Houston Press: ROCO Ends Season With A Parade
ROCO isn't letting the parade pass it by. The music group's upcoming concert Future will premiere Vivian Fung's orchestral work "Parade" Saturday at The Church of St. John the Divine in a program inspired by daring creativity and artistic innovation.
Future will additionally include Louise Farrenc’s "Symphony No. 1," Igor Stravinsky’s suite from the ballet Pulcinella, and Ludwig van Beethoven’s "Overture to the Creatures of Prometheus." As a special treat, the Houston Youth Symphony will make a cameo. Conductor Michelle Merrill will lead the orchestra.
Fung, the Juno award-winner whose work was commissioned by ROCO for this weekend, took a moment from her busy schedule to explain what makes this piece so special.
“My son was participating in the Lunar New Year Parade, and this was during the pandemic. People were isolated and everybody was feeling quite alone, and suddenly, you have all this energy from the parade,” Fung said. “The San Francisco parade is a huge affair. Hundreds of people come out, and it was the first time in a long time that I had been in a group setting like that. The energy of people coming together was very emotional for me.”
Performance details:
Saturday, April 29th, 5:00pm CDT
The Church of St. John the Divine, River Oaks Boulevard, Houston, TX