“As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to make large gatherings a no-go, the Houston Symphony steps in to provide fans and newbies alike an opportunity to hear the orchestra from their own homes,” writes Holly Beretto in Monday’s (8/3) Houston Culture Map (TX). “The ‘Live from Jones Hall’ concert series continues this month, with weekly, hour-long performances from the symphony’s downtown home…. Tickets are $10 per concert, and ticket buyers get a private link to access the live stream. The August installment of the series kicks off August 8, with guest conductor Nicholas McGegan [leading] Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik as well as Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, spotlighting four members of the Symphony’s violin section. The evening’s program also includes ‘Summerland’ from Three Visions by composer William Grant Still. The August 15 concert features George Walker’s Lyric for Strings, conducted by Houston Symphony conducting fellow Yue Bao, and Mozart’s Oboe Quartet in F major.” Programs on August 22 and 29 will feature Missy Mazzoli’s Dark with Excessive Bright Concerto for Double Bass featuring Principal Double Bass Robin Kesselman; opera arias from Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, transcribed for wind ensemble; ‘The Fiddler’s March’ from Wynton Marsalis’s The Fiddler’s Tale; and Schubert’s Symphony No. 2.
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