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About Me

Flutist Judy Dines, a member of the Houston Symphony, is also a very active performer in Houston and beyond. Locally, she performs in the Greenbriar Consortium, and The Foundation for Modern Music, where she also sits on the board.Outside of Houston, Ms. Dines is a member of the Ritz Chamber Players, and Principal Flute of the Gateways Festival Orchestra. She has also participated in the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra and has performed at several National Flute Association Conventions. In the orchestral world, Ms. Dines has performed selected weeks with the National Symphony Orchestra, the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra and the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra.Born in Washington, DC, Ms. Dines attended Temple University in Philadelphia, PA and the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, MD before coming to Houston. She joined the Houston Symphony in 1992.

December 2024

Hello, welcome to December. Hope you have a nice holiday season!December will start with the symphony doing “A Viennese Waltz Christmas” program, featuring lots of Johann Strauss's famous waltzes. This is not a concert that I am playing in, but it should be enjoyable all the same! Saturday, December 7th, 7:30 pm and Sunday, December 8th, 2:00 pm (including livestream).I will be playing a concert at Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church on December 8th. This free concert will feature seasonal favorites with the MDPC choir, conducted by Charles Hausmann, the former director of the Houston Symphony Chorus. Sunday, December 8th, 6:00 pm.The super famous cellist, Yo-Yo Ma will be coming on December 9th! He will be doing what is quite possibly the most popular cello piece, the Dvořák Cello concerto. This is a special concert and is expected to sell well, so grab tickets early if you want them! Monday, December 9th, 7:30 pm (no livestream).To get you even more into the Christmas spirit, the symphony begins the Christmas Pops the following weekend. Rumor has it that Santa may show up! Thursday, December 12, 7:30 pm; December 14th, 7:30 pm (with livestream), Sunday, December 15th, 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm. For the little ones, there is a family concert on Saturday morning the 14th at 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 am.In keeping with the season, there will be the traditional Messiah performances at Jones Hall. Enjoy the Hallelujah Chorus, along with the rest of the oratorio. Friday, December 20th, 7:30 pm; Saturday, December 21st, 7:30 pm; Sunday, December 22nd, 2:00 pm. If your taste in Christmas music runs towards the brass as opposed to the strings, there's a holiday brass concert on the 22nd at 6:30 p.m.There’s another concert that does not feature the symphony, but looks very fun, called Merry-Achi featuring José Hernández and Mariachi Sol de México on November 23rd.That'll do it for December. See you next year!Grab tickets for any concerts listed above here - (including the livestreams) Houston Symphony and MDPC.See you in December!

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