The program features eight new works commissioned for Hub’s 10th birthday by composers whose work gives a snapshot of music being written today:  Angélica Negrón, Jessica Meyer, Tyshawn Sorey, Nico Muhly, Donnacha Dennehy, Marcos Balter, Sage Shurman and Andrew Norman.

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Hub Mix Tape

Kaufman Music Center

Jessica Meyer will be our guest as Composer-In-Residence as we give the Western US Premiere of a newly-commissioned work that brims with impassioned flare and fire. IFS Concertmaster Emma Rubinstein dazzles with the exotic music of Ravel, and the Symphony delivers a forgotten gem by the 19th century German composer, Emelie Mayer: her dramatic and evocative Fifth Symphony.

Her Song in 3 Voices

Idaho Falls High School

Some of history’s most profound musical masterpieces have been inspired by a hero’s journey from light to darkness, love and loss, with it encompassing all of life’s beauty and horror. These themes play out in magnificent form in Berlioz’s monumental “Symphonie Fantastique” and Grieg’s enchanting Piano Concerto. Buckle your seat belts, these stories are truly epic!

Fantastique

Barnstable High School

All University of Texas at Austin students are allowed one free ticket as long as they are available. Student tickets must be picked up at the Box Office with valid student I.D. Seating is unassigned.

Wind Ensemble

The University of Texas at Austin

Two of our 2023 Festival Artists, violist Edwin Kaplan and cellist Titilayo Ayangade, return to Newport as the innovative pair, Duo Kayo. Making bold statements in the classical music world, Duo Kayo challenges traditional thinking about the genre, serving as a vessel for new and exciting music. Surrounded by the beautiful art collection that is the Newport Art Museum, enjoy an interdisciplinary afternoon, featuring a diverse program of intriguing pieces, from Vivaldi’s Double Cello Concerto to Leonard Bernstein’s “Cool” from West Side Story. 2024 Festival Artists Jordan Bak and Jonathan Swensen join Kaplan and Ayangade for the final work by Paul Wiancko, Vox Petra.

Duo Kayo

Newport Art Museum

Masterworks Series: Beethoven, Karl Kramer, Jessica Meyer / Dorian Wind Quintet

Bargemusic

From the piano, Kennedy Center Composer-in-Residence Carlos Simon leads a small ensemble in Requiem for the Enslaved. The program invokes African American spirituals and the form of a Catholic liturgical mass to tell the story of 272 enslaved people sold in 1838 to pay the debts of Georgetown University, where the composer serves as assistant professor of music.

Requiem for the Enslaved

Kennedy Center

HYS Side-by-Side with ROCO

The Church of St. John the Divine

### Event Description: ROCO In Concert: Supersonic

**Date and Time:** Saturday, February 24, 2024, at 5:00 PM  
**Location:** The Church of St. John the Divine, River Oaks Boulevard, Houston, TX, USA

**Event Overview:**
ROCO's full chamber orchestra, under the baton of conductor Delyana Lazarova, presents "Supersonic," a high-energy concert featuring a dynamic and diverse program. This event is sponsored by the Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation and promises an evening of exhilarating music and exceptional performances.

**Program Highlights:**

1. **Elfrida Andrée’s Symphony No. 2 in A Minor**  
   - A colorful and lyrical piece with an exuberant opening theme.

2. **Richard Danielpour’s Voci dal Purgatorio**  
   - U.S. premiere of the second movement from his Symphony in Three Movements, inspired by Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy.

3. **Jessica Meyer’s Go Big or Go Home**  
   - A work celebrating self-realization and empowerment, featuring blues guitar phenom Clay Melton and his band.

4. **Franz Schubert’s Overture in the Italian Style, D. 591**  
   - Performed side-by-side with the Houston Youth Symphony, showcasing rich textures and emotional depth.

5. **Dobrinka Tabakova’s Fantasy Homage to Schubert**  
   - An alluring piece by the Bulgarian-British composer, known for her riveting and radiant sound world.

**Special Features:**

- **ROCOrooters Program:**  
  Enjoy a night out while your children (ages 2 months to 10 years) are cared for by certified and bonded childcare professionals. The program offers up to 6 hours of childcare during the concert for $45 per child. Free, downloadable materials with themed activities will also be available for families to enjoy together while watching the livestream.

- **Wellness Walk with Urban Paths:**  
  Join a special free Wellness Walk preceding the concert. Participants will meet at 3:00 PM at The Church of St. John the Divine for a 90-minute guided walk, concluding in time for the concert at 5:00 PM. Space is limited, so reserve your spot today.

**Note:** This concert is now at capacity, and tickets are no longer on sale.

**Location:**  
The Church of St. John the Divine  
River Oaks Boulevard, Houston, TX, USA  
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**Conductor:** Delyana Lazarova  
**Featuring:** Clay Melton Band, Houston Youth Symphony

For more information and to stay updated on future events, visit ROCO's official website.

ROCO In Concert: Supersonic

Canadian-born violinist Lara St. John has been described as "something of a phenomenon" by The Strad and a “high-powered soloist” by The New York Times.

She performs solo violin pieces composed by 12 leading composers, including Laurie Anderson, Valerie Coleman, Gabriela Lena Frank, and more.

Lara St. John: ♀she/her/hers

The Royal Conservatory of Music

Sandbox Percussion and NOVUS NY present a third Renewal concert on December 3, at 4pm, in Trinity Church, featuring Viet Cuong’s Re(new)al and pieces inspired by Richard Powers’s powerful novel on activism, resistance, and the natural world— The Overstory: Jessica Meyer’s A Passage Between Earth and Sky and the collaborative eco-cantata by four composers and five authors, A Forest Unfolding. Free.

NOVUS NY Renewal: The Sound of a New World

Trinity Church

Hub New Music marks its 10th anniversary with new and rarely heard music by contemporary composers including a premiere by Jessica Meyer, co-commissioned with the Williams Center for the Arts in recognition of our 40th year. This Grammy-nominated, trailblazing quartet continues to usher in a fresh and culturally relevant body of work for its distinct combination of flute, clarinet, violin, and cello, and its ambitious commissioning projects celebrate the rich diversity of today’s chamber music landscape. “Next time Hub New Music offers a concert, go, listen, and be changed” (Boston Globe).

Hub New Music

Lafayette College

Shostakovich wrote his brazen and bold Fifth Symphony in 1938 in a desperate attempt to secure some sense of safety in an unsafe world. A composer who was held hostage both artistically and literally, he created music that would fulfill the Soviet regime’s populist and “heroic” requirements and provide his political salvation. North State Symphony Principal Violist Leah Carl is featured in Forsyth’s hidden gem of a viola concerto with powerful soaring melodies that display the enormous versatility of the instrument.

Jessica Meyer

Events

Upcoming events

10 - 11 May, 2025

Shostakovich Fifth · North State Symphony

Past events

Dec 5, 2024

Hub Mix Tape · Kaufman Music Center

Nov 23, 2024

Her Song in 3 Voices · Idaho Falls Symphony

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