Our 4-concert Family Series offers a mix of fun, thematic orchestral music to engage and entertain young audiences. Each 50-minute concert is held at Jones Hall on Saturday mornings with two start times: 10:00 am or 11:30 am. This season, Associate Conductor Robert Franzleads three of the four programs. Our fun-loving leader is always in character – and you should be too! See our “Concert Costume Suggestions” below to plan in advance for each spectacular Saturday morning.
Also, enjoy pre- and post-concert activities, including our Instrument Petting Zoo, young musician performances in the Lobby as well as craft and musical activities.
| 1 | GHOSTBUSTERS & GHOULS |
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October 31, 2015 Robert Franz, conductor Westside High School INERTIA Dance Company Bryan Paule, directorIt’s Halloween, and there’s no better place to be than at the Houston Symphony. Our series opener features fantastically frightening music to give your Saturday morning a little trick and a big treat! Our spooky celebration includes music fromGhostbusters and Michael Jackson’s epic hit “Thriller.” We also feature a haunting violin solo in Saint-Saëns’ Danse Macabre. Then, get ready to strut your stuff as Associate Conductor Robert Franz leads the audience in a not-to-be-missed on-stage costume parade.
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| 2 | A FROSTY & FROZEN CHRISTMAS |
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December 12, 2015 Bundle up! Temperatures are dropping in a decked-out Jones Hall as we celebrate the magic of the holiday season, including a special guest who may drop by to partake in the festive fun. Sing along to “Frosty the Snowman,” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” and rejoice in Queen Elsa’s reflective personal journey “Let it Go” from Disney’sFrozen. Join us as we remember what makes this time of year so special—and a bit frosty!
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| 3 | SUPERHEROES AT THE SYMPHONY! |
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March 26, 2016 Robert Franz, conductor Theatre Under the Stars Humphreys School of Musical Theatre Grab your cape, flex your extraordinary powers and discover your fearless inner-self as we perform The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra. A few of your favorite characters are invading Jones Hall to reveal the superpowers of the orchestra’s instrument families. We’re also teaming up with our friends at Theatre Under The Stars to take flight on some awesome adventures and perilous journeys, including music by one of our modern-day superhero composers, John Williams.
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| 4 | DREAMS CAN COME TRUE WITH MUSIC FROM THE LITTLE MERMAID |
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May 7, 2016 Robert Franz, conductor Be part of our world as we explore the visionary creations of the imagination. With Ariel’s surf to turf wishes in The Little Mermaid and selections from Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Associate Conductor Robert Franz has dreamt up a fantastical program where you can be anything or anywhere when you wish upon a star.
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