HOUSTON (March 15, 2008)—The Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Guest Conductor, Héctor Agüero, Jr., Director of Orchestras and Chamber Music HSPVA (High School for the Performing and Visual Arts), will introduce the winners of the Houston Music Teachers Association/Houston Young Artist Concerto Competition, at its concert on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 7:00 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 3900 Lexington Boulevard at Murphy Road, Missouri City.

This past Sunday, February 17th, the Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra presented East Meets West, a concert celebrating a diversity of musical styles from different cultures.  The Orchestra, under the baton of guest conductor Libi Lebel sparkled with energy and enthusiasm throughout the entire performance, but the highlight was the “Qilian Rhapsody” for Pipa and Orchestra by Lan-Kui Han.

The Fort Bend Symphony is pleased to present pipa virtuoso Changlu Wu in concert Sunday, February 17 at 2pm at the Stafford Centre.  Ms. Wu will be performing the Pipa Concerto “Qilian Rhapsody.”  This is only the second time this piece has been performed in the United States.

Amanda Walker, 20, of Sugar Land is set to perform with the Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra this Sunday, December 2 at 2:00 p.m. at the Stafford Centre, 10505 Cash Road, Stafford, TX.  The Orchestra will be conducted by Maestro Ken Masur, who was recently appointed Resident Conductor for the San Antonio Symphony.

Bring the entire family and join the Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra at the Stafford Centre on Sunday, December 2 at 2:00 p.m. as we ring in the holiday season with a concert of familiar favorites, including selections from The Nutcracker and Handel's Messiah.  Guest Conductor Ken Masur, Resident Conductor of the San Antonio Symphony, will lead the Orchestra in a variety of holiday tunes, sure to get your season off to an exciting start!

The Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra is pleased to present “From the New World to the 'New World'” – an exciting collection of 20th century music – on Sunday, October 28 at 2:00 p.m. at the beautiful Stafford Centre (10505 Cash Road, Stafford, Texas, 77477) under the baton of Guest Conductor, Viswa Subbaraman.

When Dr. John Ricarte stepped down after ten seasons of conducting the Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra at the end of last season, there was a collective gasp as the group realized they would be saying good-bye to their long-time friend and musical leader.  But members of the Board and the Orchestra quickly realized that this was an opportunity to cast the net for a new leader, one who would continue the legacy of Dr. Ricarte and take the Orchestra to new heights. They sprang to action, formed a Search Committee, developed a comprehensive plan and sent the call out for interested applicants to apply.

The Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra presents a free Memorial Day concert outdoors at the beautiful Sugar Land Town Square on Saturday, May 26th, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The symphony's brass quintet will open the concert with jazz, polkas, and pops arrangements. At 7:00, the symphony will feature the popular local musical theatre star Josh Wright in several songs with the orchestra. Conductors for this very special concert are Marty Koran and Bill Atkerson.

HOUSTON (April 23, 2007)—–On Sunday, May 13, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at the Stafford Performing Arts Centre, 10505 Cash Road, Stafford, Texas, two young musical virtuosos will be presented to the public in performance with the Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra. These musical geniuses are the winners of the Eighth Annual Young Artist Concerto Competition sponsored by the orchestra.