Elfrida Andrée: Symphony No. 2 (ROCO)

Elfrida Andree: Symphony No. 2 in A Minor
0:00 I. Moderato
11:32 II. Andante
16:28 III. Scherzo: Presto
22:26 IV. Allegro risoluto

ROCO's 19th season continued February 24 with "SUPERSONIC", as conductor Delyana Lazarova returned, leading the full chamber orchestra in a high-octane program brimming with dynamic energy! Composer-In-Residence Richard Danielpour’s “Voci dal Purgatorio”, a journey to rebirth – the second movement of his Symphony in Three Movements After the Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri - was heard in its U.S. premiere, and Jessica Meyer’s Go Big or Go Home–a work “written from a place of self-realization, empowerment, and celebration of how joyous life can be”, featuring blues guitar phenom Clay Melton and his band, was given its premiere in a new arrangement for chamber orchestra. An alluring work by Bulgarian-British composer Dobrinka Tabakova, Fantasy Homage to Schubert, plus Elfrida Andree’s colorful, lyrical Symphony No. 2 in A Minor, completed the program.

The Houston Youth Symphony also returned as special guest, with a side-by-side performance of Franz Schubert’s richly textured and emotionally laden Overture in the Italian Style.

Recorded live February 24, 2024, at The Church of St. John the Divine, Houston, Texas

Videography by BEND Productions
Audio engineering by Andrew Bradley