Category Archives: Houston Symphony

Houston Symphony Celebrates Goodman with Bennett’s Virtuosity

Posted on March 7, 2016 by The People's Critic

It was a night of dazzling music that will be long remembered by those fortunate enough to attend one of the three dazzling performances with which the Houston Symphony closed out “leap weekend” at the end of February in this … Continue reading →

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A Symphonic SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN

Posted on February 6, 2016 by The People's Critic

How appropriate that on this Super Bowl weekend the Houston Symphony has chosen to screen a super movie with 1952’s MGM musical classic, SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN, starring Hollywood legends, Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor. But this one-weekend … Continue reading →

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Surprising Houston Symphony Event Leaves Keillor Fans Smiling

Posted on February 3, 2016 by The People's Critic

Those who say, “You can’t go home again,” have probably never enjoyed A Prairie Home Companion, and its weekly PBS radio journeys to host Garrison Keillor’s fabled hometown of Lake Wobegon, Minnesota, a fictional Minnesotan small town “where all the … Continue reading →

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Houston Symphony’s SINATRA CENTENNIAL a Spectacular Success

Posted on November 3, 2015 by The People's Critic

The Houston Symphony certainly started off this month of November with a sensational concert in Jones Hall. Titled, SINATRA’S CENTENNIAL, the program was a wonderful look back at the countless songs that have come to be closely identified with the … Continue reading →

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Epic Concert and Soloist for Houston Symphony at Pavilion

Posted on September 12, 2015 by The People's Critic

For those of us fortunate to have homes in The Woodlands, Texas, there have been countless opportunities through the years to enjoy the wonderful concerts of the Houston Symphony Orchestra at its “summer home,” the famed Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. … Continue reading →

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Houston Symphony plus Peking Acrobats=Pure Magic

Posted on April 23, 2015 by The People's Critic

  For the orchestra’s part, musical selections accompanying the acrobatics included exciting performances of Falla’s Ritual Fire Dance, Wagner’s The Ride of the Valkyries, Elgar’s Enigma Variations, and Khachaturian’s Suite from Masquerade, all under the able baton of conductor, Robert … Continue reading →

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Ghosts, Goblins and Spooky Music Invade Pavilion

Posted on October 13, 2013 by The People's Critic

Last Friday night at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Halloween got off to the musically spooky start that residents always look forward to from the Houston Symphony’s annual Hocus Pocus Pops concert. Out on the Pavilion plaza there was the … Continue reading →

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