In July, ROS performed for the first time under RPO Principal pops conductor Jeff Tyzik in Gershwin’s Suite from Porgy and Bess. ROS productions included: in October, music of Handel, Liszt, Mozart and Fountain, with guest performances by Nazareth College choir and Houghton College Choir; in December a Holiday Concert with guests including the Empire State Lyric Children’s Choir and Brass Ensemble; and in March, music of Brahms, Elgar, Bliss and Bizet with guests including the BIODANCE and Antara Winds Ensemble. In June, ROS performed a program, “Rochester Sings”, celebrating the centennial of the Rochester “Friday Sings” with songs from the Rochester Songbook, published from 1898 to 1910, with guests including the Gibbs and Main String Ensemble.
