Austin Symphony Orchestra

Love the Austin Symphony, especially the symphony pops they just had.
I want to try the summer concert series this summer. hope its not too hot, but from the reviews here it looks like its more than bearable.

I associate liking the symphony with people with intellectual tastes. So it feels in the nature of a confession to say that I don’t generally love the symphony. I just find sitting in an auditorium listening to symphony music a little… boring.
However, the Austin Symphony is responsible for a very lovely, Austin-​y experience I had tonight. Every Sunday at 7:30 pm, from June 3 — Aug 26 (w/​the exception of July 1^st), the Symphony performs a free concert at Woolridge Park, which is on Guadalupe just south of the courthouse downtown. Some friends of ours were going, so in the interest of being social, we threw our blankets in the car and headed on down. It turned out to be absolutely wonderful. We got there around 7:15, plopped down our blankets, and indulged in a fabulous picnic while listening to the symphony play live big band/​swing music (the musical theme changes every week). All kinds of people were there, from very young to very old, from hipsters to not-​so-​hipsters, and the vibe was just very laid back and so community-​oriented. After eating, I alternated between people watching and lying back on my blanket, watching the clouds, and feeling the evening breeze. The performance was first class, and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Very cool experience, and a nice way to spend a summer Sunday evening!