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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.
Hello and welcome to May! Sorry I've been away for a little bit, but I'm back now!May starts with a movie! For all you fans of Woody and Buzz Lightyear, Toy Story will be performed. We will show the movie as the orchestra performs the score. Come out, and bring the whole family! May 2nd, 7:30 p.m. and May 3rd, 2:00 p.m. There is no live stream.The following week, Maestro Valčuha returns. He brings Joshua Bell with him, and a project known as The Elements. It is one piece, but it uses five different composers (Kevin Puts, Edgar Meyer, Jake Heggie, Jennifer Higdon and Jesse Montgomery). Bell is the soloist - it should be a fun piece. The second half has Wagner’s Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde. If you missed the opera earlier in the season, you can get a taste of it here. Also, on the second half is Strauss’ Death and Transfiguration. May 9th, 7:30 p.m. (with live stream) and May 10th, 2:00 p.m.May 10th is Mother's Day! I will be playing in a concert with the chamber group Musica Tra Amici., titled Songs Our Mothers Taught Us. This concert will feature our Principal Harpist, Allegra Lilly and I will play the Debussy Trio with Allegra and violist Joan DerHovsepian. May 10th, 7:00 p.m. at MATCH (tickets available below).The following week we bring guest conductor. Andrew Manze to conduct Holst’s The Planets. It’s very popular for a reason, so definitely come check it out if you never have. The first half will have Jennifer Higdon's atmospheric blue cathedral and the amazing Augustin Hadelich playing Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto. May 15th, 7:30 p.m.; May 16th 7:30 p.m. (with live stream); May 17th, 2:00 p.m.The following week, the music director comes back for his final concert of the season. Valčuha will be conducting Mahler’s beautiful Symphony no. 9. I love this piece, and am delighted that we were playing it. May 22nd, 7:30 p.m.; May 23rd, 7:30 p.m. (with live stream); May 24th, 2 p.m.Principal Pops conductor Steve Reineke's final concert of this season is titled Lights! Camera! Music! 100 years of Epic Film Scores. You'll hear all of the greats from the beginnings of Hollywood all the way up to present day. May 29th, 7:30 p.m.; May 30th 7:30 p.m. (with livestream); May 31st, 2:00 p.m.Enjoy May! See you in June.
HS ticketsMusica Tra Amici
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