The Houston Symphony’s Summer Series promises to deliver the most epic concerts of the summer. Come experience a range of concerts starting with Broadway Sing Along June 13. Get ready to warm up your vocal chords and prepare to belt out popular tunes from hit musicals like, Mama Mia!, Wicked!, Disney’s Frozen and many more. Audience participation is a must at this Broadway sing-along featuring Broadway performers Debbie Gravitte (Les Misérables, Chicago) and Doug LaBrecque (Showboat). Next, the symphony welcomes all age groups to delight in a variety of great musicians who have come together for an all-embracing concert, Carmina Burana, July 17-18. The Filarmónica Joven de Colombia, Houston Symphony Chorus and the Houston’s Children Chorus will perform together on an extended Jones Hall stage singing songs of love and merriment with wild abandon.
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PHOTO BY JOAN MARCUS
PHOTO BY JOAN MARCUS
The Music of Michael Jackson
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The Music of Michael Jackson is a one-night experience July 24 that will take patrons down memory lane while they enjoy hits made famous by the King of Pop. Hear some of his greatest hits performed by the orchestra with a full band and vocals. Pokémon— Symphonic Evolutions July 25-26 will give video game experts and neophytes a highly charged experience with a cinematic and musical presentation. Featuring new visuals and new arrangements this video-game concert is a must-see. Close the summer series by celebrating the 30th anniversary of the movie Back to the Future Aug. 1. Concertgoers will have the pleasure of watching the movie on a large screen as the symphony performs Alan Silvestri’s score. Get in your DeLorean and enjoy this blast from the past.
Motown the Musical