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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.
Happy New Year! Here's to this year being better than last year!This post is a little late, so hopefully you were able to enjoy both the Star Wars Return of the Jedi concert and the Shaggy concert this past week.This week we will welcome famous jazz trumpet player Arturo Sandoval, with a concert he is calling Journey to Freedom. Sandoval will also play piano and sing for you! Saturday, January 17th, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, January 18th, 2:00 p.m. (with live stream).The following week, former music director of the Baltimore Symphony, Marin Alsop will join us. She will be conducting an All-American first half, starting with the Barber Essay number 2. Barber’s music is similar to Copland. Our concertmaster, Yoonshin Song, will be playing the Bernstein Serenade for Violin, Strings, Harp and Percussion - a performance not to be missed! The second half will have Brahms Symphony No. 2. Friday, January 23rd, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, January 24th, 7:30 p.m. (with live stream); Sunday, January 25th, 2:00 p.m.That's all for January -see you in February!tickets
Want to see what my friends and colleagues are doing? Check out the links below!
Kathryn Ladner - Piccolo, Houston Symphony
Community Music Center of Houston
Aralee Dorough's latest album, The Tarot Canticles