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Haydn River Oaks Chamber Orchestra 2009
Alastair Willis conducts Houston's own River Oaks Chamber Orchestra in Haydn's Symphony no. 44 - Trauer. (http•••) Video by Will Vannatta and Lightening Rod Productions.
Debussy Jennings River Oaks Chamber Orchestra 2014
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra performance of ROCO Celebrates France, April 5, 2014 at The Church of St. John the Divine, Houston. Alastair Willis, conductor, Christina Jennings, flute, Stephen Maihky, concertmaster.
Duhem Bach Woodland Philadelphia Opera Houston Symphony Houston Grand Opera River Oaks Chamber Orchestra 2018
ATSSB Year C 2018 Duhem trumpet etude, performed by George Chase. Page 8 of the Voxman Selected Studies book. www.houstontrumpet.com A native of upstate New York, trumpeter George Chase attended the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, PA. While in school, he performed with the Philadelphia Opera, the Harrisburg Symphony, the St. Cecilia Chamber Orchestra and performed with the Berkshire Opera during the summer. For graduate school, he moved from Philadelphia to Houston to attend Rice University. After his graduation from Rice, he joined the Symphony Orchestra of the State of Mexico in Toluca, Mexico as associate principal trumpet. Upon his return to the United States, he began performing with area groups such as the Houston Symphony, Houston Grand Opera, Houston Ballet, Bach Society, and Boomtown Brass Band, as well as teaching at Houston Baptist University and AFA (American Festival for the Arts). For nearly a decade, he taught trumpet and chamber music at the University of Houston Moores School of Music, where he also performed in the faculty brass quintet. He has served on the Board of Directors and as Vice President of the Houston Professional Musicians' Association, on the Curtis Alumni Council and on the Houston Youth Symphony Board of Directors, as well as the ROCO board of directors. He currently performs with ROCO (the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra), the ROCO Brass Quintet, Boomtown Brass Band, and Opera in the Heights. He teaches trumpet at the University of St. Thomas and at his home studio. When he is not teaching, practicing, rehearsing or performing, George enjoys listening to music, reading, coffee, gumbo, gardening, exercise, time on the beach, and falling out of his kayak into the Gulf of Mexico. He lives in the historic Woodland Heights with his wife Vanessa (a pianist and author), their daughter Kai and two incorrigible dogs, Lucy and Chesney. He has studied trumpet with Sean Lowery, Barbara Butler, Frank Kaderabek, Laurie Frink, Jim Pandolfi, Chris Gekker, Armando Ghitalla, Jim Wilt and Jon-Erik Kellso.
Belcher Bartók River Oaks Chamber Orchestra 2008 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Creating the program for ROCO's debut album was a highly collaborative process, in true ROCO spirit - with input from each of our 40 musicians. Hear from cellist Richard Belcher and founder and Artistic Director Alecia Lawyer how the selections truly represent ROCO's adventurous approach to repertoire. / Available NOW at all retailers! ROCO (River Oaks Chamber Orchestra) releases its debut album, Visions Take Flight, with innova recordings on November 16, 2018. Produced by GRAMMY-winning producer Blanton Alspaugh, the album features six works collectively chosen by ROCO’s musicians from the ensemble’s long list of commissions, spanning its 14 year existence. Visions Take Flight includes Karim Al-Zand’s haunting Visions from Another World (2008), Reena Esmail’s pulsing, unpredictable Teen Murti (2013), Derek Bermel’s tender, 2015 commission Murmurations (hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as “delightful and often intriguing”), Anthony DiLorenzo’s whimsical Jabberwocky (2014) and Anthem of Hope: Houston Strong (2017), and Marcus Maroney’s Bartók-inspired Concerto for Chamber Orchestra (2016). The sixth and final work featured in the collection, Anthem of Hope: Houston Strong by Anthony DiLorenzo, was commissioned in 2017 in honor of Houston’s resolve following the destruction of Hurricane Harvey. Composed in a week’s time and shared with other arts organizations throughout Houston, the work embodies the strength and resilience of ROCO’s home community. In an interview with Houston Public Media before the work’s premiere, Alecia Lawyer, Founder, Artistic Director, and Principal Oboe of ROCO said, “The idea is to create a thread of music tying us all together, illustrating the unity Houston has displayed in the past few weeks.” After experiencing major recording delays during this disaster, ROCO chose to complete its debut album with DiLorenzo’s powerful fanfare.