River Oaks Chamber Orchestra presents Space: The Final Playground

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Space: The Final Playground features the Texas premiere of the ROCO co-commission “Cosmos” by composer Michael Gilbertson. The piece is composed in five short movements, each of which is inspired by an element of the cosmos. During the concert, soloists from WindSync, a theatrical, Houston­ based wind quintet, will move throughout the performance space while playing. David Danzmayr conducts and Scott St. John is concertmaster for the program, which also includes Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 6, Czech composer Vilém Tausky’s Coventry, and Elgia Andina by Gabriela Lena Frank.

  • November 18 performance takes place at The Woodlands United Methodist Church
  • November 19 performance takes place at The Church of St. John the Divine

Space: The Final Playground features the Texas premiere of the ROCO co-commission “Cosmos” by composer Michael Gilbertson. The piece is composed in five short movements, each of which is inspired by an element of the cosmos. During the concert, soloists from WindSync, a theatrical, Houston­ based wind quintet, will move throughout the performance space while playing. David Danzmayr conducts and Scott St. John is concertmaster for the program, which also includes Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 6, Czech composer Vilém Tausky’s Coventry, and Elgia Andina by Gabriela Lena Frank.

  • November 18 performance takes place at The Woodlands United Methodist Church
  • November 19 performance takes place at The Church of St. John the Divine

Space: The Final Playground features the Texas premiere of the ROCO co-commission “Cosmos” by composer Michael Gilbertson. The piece is composed in five short movements, each of which is inspired by an element of the cosmos. During the concert, soloists from WindSync, a theatrical, Houston­ based wind quintet, will move throughout the performance space while playing. David Danzmayr conducts and Scott St. John is concertmaster for the program, which also includes Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 6, Czech composer Vilém Tausky’s Coventry, and Elgia Andina by Gabriela Lena Frank.

  • November 18 performance takes place at The Woodlands United Methodist Church
  • November 19 performance takes place at The Church of St. John the Divine

WHEN

WHERE

The Church of St. John the Divine
2450 River Oaks Blvd.
Houston, TX 77019
https://rocohouston.org/performances/space-the-final-playground-twumc/

TICKET INFO

$15-$35
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