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Just Announced: Matthew McConaughey To Join Houston Symphony’s 2026–27 Opening Night
June 5, 2026
PHOTOS AND B-ROLL HOUSTON (June 3, 2026) – Opening night of the Houston Symphony’s 2026–27 Season just got even starrier. Today, the Symphony is announcing that Academy Award-winning native Texan Matthew McConaughey joins the program to narrate American composer Aaron Copland’s iconic Lincoln Portrait, September 19, 2026 at Jones Hall. Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait includes … Continued
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