Celebrating over 30 years of home-made beats! Inspiring the music-makers in all of us, international megahit Stomp conjures up intricate rhythms from everyday household items. Marvel as the cast of eight incredibly talented players fill your theater with an orchestra of percussion, with only garbage bin lids, hammers and broomsticks as their instruments.

Cirque de la Symphonie is a fusion of the magic of circus arts and the classic music hall. Artists include the most amazing veterans of exceptional cirque programs throughout the world- aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, dancers, jugglers, balancers and strongmen, all set to the soaring background of your favorite classical music masterpieces, and more contemporary sounds conducted by the company's very own maestro.

In honor of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America, Houston Symphony Orchestra is joined by New York mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, to present timeless music from the American greats and beyond! Under the baton of principal pops conductor Steven Reineke, let Isabel and the orchestra serenade you with a fitting celebration of those stars and stripes!

Pomegranate Arts and Performing Arts Houston bring together ten talented pianist to run through all twenty of Philip Glass' Piano Etudes at Jones Hall. Composed across a two-decade period, the etudes have become a modern classic in which much of the joy of listening comes from the interpretation; the sparse directions left by Glass gives a sumptuous scope for the performer to bring their own style into the performance. A set of unmissable minimalist masterpieces!

Undoubtedly one of the Western world's most popular oratorios, Handel's triumphant and moving 'Messiah' is considered the definitive live Christmas concert experience. As with past years, Houston Symphony will not fail to delight and inspire by presenting the nearly 300-year-old master-work with the orchestra, guest soloists, and a first-class chorus, to create an unforgettable celebration!

Talented violinist Maria Ioudenitch lends her bow to a rousing performance of Bruch's soaring Violin Concerto No. 1, which stands not only one of the composer's most popular works, but also one of the most popular concertos in the entire western repertoire. This is thanks to the piece's resplendent showcasing of the instrument, with dazzling virtuosic flights and a soul-stirring finale that pushes its strings to new heights. Romantic, melodic and soulful, this is the stuff of classical music legend.