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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.

February 2026

Welcome to February!Here are the concerts that are happening this month.  We start with the Pops - Steven Reineke brings a Billy Joel concert. Tony DeSare is playing the piano and singing Billy's most famous songs like Scene from an Italian Restaurant, Piano Man, and more. Friday, February 6th 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 7th,with live stream, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, February 8th,2:00 p.m. Also, this week, we're doing a concert for the kids, called When Instruments Roamed the Earth. Saturday, February 7th, 10:00 and 11:30 a.m.Next week brings Ryan Bancroft to come and conduct us. He will bring Lalo’s Symphony espanole  with violinist Clara Jumi Kang. The first half starts with Tumblebird Contrails by Gabriella Smith. The second half will feature Symphony fantastique - a semi-autobiographical piece by Berlioz on unrequited love. February 13th, 7:30 p.m. February 14th, 7:30 p.m. with live stream, February 15th, 2:00 p.m. I'm also playing in a chamber concert on Sunday the 15th which will feature the composers in our orchestra! I would be playing in a piece composed by the piccolo player, Kathryn Ladner, called Nocturne for flute, clarinet, viola and cello - I hope you'll be able to hear this concert on February 15th at 6:30 p.m. at Jones Hall.
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The music director returns for two weeks, with a varied program featuring Sophia Gubaidulina's violin concerto, In tempus praesens,with violinist Alexi Kenny making his Houston Symphony debut.  The second half features Scriabin's gorgeous piece, The Poem of Ecstasy .  We begin the 2nd half with August Holmès' Ludus pro patria from La nuit et l'amour, and Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet.  February 21st, 7:30 p.m. with live stream February 22nd, 2:00 p.m.The following week, Maestro Valčuha will will be conducting the second act of the Opera Tristan and Isolde. It's a beautiful opera and you'll get just a taste of it. February 28th, 7:30 p.m. March 1st, 2:00 p.m.Enjoy February!
ticketsKathryn Ladner - Piccolo, Houston Symphony

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