We had a wonderful concert on December 31. If you missed it, here are photos, taken by Thomas Nguyen, of the concert:

Ring in the New Year with class! Join the Houston Symphony and conductor, Brett Mitchell, at 8 p.m. on Thursday, December 31, 2009 at The Centrum. The program is sponsored by GeoMark. Funding is also provided by the Texas Commission on the Arts.

The concert program:

BRETT MITCHELL, Conductor
FERENC ILLENYI, Violin

J. WILLIAMS: The Cowboys Overture
MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Opus 56 (Scottish) II. Scherzo:  Vivace non troppo
SAINT-SAËNS: Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 83
J. STRAUSS Jr.: On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Opus 314

INTERMISSION

TCHAIKOVSKY: Danse Russe, Trépak from The Nutcracker, Opus 71
ANDERSON: Sleigh Ride
RODGERS/BENNETT: Selections from The Sound of Music [with cuts]
HERBERT: March of the Toys from Babes in Toyland
J. WILLIAMS: Adventures on Earth from E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial

Photos by Thomas Nguyen from the 2008 New Year’s Eve concert:

View The Centrum seating chart here.

Tickets: $30, $40, $50, $60