Jan from the Houston Symphony writes: Tickets are now on sale for the Houston Symphony’s performances of Howard Shore’s The Lord of the Rings Symphony. Friday, July 8, 2005, 7:30 PM and Saturday, July 9, 2005 7:30 PM. [More]

Jan from the Houston Symphony writes: Tickets are now on sale for the Houston Symphony’s performances of Howard Shore’s The Lord of the Rings Symphony.

Friday, July 8, 2005, 7:30 PM and Saturday, July 9, 2005 7:30 PM

Jones Hall
615 Louisiana
Houston, Texas 77002

Alastair Willis, conductor

Houston Symphony Chorus
Charles Hausmann, director

Houston Children’s Chorus
Stephen Roddy, founder and director

Kaitlyn Lusk, lyric soprano

Concert ticket prices are $21-$56. Tickets are available at the Houston Symphony Customer Service Center, 615 Louisiana, by phone at (713) 224-7575 and online at here.

The Houston Museum of Natural Science and the Houston Symphony are offering a family package that includes four rear orchestra level tickets to the symphony concert and four passes to the The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy: The Exhibition ? all for $189. To purchase this package you must call the Houston Symphony Customer Service Center at (713)224-7575.

To learn more about the Houston Museum of Natural Science The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy: The Exhibition please click here: http://www.hmns.org

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The “Lord of the Rings” trilogy is now complete. First, J.R.R. Tolkien brought the story to our minds with words, maps and languages; then Peter Jackson shared his spectacular vision on the big screen; and now composer Howard Shore offers an aural experience of the timeless tales. [More]

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