Shown welcoming the online audience to the Symphony’s Christmas concert, Conductor Gene Dowdy will again invite the public to a free live streaming of this Saturday’s Pops concert “An American Songbook.”
Jan 2, 2021–Following a successful experience streaming its holiday concert, Kerrville’s Symphony of the Hills will make its Pops concert available free to the public on Saturday, January 9, 2021.
Streaming begins at 8:00 p.m. with the concert starting at 8:30. The link is online at symphonyofthehills.org/livestream-concert/, and the performance will be available during that time only. While access is free, the public will be able to make donations via the web site in support of the Symphony. The production will be professionally produced, with multiple cameras and sound mixing.
The concert theme is An American Songbook. The evening’s program focuses on American music, with a line-up of American compositions including Bernstein’s West Side Story, Gershwin’s Of Thee I Sing, and a clarinet concerto performed by principal clarinetist Dr. Tamara Raatz. Guests will also enjoy a medley of Johnny Mathis songs, a visit from the Pink Panther, and Dr. Joe Stuessy’s An American Anthology. The concert finale includes a surprise guest artist.
For those wishing to attend the concert in person at the Cailloux Theater, a few seats remain for both the 6:00 and 8:30 p.m. performances. Tickets can now be purchased online at www.symphonyofthehills.org, by calling (830) 792-7469, or via email at info@symphonyofthehills.org. Tickets for all concerts can also be purchased directly through the Cailloux Theater web site: caillouxperformingarts.com/symphony-of-the-hills/
The limited-sized audience will experience distanced seating, masks are required, and barriers and extra ventilation are in place. There is no wine reception, and the auditorium will be thoroughly sanitized before each concert.
Remaining scheduled concerts:
- February 25, 2021–Homecoming
- April 29, 2021–The Majesty of Brahms
This is the 20th Season for the Symphony of the Hills, a 75-piece orchestra of local and Hill Country area professional musicians and Schreiner University faculty and their advanced music students.
