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Your weekly guide to Houston: Five (plus) don't-miss events

By Joel Luks

07.25.12 | 6:47 am

On tap this week: A convergence of two organizations that each does its part to keep the city beautiful, the beginnings of a new party series, a farewell for a popular musical meetup, a space odyss ...

The Review Is In

Goose bumps from blastoff to Orbit: Houston Symphony space show somehow exceeds the buzz

By Joel Luks

02.20.12 | 10:34 am

Standing motionless and transfixed, maestro Giancarlo Guerrero let the sound of Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring dissipate into the abyss that is Jones Hall before anyone in the audience ...

Pose like a Space Man

NASA takes over Jones Hall: Space agency brings in exhibits to complement Orbit - HD Odyssey

By Joel Luks

02.17.12 | 7:01 am

While Houston Symphony musicians were hard at work at rehearsal refining this weekend's premiere of Orbit - an HD Odyssey, there was much activity happening in the lobby of Jones Hall Thursday. ...

Pick Five (Plus)

Your weekly guide to Houston: Mardi Gras balls, a French valentine, Dream Out Loud fundraiser and a dance orgy

By Joel Luks

02.16.12 | 12:30 pm

Buyse rhymes with spicy. That's how Shepherd School of Music flute professor Leone Buyse first introduced herself to me years before I would become her pupil. That same vivacious spirit ca ...

Houston Symphony presents Orbit - an HD Odyssey

Jones Hall

02.17.12 - 02.18.12

Join the Houston Sympony for the world premiere of the second film in its HD Odyssey series – this time focused on planet Earth. Striking images were taken from NASA missions to Earth's o

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Out of this world: An exclusive sneak preview of Orbit, Houston Symphony's new space wonder

By Joel Luks

12.16.11 | 6:02 am

When a venture has great results, there's only one logical thing to do: Repeat it. The Houston Symphony knew it was onto something good with The Planets - An HD Odyssey, a collaboratio ...

Moving Musical Pictures

Science and art meet and mingle at the Houston Symphony with Orbit - An HD Odyssey

By Promoted Series Correspondent

03.01.11 | 11:06 am

In September of 1977, NASA’s twin Voyager spacecraft launched into space carrying a Golden Record — made of gold-plated copper and encased in aluminum — conveying evidence of life ...

Sunday at 8 a.m. on Channel 11

CBS will showcase Houston Symphony's The Planets on morning show

By Clifford Pugh

04.17.10 | 10:00 am

The Houston Symphony just got word that CBS News Sunday Morning will showcase its production of The Planets — An HD Odyssey tomorrow on the popular weekend show (8 a.m., Channel 11) ...

A Universal Success

Houston Symphony hops the pond with Planets

By Caroline Gallay

02.23.10 | 10:36 am

After stellar reviews in New York, The Houston Symphony is taking The Planets — An HD Odyssey across the pond with a tour of seven cities in the United Kingdom this fall. It's a fitti ...

Review of Carnegie Hall performance

N.Y. Times praises Houston Symphony's Planets

By Clifford Pugh

01.30.10 | 7:27 am

The Houston Symphony performance of The Planets — an HD Odyssey got a lot of attention from the New York Times. Reviewer Anthony Tommasani called the performance at Carnegie Ha ...