HOUSTON (Nov. 15, 2017) – Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke and the Houston Symphony welcome back Tony Award nominated actress and singer, Megan Hilty, this holiday season for the annual Very Merry Pops extravaganza at Jones Hall Dec. 1-2, 8 p.m. and Dec. 3, 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Best known for her role as Ivy Lynn in NBC’s hit series Smash, Hilty will perform beloved holiday classics, including special arrangements from her new holiday album, A Merry Little Christmas. Hilty made her Broadway debut as Glinda in Wicked and has earned nominations for a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award and Drama League Award.
Reineke will lead the orchestra and the Houston Symphony Chorus in this special program that is being built as a commissioned project in conjunction with the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall and the National Symphony at the Kennedy Center. This will be Reineke’s first Very Merry Pops concert as Principal POPS conductor of the BBVA Compass POPS Series.
The concert will take place at Jones Hall for the Performing Arts, 615 Louisiana Street, in Houston’s Theater District. For tickets and information, please call (713) 224-7575 or visit www.houstonsymphony.org. Tickets may also be purchased at the Houston Symphony Patron Services Center in Jones Hall (Monday–Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.). All programs and artists are subject to change.
Due to the effects of Hurricane Harvey on Jones Hall, the Theater District Parking Garage is closed until further notice. For a list of nearby alternatives, visithttp://www.houstonsymphony.org/Plan-Your-Visit/Directions-Parking/jones
About the Houston Symphony
During the 2017-18 season, the Houston Symphony celebrates its fourth season with Music Director Andrés Orozco- Estrada and continues its second century as one of America’s leading orchestras with a full complement of concert, community, education, touring and recording activities. The Houston Symphony, one of the oldest performing arts organizations in Texas, held its inaugural performance at The Majestic Theater in downtown Houston June 21, 1913. Today, with an annual operating budget of $33.9 million, the full-time ensemble of 88 professional musicians presents nearly 170 concerts annually, making it the largest performing arts organization in Houston. Additionally, musicians of the orchestra and the Symphony’s four Community-Embedded Musicians offer over 900 community-based performances each year, reaching thousands of people in Greater Houston. For tickets and more information, please visit www.houstonsymphony.org or call 713-224-7575.