ART: JOIN THE HOUSTON SYMPHONY AT MILLER OUTDOOR THEATRE THIS SUMMER

By Kathleen Coleman, Arts Editor

Saturday, July 1 – Prokofiev Symphony No. 7 – 8:30 p.m.

Outstanding Van Cliburn International Piano Competition finalist and Gilmore Young Artist awardee

Clayton Stephenson takes the stage for Gershwin’s jazzy Concerto in F. Plus, conductor Alpesh Chauhan leads the orchestra in Lili Boulanger’s evocative Of a Spring Morning and Prokofiev’s enchanting Symphony No. 7.

Admission

All performances at Miller Outdoor Theatre are free.

Location & Parking

Salute – 8:00 p.m.

Location: Cynthia Woods Pavilion

If you’ve been to Houston Symphony’s Star-Spangled Salute, then you know what it feels like to fly like an eagle. The magnitude of the musical moment always seem to lift the thousands of fans out of their seats (or off the lawn) and into pure patriotic wonder.

Tchaikovsky’s fiery Fourth Symphony, one of the most beloved symphonies of all time. Lidiya Yankovskaya is the conductor.

Friday, June 30 – Beethoven Symphony No. 7 – 8:30 p.m.

Conductor Vinay Parameswaran leads Beethoven’s beloved Symphony No. 7, and Houston Symphony violinist Sergei Galperin dazzles with performances of Ravel’s crowd-pleasing Tzigane and Bloch’s “Nigun” from Baal Shem. The program also

Miller Outdoor Theatre is located at 6000 Hermann Park Drive. Parking at Miller Theatre is free, but can be limited! Consider riding METRORail to and from the performance.

Seating

There are two types of seating at Miller Outdoor Theatre: Covered Seating and Hillside Seating. Both are free, but covered seating does require an assigned ticket. These concerts are sponsored in part by the City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board.

Monday, July 3 - Star-Spangled

Whether you’ve been coming for years or are excited to experience it for the first time, Star-Spangled Salute remains the unmissable event that kicks off Independence Day for all. So gather your family and friends and get ready to celebrate America’s birthday with her greatest music – we’ll bring all the red, white and blue accessories you could ever need.

The conductor is Steven Reineke.

This event will be at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands.

These performances are possible in part thanks to the generous support of the George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion Concerts Fund within the Houston Symphony Endowment.