Gustav Holst, arr. Jim Stephenson: The Planets (ROCO, Mei-Ann Chen)

The extraordinary was experienced in ROCO’s milestone 20th season-opening concert “REMARKABLE” - featuring the full 40-piece chamber orchestra live from The Church of St. John the Divine, on September 28th, 2024.
Gustav Holst‘s vivid tour of our solar system, The Planets, featured in a new rescoring for 40-piece chamber orchestra by Jim Stephenson, with accompanying original animation by James Templeton, all commissioned by ROCO. Thanks to our partner Ion Concert Media, whose revolutionary Museik software enabled the animation to be synced in real-time to the performance-James Templeton's stunning animation is now also available as part of their presentation library, for use by ensembles worldwide: www.ionconcert...
Under the dynamic direction of Artistic Partner Mei-Ann Chen, we headed to the stars with the world premiere ROCO commission Constellations by Viet Cuong, ROCO’s Season 20 Composer in Residence, spotlighting “constellations” of ROCO musicians as soloists in each movement. Mark Buller‘s powerful ROCO commission John the Revelator paid tribute to ROCO’s home venue of The Church of St. John the Divine, featuring organist Steven Newberry. and Gustav Holst‘s vivid tour of our solar system, The Planets, features in a new rescoring by Jim Stephenson.
Thanks to the Houston Arts Alliance and Houston Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs for supporting ROCO's 20th season!
Sponsored by
Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Broadcast live from The Church of St. John the Divine, Houston, TX, September 28, 2024
Audio Engineering: Andy Bradley
Videography: BEND Productions