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DateConcertDescription
9/23/2011 7:30:00 PMPrincipal Brass - HSO Principal Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba and Piano We start our 12th season with a very special fanfare - specifically the principal brass musicians of the Houston Symphony along with Woodlands Salon Series favorite, Scott Holshouser.  ……………………………………………………………… We have pulled together a concert featuring principal trumpet Mark Hughes, principal trombone Allen Barnhill, principal horn Bill VerMeulen and principal tuba Dave Kirk. The program will showcase this collection of best of the best musicians individually and as an ensemble. ……………………………………………………………… Last season we heard how great a musician Bill VerMeulen is and Scott Holshouser is a perennial favorite. This concert we will get to meet their trumpet, trombone and tuba counterparts. I can't think of a better way to start the new season!
11/11/2011 7:30:00 PMFidelis Quartet - The Carnegie Concert A number of years back we asked the Fidelis String Quartet - all members of the Houston Symphony string sections - to perform a couple of pieces, specifically Schubert's 'Death and the Maiden' quartet and Dvorak's piano quintet. The concert went so well that when Fidelis went to Carnegie Hall later that year, they performed the same program. ……………………………………………………………… In a similar vein, but in the opposite direction, this year Fidelis will perform works based on their latest trip to Carnegie on May 3rd, 2011 http://www.carnegiehall.org/Event.aspx?id=5043 subtitled 'Brahms Meets Argentina'. ………………………………………………………………. We will hear works by Brahms and Argentinean composers Golijov and Piazzolla. For this concert, the Fidelis Quartet will be joined by pianist Ilgin Aka, Flutist Judy Dines and Clarinetist Danny Granados. Let's travel the world while staying in The Woodlands!
1/20/2012 7:30:00 PMThe Bad Boys of Cello The Bad Boys of Cello have come back to life! ……………………………………………………………… What happens when you take the alter ego of the Houston Symphony cello section with all constraints removed and let them make music? You get the 'Bad Boys of Cello', a very unique, and fabulously entertaining evening of music with a few surprises. See http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bad-Boys-of-Cello/. ……………………………………………………………… Need we say any more? You don't want to miss this one.
2/24/2012 7:30:00 PMBrian Connelly and his 1810 Rosenberger Piano The great composers of the Classical and early Romantic eras were inspired to write some of their most creative works for the perfected Viennese piano-- an instrument startlingly different from the pianos we play today. The Viennese piano was a uniquely expressive instrument, with an amazing range of colors and effects, and capable of magical atmospheres of pathos and brilliance. ……………………………………………………………… Pianist Brian Connelly will play an exquisite 6-pedal piano from 1810 built by one of the era's greatest makers. The program will include works by Mozart, Haydn, and Weber, as well as an eerie and unforgettable tone- poem by Beethoven: when you hear it on this piano, you'll know why it's called 'Moonlight'.
3/30/2012 7:30:00 PMCho-Liang Lin / Anthony Newman - Beethoven Opus 30 Sonatas for Violin This concert brings together two fabulous musicians performing three of the best violin sonatas. ……………………………………………………………… Houston and the Rice University's Shepherd School of Music was very fortunate to attract Cho-Liang (Jimmy) Lin to its ranks of internationally touring concert artists / professors (see http://cholianglin.com). He is known to collaborate with many of the world's greatest pianists including fellow Rice Professor and Woodlands Salon Series veteran Jon Kimura (Jackie) Parker. ……………………………………………………………… For this concert Jimmy is collaborating with America's foremost Baroque interpreter, Anthony Newman. They will be performing the three Opus 30 Violin Sonatas by Beethoven. This will be some of the very best violin/piano music performed by world class musicians and is a concert not to be missed!
4/22/2012 6:30:00 PMEric Halen / Scott Holshouser - Special Sunday 6:30pm concert Following tradition we conclude the 2011-2012 season with our favorite pair of musicians; Eric Halen (Associate Concertmaster of the Houston Symphony) and Scott Holshouser (Principal Keyboard of the Houston Symphony). Eric and Scott's recitals at the Woodlands Salon Series have consistently drawn some of our largest audiences. ……………………………………………………………… Due to changes with the Houston Symphony performance schedule and their inclusion of more Friday night concerts, out final concert this year will be on a Sunday evening. Our audience has told us that Sunday night is good for them and we are going to use this opportunity to try a Sunday concert. ……………………………………………………………… Since it is on a Sunday, we will be starting one hour earlier than normal; appetizers and wine being served at 6:30 and the concert starting a bit after 7:00.