The H-E-B Family Series
The Family Series is sponsored by Wanda and Cliff Parker
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MUSICAL ADVENTURES: FAMILY CHRISTMAS
December 23, 2023 • 1 PM & 3 PM | Addison Theatre Centre
Join the Plano Symphony Orchestra for a festive 45-minute concert featuring fun holiday music like “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” and from films like “The Polar Express” and “Home Alone” plus have a chance to meet the string and woodwind families of the orchestra. Rebel Theatrics will join us for a modern re-telling of the “Twelve Days of Christmas” including singing, acting, and dancing. End the afternoon with a sing-a-long of your favorite holiday carols like “Rudolph,” “Jingle Bells,” and “Silent Night.”
Audiences are encouraged to arrive 45 minutes early for the Instrument Petting Zoo, where children can interact with instruments up close.
MUSICAL ADVENTURES: OUTER SPACE
March 3, 2024 • 3 PM | Addison Theatre Centre
March 10, 2024 • 3 PM | Courtyard Theater Plano
March 10, 2024 • 4:30 PM | Courtyard Theater Plano
Calling all adventurers to travel to the moon and stars with the Plano Symphony Orchestra! This concert will feature music from Star Wars, The Planets, E.T., and other inter-galactic favorites. In this 45-minute journey through space families will learn about the brass and percussion families of the orchestra while enjoying some familiar tunes!
Audiences are encouraged to arrive 45 minutes early for the Instrument Petting Zoo, where children can interact with instruments up close.
MUSICAL ADVENTURES: MUSICAL SAFARI
April 7, 2024 • 3 PM | McKinney Performing Arts Center
TBD
Journey on a musical safari with the string section of the Plano Symphony Orchestra! This 45-minute concert will feature animal themed music such as “Cruela di Vil” from 101 Dalmatians, The Lion King, The Carnival of the Animals, and the Pink Panther. Families will listen to great music and come face to face with a few live animals brought to us by The Creature Teacher!
Audiences are encouraged to arrive 45 minutes early for the Instrument Petting Zoo, where children can interact with instruments up close.
MUSICAL ADVENTURES: THE OCEAN
June 23, 2024 • 3 PM & 4:30 PM | Frisco Discovery Center
July 7, 2024 • 3 PM | North Texas Performing Arts Plano
Cool off with an underwater adventure with the Plano Symphony Orchestra! This 45-minute concert will feature music from The Little Mermaid, Finding Nemo, Jaws, and Moana as well as classical compositions about the ocean.
Audiences are encouraged to arrive 45 minutes early for the Instrument Petting Zoo, where children can interact with instruments up close.
