on stage program september 2012
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The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion's On Stage program with information on the program, sponsors, upcoming events and more.TRANSCRIPT
Official Program of The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Latin American Classical
with theHouston Symphony
September 6, 2012Sponsored by
TheWortham
Foundation
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Tonight in the Plaza
Sept. 6
7-8 p.m. Performance by
The Woodlands Show Chorus
Decorate Your Ambassador ID Badge with The Pavilion Partners
Instrument Petting Zoowith The Pavilion Partners
Meet Community Bankers & Barkley and Get a Beaded Necklace
with Woodforest National Bank
Bean Bag Tosswith Century 21 Realty Partners
Coloring & Car Displaywith Audi of America
Guess the Vegetable with American Diabetes Association,
a Community Share Partner
Performance by Mercury Musicians & Register to Win Free Tickets
with Mercury: The Orchestra Redefined,a Community Share Partner
Register to Win “Best Seats in the House” and $100 Gift Card
with Tommy Bahama and Market Street—The Woodlands
On the Patio
7:15-7:45 p.m.Pavilion Talk with Ira J. Black
Credits
Cindy DuBois – Editor in Chief
Courtney Galle – Managing Editor
Program design by Don Crouch, imagineer
Jason Vieaux cover photo by Tyler Boye
Hans Graf cover photo by Bruce Bennett
September 2012 • 2
OFFICeRS
Jeffrey H. Shipley – Chairman of the BoardJerry MacDonald – President and CEO
Joseph P. Ash – Vice ChairmanMark E. Ellis – Secretary
Jeff Young – Vice PresidentLori Figaro – Treasurer
BOARD OF DIReCTORS
John H. Beaird C. Grant Mitchell Gary Becker Steve A. Morrow David D. Dunlap Steven W. Nance Carol P. Garner Diane Nielsen Jeffrey R. Harder Julie Rock Jason K. Harris Maryann T. Seaman Gregory T. Kelleher Larry Shaffer Paul R. Kenworthy, MD Raymond I. Wilcox Daniel E. Kolkhorst Marsha K. Williams George Lindahl III Brian Wing Julie V. Mayrant Janet S. Wong Ralph C. McIngvale Hank Wood
DIReCTOR IN MeMORIAMCynthia Woods Mitchell
(1922 - 2009)
STAFF
Jerry MacDonald – President & CeO Margaret Jones – Executive Assistant
Cindy DuBois – Director of Marketing & education Courtney Galle – Marketing & PR Manager
Lori Figaro – CFO Jenny Lewis – Accounting Assistant Heather Reding – Human Resources Manager Paula Smith – Senior Accountant
Christine Scully – Director of Development Leslie Williams – Volunteer & Special Events Coordinator
Jeff Young – Vice President of Operations Mike Bevel – Operations Department CollinBolen–AssistantBoxOfficeManager Carla DeHart – Administrative Coordinator Paula Jauregui – Maintenance Department Victor Maldonado – Maintenance Department Matt Meyer – Assistant Operations Manager JosieReeves–BoxOfficeManager Kelly Rich – Event Manager Joey Rincon – Overnight Security Supervisor David Schlauch – Operations Manager Chad Sonnier – Operations Department JD Villaseñor – Director of Premium Seat Sales
THe CeNTeR FOR THe PeRFORMING ARTS AT THe WOODLANDS
Home of The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion2005 Lake Robbins Drive • The Woodlands, TX 77380
Phone: 281-364-3010 Fax: [email protected]
Letter from the President & CEO
Welcome to the 23rd season of The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, also known as the Summer Home of the Houston Symphony.
Tonight, the Houston Symphony performs a Latin American-style concert under the direction of Maestro Hans Graf featuring renowned classical guitarist Jason Vieaux. On Sept. 21, the Symphony returns for a concert featuring the best of Johannes Brahms, with special guests Frank Huang on violin and Brinton Averil Smith on cello, as well as Graf on the podium.
The Symphony’s 2012-13 seasonmarksHansGraf’s final seasonasMusicDirectorof theHoustonSymphony,hisgrandfinaleafterserving12yearsatthehelmofthisworld-renownedorchestra. I am thrilled you are here to help us celebrate his farewell season.
We continue to provide free mezzanine and lawn seating for all our performing arts events thanks to our generous sponsors. I would like to thank The Wortham Foundation in particular for providing complimentary seating for tonight’s performance. We even provide free lawn chair rentals for your family to enjoy the performance on the lawn. Please take advantage of this great opportunity and bring your family, friends and neighbors to The Pavilion this season to enjoy a memorable evening under the stars.
I want to thank our performing arts sponsors and board of directors for their continued support. I also would like to thank you, our guests, for supporting The Pavilion simply by being here and listening to one of the country’s greatest symphonies.
Enjoy the show!
Jerry MacDonaldPresident & CEO
OuR MISSIONFoundedin1990,TheCenterforthePerformingArtsatTheWoodlands isanonprofit501(c)(3)organizationthatprovidesdiverse, high-quality performing arts events for the entertainment and enrichment of a broad regional audience. Through numerous educational and community outreach programs, The Center is a catalyst for attracting new audiences to the per-forming arts and building strong ties between the arts and educational institutions.
ontents
Tonight in the Plaza ........................................................................ 1
Letter from the President & CEO .................................................. 2
Latin American Classical ............................................................... 3
Biographies ..................................................................................... 4
Houston Symphony Orchestra ..................................................... 5
Sponsor Spotlight............................................................................ 6
Encore ............................................................................................. 6
ShowTime ........................................................................................ 7
Concert Etiquette .......................................................................... 7
The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion’s 2012 Performing Arts Season
Presented by
and Sponsored by
The North Plaza is sponsored by
TheWortham
FoundationofficialautomobileofThePavilion
officialairlineofThePavilion
September 6 Program
Latin AmericanClassical
Thursday, September 6, 2012 – 8 p.m.Hans Graf, conductorJason Vieaux, guitar
Falla Suite No. 1 from “el Sombrero de tres picos” (“The Three-Cornered Hat”) I. Introduction: Allegro ma non troppo—Afternoon: Allegretto Mosso II. Dance of the Miller’s Wife (Fandango): Allegro ma non Troppo III. The Grapes: Vivo Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra I. Allegro con spirito II. Adagio III. Allegro gentile
Intermission Revueltas Sensemayá Falla Suite No. 2 from “el Sombrero de tres picos” (“The Three-Cornered Hat”) I. The Neighbor’s Dance (Seguidillas): Allegro ma non troppo II. The Miller’s Dance (Farruca): Poco vivo—moderato assai III. Final Dance (Jota): Poco mosso—Allegro ritmico, molto moderato e pesante
Please turn off all cellphones during the concert.
Photography and video are not allowed, including with cellphones, at the request of the Houston Symphony.
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ns G
raf
Known for his wide range of repertoire and creative programming, the distinguished Austrian conductor Hans Graf is one of today’s most highly respected musicians.
Graf was chosen to be the Music Director of the Houston Symphony in 2000 and began his tenure with the orchestra in September 2001. Prior to his appointment in Houston, he was the music director of the Calgary
Philharmonic for eight seasons and held the same post with the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine for six years. He also led the Salzburg Mo-zarteum Orchestra from 1984 to 1994.
He is a frequent guest with all of the major North American orchestras. His recent and upcoming guest engagements include appearances with the Cleveland and Philadelphia orchestras, the New York and Los Angeles philharmonics, the Boston, San Francisco, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Dallas, Baltimore, Vancouver, Indianapolis and National sym-phonies and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, among others. He made his Carnegie Hall debut with the Houston Symphony in January 2006 and returned to Carnegie leading the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in March 2007. He and the Houston Symphony were invited to appear at Carnegie Hall in January 2010 to present the New York premiere of “The Planets—An HD Odyssey,” featuring exclusive high-definition imagesfrom NASA’s exploration of the solar system accompanied by Holst’s famous work, “The Planets.” They returned to Carnegie Hall in May 2012 to participate in the Spring Music festival.
Graf’s recent and upcoming international appearances include the Vienna and London philharmonics, Vienna Symphony, Royal Concert-gebouw Orchestra and Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, as well as the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Budapest Festival Orches-tra, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic and Malaysian Philharmonic. In October 2010, he led the Houston Symphony on a tour of the United Kingdom which included performances in Birmingham, Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester and two performances at the Barbican in London. Graf and the Houston Sym-phony performed two concerts in Moscow as part of The Festival of the World’s Symphony Orchestras in June 2012.
Graf has participated in such prestigious European festivals as the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Bregenz and Aix en Provence and appeared at the Salzburg Festival for 12 consecutive seasons. His recent US festival appear-ances include Tanglewood, Blossom Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival, Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival and the Grant Park Music Festival in Chicago.
Anexperiencedoperaconductor,GraffirstconductedtheViennaStateOpera in 1981 and has since led productions in the opera houses of Berlin, Munich, Paris and Rome, among others. His extensive opera repertoire includes several world premieres including “Parsifal” at the Zurich Opera and “Boris Godunov” at the Opera National du Rhin in Strasbourg.
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Cited as one of the “youngest stars of the guitar world” by The New York Times, Jason Vieaux has earned a reputation for put-ting his expressive gifts and virtuosity at the service of a remarkably wide range of music. He makes his Houston Symphony debut with tonight’s performance.
Highlights for 2012-13 include concertos with Toronto, Spokane, Augusta , Ga, and Silicon Valley symphonies, a performance
of the Lukas Foss Concerto for the New Hampshire Music Festival, duo recitals with acclaimed harpist Yolanda Kondonassis and accordion/bandoneon virtuoso Julien Labro, solo recitals in Austin, Texas, at the Mannes School of Music and California’s La Guitarra Festival, and a South American sojourn with Curtis On Tour. In May 2012, the Jason Vieaux Guitar Academy was launched in partnership with ArtistWorks Inc., an unprecedented technological interface that provides a 1-on-1 online study exchange between Vieaux and guitar students.
He has already made 11 commercial CDs with Azica Records and a new CD of solo guitar encores is planned for a 2013 release. “Bach: Works for Lute, Vol.1” hit No. 13 on Billboard’sClassicalChartafteritsfirstweek and received rave reviews by Gramophone, The Absolute Sound and Soundboard. “Images of Metheny” features music by American jazz legend Pat Metheny. “Sevilla: The Music of Isaac Albeniz” made several top 10 lists the year of its release. Vieaux’s CDs and live perfor-mances are regularly broadcast and his work is featured in Acoustic Guitar, MUSO and Gramophone. He is a regular contributor to NPR’s “Deceptive Cadence,” a blog series on classical music.
In 2011, Vieaux co-founded the Guitar Department at The Curtis Insti-tute of Music with guitarist David Starobin, while continuing to head the Guitar Department of the Cleveland Institute of Music. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) and isaffiliatedwithPhiladelphia’sAstralArtists,forwhichhegivesoutreachconcerts. His primary teachers were Jeremy Sparks and John Holmquist. In 1992, he was awarded the prestigious GFA International Guitar Com-petition 1st Prize, the event’s youngest winner ever. He also is honored with a Naumburg Foundation top prize, a Cleveland Institute of Music Alumni Achievement Award and a Salon di Virtuosi Career Grant. In 1995,VieauxwasanArtisticAmbassadoroftheU.S.toSoutheastAsia,concertizing in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, India, Bangladesh, Myan-nmar and Nepal.
Vieaux is represented by Jonathan Wentworth Associates, Ltd.
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Conductor Biography Biography
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Hans Graf, Music Director Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair Michael Krajewski Robert Franz Principal Pops Conductor Associate Conductor Sponsor, Cameron Management Sponsor, Beth Madison
First ViolinFrank Huang, Concertmaster Max Levine ChairEric Halen, Associate Concertmaster Ellen E. Kelley ChairAssia Dulgerska, Assistant Concertmaster Cornelia and Meredith Long ChairQi Ming, Assistant Concertmaster Fondren Foundation ChairMarina Brubaker, Hewlett-Packard Company ChairAlexandra AdkinsMiHee ChungSophia SilivosRodica GonzalezFerenc IllenyiSi-Yang LaoKurt JohnsonChristopher NealSergei Galperin
Second ViolinJennifer Owen, PrincipalTina Zhang, Associate PrincipalHitai LeeKiju JohMihaela Oancea-FrusinaRuth ZegerMargaret BraggMartha ChapmanKevin KellyTong YanChristine PastorekAmy TeareSarah Ludwig*
ViolaWayne Brooks, Principal Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Legacy Society ChairJoan DerHovsepian, Associate PrincipalGeorge Pascal, Assistant PrincipalWei JiangLinda GoldsteinSheldon PersonFay ShapiroDaniel Strba Mr. and Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor ChairThomas MolloyPhyllis Herdliska
CelloBrinton Averil Smith, Principal Janice and Thomas Barrow ChairChristopher French, Associate PrincipalHaeri Ju**Jeffrey ButlerKevin DvorakXiao WongMyung Soon LeeJames R. DentonAnthony KitaiHellen Weberpal*
Double BassDavid Malone, Acting PrincipalEric Larson, Acting Associate PrincipalMark ShapiroRobert PastorekBurke ShawDonald HoweyMichael McMurray
FluteAralee Dorough, Principal General Maurice Hirsch ChairJohn Thorne, Associate Principal**Judy Dines, Acting Associate PrincipalAllison Jewett**Gina Hughes*RebeccaPowellGarfield*
PiccoloAllison Jewett**RebeccaPowellGarfield**
OboeJonathan Fischer, Principal Lucy Binyon Stude ChairAnne Leek, Associate PrincipalColin GatwoodAdam Dinitz
english HornAdam Dinitz
ClarinetDavid Peck, PrincipalThomas LeGrand, Associate PrincipalChristian SchubertAlexander Potiomkin***
e-Flat ClarinetThomas LeGrand
Bass ClarinetAlexander Potiomkin*** Tassie and Constantine S. Nicandros Chair
BassoonRian Craypo, Principal Stewart Orton ChairEric Arbiter, Associate Principal American General ChairElise WagnerJ. Jeff Robinson**Benjamin Atherholt*
ContrabassoonJ. Jeff Robinson**Benjamin Atherholt*
HornWilliam VerMeulen, PrincipalRobert Johnson, Acting Associate Principal*Brian Thomas Robert and Janice McNair Foundation ChairNancy GoodearlJulie Thayer**Wade Butin*
TrumpetMark Hughes, Principal George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell ChairJohn DeWitt, Associate PrincipalRobert Walp, Assistant PrincipalAnthony Prisk Speros P. Martel Chair
TromboneAllen Barnhill, PrincipalBradley White, Associate PrincipalPhillip Freeman
Bass TrombonePhillip Freeman
TubaDave Kirk, Principal
TimpaniRonald Holdman, PrincipalBrian Del Signore, Associate Principal
PercussionBrian Del Signore, PrincipalMarkGriffithMatthew Strauss
HarpPaula Page, Principal
KeyboardScott Holshouser, Principal Neva Watkins West Chair
Orchestra Personnel ManagerSteve Wenig
Assistant Orchestra Personnel ManagerMichael Gorman
LibrarianThomas Takaro
Assistant LibrariansErik GronforMichael McMurray
Stage ManagerDonald Ray Jackson
Assistant Stage ManagerKelly Morgan
Stage TechnicianToby BluntZoltan FabryCory Grant
* Contracted Substitute** Leave of Absence*** Regular Substitute
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Sponsor Spotlight
EncoreThe Center for the Performing Arts at The Woodlands would like to thank the following contributors for their financial support of our 2012 Performing Arts Season
and educational Outreach Programs as of Aug. 27 printing deadline.
$100,000 - $249,999
Live NationGeorge P. MitchellThe Pavilion Partners
$75,000 - $99,999
The Wortham Foundation
$50,000 - $74,999
The Woodlands Development Company
$25,000 - $49,999
Anadarko Petroleum CorporationAudi of AmericaLindahl Family FoundationWoodforest National Bank
$15,000 - $24,999
ARAMARK Sports & EntertainmentDevon EnergyH-E-BPepsiCo
$10,000 - $14,999
Chevron Phillips Chemical CompanyInsperityKPMG, LLPLinn EnergyWells FargoThe Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival
$5,000 - $9,999
Aon HewittAT&TBecker Family Foundation
$5,000 - $9,999 cont.
Black Forest VenturesCB&ICullen Trust for the Performing ArtsEntergyFidelity InvestmentsFMC TechnologiesCarol & Phil GarnerIronman FoundationJohn P. McGovern FoundationMemorial Hermann The WoodlandsTETRA Technologies, Inc.UnionPacificFoundationWinstead PC
$2,000 - $4,999
Century 21 Realty PartnersCity of ShenandoahEMIExxon Volunteer ContributionsHouston Northwest Medical CenterHuntsmanKinder Morgan FoundationMarket Street—The Woodlands Renewal by AndersenTexas Children’s Pediatric Associates
$1,000 - $1,999
Delvin & Joe AshBarb & Stephen CrainCandi & Gerald GlennSheryl & Fred GreeneTricia & Jerry MacDonaldJulie & Jerry MayrantWhitney & Derek McCoySuzanne & Robert PotterVicki & Michael Richmond Maryann T. & Timothy Seaman
The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion acknowledges the financial support of The Woodlands Township that is generated by the event Admissions Tax for its performing arts and educational programs.
$500 - $999
Suzanne & Ed EllisLillian & Jess HargisJudy & Charles LanoJoAnne & Randy LowryGayelene & Ralph McIngvaleBrenda & John MizellSandy & Steve MorrowJanet Wong & Ronald MullinsArla & Gerald Neuberger Cindy NotarainniJadzia & Richard OlsonShannon & Brian WingMelissa & Jeff Young
$250 - $499
Nancy & Tom BattleLouise & Dr. Henry BetheaDebra & Michael CalielDixie & Bret CopeGaye & Bill CraigKarol & James Dreibelbis Anne & David Dunlap Keith & Grady FerryBob HurtJan & Greg JewellEd JonesConchita & Eric LadwigAnnice & John Nanninga Shelly & Michael O’NeilCheryl & Ron Ridlehuber Arlene & Sol SachsPeg & Tim Welbes
In-Kind
ARAMARK Sports & EntertainmentHouston Community Newspapers & The Courier & The VillagerMain Event EMSPepsiCoRico’s Mexican GrillSimply TutoringSweet TomatoesTommy BahamaUnited Airlines
The Pavilion Partners Fine Arts Scholarship Donors:
$1,000
Charissa & Steve ArizpeDana & Chris BakerNelda & Jim BlairSylvia CaracioAnne & Dave DunlapSusan & Dan FordyceCarol & Phil GarnerLisa & Fred KoettingLinn EnergyJulie & Jerry MayrantArla & Gerald NeubergerDr. Judith RagsdaleMaryann T. & Timothy SeamanSheryl & Hank Wood
Black Forest Ventures, an ardent supporter of the arts in The Woodlands community, is excited to support the performing arts at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion by providing free mezzanine and lawn seating at The Pavilion’s Holly Jolly Symphony Spectacular Dec. 7.
The Woodlands-based asset management company focuses on Commercial Real Estate, Hospitality and Aviation investments. Black Forest Ventures owns the Hubbell & Hudson Bistro & Market near The Pavilion, along with two popular eateries in The Woodlands - Black Walnut Café and the Hubbell & Hudson Kitchen. The Hubbell & Hud-
son and Black Walnut Café concepts were born in The Woodlands and have become a destination for concertgoers before and after events.
“BlackForestVentureshascreatedmorethan500jobsinMontgomeryCountybyprovidinggreatamenitiestothecommunity,”saidHaydarKustu, director of marketing and business development for Black Forest Ventures. “Sponsoring The Pavilion’s performing arts events is just one more way we embrace our involvement in the community.”
Hubbell & Hudson offers one-of-a-kind catering in The Woodlands and will be part of The Pavilion’s holiday festivities.
BlackWalnutCaféwillsoonbeopeningitsfifthlocationintheGreaterHoustonareaonMemorialDrive.
Black Forest VenturesDelivers the Arts to The Woodlands
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ShowTimeShowTime is a list of events scheduled for The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, including start times and ticket prices.
Information is subject to change. Please check our website for the latest event information.
Concert Etiquette
CHILDReN
The Pavilion is a family-friendly venue and we love to see families at our performing arts events. However, please be courteous of both the orchestra and those around you by keeping youngsters from talking loudly and running around during the performance. Even if you are seated on the hill, loud children can be very distracting for everyone. We want all of our guests to have the most enjoyable concert experi-ence possible.
eLeCTRONIC DeVICeS
Take a break from the outside world! Please turn off all cellphones and other audible electronics. Photography and videography are NOT allowed during the performances, including with cellphones, at the request of the artists. Tablets, such as iPads and Kindles, are not per-mitted into the venue because they are a distraction to other guests and the artists.
LATe SeATING
Fashionably late? If you arrive after a performance has started, our ushers will do their best to seat you during an appropriate pause in the program. For certain performances, and at the request of the artist, guests seated in the orchestra section might have to wait until a transition is made between songs to proceed to their seats.
DuRING THe PeRFORMANCe
Guest should refrain from entering and exiting their seats while a per-formance is in progress. If you must leave your seat, please proceed quickly and quietly to the nearest aisle or ask the nearest usher for assistance. Please be courteous to other members of the audience.
APPLAuSe
Not sure when to applaud and when not to? A good rule of thumb is to watch the conductor. The conductor should let you know when a piece is over by lowering both arms and turning to face the audience.
AFTeR THe CONCeRT
Bravo! As the applause dies down, the performers will put their instru-ments away and the leave the stage. The house lights will be turned on so guests can exit safely. TO PICNIC, OR NOT TO PICNIC?
Picnics are welcome at all performing arts events at The Pavilion. Guests can bring in any type of food item; however, beverages can not be brought intothevenue.Guestsarewelcometobringemptywaterbottlestofillatwater fountains or to purchase beverages at our concessions stands.
The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion offers concertgoers live performing arts events in a picturesque setting featuring such world-renowned organizations as the Houston Symphony, Houston Ballet and Texas Music Festival Orchestra. The following information about concert etiquette will enhance your visit and help ensure that all of our guests enjoy their arts experience to the fullest.
September 2012 • 7
TICKeTS
TicketsareavailableatThePavilionBoxOfficeMondaythroughFridayfrom10a.m.to5p.m.andthedayofperformancesthroughintermission.AmericanExpress,MasterCard,VISAandDiscoverareacceptedatThePavilionBoxOffice.
Tickets also are available at all outlets, including Fiesta, select H-E-B and Walmart locations and Media Magic, or charge by phone at 800-745-3000.
For guests with hearing impairments, Ticketmaster’s TDD number is 800-755-6244. Groups of 20 or more are eligible for discounts for performing arts and selected con-temporary events. For information, call 281-210-1127orvisitThePavilionBoxOffice.
PARKING
Guests may park free of charge in lighted and patrolled lots convenient to The Pa-vilion. Preferred parking is available for all events in the on-site Town Center Garage. For most events, lots open 90 minutes prior to the performance.
FOOD AND BeVeRAGeS
Food and beverage items are available from The Pavilion concession areas in the North, South and Lawn plazas. Concessions are operated by ARAMARK Sports & Entertainment. Food can be brought in during all performing arts events; however, beverages are not allowed into the venue.
ReSTROOMS, TeLePHONeS
Permanent restrooms and telephones are located in all three plazas.
LAWN CHAIRS
For comfortable hillside seating, guests may bring blankets or use The Pavilion’s spe-cially designed lawn chairs free of charge for all performing arts events.
FIRST AID
Trained medical professionals are on duty at all Pavilion events. If medical help is needed, ask any Pavilion staff member for assistance.
GueSTS WITH SPeCIAL NeeDS
The Pavilion is accessible to guests with disabilities. For detailed information, consult our free brochure available at the Information Booths, call 281-364-3010, or visit www.woodlandscenter.org.
INFORMATION BOOTHS
Information booths are located at the gated entrances in the North, South and Lawn plazas. If guests have questions or concerns, they are encouraged to visit Pavilion volunteers who staff the information booths throughout the events.
INCLeMeNT WeATHeR
Pavilion concerts are not canceled due to rain. If it rains on the day of the concert, guests are encouraged to wear rain apparel.
CHILDReN
Formostcontemporaryevents,children5andunderareadmittedfreetothelawnwithout a ticket. At most performing arts events, children are admitted free with their parents to the mezzanine and lawn areas. All children must have a ticket to sit in orchestra-level seating.
ATMs
ATMs are located in the North, South and Lawn plazas of The Pavilion.
PROHIBITeD ITeMS
To ensure the enjoyment and safety of all our guests, the following items may not be brought into The Pavilion: glass bottles, cans, beverages, food (except picnic meals at performing arts events only), cameras, recording devices, weapons, aerosol cans, strollers, laser pointers, animals, tablets (iPads), laptops and lawn chairs.
CAMeRAS AND ReCORDING DeVICeS
At the request of the individual artists, cameras and recording devices are not per-mitted at our facility.
LOST AND FOuND
To inquire about lost items, guests may ask a Pavilion staff member for assistance or callThePavilionAdministrativeOfficeduringbusinesshoursat281-364-3010.
TOuRS
Guided tours of The Pavilion can be arranged for groups by calling 281-364-3010.
SPeCIAL eVeNTS
The 1,600-square-foot Woodforest Bank Club, located just off The Pavilion’s North Plaza,isavailableforleaseyear-round.Outfittedwithlargevideoscreens,multi-media equipment with surround sound, a copier, fax and dedicated telephone and modem lines, the Club is designed for business meetings and special, private events. For rental information, call 281-363-0900.
The House of Blues Hospitality Tent provides a tented outdoor setting for pre- or post-concert gatherings at most contemporary concerts. For more information, call 281-363-0900.
Guest Information
Find The Pavilion on...Kelly Clarkson Toby KeithJason
Aldean
Robert Franz
Phot
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Je
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low
Train
Florence andthe Machine
Gotye
Ticket InformationPricesdonotincludeservicecharge.Ticketsareavailableatalloutlets,includingFiesta,selectH-E-BandWalmartlocationsandMediaMagic,bycalling800-745-3000,oronlineat www.ticketmaster.com.TicketsalsocanbepurchasedatThePavilionBoxOfficeMondaythroughFridayfrom10a.m.–5p.m.andoneventdaysthroughintermission.TheBoxOfficeislocatedatthenorthentrancetoThePavilionat2005LakeRobbinsDriveinTheWoodlands.Formoreinformation,call281-363-3300orvisitwww.woodlandscenter.org. Prepaid, preferred parking is available in the on-site Town CenterGaragelocatedalongSixPinesDrive.Parkingis$5pervehicleformostperformingartseventsand$15pervehicleformostcontemporaryevents.Ticketsforon-siteparkingcanbepurchasedinadvanceatalllocationsandThePavilionBoxOffice.Someservicechargesmayapply.Advancepurchaseisnotrequired,butguaranteesaspacethedayoftheshow.
Sept. 7 Kelly Clarkson & The Fray •7p.m. $79.50Res.Pit/$79.50,$49.50,$39.50&$29.50 Reserved / $20 Lawn
Sept. 8 Ford F-Series presents Toby Keith •7p.m. with Brantley Gilbert and Thomas Rhett $68.25GAPit/$68.25&$48.25Reserved/$28.50Lawn
Sept. 14 Train •7p.m. with Matt Kearney $65Res.Pit/$65,$49.50&$29.50Reserved/ $20 Lawn
Sept. 15 Rockstar energy Drink uproar Festival •12p.m. with Shinedown, Godsmack, Staind, Adelitas Way, P.O.D., Duece and Redlight King $89.25GAPit/$55.25,$39.25&$29.25Reserved/ $25.25Lawn Sept. 21 evening with Brahms •8p.m. with the Houston Symphony Hans Graf, conductor Frank Huang, violin / Brinton Averil Smith, cello $15orchestraseating/FREEmezzanineandlawn seating courtesy of The Wortham Foundation
Sept. 29 Florence & the Machine •7:30p.m. with The Maccabees $69.50GAPit/$59.50,$45&$35Reserved
Oct. 6 Buzzfest 29 •12p.m. with Three Days Grace, Silversun Pickups, 10 Years, Lit, Eve 6, The Toadies, Dead Sara, Tremonti, Red Jumpsuit Appartatus and more $150GAPit/$69Reserved/$39Lawn
Oct. 11 Gotye •7:30p.m. with Givers & Jonti $49.50GAPit/$43.50Reserved
Oct. 12 Hocus Pocus Pops •7:30p.m. with the Houston Symphony Robert Franz, conductor $15orchestraseating/FREEmezzanine and lawn seating courtesy of H-E-B
Oct. 20 Majic 102.1 35th Anniversary Show •6:30p.m. Featuring Jill Scott & Charlie Wilson $125Res.Pit/$75&$55Reserved
Oct. 26 Jason Aldean •7:30p.m. with Luke Bryan, Rachel Farley and Dee Jay Silver Sold Out
Nov. 10 17th Annual Children’s Festival •10a.m. presented by Devon Energy $8 in advance / $10 at door
Nov. 11 17th Annual Children’s Festival •12p.m. presented by Devon Energy $8 in advance / $10 at door
Dec. 7 Holly Jolly Symphony Spectacular •7:30p.m. with the Houston Symphony Robert Franz, conductor $15orchestraseating/FREEmezzanine and lawn seating courtesy of Woodforest National Bank, KPMG, LLP and Black Forest Ventures
Official Program of The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
evening with Brahms with the
Houston SymphonySeptember 21, 2012
Sponsored byThe
WorthamFoundation
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Tonight in the Plaza
Sept. 21
7-8 p.m.Performance by
The Woodlands High SchoolChamber Orchestra
Decorate a Brahms Bookmarkwith The Pavilion Partners
Instrument Petting Zoowith The Pavilion Partners
Meet Community Bankers & Barkley &Get an Activity Book
with Woodforest National Bank
Bean Bag Tosswith Century 21 Realty Partners
Coloring & Car Displaywith Audi of America
Glow-in-the dark Necklaces & Balloonswith CASA,
a Community Share Partner
Performance by Mercury Musicians &Register to Win Free Tickets
with Mercury: The Orchestra Redefined,a Community Share Partner
Register to Win “Best Seats in the House” and $100 Gift Card
with Tommy Bahama andMarket Street—The Woodlands
On the Patio
7:15-7:45 p.m.Pavilion Talk with Ira J. Black
CreditsCindy DuBois – Editor in Chief
Courtney Galle – Managing Editor
Program design by Don Crouch, imagineer
Frank Huang cover photo by Jeff Fitlow
Brinton Averil Smith cover photoby Sandy Lankford
September 2012 • 2
ontents
Tonight in the Plaza .......................................................................... 1
Letter from the President & CEO .................................................... 2
An Evening with Brahms .................................................................. 3
Biographies ....................................................................................... 4
Houston Symphony Orchestra ........................................................ 5
Volunteer Spotlight ........................................................................... 6
Guest Information ............................................................................ 7
OuR MISSIONFoundedin1990,TheCenterforthePerformingArtsatTheWoodlands isanonprofit501(c)(3)organizationthatprovidesdiverse, high-quality performing arts events for the entertainment and enrichment of a broad regional audience. Through numerous educational and community outreach programs, The Center is a catalyst for attracting new audiences to the per-forming arts and building strong ties between the arts and educational institutions.
THe CeNTeR FOR THe PeRFORMING ARTS AT THe WOODLANDS
Home of The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion2005 Lake Robbins Drive • The Woodlands, TX 77380
Phone: 281-364-3010 Fax: [email protected]
Letter from the President & CEO
OFFICeRS
Jeffrey H. Shipley – Chairman of the BoardJerry MacDonald – President and CEO
Joseph P. Ash – Vice ChairmanMark E. Ellis – Secretary
Jeff Young – Vice PresidentLori Figaro – Treasurer
BOARD OF DIReCTORS
John H. Beaird C. Grant Mitchell Gary Becker Steve A. Morrow David D. Dunlap Steven W. Nance Carol P. Garner Diane Nielsen Jeffrey R. Harder Julie Rock Jason K. Harris Maryann T. Seaman Gregory T. Kelleher Larry Shaffer Paul R. Kenworthy, MD Raymond I. Wilcox Daniel E. Kolkhorst Marsha K. Williams George Lindahl III Brian Wing Julie V. Mayrant Janet S. Wong Ralph C. McIngvale Hank Wood
DIReCTOR IN MeMORIAMCynthia Woods Mitchell
(1922 - 2009)
STAFF
Jerry MacDonald – President & CeO Margaret Jones – Executive Assistant
Cindy DuBois – Director of Marketing & education Courtney Galle – Marketing & PR Manager
Lori Figaro – CFO Jenny Lewis – Accounting Assistant Heather Reding – Human Resources Manager Paula Smith – Senior Accountant
Christine Scully – Director of Development Leslie Williams – Volunteer & Special Events Coordinator
Jeff Young – Vice President of Operations Mike Bevel – Operations Department CollinBolen–AssistantBoxOfficeManager Carla DeHart – Administrative Coordinator Paula Jauregui – Maintenance Department Victor Maldonado – Maintenance Department Matt Meyer – Assistant Operations Manager JosieReeves–BoxOfficeManager Kelly Rich – Event Manager Joey Rincon – Overnight Security Supervisor David Schlauch – Operations Manager Chad Sonnier – Operations Department JD Villaseñor – Director of Premium Seat Sales
Welcome to the 23rd season of The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, also known as the Summer Home of the Houston Symphony.
Tonight, the Houston Symphony performs a concert featuring the best of Johannes Brahms, with special guests Frank Huang on violin and Brinton Averil Smith on cello, as well as Hans Graf on the podium.
The Symphony’s 2012-13 seasonmarks HansGraf’s final seasonasMusicDirector of theHoustonSymphony,hisgrandfinaleafterserving12yearsatthehelmofthisworld-renownedorchestra. I am thrilled you are here to help us celebrate his farewell season.
We continue to provide free mezzanine and lawn seating for all our performing arts events thanks to our generous sponsors. I would like to thank The Wortham Foundation in particular for providing complimentary seating for tonight’s performance. We even provide free lawn chair rentals for your family to enjoy the performance on the lawn. Please take advantage of this great opportunity and bring your family, friends and neighbors to The Pavilion this season to enjoy a memorable evening under the stars.
I want to thank our performing arts sponsors and board of directors for their continued support. I also would like to thank you, our guests, for supporting The Pavilion simply by being here and listening to one of the country’s greatest symphonies.
Enjoy the show!
Jerry MacDonaldPresident & CEO
The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion’s 2012 Performing Arts Season
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Hailed by Newsday for “extraordinary mu-sicianship...forceful, sophisticated and en-tirely in the spirit of the music,” Brinton Averil Smith has performed throughout the world, receiving widespread acclaim for combin-ing virtuosic technique with musical ideals rooted in the golden age of string playing. Smith is the principal cellist of the Houston Symphony and a faculty member of the
Shepherd School of Music at Rice University.
His debut recording of Miklos Rózsa’s Cello Concerto with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra won praise throughout the international press, with Gramophone praising Smith as a “hugely eloquent, impassioned soloist.” His recording of chamber music of “Fauré” with Gil Shaham was chosen by numerous critics as one of the year’s best albums.
As a chamber musician, Smith has collaborated with Gil Shaham, Yo-Yo Ma, Cho-Liang Lin, Lynn Harrell, Sarah Chang, Dawn Upshaw, members of The Beaux Arts Trio and The Guarneri, Emerson, Juilliard, Cleveland and Berg quartets.
He was previously a member of the New York Philharmonic and the princi-pal cellist of the San Diego and Fort Worth symphonies. His performances
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evening with BrahmsFriday, September 21, 2012 – 8 p.m.Hans Graf, conductorFrank Huang, violinBrinton Averil Smith, cello
Brahms Variationen über ein Thema von Haydn (“Variations on a Theme of Haydn”), Opus 56a Brahms Concerto in A minor for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, Opus 102 (Double) I. Allegro II. Andante III. Vivace non troppo
Intermission Brahms Symphony No. 4 in e minor, Opus 98 I. Allegro non troppo II. Andante moderato III. Allegro giocoso IV. Allegro energico e passionato
Please turn off all cellphones during the concert. Photography and video are not allowed, including with cellphones,
at the request of the Houston Symphony.
First prize winner of the 2003 Walter W. Na-umburg Foundation’s Violin Competition and 2000 Hannover International Violin Competition, Frank Huang has an estab-lished career as a violin virtuoso. At the age of 11, his first performancewith theHouston Symphony was in a nationally broadcast concert. Since then, he has performed with orchestras throughout the world, including the Cleveland and Ge-
noa orchestras, Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Saint-Paul and Amadeus chamber orchestras, Indianapolis Symphony and the NDR-Radio Phil-harmonic Orchestra of Hannover. He has served as concertmaster of the Houston Symphony since 2010.
Huang has performed on NPR’s “Performance Today,” ABC’s “Good Morning America” and CNN’s “American Morning with Paula Zahn.” His firstcommercial recording,comprisedof “Fantasies”by Schubert,Ernst, Schoenberg and Waxman, was released on Naxos in 2003. Since theageof15,hehasperformedincompetitionswithtopprizeawardsin the Premio Paganini International Violin Competition and the India-napolis International Violin Competition. He also received Gold Medal Awards in the Kingsville International Competition, the Irving M. Klein In-ternational Competition and the D’Angelo International Competition. Recent concerts include debuts in Wigmore Hall (London), Salle Cortot (Paris), Kennedy Center (Washington), and Herbst Theatre (San Fran-cisco). He had his second recital in Alice Tully Hall (New York), which featured the world premiere of Donald Martino’s Sonata for Solo Violin.
Huang is deeply committed to chamber music. He has attended the Marlboro Music Festival, Ravinia’s Steans Institute, The Seattle Chamber Music Festival and the Caramoor Festival, and frequently participates in Musicians from Marlboro tours. He was also selected by the Chamber Mu-sic Society of Lincoln Center to be a member of the prestigious Cham-berMusicIIprogram.BeforeHouston,HuangwasthefirstviolinistoftheGrammy® Award-winning Ying Quartet and on faculty at the Eastman School of Music.
Huang is on the faculty at Rice University and the University of Houston and he teaches during the summers at the Bowdoin International Music Festival, the Texas Music Festival and the Great Mountains Music Festi-val in South Korea. Huang performs in a trio with pianist Gilles Vonsat-tel and cellist Nicolas Altstaedt, and also serves as the concertmaster and leader of the Sejong Soloists, a conductorless chamber orchestra in New York.
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Born in 1949 near Linz, Graf studied violin and piano as a child. He earned diplomas in piano and conducting from the Musik-hochschule in Graz and continued his con-ducting studies with Franco Ferrara in Sie-na, Sergiu Celibidache and Arvid Jansons. He served as the music director of the Iraqi
National SymphonyOrchestra inBaghdadduring the1975-76 season,and the following year began coaching at the Vienna State Opera. His internationalcareerwas launchedin1979whenhewasawardedfirstprize at the Karl Böhm Competition.
Graf has recorded for the EMI, Orfeo, CBC, Erato, Capriccio and JVC labels and his discography includes the complete symphonies of Mozart and Schubert, the premiere recording of Zemlinsky’s opera “Es war ein-mal” and the complete works of Dutilleux for BMG Arte Nova. His record-ings with the Houston Symphony include works by Bartok and Stravinsky, Zemlinsky’s “Lyric Symphony,” Berg’s “Three Pieces from the Lyric Suite” and Mahler’s “Das Lied von der Erde for Naxos,” as well a DVD of “The Planets—An HD Odyssey,” available through the Houston Symphony.
Graf has been awarded the Chevalier de l’ordre de la Legion d’Honneur by the French government for championing French music around the world as well as the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria.
have been broadcast throughout the world, including in the U.S. on CBS “Sunday Morning” and NPR’s “Performance Today” and “Symphonycast.”
At age 10, Smith was admitted part-time to Arizona State University, studying mathematics, music and German. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics at age 17. He received his master’s and doctoral degrees from Juilliard, studying with renowned Cellist Zara Nelsova and writing on the playing of Emanuel Feuermann.
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Hans Graf, Music Director Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair Michael Krajewski Robert Franz Principal Pops Conductor Associate Conductor Sponsor, Cameron Management Sponsor, Beth Madison
First ViolinFrank Huang, Concertmaster Max Levine ChairEric Halen, Associate Concertmaster Ellen E. Kelley ChairAssia Dulgerska, Assistant Concertmaster Cornelia and Meredith Long ChairQi Ming, Assistant Concertmaster Fondren Foundation ChairMarina Brubaker, Hewlett-Packard Company ChairAlexandra AdkinsMiHee ChungSophia SilivosRodica GonzalezFerenc IllenyiSi-Yang LaoKurt JohnsonChristopher NealSergei Galperin
Second ViolinJennifer Owen, PrincipalTina Zhang, Associate PrincipalHitai LeeKiju JohMihaela Oancea-FrusinaRuth ZegerMargaret BraggMartha ChapmanKevin KellyTong YanChristine PastorekAmy TeareSarah Ludwig*
ViolaWayne Brooks, Principal Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Legacy Society ChairJoan DerHovsepian, Associate PrincipalGeorge Pascal, Assistant PrincipalWei JiangLinda GoldsteinSheldon PersonFay ShapiroDaniel Strba Mr. and Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor ChairThomas MolloyPhyllis Herdliska
CelloBrinton Averil Smith, Principal Janice and Thomas Barrow ChairChristopher French, Associate PrincipalHaeri Ju**Jeffrey ButlerKevin DvorakXiao WongMyung Soon LeeJames R. DentonAnthony KitaiHellen Weberpal*
Double BassDavid Malone, Acting PrincipalEric Larson, Acting Associate PrincipalMark ShapiroRobert PastorekBurke ShawDonald HoweyMichael McMurray
FluteAralee Dorough, Principal General Maurice Hirsch ChairJohn Thorne, Associate Principal**Judy Dines, Acting Associate PrincipalAllison Jewett**Gina Hughes*RebeccaPowellGarfield*
PiccoloAllison Jewett**RebeccaPowellGarfield**
OboeJonathan Fischer, Principal Lucy Binyon Stude ChairAnne Leek, Associate PrincipalColin GatwoodAdam Dinitz
english HornAdam Dinitz
ClarinetDavid Peck, PrincipalThomas LeGrand, Associate PrincipalChristian SchubertAlexander Potiomkin***
e-Flat ClarinetThomas LeGrand
Bass ClarinetAlexander Potiomkin*** Tassie and Constantine S. Nicandros Chair
BassoonRian Craypo, Principal Stewart Orton ChairEric Arbiter, Associate Principal American General ChairElise WagnerJ. Jeff Robinson**Benjamin Atherholt*
ContrabassoonJ. Jeff Robinson**Benjamin Atherholt*
HornWilliam VerMeulen, PrincipalRobert Johnson, Acting Associate Principal*Brian Thomas Robert and Janice McNair Foundation ChairNancy GoodearlJulie Thayer**Wade Butin*
TrumpetMark Hughes, Principal George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell ChairJohn DeWitt, Associate PrincipalRobert Walp, Assistant PrincipalAnthony Prisk Speros P. Martel Chair
TromboneAllen Barnhill, PrincipalBradley White, Associate PrincipalPhillip Freeman
Bass TrombonePhillip Freeman
TubaDave Kirk, Principal
TimpaniRonald Holdman, PrincipalBrian Del Signore, Associate Principal
PercussionBrian Del Signore, PrincipalMarkGriffithMatthew Strauss
HarpPaula Page, Principal
KeyboardScott Holshouser, Principal Neva Watkins West Chair
Orchestra Personnel ManagerSteve Wenig
Assistant Orchestra Personnel ManagerMichael Gorman
LibrarianThomas Takaro
Assistant LibrariansErik GronforMichael McMurray
Stage ManagerDonald Ray Jackson
Assistant Stage ManagerKelly Morgan
Stage TechnicianToby BluntZoltan FabryCory Grant
* Contracted Substitute** Leave of Absence*** Regular Substitute
Volunteer Spotlight
Keith and Grady Ferry enjoy volunteering at the many events held at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. The Ferry’s moved to The Woodlands from Louisiana 21 years ago with their four children. It was only a short timebeforetheirfamilyattendeditsfirstStar-Spangled Salute concert with the Houston Symphony at The Pavilion. They were amazed that such a great event was held right here in their own hometown. Many more performing arts concerts followed with the Ferry family sitting on the lawn enjoying food from their picnic basket.
When The Pavilion Partners was established as the official volunteer organization of The Pavilion, theFerry’s trained to become event volunteers. Keith has served on the Partners board of directors in many different positions, including president. Keith also has served on the Children’s Festival committee for many years. Keith and Grady both enjoy volunteering in the Information Booths during large all-day festivals hosted by The Pavilion. Eacheventhasitsownuniqueflavorthatmakesitfunandexcitingfor them to volunteer.
The entire Ferry family has become involved with ThePavilion.Theirdaughter,Katy,workedherfirstjobearning money for college as a parking attendant at The Pavilion. Their son, Jimmy, recently volunteered with Partners as a judge for The Pavilion Partners Fine Arts Scholarship program. For the Ferry’s, volunteering at The Pavilion is truly a family activity.
Grady is a sales manager for Albemarle Corporation, aspecialtychemicalcompany.Heenjoysgolfingandfishinginhisleisuretime.HeandKeithareavidcampers and are planning a trip to the hill country this fall. However, they plan to return in time to bring their two grandchildren, Edward and Amelia, to the 17th Annual Children’s Festival in November.
The Pavilion salutes the Ferry’s for their dedication to the venue and to Partners, and for making volun-teerism a family affair.
For more information about The Pavilion Partners, visitwww.woodlandscenter.org/partners.
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ShowTimeShowTime is a list of events scheduled for The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, including start times and ticket prices.
Information is subject to change. Please check our website for the latest event information.
Concert Etiquette
CHILDReN
The Pavilion is a family-friendly venue and we love to see families at our performing arts events. However, please be courteous of both the orchestra and those around you by keeping youngsters from talking loudly and running around during the performance. Even if you are seated on the hill, loud children can be very distracting for everyone. We want all of our guests to have the most enjoyable concert experi-ence possible.
eLeCTRONIC DeVICeS
Take a break from the outside world! Please turn off all cellphones and other audible electronics. Photography and videography are NOT allowed during the performances, including with cellphones, at the request of the artists. Tablets, such as iPads and Kindles, are not per-mitted into the venue because they are a distraction to other guests and the artists.
LATe SeATING
Fashionably late? If you arrive after a performance has started, our ushers will do their best to seat you during an appropriate pause in the program. For certain performances, and at the request of the artist, guests seated in the orchestra section might have to wait until a transition is made between songs to proceed to their seats.
DuRING THe PeRFORMANCe
Guest should refrain from entering and exiting their seats while a per-formance is in progress. If you must leave your seat, please proceed quickly and quietly to the nearest aisle or ask the nearest usher for assistance. Please be courteous to other members of the audience.
APPLAuSe
Not sure when to applaud and when not to? A good rule of thumb is to watch the conductor. The conductor should let you know when a piece is over by lowering both arms and turning to face the audience.
AFTeR THe CONCeRT
Bravo! As the applause dies down, the performers will put their instru-ments away and the leave the stage. The house lights will be turned on so guests can exit safely. TO PICNIC, OR NOT TO PICNIC?
Picnics are welcome at all performing arts events at The Pavilion. Guests can bring in any type of food item; however, beverages can not be brought intothevenue.Guestsarewelcometobringemptywaterbottlestofillatwater fountains or to purchase beverages at our concessions stands.
The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion offers concertgoers live performing arts events in a picturesque setting featuring such world-renowned organizations as the Houston Symphony, Houston Ballet and Texas Music Festival Orchestra. The following information about concert etiquette will enhance your visit and help ensure that all of our guests enjoy their arts experience to the fullest.
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TICKeTS
TicketsareavailableatThePavilionBoxOfficeMondaythroughFridayfrom10a.m.to 5 p.m. and the day of performances through intermission. American Express,MasterCard,VISAandDiscoverareacceptedatThePavilionBoxOffice.
Tickets also are available at all outlets, including Fiesta, select H-E-B and Walmart locations and Media Magic, or charge by phone at 800-745-3000.
For guests with hearing impairments, Ticketmaster’s TDD number is 800-755-6244. Groups of 20 or more are eligible for discounts for performing arts and selected con-temporary events. For information, call 281-210-1127orvisitThePavilionBoxOffice.
PARKING
Guests may park free of charge in lighted and patrolled lots convenient to The Pa-vilion. Preferred parking is available for all events in the on-site Town Center Garage. For most events, lots open 90 minutes prior to the performance.
FOOD AND BeVeRAGeS
Food and beverage items are available from The Pavilion concession areas in the North, South and Lawn plazas. Concessions are operated by ARAMARK Sports & Entertainment. Food can be brought in during all performing arts events; however, beverages are not allowed into the venue.
ReSTROOMS, TeLePHONeS
Permanent restrooms and telephones are located in all three plazas.
LAWN CHAIRS
For comfortable hillside seating, guests may bring blankets or use The Pavilion’s spe-cially designed lawn chairs free of charge for all performing arts events.
FIRST AID
Trained medical professionals are on duty at all Pavilion events. If medical help is needed, ask any Pavilion staff member for assistance.
GueSTS WITH SPeCIAL NeeDS
The Pavilion is accessible to guests with disabilities. For detailed information, consult our free brochure available at the Information Booths, call 281-364-3010, or visit www.woodlandscenter.org.
INFORMATION BOOTHS
Information booths are located at the gated entrances in the North, South and Lawn plazas. If guests have questions or concerns, they are encouraged to visit Pavilion volunteers who staff the information booths throughout the events.
INCLeMeNT WeATHeR
Pavilion concerts are not canceled due to rain. If it rains on the day of the concert, guests are encouraged to wear rain apparel.
CHILDReN
Formostcontemporaryevents,children5andunderareadmittedfreetothelawnwithout a ticket. At most performing arts events, children are admitted free with their parents to the mezzanine and lawn areas. All children must have a ticket to sit in orchestra-level seating.
ATMs
ATMs are located in the North, South and Lawn plazas of The Pavilion.
PROHIBITeD ITeMS
To ensure the enjoyment and safety of all our guests, the following items may not be brought into The Pavilion: glass bottles, cans, beverages, food (except picnic meals at performing arts events only), cameras, recording devices, weapons, aerosol cans, strollers, laser pointers, animals, tablets (iPads), laptops and lawn chairs.
CAMeRAS AND ReCORDING DeVICeS
At the request of the individual artists, cameras and recording devices are not per-mitted at our facility.
LOST AND FOuND
To inquire about lost items, guests may ask a Pavilion staff member for assistance or callThePavilionAdministrativeOfficeduringbusinesshoursat281-364-3010.
TOuRS
Guided tours of The Pavilion can be arranged for groups by calling 281-364-3010.
SPeCIAL eVeNTS
The 1,600-square-foot Woodforest Bank Club, located just off The Pavilion’s North Plaza, isavailable for leaseyear-round.Outfittedwith largevideo screens,multi-media equipment with surround sound, a copier, fax and dedicated telephone and modem lines, the Club is designed for business meetings and special, private events. For rental information, call 281-363-0900.
The House of Blues Hospitality Tent provides a tented outdoor setting for pre- or post-concert gatherings at most contemporary concerts. For more information, call 281-363-0900.
Guest Information
Find The Pavilion on... Kelly ClarksonToby KeithJason
Aldean
Robert Franz
Photo by Jeff Fitlow
Train
Florence andthe Machine
Gotye
Ticket InformationPricesdonotincludeservicecharge.Ticketsareavailableatalloutlets,includingFiesta,selectH-E-BandWalmartlocationsandMediaMagic,bycalling800-745-3000,oronlineat www.ticketmaster.com.TicketsalsocanbepurchasedatThePavilionBoxOfficeMondaythroughFridayfrom10a.m.–5p.m.andoneventdaysthroughintermission.TheBoxOfficeislocatedatthenorthentrancetoThePavilionat2005LakeRobbinsDriveinTheWoodlands.Formoreinformation,call281-363-3300orvisitwww.woodlandscenter.org. Prepaid, preferred parking is available in the on-site Town CenterGaragelocatedalongSixPinesDrive.Parkingis$5pervehicleformostperformingartseventsand$15pervehicleformostcontemporaryevents.Ticketsforon-siteparkingcanbepurchasedinadvanceatalllocationsandThePavilionBoxOffice.Someservicechargesmayapply.Advancepurchaseisnotrequired,butguaranteesaspacethedayoftheshow.
Sept. 7 Kelly Clarkson & The Fray •7p.m.$79.50Res.Pit/$79.50,$49.50,$39.50&$29.50 Reserved / $20 Lawn
Sept. 8 Ford F-Series presents Toby Keith •7p.m. with Brantley Gilbert and Thomas Rhett $68.25GAPit/$68.25&$48.25Reserved/$28.50Lawn
Sept. 14 Train •7p.m. with Matt Kearney$65Res.Pit/$65,$49.50&$29.50Reserved/ $20 Lawn
Sept. 15 Rockstar energy Drink uproar Festival •12p.m. with Shinedown, Godsmack, Staind, Adelitas Way, P.O.D., Duece and Redlight King$89.25GAPit/$55.25,$39.25&$29.25Reserved/$25.25Lawn Sept. 21 evening with Brahms •8p.m. with the Houston Symphony Hans Graf, conductor Frank Huang, violin / Brinton Averil Smith, cello$15orchestraseating/FREEmezzanineandlawn seating courtesy of The Wortham Foundation
Sept. 29 Florence & the Machine •7:30p.m. with The Maccabees$69.50GAPit/$59.50,$45&$35Reserved
Oct. 6 Buzzfest 29 •12p.m. with Three Days Grace, Silversun Pickups, 10 Years, Lit, Eve 6, The Toadies, Dead Sara, Tremonti, Red Jumpsuit Appartatus and more$150GAPit/$69Reserved/$39Lawn
Oct. 11 Gotye •7:30p.m. with Givers & Jonti$49.50GAPit/$43.50Reserved
Oct. 12 Hocus Pocus Pops •7:30p.m. with the Houston Symphony Robert Franz, conductor $15orchestraseating/FREEmezzanine and lawn seating courtesy of H-E-B
Oct. 20 Majic 102.1 35th Anniversary Show •6:30p.m. Featuring Jill Scott & Charlie Wilson$125Res.Pit/$75&$55Reserved
Oct. 26 Jason Aldean •7:30p.m. with Luke Bryan, Rachel Farley and Dee Jay Silver Sold Out
Nov. 10 17th Annual Children’s Festival •10a.m. presented by Devon Energy $8 in advance / $10 at door
Nov. 11 17th Annual Children’s Festival •12p.m. presented by Devon Energy $8 in advance / $10 at door
Dec. 7 Holly Jolly Symphony Spectacular •7:30p.m. with the Houston Symphony Robert Franz, conductor$15orchestraseating/FREEmezzanine and lawn seating courtesy of Woodforest National Bank, KPMG, LLP and Black Forest Ventures