Legendary rapper Common returns to the Houston Symphony July 29 & 30 for a celebration of hip-hop! Before you join us at the Hobby Center, hear from Common’s Grammy award-winning arranger and producer, Derrick Hodge, on composing hip-hop music for symphony orchestra. Houston Symphony: What is your creative process for fusing hip-hop and orchestral music … Continued

The Houston Symphony has been “Savin’ All [Our] Love” for the hottest, one-night-only concert of summer–a powerful tribute to the iconic Whitney Houston. From iconic love ballads to dance-friendly pop favorites, sensational Broadway vocalist Rashidra Scott channels all the charm and musicality of the most-awarded female artist of all time for this can’t-miss event sure … Continued

The Houston Symphony closes its memorable 2021–22 Bank of America Pops Season with a bang with a can’t-miss tribute to the Master of Film Scores himself, the legendary John Williams. Having recently celebrated his 90th birthday earlier this year, Williams’s illustrious career spans decades and his work for the silver screen has broken records and … Continued

The 2021–22 Classical Season comes to a crescendo with the highly anticipated weekend featuring Beethoven’s joyous Ninth Symphony. The final work completed by Beethoven, this choral symphony is often regarded as his greatest and one of classical music’s most remarkable pieces overall. Harkened with illusions of wine and nature in a reflection of when “All … Continued

As Women’s History Month closes out, we’re spotlighting some of the women composers programmed during the 2021–22 Season. Learn more about their backgrounds and hear their music at upcoming performances! Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) was a French music teacher, composer and conductor. Her students included prominent artists like Quincy Jones, Aaron Copland, and Astor Piazzolla. This … Continued

This weekend, the Houston Symphony performs Saint-Saëns’s beloved The Carnival of the Animals, a delightful—and often humorous—musical “zoo” which uses the instruments of the orchestra to portray a colorful cavalcade of animals. Read on to find out what Houston Symphony musicians Scott Holshouser and Brinton Averil Smith are most looking forward to in this weekend’s … Continued