Houston Symphony presents Gershwin Concerto at Jones Hall

From Sept. 30-Oct. 2, Houston Symphony presents Gershwin Concerto. Brimming with the toe-tapping jazz rhythms of the 1920s, Gershwins effervescent, free-spirited Concerto in F is positively guaranteed to leave audiences uplifted. The incomparable Jeffrey Kahane leads the Houston Symphony for a program celebrating great American composers, past and present, including outstanding recent compositions of Adolphus Hailstork and Shawn Okpebholo, along with the unbridled energy and heart-on-sleeve passion of Samuel Barbers Symphony No. 1.