Conroe performing arts groups announce plans for 2024-25 seasons

In August and September, the Conroe Symphony Orchestra, Montgomery County Choral Society and Conroe’s two downtown theater groups will launch their respective new seasons for the 2024-25 performance year. 

The symphony and choral society will begin assembling in August and have the first performance of the season in October. The theater groups will have their first shows in September. 

Here’s what to know about each group for the 2024-25 year:

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Montgomery County Choral Society 

The 53-year-old Montgomery County Choral Society is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to unite singers who celebrate their love of music through professional-quality performances and community outreach.

In addition to performing four concerts per season the group has a scholarship program where they annually award scholarships to deserving students who wish to pursue collegiate studies in music-related fields.

In May, the group announced the appointment of Jim Kritikos as the organization’s new artistic director. 

A social event to meet Kritikos is set for 7 p.m. Aug. 5 at Pedro’s Taco and Tequila Bar at 2101 W. Davis Street, Conroe. Registration to become a singer with the group is now open on the Choral Society website through Aug. 5. 

Kritikos, a native Texan hailing from San Antonio, is a musician, educator, mentor and advocate for fine arts. He currently serves as the director of worship at Wildwood United Methodist Church in Magnolia.

“I’m excited to enter this new adventure in my music life,” he said. 

The first concert “A New Direction” is at 7 p.m. Oct. 11 at First Methodist Conroe on Texas 105. 

“Since I’m new, we’ve titled our concert ‘A New Direction,’ and what we will be doing is taking music from across the world — north, south, east and west,” he said. “We’ll be doing some northern music, eastern music, some Korean music, some western music and taking the audience on a little trip around the world.”

Other season concerts include “Gloria” Dec. 6, “Ties That Bind” exploring themes of peace, love, family, faith, joy, acceptance and inclusion Feb. 28 and “Stage & Screen” May 2. 

More details about the season are on the choral society website. 

Conroe Symphony Orchestra 

The Conroe Symphony Orchestra is in its 27th year. The group was founded in 1997 as a nonprofit community orchestra in Conroe. The orchestra is made up of professional and amateur musicians from a variety of backgrounds.

Conductor Gary Liebst joined the orchestra in 2022. Liebst has directed community bands, community jazz bands, community pit orchestras and previously led the Kingwood Pops Orchestra. 

“It’s amazing to see all the talent that exists in the area,” Liebst said of this group and others. 

The orchestra will host its first concert of the year in October featuring “Tunes from the Toons” at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 19. Other concerts in the season will be Dec. 14 “Christmas Around the World,” “Great Expectations” Feb. 8 and “The Best of Broadway” featuring Broadway star Sal Viviano April 26.  

 In August, the Friends of the Symphony will host an afternoon of music where more about the season will be announced and season tickets will be available. Musicians can volunteer to perform with the symphony on the group’s website. 

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Conroe’s theaters 

The Players Theatre Company opens the 2024-25 season with the rock musical “Rock of Ages.” The songs of Journey, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard and other artists underscore a tale of big dreams in Hollywood in the 1980s. The show runs at the Owen Theatre Sept. 6-22. 

Other shows in The Players new season include “Steel Magnolias,” Oct. 25 through Nov. 10, “White Christmas” Dec. 6-22, “Bedroom Farce” Jan. 24 through Feb. 9, 2025, “Tuck Everlasting” March 14-30, 2025 “Little Shop of Horrors,” May 9-25,2025 and “Private Lives” June 20 through July 6, 2025.

Stage Right opens its 2024-25 season with “The Play That Goes Wrong” also Sept. 6-22 at the Crighton Theatre in downtown Conroe. 

Other Stage Right shows for the new season include “Dracula” Oct. 18 through Nov. 3, “Charlie and The Chocolate Factory,” Nov. 29 through Dec. 15, “Big The Musical” Feb. 7-23, 2025, “Shakespeare in Love,” April 4-20, 2025 and “The Wedding Singer,” July 4-20, 2025. 

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