

I. Jessie Montgomery Starburst (2012) arranged for chamber

ensemble 2020 ensemble 2020 by Jannina Norpoth WORLD PREMIERE

Quick Intro: Commissioned by the Sphinx Organization for the Sphinx

Virtuosi, “a chamber orchestra of 18 of the nation’s top Black and Latinx

classical soloists”

In her own words: “This brief one-movement work for string orchestra

is a play on imagery of rapidly changing musical colors. Exploding gestures

are juxtaposed with gentle fleeting melodies in an attempt to create a

multidimensional soundscape. A common definition of a starburst: ‘the

rapid formation of large numbers of new stars in a galaxy at a rate high

enough to alter the structure of the galaxy significantly’ lends itself almost

literally to the nature of the performing ensemble who premieres the work,

The Sphinx Virtuosi, and I wrote the piece with their dynamic in mind.”

Meet the Composer: Born in Manhattan to a musician and a

theater artist, Montgomery cites her NYC childhood, filled with colorful

neighborhoods, rallies, and community activities, as formative in laying the

Photo / Jiyang Chen

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IV. Zoltán Kodály (ko-DYE) Dances of Marosszék (1927), for piano, later orchestrated

Quick Intro: Piano version written

in 1927; orchestration premiered by the

Staatskapelle Dresden in 1930

Meet the Composer: Much like Béla

Bartók, Kodály was an ethnomusicologist (someone who studies music

from the cultural and socail aspects of the people who make it) and

composer who traveled to remote villages in eastern Europe to record

(on Edison wax cylinders!) the music of a dying folksong tradition being

supplanted by music on record. These styles of music greatly influenced

Kodály’s style, as heard particularly in this piece. Kodály would go on to

make his mark in the field of music education.

Dance Music: You’ve probably heard the Hungarian Dances of Liszt

and Brahms, which serve as a good introduction to this particular genre.

It was common for nationalist 19th-century composers to explore the folk

styles of their homelands and of neighboring countries, and the resulting

works still strike us with their vibrant colors and driving dance rhythms.

In Kodály’s case, there is perhaps an added element of authenticity, as

the melodies he chose for this work come from Marosszék and date back

centuries. For several of the tunes used, Kodály arrived to record them just

in time, as the words had been forgotten and doubtless the melodies

would have soon followed.

A Geography Lesson: Marosszék was (…*checks Wikipedia*…) the

seat of of Székely Land, located in present-day Romania. The shifting

borders of the twentieth century meant that the region fell within the

borders of Hungary and later, Transylvania, but because the region is still

today ethnically Hungarian, there has been a strong movement in favor

of Székely autonomy.

Further Listening: Bartók’s Romanian Folk Dances and Transylvanian Dances; Enescu’s Romanian Rhapsodies. 15

III. Gabriel Fauré (four-AY) Masques et bergamasques, Op. 112 (1919)

Quick Intro: Written in 1919;

Premiered in Monte Carlo. The

title comes from a poem, “Clair de

lune,” by Paul Verlaine: “Your soul

is like a landscape fantasy/ Where

masks and bergamasques, in

charming wise,/ Strum lutes

and dance, just a bit sad to be/

Hidden beneath their fanciful

disguise.” Fauré had previously

set the poem to music in 1887,

and in his lifetime it was one of his best-known works.

The Story: Commissioned by Prince Albert I to write a piece for

the Monte Carlo Theater, Fauré thought back to the text by Verlaine

which, in a charming turn of phrase, compared the theatrical styles of

the commedia dell’arte with the folk dances of Bergamo. The program

notes for the premiere production describe the action: “The characters

Harlequin, Gilles, and Colombine, whose task is usually to amuse the

aristocratic audience, take their turn at being spectators at a ‘fête

galante’ on the island of Cythera. The lords and ladies who as a rule

applaud their efforts now unwittingly provide them with entertainment

to their coquettish behavior.” In the four-movement suite, the overture is

followed by a Menuet, a Gavotte, and a Pastorale.

Last Words: This suite represents Fauré’s final foray into orchestral

music, and by quoting music from earlier in his career it represents a

contented look back on a long and promising career. Not only is Fauré

survived by a terrific oeuvre (collection of worlds he composed), but by

maintaining a busy schedule as a teacher his students reached great

heights. Among his students were Maurice Ravel, Nadia Boulanger, Louis

Aubert, George Enescu, Alfredo Casella, and Charles Koechlin.

Further Listening: If you don’t know Fauré’s Requiem, drop

everything and listen now. His wonderful chansons, too, lay the stylistic

groundwork for the impressionists.

LIVENOTE ENABLED

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“Growing up I took this myth as testimony of the Guaraní courage, endurance and resilience, but above all, of the enthralling

and overwhelming beauty of their culture, of their ways. I remember

envisioning mysterious and dangerous places and situations every

time the search for ‘la tierra sin mal’ was recounted. Dense forests,

wetlands, vast grasslands, darkness and light, the anticipation,

the challenges and dangers, the unknown, and above all, the

moments of peace and rest, their settlements, their rituals, their

dances and festivities. I could almost taste their mbeyús with

honey while sipping mate. And I was fascinated by their profound

spirituality, the transcendent and redemptive character of their

myths, as well as with their symbiosis with the environment.

“In this piece I have drawn musical landscapes and com-

mented on many of those elements, sometimes intentionally,

mostly unconsciously. The piece is filled with human emotions,

with sensorial experiences: sights, smells and sounds of the forest,

the rivers and of the Guaraní settlements, their celebrations and

their people. But I prefer to leave it to musicians and audiences to

find them according to their imagination, as the ‘poem’ unfolds,

as it is performed.

“In the process of writing this piece the myth was evermore

present, it became personal, resonating with the current chal-

lenges that we all have been experiencing...another challenge, one

more threshold to be crossed, and the new beginning that will

follow as we continue the search for our ‘land without evil’. I think

that this search may have to be directed towards our inner selves,

as ‘la tierra sin mal’ may very well be hidden deep inside each and

every one of us...it may have been there from time immemorial.”

A family tradition: “I didn’t quite choose the bandoneon!”

writes Scofano. Indeed, it chose him: his grandfather played, as did

his father, a bandleader and composer in Corrientes, Argentina.

“The instrument [has been] my companion since I can remember…”

Further Listening: For context, check out the bandoneon

concerto by Scofano’s fellow Argentinian, Astor Piazzolla.

Quick Intro: Written for ROCO; this is the first performance.

About the Piece: “This piece is inspired by the Guaraní [indigenous people of South America] account of the ‘land

without evil,’ … a place where everything thrives, where there is no

suffering, no illnesses, no death...where everything is in harmony.

According to their beliefs, this land could be reached in life, and

it should be found somewhere at the center of earth, where their

hero Ñanderuvuçú had built his house in time immemorial.

This place was to be found [in the] East, beyond the seas, and

this belief justified population movements and displacements

for centuries. They tackled the unknown, faced enemy groups,

crossed forests, rivers, waterfalls, and endured suffering and

illnesses so that they could reach their [land without evil].

V. Richard Scofano La Tierra Sin Mal (The Land Without Evil) 2020

ROCO COMMISSIONED WORLD PREMIERE

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VI. Ludwig van Beethoven Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43 (1801)

Quick Intro: Written in 1801; premiered that year at the Vienna

Burgtheater. Beethoven’s only full-length ballet.

Back to School: Here’s the plot: The god Prometheus comes across

humanity and finds them to be a bunch of unrefined cave dwellers.

So he sends them to Greek God School. The faculty: Apollo, dean of

music; Amphion, Arion, and Orpheus, professors of music; Melpomene,

assistant professor of tragedy; Thalia, adjunct faculty, comedy;

Terpsichore and Pan, visiting instructors in pastoral dance; and Dionysus,

special assistant, heroic dance. Notably missing from the plot: that little

matter Prometheus is best known for, the whole giving-humans-fire-

and-being-punished-for-it episode. But Beethoven, ever the Man of the

Enlightenment, was more concerned with being Prometheus himself,

and bringing fire to the audience.

Behind the Scenes: Salvatore Viganò was commissioned to create a

work for empress Maria Theresia. Ordinarily he wrote his own music, but

for a job as big as this one, he didn’t quite feel up to the challenge. (Good

choice, especially since you probably haven’t heard of Salvatore Viganò.)

So he approached Beethoven, who readily agreed despite having little

experience writing for dance. The composition of the work went smoothly,

for once, and the work enjoyed immediate and lasting success.

Themes: The opening dissonance, which calls to mind Beethoven’s

first symphony, is said to represent either Prometheus’ opposition to the

rest of the gods, or otherwise his flight after stealing fire. The faster theme

in the overture has been compared to humanity’s joy at having received

the gift of the arts. In the full piece, the overture is followed by fifteen

smaller movements and a concluding finale.

Further Listening: For context, Beethoven’s earlier attempt at writing

for dance, the Ritterballett; his incidental music to Egmont.

The ROCO Unchambered series will once again highlight our musicians and the distinct musical

colors they offer, through self-curated programs in partnership with Nancy Littlejohn Fine Art and

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston serving

as our hosts.

Intimate chamber ensemble series curated by individual ROCO musicians

October 17 • 5:00pm Rebecca Powell Garfield, flute • Spring Hill, oboe d’amore

Laurie Meister, harp

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f ForteTy R. Ashford & J. Nickolas Jitkoff

mf Mezzo-forteJaena & Andrew Coit | Lori & Joseph Flowers | Jo Ann & Bob Fry

mp Mezzo-pianoJoanna & Patrick Cannizzaro | Mike Muna & Marcus Maroney

Patti & Bruce Potter | Susanne & Diderico van Eyl

p PianoErin Tsai & Daniel Allison | Marcia & Michael Bos Feldman | Alecia & Larry Lawyer

Sandra & Kenneth McClain | Elizabeth & Joseph W. Polisi | Greta & Jeremy Rimpo

Robin & Tom Segesta | Jo Dee & Cliff Wright

Commissioning Lifecycle

Every commission has a unique story, but they all have a similar path...

ROCO performsand records

the premiere

Other ensembles perform the

piece elsewhere

The score is published and available for other ensembles to perform

Composer writes the piece

An idea is developed, often

by a ROCO musician

ROCO identifies and collaborates with

the composer

ROCO's recordingis broadcast on

the radio and available for streaming on

roco.org and music streaming platforms

Make a resonating impact towards shaping the future of classical music

with us by joining ROCO Resound! This new consortium, dedicated to

supporting ROCO’s commissions, brings together like-minded individuals

to invest in the creation of new music.

verb, 1. fill a place with sound; be loud enough to echo

Every new piece of music starts quietly with an idea, which grows louder

when it is premiered, and eventually reverberates through audiences and

the world as it is performed again and again. ROCO has commissioned

and performed the world premiere of over 100 new works over our

history, making us the 3rd highest commissioner of new music in the

United States.

verb, 2. sing the praises of

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2020-2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Drew Helmer, Chair • Frank Donnelly, Vice Chair

Rebecca F. Upchurch, Treasurer • Jennifer Klein Strauss, Secretary

Ty R. Ashford • Andrew R. Coit • Jim Cross

Calvin W. Crossley • Randall Evans • Alecia Lawyer

Leslie Loftis • Gabriela Martinez • Doug McMurrey

Cora Bess Meyer • Mike Muña • Gavin Reed

Rev. Dr. Douglas Richnow • Fran Sampson Riepe • Russ Schulze

BOARD OF ADVISORS Leslie Loftis, Chair

Jay Berckley • John Bradshaw Jr. • Alison Comstock Moss

Wafi Dinari • Bob Fry • Terri Golas • Kit Gwin

Melissa Hobbs • Benjamin Holloway • Sharon Keith

David LePori • Joel Luks • Suzanne Lyons • Mimi McGehee

Katherine Parsley • Bruce Potter • Patti Lennon-Potter

Charles Riepe • Chris Ross • Kathy Segner

Garvin Stryker • Amanda Watson

NATIONAL ARTISTIC ADVISORY COUNCILDerek Bermel • José Antonio Bowen • Aubrey Bergauer

Fred Child • Aaron Flagg • Matthew Loden • Sam Holland

Joseph W. Polisi • Greg Sandow

BOARD OF HONORARY ADVISORSLeslie Blanton • Sharon Ley-Lietzow • Sarah McParland

Janet Moore • Mary Ann Newman

Rachel Smith Marketing and Audience Engagement Coordinator

Erin Tsai Operations and Personnel Manager

Jason Stephens Librarian

Patricia HendricksonBookkeeper

Teresa B. Southwell Graphics

Alecia Lawyer Founder/Artistic Director/Principal Oboe

Amy GibbsManaging Director

Paige MyrickDirector of Development

Greta Rimpo Director of Marketing and Communications

Rachael Fernandez Production and Access Manager

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Conductor ConsortiumPeggy and Calvin Crossley • Paul Comstock Partners

Maurice Bass • Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Binney

Marguerite and Jim Borden • Ann Butler

Marlene and John Childs • Patricia and Wolfgang Demisch

Carol and Walter Diggs • Carol Dietz

Susanne M. and Mel Glasscock • Kersten Gorski

Katie and Cliff Gunter • Ann and Charles Finch

Priscilla W. Foster • F. Paul Henderson

Brenda and Brice Higgins • Pam and Jim Higgins

Dorene and Frank Herzog • Judith B. Hundertmark

Dennis Hykes • Sue Kerr • Suzanne and Daniel Kubin

Marjorie Harris and Peter Lambert • Merlin Miller

Judith and James Macey • Nancy and Jim Moye

Susan Timmons • Fran Sampson Riepe and Chuck Riepe

Birgit and Gavin Riepe • James Riepe • Vicki and Steve Smith

Binky and John Strom • Ingrun and Rolf Wagschal

Janne Lee and David Webber • Sara White

Concertmaster ConsortiumGabriela and Grant Martinez • Jennifer and David Strauss

Individual Chair SponsorsLeslie and Jack Blanton • John Bradshaw Jr.

Beverly and Bill Coit • Jim Cross

Ali and Frank Donnelly, III • Susanne and Randall Evans

Jeannie Flowers • Lori and Joseph Flowers

Ann and Randy Fowler • Jo Ann and Bob Fry

Susie and Mel Glasscock • Clare Glassell

Kit Gwin • Drew Helmer and Salil Deshpande

Melissa and Mark Hobbs

Amanda McMillian and Benjamin Holloway • Leslie and James Loftis

Gretchen and Andrew McFarland • Sarah and Jeff McParland

Mary Ann Newman • Mary Margaret and Russell Schulze

Mike Stude • Susan Whitfield

Susan Riepe Joy of Music ConsortiumSupporting conductor travel

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Musician Consortiums

Aloysia Friedmann, Associate Concertmaster Cheri and Andy Fossler • Doug Petitt

Min-Jeong Koh, Violin Sharon Ley and Bob Lietzow • Lisa and Rex Wooldridge

Amy Thiaville, Violin Janice and Barrett Green • Lucy and Vic Kormeier

Mary Reed, Second ViolinLeslye and David Weaver

Lorento Golofeev, Viola Leslie and James Loftis

Suzanne LeFevre, ViolaMimi McGehee

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Rebecca Upchurch

Spring Hill, Oboe/English HornMarcia and Michael Feldman

Joe Foley, Trumpet Vivie and Chris O’Sullivan

Founding Consortium

Susie Bace • Kay Read Bartle • Bess and Milton Black

John T. Burdine • Shirley Burgher • Ana Bovet

Becky Chamberlin • Donnie Davis

Karen and William J. Donovan • Julia Kirkpatrick Fleming

Dianne Foutch • Clare Glassel • Martha and Dewuse Guyton

Anne Harrington Hall • Charles Hall • Janet Head

Bob Heatherington • Hiedi Heard • Susan Hilliard

Bridget Jensen • Julia Jones • Suzanne and David Kerr

Kathleen Campbell Laws • Vicki Lovin • Suzanne Lyons

Sally and Charles McCollum • Jane McCord

Catherine and William McNamara

Alice and Frank McWilliams • Melissa McWilliams

Margaret C. Pack • Fairfax and Risher Randall

Fran Sampson Riepe and Chuck Riepe

Barbara and Keith Short • Sherry and Jim R. Smith

Don P. Speers • Barbara Spell • Binky and John Strom

Carol and Garvin Stryker • Julia Thompson

Virginia and Gage Van Horn • Jane Venarde

ROCO Brass Quintet ConsortiumCynthia and Pete Dempsey

Sandra and Kenneth McClain

Sunny and Steve McKinnon

Kathy and Rick Plaeger

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ROWBC ConsortiumOmana Abraham • Patricia Bunch • Sandra Burnett • Faye Caldwell

Josephine Firat • Ann Goldstein • Michele Granit • Laura Vina Jahn

Patricia King • Marian Livingston • Sylvia Matthews • Liz McNeel

Linda Riley Mitchell • Susan Morrison • Jane R. Shapiro

Ashley Simpson • Dinah Weems

ROCO Resound

forteTy R. Ashford and J. Nicholas Jitkoff

Fran Sampson Riepe and Chuck Riepe

mezzo-forteBowen Foundation • Jaena and Andrew Coit

Lori and Joseph Flowers • Jo Ann and Bob Fry

Jane B. Wagner and Family • Barbara Burger

mezzo-pianoErin Tsai and Daniel Allison • Joanna and Patrick Cannizzaro

Mike Muna and Marcus Maroney • Patti Lennon and Bruce Potter

Susanne and Diderico van Eyl

pianoMarcia and Michael Bos Feldman • Kate and Malcolm Hawk

Alecia and Larry Lawyer • Mimi Lloyd

Sandra and Kenneth McClain • Sarah and Doug McMurrey

Elizabeth and Joseph W. Polisi • Greta and Jeremy Rimpo

Robin and Tom Segesta • Jo Dee and Cliff Wright

Additional Support • Amy Gibbs • Gregory Scott Brown

Ravneet Nagi • Robin and Elliot Raasch

Annual Support

FOUNDATIONSAaron Copland Fund for Music

Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation

Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation

Alice M. Ditson Fund • Amazon Smile Foundation

Amphion Foundation • Brown Foundation, Inc.

Crain Foundation • Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts

Denman-Newman Foundation

George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation

Greater Houston Community Foundation

H. Fort Flowers Foundation • Houston Endowment Inc.

Houston Jewish Foundation • Humphrey’s Foundation

Jack and Annis Bowen Foundation • L’Aiglon Foundation

Powell Foundation • Samuels Foundation

Strake Foundation • W.T. and Louise J. Moran Foundation

William Stamps Farish Fund

Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy • Wortham Foundation

CORPORATIONSAIG Your Cause • Allan Edwards Builders Inc. • Chevron

Enterprise Products Company, Inc. • EOG Resources

ExxonMobil • Frost Bank • Greenwood King Properties

Nancy Littlejohn Fine Art • Occidental

Shell Foundation Matching • Speedy Printing

The Church of St. John the Divine

The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

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GOVERNMENT City of Houston

Houston Arts Alliance

Texas Commission on the Arts

INDIVIDUALSMartha Adams • Mert and Wade Adams • Ann Ayre

Aintre and Bob Antonoff • Diane R. and Burt Bailey

Derek Bermel • Leslie and Jack Blanton

Annie and David Brady • Esther and Mark Buller

Anne Bushman • Linda Jo Butterfield

Michael Webster and Leone Buyse • Dean and Clinton Bybee

Betty Chapman • Mei-Ann Chen • Amy Chung and Stanley Chyi

Candi Ann Clement • Linda and Michael Condit • Martha Craig

Mary McBeth and Jim Crump • Claire and John Curtin

Gary Gee and Michael DeVoll • Judy Dines

Frank Dumanoir • Sue and Ralph Egizi • Margaret Ehrlich

Andrea and Max Evans • John Flanagan and Mark Shirey

Julia and Robert Fleming • Rachel and Bud Frazier

Aloysia Friedmann and Jon Kimura Parker • Janet Frost

Christi Gell • Jason Gerraughty • Amy Gibbs

Owen Gibbs • Pin Oaks Care Givers • Terri and Steve Golas

Kathleen and Martyn Goossen • Trish and Gary Greaser

Dorothy Griffin • Jeannie and Kenneth Griffin

Laurens and Bennie Hall • Anne and Brett Hamilton

Carla and David Hammock • Margaret Hansen

Anna and Dave Harris • Christine Heggeseth

Marj and Don Helmer • Dorene and Frank Herzog

Raycene and Bob Hilsher • Melissa and Mark Hobbs

Benjamin Holloway and Amanda McMillian

Pamela Howard • Ruth Hollyer • Julia Jones

Erika and Don Johnson • Carol and John Kafka • Yigal Kass

Ann and Howard Kiecke • Min-Jeong Koh • Anita Kruse

Helen and Glenn Laird • Jill and Clay Lein

Kristen and Matthew Loden • Nancy Mathé • Franklin Mayo

Aileen Mason • Sandra and Kenneth McClain • Jane McCord

Flo McGee and Wade Upton • Tevia and Chris McLaren

Cora Bess Meyer • Alexander Miller

Ginni and Richard Mithoff • Candice and Christopher Nevins

Michael Newton • James Nutter • Elaine and Richard Oblath

John Parkerson • Lynn Pennington • Dereth Phillips

Kathy and Frederick Plaeger • James Pomerantz

Patti Lennon and Bruce Potter • Carol and Dan Price

Janet Priest and Gregory Ludlow • Pamela Radford

Susan and Randy Raimond • John Randolph • Shelley and Jim Rice

Gavin Riepe • Anne and Joe Romano • Edson Rosenberg

Catherine Ross • Nicola Rathkop • Barbara and Carl Rountree

Jane and William Rucker • The Rydberg Family

Fran Sampson and Chuck Riepe • Schwab Charitable Fund

Mary Schneidau • Mary Margaret and Russell Schulze

Evan Schumacher • Bryan Scrivner • Sandra Scurria

Kerry Lynch and Dean Slocum • Denise and Elliott Smith

Tina Lee and Joel Smith • Mary and Robert Snell

Suzanne LeFevre and David Spath • Richard and Susan Stasney

Susan Steinhardt • Jennifer and David Strauss

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INDIVIDUALS Binky and John Strom • Michael Stuchly • Sam Touchet

Ileana and Michael Treviño • James Bulger and Phyllis Troxell

Danica and Jim Tyler • Virginia and Gage Van Horn

Charles Ward • Diane and Jack Webb

Beth and Jim Wiggins • Martha and Charles Williams

Roy Wylie • John Zipay

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ROCO has been live streaming for many years and this season we will be offering all of our performances virtually. We also

have a vast collection of audio recordings

from past concerts, as well as videos on

our rocohouston channel on YouTube.

All you need is a sense of curiosity and an

internet connection and you can be tran-

sported to a ROCO experience under the listen tab at roco.org or on

all streaming channels!

Paul Comstock Partners is proud to support the Conductor’s Consortium and invites you to join us!

Contact ROCO or Alison Moss for more information.

Alison Comstock Moss 832 563 5521 alison.moss@paulcomstockpartners.com

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John Bradshaw Jr.Honoree

Lauren AndersonWildcatting in the Arts Awardee

Robert Del GrandeFeatured Chef

Leigh SmithRevelry Co-Chair

Kelley LubankoRevelry Co-Chair

Kelley and Stephen Lubanko • Leigh and Reggie Smith

John Bradshaw Jr.

Clare Glassell • Stephanie and Frank Tsuru

PatronNancy C. Allen • Chin Hui and Eddie Allen

Ty R. Ashford and J. Nicholas Jitkoff • Julie and Stephen Chen

Jaena and Andrew Coit • Frost Bank • Jo Ann and Bob Fry

Kathleen Hilterman • Benjamin Holloway and Amanda McMillian

Cora Bess Meyer • Duyen and Marc Nguyen

Cabrina and Stephen Owsley • Isla and T.R. Reckling

Alicia and Lance Smith • Kaitlin Trinh • Rebecca Upchurch

Susan Whitfield • Nina and Michael Zilkha

Kristina and Chris Bradshaw • Beverly and Bill Coit • Jim Cross

Drew Helmer and Salil Deshpande • Ali and Frank Donnelly

Susanne and Randall Evans • Marcia and Michael Feldman

Martha and Richard Finger • Jennifer and Todd Frazier • Janice Green

Debra and Mark Gregg • Jeannie and Kenneth Griffin

Marj and Don Helmer • Betty Hrncir • Jay Jones and Terry Wayne Jones

Lucy and Vic Kormeier • Jim Nelson and Richard Lapin

Gabriela and Grant Martinez • Sylvia Matthews

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Kelley Lubanko and Leigh SmithRevelry Co-Chairs

Chinhui and Eddie Allen • Kristy and Chris Bradshaw

Julie and Stephen Chen • William and Beverly Coit

Andrew and Jaena Coit • Martha and Richard Finger

Ellie Francisco • Jo Ann and Bob Fry • Debra and Mark Gregg

Drew Helmer and Salil Deshpande • Betty Hrncir

Jay Jones and Terry Wayne Jones • Kelley and Stephen Lubanko

Denise Monteleone • Janet and Harvin Moore

Bobbie Nau • Duyen and Marc Nguyen • Judy and Scott Nyquist

Carroll Robertson Ray and Hugh Ray • Shelley Reeves

Fran and Chuck Riepe • Alicia and Lance Smith

Leigh and Reggie Smith • Kristina and Paul Somerville

Shawn Stephens and Jim Jordan • Ileana and Michael Treviño

Stephanie and Frank Tsuru • Phoebe and Bobby Tudor

Rebecca Upchurch • Hallie Vanderhider • Jane and Larry Wagner

Susan Whitfield • Beth and Nick Zdeblick • Nina and Michael Zilkha

Sandra and Ken McClain • Katie Bradshaw and Matt McCracken

Ginni Mithoff • Janet and Harvin Moore • Sarah and Charlie Offner

Rick and Kathy Plaeger • Fran and Chuck Riepe

Carroll Robertson Ray and Hugh Ray

Jennifer and Nicholas Stillman • Jennifer and David Strauss

Stephen and Erin Szalkowski • Phoebe and Robert Tudor

Kim and Dan Tutcher • Jane Wagner • Sara White

Will and Tatianna Yale • Beth and Nick Zdeblick_______

Lauren Anderson • Patsy Yoon Brown • Angela and Will Cannady

Tripp Carter • CFM Wealth Partners • Gary Gee and Michael Duvall

Lesha and Tom Elsenbrook • Joseph Flowers • Bennie and Laurens Hall

Melissa and Mark Hobbs • Kellye Sanford and Fritz Lanham

Sharon Ley Lietzow • Sarah and Doug McMurrey • Judy and Scott Nyquist

Anne Park • Patti and Bruce Potter • Nicola Rothkop

John Flanagan and Mark Shirey • Barrett Sides

Sue and Mark Stiles • James Tiebout and Thuy Tran

Burt and Diane Bailey • Brenda Isaacs-Booth • Brenda Peters-Chase

Susie and Sanford Criner • Sue and Craig Floyd • Dianne Foutch

Ellie Francisco • Jerry Gause • Brian McCulloch and Jeremy Garcia

The Rev. & Mrs. Charlie Holt • Kate Hawk • Dave and Stephanie Lee

Erin and Andrew Luce • Meghan and Jeff Marin • Mary Ann Marucci

Denise D. Monteleone • Dylan Murray • Jan and Bill Powell

Sue and Mark Stiles • Ann Trammell • Ileana and Mark Treviño

Jo Dee and Cliff Wright • Marcel Witte • Emily Chambers and Brandon Zech

Hallie Vanderhider • Cindy and Robert Ziervogel

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StarburstSeptember 26, 20205:00PM

Love NotesOctober 17, 20205:00PM

Musical Ofrenda @ MECA @TBHNovember 1, 20205:00PM

Oceans November 14, 20205:00PM

Celebration of Margaret BondsFebruary 4, 2021

Kaleidoscope February 13, 20215:00PM

Shadows February 27, 20215:00PM

BlackbirdMarch 6, 20215:00PM

Journey to AmericaMarch 11, 2021

Flamenco April 24, 20215:00PM

■ In Concert Full chamber orchestra

■ Unchambered Intimate chamber ensemble series featuring individual ROCO musicians

■ Connections Unique collaborations with dynamic partners throughout the community

Shaping the Future of

Classical Music

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