Principal Pops Conductor Michael Krajewski Concludes Tenure
Broadway powerhouse vocalists Lisa Vroman, Doug LaBrecque, and Rachel York will join the orchestra to sing favorites from the Great White Way, including "There's No Business Like Show Business," "Over the Rainbow," "Oklahoma," and "The Phantom of the Opera." The Houston Symphony Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Betsy Cook Weber, will also appear on the program, their last performance at Jones Hall before touring Prague June 11-18, 2017.
Krajewski, who has held the Principal POPS Conductor post for 17 years, is known for his wry onstage humor and developing highly successful new programs for orchestras nationwide, including UK Rocks, Bond & Beyond, Classic Soul, I Love a Piano and The Sounds of Simon and Garfunkel. Krajewski is also music director of The Philly Pops and principal pops conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Jacksonville Symphony.
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.
CLASSIC BROADWAY
Friday, May 26, 2017, at 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 27, 2017, at 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 28, 2017, at 7:30 p.m.
Michael Krajewski, conductor
Lisa Vroman, vocalist
Doug LaBrecque, vocalist
Rachel York, vocalist
Tickets from $35
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