Music scene · Pasadena
A Houston ship-channel suburb with a community philharmonic and a Strawberry Festival booking country, rock, and Tejano bands; working musicians drive 15 miles west into Houston.
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A Houston ship-channel suburb with a community philharmonic and a Strawberry Festival booking country, rock, and Tejano bands; working musicians drive 15 miles west into Houston.
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Pasadena is a Houston suburb built around petrochemical work. The Pasadena Philharmonic, founded in 1982, plays community concerts. The Strawberry Festival includes live music. San Jacinto College supports a music program feeding local choirs. Most musicians drive 15 miles west to Houston.
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