MUSIC

This summer the Houston Symphony continues its commitment to community through its annual Sounds Like Fun! series. With free performances given at a variety of locations throughout Houston, these concerts are a relaxed and dynamic experience designed for the whole family.

This year, travel with the Houston Symphony on a musical journey through Europe in our Sounds Like Fun! European Vacation.

Program to be selected from the following:

Wagner: Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin
J. Strauss Jr.: Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald (Tales from the Vienna Woods), Opus 325
Dvorak: Slavonic Dance, Opus 46, No. 1 in C major
Sibelius: Finlandia, Opus 26, No. 7
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte (Pavane for a Dead Princess)
Falla: Ritual Fire Dance from El amor brujo
Walton: Crown Imperial

Artists - Brett Mitchell, conductor. Robert Franz, conductor.

Schedule/Locations of Sounds Like Fun! Performances:

Tuesday, June 1, 7:30pm
Grace Community Church
14505 Gulf Freeway
Houston, Texas 77034

Wednesday, June 2, 7:30pm
First United Methodist Church
4308 West Davis Street
Conroe, TX 77304

Thursday, June 3, 7:30pm
Stratford High School Playhouse
14555 Fern Drive
Houston, TX 77079-5405

Tuesday, June 8, 7:30pm
The Centrum
6823 Cypresswood Drive
Spring, TX 77379

Wednesday, June 9, 10:30am
San Jacinto College
8060 Spencer Highway
Pasadena, TX 77505-5903

Wednesday, June 9, 7:30pm
TBD

Friday, June 11, 10:30am
The Ripley House
4410 Navigation
Houston, Texas 77011

Friday, June 11, 7:30pm
Seven Lakes High School
9251 South Fry Road
Katy, TX 77494-8318

Saturday, June 12, 7:30pm
St. Bernadette Church
15500 El Camino Real
Houston, Texas 77062

Tuesday, June 22, 11:00am
Miller Outdoor Theatre
6000 Hermann Park Drive
Houston, TX 77030

Sounds Like Fun! concerts are funded in part by grants from the Melbern G. and Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation, the Texas Commission on the Arts and the City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board. Sponsors: CenterPoint Energy, Devon Energy Corporation, ExxonMobil, JPMorgan Chase, Marathon Oil Company, Randalls Food Markets, Inc., Swift Energy and KUHF 88.7 FM

The upcoming free performance will be general admission only, first come first serve. Tickets are not issued for this event.