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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.

March 2025

Welcome to March. Hope you enjoy the month.Our first concert weekend starts with the return of former music director Andrés Orozco-Estrada. He was bringing with him the amazing Hilary Hahn, but Ms. Hahn has an injury, and cannot perform. Instead, Francesca Dego will be making her Houston Symphony debut. Dego will play the Brahms Violin concerto, which she recently recorded with the BBC Symphony. The second half will start with Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra - if you have ever seen the movie 2001, you’ll know the famous beginning of this piece. The program bookends with Schicksalslied or Song of Destiny by Brahms - an epic piece for choir and orchestra. Friday, March 7th, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, March 8th, 7:30 p.m. (with livestream); March 9th, 2:00 p.m.The following week brings back our current music director! Valčuha will be conducting another two-week set called Fairytales Festival. It starts with a commission by Rice University Professor of Composition and Theory Karim Al-Zand called Al-Jazari’s Ingenious Clocks. I know a lot of Al-Zand’s music - you won’t want to miss this world premier. Next on the program, violinist Simone Lamsma will play Korngold’s Violin concerto. If you don’t know his music, he is famous for being the first international composer to write Hollywood movie scores, after fleeing Europe during the 1930’s. The second half has Prokofiev’s first suite from his ballet Cinderella. I’m really looking forward to this concert. Friday, March 14th, 7:30 pm; Saturday, March 15th, 7:30 p.m. (with livestream); Sunday, March 16th, 2:00 p.m. I will also be playing in a concert called Birds, Bees and Butterflies at the Houston Arboretum. This concert was put together by former harpist of the Houston Symphony and founder of Ocean Music Action, Megan Conley. This is a fun family concert inspired by the winged creatures of the title. Sunday, March 16, 11:00 am.The next weekend of Valčuha’s Fairytales will include Liadov’s beautiful The Enchanted Lake. Friend of the Houston Symphony, Kirill Gerstein will play the Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Popular for a reason, this is a tour de force for both soloist and orchestra. The second half features The Mermaid by early 20th century composer Alexander von Zemlinsky. It was written in 1903, and was presumed lost until it was found again in the 1980’s. The Houston Symphony recorded this with former music director Hans Graf. Friday, March 21st, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, March 21st, 7:30 p.m. (with livestream); Sunday, March 23rd, 2:00 p.m.Grab tickets for any concerts listed above here - (including the livestreams)
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Birds, Bees and ButterfliesEnjoy March - see you in April!

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