HOUSTON SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES PROGRAMMING FOR “ANDRÉS FEST: A SYMPHONIC CELEBRATION”
Honoring and celebrating the legacy of Andrés Orozco-Estrada’s eight-year tenure in his last season as Music Director, the Houston Symphony has announced full programming for the March 2022 two-week festival “Andrés Fest: A Symphonic Celebration.” Paying tribute to what Orozco-Estrada has brought to the Houston Symphony and to the city of Houston, the festival’s performances feature repertoire associated with the conductor’s time with the organization, Houston Symphony commissions including two world premieres, and solo performances by Symphony musicians.
“This festival captures all of the excitement and superlative artistry that have characterized Andrés’ time as Music Director of the Houston Symphony,” said Executive Director, CEO, and holder of the Margaret Alkek Williams Chair John Mangum. “We wanted to dedicate two weeks to performances that sum up Andrés’ achievements during his transformative eight-year tenure, and to celebrate his incredible relationships with our Symphony musicians. It’s a wonderful way to salute someone who’s brought so much to our organization and to our city’s cultural life.”
Highlights of the festival include the world premiere commission Bruce Broughton’s Horn Concerto, underwritten by The Martine and Dan Drackett Family Foundation, with Principal Horn William VerMeulen, and the Texas premiere of Wynton Marsalis’s Tuba Concerto, a Symphony co-commission, featuring Principal Tuba Dave Kirk (who attended Juilliard with Marsalis when both were 18 years old), both on March 26 and 27. Broughton is the Academy-Award-nominated American composer whose works include the scores to such major motion pictures as Silverado, Tombstone, and The Rescuers Down Under, and Marsalis is the Pulitzer and multi-Grammy-winning trumpeter, composer and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center who holds the distinction of being the only artist to win classical and jazz Grammys in the same year.
The festival also marks the world premiere of Kyle Rivera’s theme and variations on George Bridgetower’s Henry: A Ballad on March 18 and 19. Kyle Rivera is a Houston-based composer whose Houston Symphony debut came in 2019’s ground-breaking Resilient Sounds concert celebrating the inspiring, diverse stories of Houston’s refugee communities. Henry: A Ballad is one of the few surviving works by 18th-century Afro-European composer George Bridgetower, a celebrated violinist of his time with close ties to Europe’s royalty and Ludwig van Beethoven.
The festival spotlights Symphony musicians–a hallmark of Orozco-Estrada’s programming–including Principal Keyboard Scott Holshouser alongside piano superstar Emanuel Ax in Saint-Saëns’s beloved Carnival of the Animals (March 18, 19, and 20); Principal Second Violin MuChen Hsieh and Acting Principal Viola Joan DerHovsepian in Bruch’s Concertino in E minor for Violin, Viola, and Orchestra (March 19 and 20) ; Principal Clarinet Mark Nuccio in Bernstein’s Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs (March 18 and 20) and Artie Shaw’s Clarinet Concerto (March 18 and 20); Principal Trumpet Mark Hughes featured in Jolivet’s Concertino (March 18 and 19); and the aforementioned concertos featuring Dave Kirk and William VerMeulen (March 26 and 27). And the entire orchestra is featured in works that have played a pivotal role in Orozco-Estrada’s music directorship, such as Bernstein’s Overture to Candide (March 20), and Gershwin’s An American in Paris (March 26 and 27), both of which are featured on the Pentatone 2018 release Music of the Americas with Orozco-Estrada leading the Houston Symphony.
Andrés Fest: A Symphonic Celebration is part of the Shell Favorite Masters Series and the Rand Group Great Performers Series. Additionally, the festival is generously supported by Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods/ Spec’s Charitable Foundation, Houston Methodist, United Airlines, Tenenbaum, the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance, the Houston Symphony Endowment, Gary and Marian Beauchamp/The Beauchamp Foundation, Rochelle and Max Levit, and the Houston Symphony Young Associates Council. Livestream of Houston Symphony concerts is made possible by Barbara J. Burger and supported by the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation.
For tickets and more information please call 713-224-7575 or visit houstonsymphony.org/andres-fest-a-symphonic-celebration. Tickets to individual concerts and a limited number of all-access passes to all of the events of Andrés Fest: A Symphonic Celebration are available. Everyone in the audience is required to wear a mask while in Jones Hall. For a comprehensive schedule of safety measures, visit houstonsymphony.org/safety. Socially distanced seats are available in some portions of the auditorium. Livestreaming of select performances are available via a private link to ticket holders for $20. All programs and artists are subject to change.
ANDRÉS FEST
Friday, March 18, 2022
Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Mark Nuccio, clarinet
Mark Hughes, trumpet
Emanuel Ax, piano
Scott Holshouser, piano
Bridgetower/Kyle Rivera: Henry: A Ballad**
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals
Bernstein: Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs
Shaw: Clarinet Concerto
Jolivet: Concertino for Trumpet
Shostakovich: Suite for Variety Orchestra, No. 1
Saturday, March 19, 2022*
Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
Scott Holshouser, piano
MuChen Hsieh, violin
Joan DerHovsepian, viola
Mark Hughes, trumpet
Bridgetower/Kyle Rivera: Henry: A Ballad**
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals
Bruch: Concertino in E minor for Violin and Viola, Op. 88
Jolivet: Concertino for Trumpet
Shostakovich: Suite for Variety Orchestra, No. 1
Sunday, March 20, 2022*
Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
Scott Holshouser, piano
Mark Nuccio, clarinet
MuChen Hsieh, violin
Joan DerHovsepian, viola
Bernstein: On the Town: Three Dance Episodes
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals
Bernstein: Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs
Shaw: Clarinet Concerto
Bruch: Concertino in E minor for Violin and Viola, Op. 88
Bernstein: West Side Story: Symphonic Dances IV. Mambo
Saturday, March 26, 2022 & Sunday, March 27, 2022*
Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor
William Ver Meulen, horn
David Kirk, Tuba
Gershwin: An American in Paris
Bruce Broughton: Horn Concerto**
Wynton Marsalis: Concerto for Tubist and Orchestra***
Ravel: Bólero
*livestreamed
**Houston Symphony commission, world premiere
***Houston Symphony co-commission
Ricky Martin – La Copa de la Vida
La vida es Pura pasión Hay que llenar Copa de amor Para vivir Hay que luchar Un corazón Para ganar Como Cain y Abel Es un partido cruel Tienes que pelear por una estrella Consigue con honor La copa del amor Para sobrevivir y luchar por ella Luchar por ella (si) Luchar por ella (si) Tú y yo, ale, ale, ale Go, go, go, ale, ale, ale Arriba va, el mundo está de pie Go, go, go, ale, ale, ale La vida es Competición Hay que sonar Ser campeón La copa es La bendición La ganarás Go, go, go Tu instinto natural Vencer a tu rival Tienes que pelear por una estrella Consigue con honor La copa del amor Para sobrevivir y luchar por ella Luchar por ella (si) Luchar por ella (si) Tú y yo
Ricky Martin – Livin’ La Vida Loca
La reina de la noche
La diosa del vudú
Yo no podré salvarme
Podrás salvarte tu?
La tela de la araña
La uña del dragón
Te lleva a los infiernos
Ella es tu adicción
Te besa y te desnuda con tu baile demencial
Tu cierras los ojitos y te dejas arrastrar
Tu te dejas arrastrar
Ella que será
She’s livin’ la vida loca
Y te dolerá
Si de verdad te toca
Ella es tu final
Vive la vida loca
Ella te dirá
Vive la vida loca
She’s livin’ la vida loca
Se fue a New York City
A la torre de un hotel
Te ha robado la cartera
Se ha llevado hasta tu piel
Por eso no bebía
De tu copa de licor
Por eso te besaba
Con narcótico sabor
Es el beso de calor
Te besa y te desnuda con su baile demencial
Tu cierras los ojitos y te dejas arrastrar
Tu te dejas arrastrar
Ella que será
She’s livin’ la vida loca
Y te dolerá
Si de verdad te toca
Ella es tu final
Vive la vida loca
Ella te dirá
Vive la vida loca
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Abbott, O’Rourke easily win gubernatorial primaries, setting up November race
Gov. Greg Abbott won his Republican primary outright Tuesday, capping a year during which he faced vocal challengers from his right.
While largely expected, the decisive victory allows Abbott to fully focus on the general election, where he will face Democrat Beto O’Rourke.
“Tonight Republicans sent a message they want to keep Texas the land of opportunity and prosperity for absolutely everybody, the prosperity that we have delivered over the past eight years,” Abbott said at his election-night rally in Corpus Christi.
With an estimated 79% of the vote in, Abbott had garnered 68%, according to unofficial results. His closest competitor was former Texas GOP Chair Allen West with 12%. West earned 17% of the vote in Denton County, compared to Abbott’s 62%.
O’Rourke cruised to victory in his primary, with over 90% of the vote from Democrats. He celebrated the win with a rally in Fort Worth, the seat of the traditionally red county, Tarrant, that he flipped in his 2018 U.S. Senate campaign.
“Tell me there’s a more important place for us to be in Texas, more important place for us to win, than this one right here,” O’Rourke said.
Abbott’s primary had been much more competitive than O’Rourke’s, even if the election night carried little suspense. The third-place finisher, Don Huffines, conceded within an hour after polls closed.
For months, Abbott’s primary opponents hounded him over his response to the coronavirus pandemic, criticizing his executive orders in its early stages — which included a statewide mask mandate and business shutdowns — and alleging he had not fought hard enough against local mandates. They also accused Abbott of not doing enough to secure the Texas-Mexico border.
Polling long gave Abbott a wide lead over his challengers, though the primary continued to attract attention because it seemed at times that Abbott was governing in response to the criticism from his right. For example, in October, Abbott issued a ban on all COVID-19 vaccine mandates, including by private businesses, even though his office had previously said they should be able to decide on their own.
Still, Abbott publicly ignored his primary opposition, and his campaign dismissed the idea that the governor was tacking right because of them.
Huffines in particular claimed credit for pushing Abbott to the right, a sentiment he repeated as he bowed out of the race.
“For over a year our campaign has driven the narrative in Texas and forced Greg Abbott to deliver real conservative victories,” Huffines said.
A former Dallas state senator who served one term before losing reelection in 2018, Huffines tapped his and his family’s fortunes to self-fund his campaign to the tune of seven figures. He also received heavy financial support from some of the state’s top hard-right donors, like Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks.
West, coming off a short tenure as Texas GOP chair that was fraught with questions about his political ambitions, was better known than Huffines and ran less of an explicitly anti-Abbott campaign. He still worked to position himself to the right of Abbott when it came to issues like pandemic management and border security.
The primary got a late jolt in December when, on the last day of the filing period, someone named Rick Perry threw his hat in the ring. It was not the former governor, but a man from Springtown who was working with a Huffines supporter.
It does not appear many voters were fooled, however. Perry was receiving about 3% of the vote early Tuesday night.
Abbott had tremendous advantages in his primary, including a war chest that at one point topped $65 million. And he put it to use, spending $15 million from Jan. 21 through Feb. 19, including on TV ads that pitched him as tough on the border. He barnstormed the state from early January onward, making 60 campaign stops across the state, including here in Denton County.
Abbott had the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, who backed him in June for reelection.