Photo Flash: 2015 Virgin Money Fireworks Concert Closes Edinburgh's Summer Festival
by BWW News Desk - Aug 31, 2015
Tonight the Virgin Money Fireworks Concert 2015 drew to a stunning close with the sky filled with giant walls of silver and golden crackle effect fireworks bursting 225 metres above Edinburgh Castle to the closing bars of the Thunder and Lightening Polka by Johann Strauss II. Scroll down for photos!
Mercury's 2015-16 Season to Launch with Free Handel's Royal Fireworks Concert
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 6, 2015
Mercury's 2015-2016 season begins with Handel's iconic Music for the Royal Fireworks led by Artistic Director Antoine Plante on Saturday, August 29 at 8 PM at Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. Brimming with exhilarating dance tunes and colorful sonorities, this suite reflects the fire and majesty of one of the world's greatest composers. And as a special treat the night will conclude with a live fireworks display in celebration of Mercury's fifteen anniversary season. Sponsored in part by the City of Houston through the Miller Outdoor Theatre Advisory Board, Mercury's annual free concert at Miller attracts a broad and diverse audience of over 8,000 people from the greater Houston area. For more information about the concert, visit www.mercuryhouston.org or call 713.533.0080. For more information about ticketing, visit www.milleroutdoortheatre.com.
