Houston Symphony Extends Performance Cancellations

The Houston Symphony announced that it is extending its concert cancellations, canceling all previously scheduled concerts and community activities through the months of May and June 2020 in order to protect the health of audiences, musicians, and staff.

"Our hope is that we will be able to reschedule some of these programs and this repertoire in the future," said Executive Director, CEO, and holder of the Margaret Alkek Williams Chair John Mangum, "We look forward to announcing our summer line-up as soon as we're able, and to coming back stronger than ever in our 2020-21 season, which begins in the fall. We are so grateful to the remarkable, resilient Houston community we serve."

The concerts affected by the cancellations include the Symphony's season-ending concerts Beethoven's Choral Fantasy and The Best of John Williamsa"?Star Wars & More with Chorus, Game On!, Coco-Film with Live Orchestra, The Music of Pink Floyd, two performances at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, the annual Neighborhood Concerts, and the Ima Hogg Competition.

The Houston Symphony has established a relief fund to help mitigate between $6 and 7 million in lost revenue caused by this crisis.

The Houston Symphony is also reaching out to ticket-holders for the canceled concerts via email, phone, web, and social media to ask that they:

• donate the cost of the tickets to the Symphony. The Symphony will provide a donation form for the ticket value for tax purposes.
• exchange their ticket(s) for another scheduled performance in 2020 or for a voucher for the value of their purchase, allowing the ticket-holder more time to decide on another performance later on, or
• The Symphony's Patron Services Center is available by phone to answer any questions or help with exchanges at 713.224.7575 during operating hours: Monday-Saturday, 12 noon-6 p.m.

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