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Two area symphonies, one a Grammy Award winning orchestra and one a semi-professional orchestra in an intimate historical venue, are offering good deals to students for select concerts. Read on to see what the Houston Symphony and the Galveston Symphony have in store this season.

HOUSTON SYMPHONY
Student Ticket Options

Take a break from the books and head downtown to experience live orchestral music with the Houston Symphony in Jones Hall.
www.houstonsymphony.org/tickets/students

Student Rush Tickets

• $15 Student Rush tickets are available the week of select Houston Symphony concerts based on availability. Eligible concerts, updated regularly, are listed below.
• Students at the high school level and above must present a valid student ID. Seating is first come, first served and at the discretion of the Box Office.
• Limit two tickets per student for each performance.
• Rush tickets can be purchased the week of eligible concerts by phone, in person at the Patron Services Center or at the Box Office prior to performances. Please note that fees apply to all phone orders.
• Programs, artists, dates and prices subject to change. This offer is subject to availability, may not be combined with other offers or discounts and is not applicable to previously purchased tickets. All sales are final.

Student Pass

For only $60, receive access to select Classical and POPS performances throughout the 2018-19 Season.  Simply check the listing below for available performances and arrive at the ticket sales window (street-level box office) up to 90 minutes in advance of the concert start time with your Student Pass and student ID and you’ll get a ticket for the best available seat! Buy your Student Pass online or by calling our Patron Services Center at 713-224-7575.

Upcoming eligible student pass concerts:
Viva Las Vegas – August 31 & September 1 & 2
Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony – September 13, 15 & 16
Bronfman Plays Prokofiev – September 21, 22 & 23

GALVESTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
FREE Student Tickets

Tickets are obtained by sending an email to aliceoquin@gmail.com no later than the Thursday before the requested performance. Each student may invite an adult, who will also receive a free ticket. Students attending Galveston College, UTMB and A&M-Galveston may also request FREE tickets. All performances are at The Grand 1894 Opera House in Galveston. Tickets will be available in Edna’s Room (right next door to The Grand’s main entrance) between 3:00-3:45 on the day of each concert.

Halloween!
Sunday, October 14, 2018, at 4:00 p.m.
Arnold, “Tam o’ Shanter” Overture
Franck, The Accursed Huntsman
Lyadov, Baba Yaga
Mussorgsky, Night on Bald Mountain
Dvorak, The Noon Witch

Mozart and Beethoven
Sunday, November 18, 2018, at 4:00 p.m.
Beethoven, Egmont Overture, Op.84
Beethoven, Piano Concerto No.3, Op.37 • Anton Nel, piano
Mozart, Symphony No.41, K.551 “Jupiter”

Valentine’s Concert: Mahler’s Titan
Sunday, February 17, 2019, at 4:00 p.m.
Tim Pence, Big Rocks on Steep Hills, world premiere
Elgar, Cello Concerto, Op.85 • Julian Schwarz, cello
Mahler, Symphony No. 1 “Titan”

The Great C Major Symphony
Sunday, March 17, at 4:00 p.m.
Copland, An Outdoor Overture
Mozart, Piano Concerto No.24, K.491 • Xiaohui Yang, piano
Schubert, Symphony No. 9 D. 944 “The Great”

Symphonie Espagnole
Sunday, April 21, at 4:00 p.m.
Poulenc, Les Biches Suite
Barber, Symphony No.1, Op.9
Lalo, Symphonie Espagnole, Op.21 • William Hagen, violin