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SUMMARY:Cirque de la Symphonie
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]International aerial flyers\, acrobats\, contortionists\, jugglers\, and more provide jaw-dropping entertainment on\, and high above\, the Kleinhans stage\, choreographed to classics and pops favorites. \nThis performance is sponsored by the Catherine M. and Paul W. Beltz Fund for Artistic Excellence. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nProgram\nRon Spigelman\, conductor \nDVOŘÁK  Carnival Overture\, Op. 92\nBARROSO / arr. John Wasson  Brasil (Aquarela do Brasil)\nBRAHMS  Symphony No. 3 in F major\, Op. 90\nIII. Poco allegretto\nBIZET / orch. Hoffmann  Carmen\, Suite No. 1\nV. Les Toréadors\nBIZET / orch. Hoffmann  Carmen\, Suite No. 2\nVI. Danse Bohème\nTCHAIKOVSKY  The Sleeping Beauty Suite\, Op. 66a\nV. Valse\nCHABRIER  España\nJOHN WILLIAMS  Superman March \n-INTERMISSION- \nTCHAIKOVSKY  Swan Lake Suite\, Op. 20a\nIII. Dance of the Swans\nGLINKA  Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila\nRIMSKY-KORSAKOV  The Snow Maiden Suite\nIV. Dance of the Buffoons\nRESPIGHI  La Boutique fantasque\nII. Tarantella\nSMETANA / arr. Riesenfeld  Three Dances from The Bartered Bride\nIII. Dance of the Comedians\nFALLA  El amor brujo\nVIII. Ritual Fire Dance\nOFFENBACH  Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld\nRIMSKY-KORSAKOV  Capriccio espagnol\, Op. 34\nIV. Scena e canto gitano\nV. Fandango asturiano\nKABALEVSKY  The Comedians\, Op. 26\nII. Galop[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nThe BPO Coffee Concert Series is presented by Highmark. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_single_image image=”40589″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]Join teens across WNY for a pre-concert party on Saturday\, April 13! \nEnjoy snacks and mingle with BPO musicians before Saturday’s concert. Tickets to Cirque de la Symphonie are required to attend this special event – use your Symphony Hall Pass\, or purchase a student rate ticket by calling the BPO Box Office at (716) 885-5000. \nClick here for details and to RSVP![/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Cirque de la Symphonie\nCirque de la Symphonie is a unique and exciting production designed to bring the magic of cirque to the music hall. An elegant fusion of cirque and orchestra\, the program showcases many of the best cirque artists in the world\, thrilling the audience with aerial flyers\, acrobats\, contortionists\, dancers\, jugglers\, balancers\, and strongmen. These accomplished veterans include world record-holders\, gold medal-winners\, Olympians\, and some of the most original talent ever seen. \nAs founder\, Alexander Streltsov created the concept of cirque paired with symphony in 1998 in a special PBS production with the Cincinnati Pops. Streltsov\, a circus veteran from Moscow\, is the only aerialist to perform with the Bolshoi Ballet. After winning the gold medal at the prestigious Festival du Mondial in Paris\, he starred in a Broadway production. His music and programming sensibilities combined with performance background provide a program with stunning three dimensional visual and musical elements. Classical masterpieces are perfectly choreographed to the elegant movements of cirque artists\, elevating cirque artistry to a fine arts level. \nCirque de la Symphonie performs with dozens of orchestras across North America and beyond each season. Sold-out venues feature a wave of new faces that includes families\, students\, and young professionals\, many witnessing a live orchestra for the first time. Something magical happens when these cirque veterans take the stage in front of the orchestra. Audiences are mesmerized by aerialists flying over their heads\, children are amazed at the wizardry of juggling feats and magic acts\, and the strength and flexibility of strongmen and contortionists leave audiences astounded. Everyone departs with smiles beaming from their faces. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://bpo.org/event/cirque-de-la-symphonie/2024-04-13/
LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States
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SUMMARY:Cirque de la Symphonie
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]International aerial flyers\, acrobats\, contortionists\, jugglers\, and more provide jaw-dropping entertainment on\, and high above\, the Kleinhans stage\, choreographed to classics and pops favorites. \nThis performance is sponsored by the Catherine M. and Paul W. Beltz Fund for Artistic Excellence. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nProgram\nRon Spigelman\, conductor \nDVOŘÁK  Carnival Overture\, Op. 92\nBARROSO / arr. John Wasson  Brasil (Aquarela do Brasil)\nBRAHMS  Symphony No. 3 in F major\, Op. 90\nIII. Poco allegretto\nBIZET / orch. Hoffmann  Carmen\, Suite No. 1\nV. Les Toréadors\nBIZET / orch. Hoffmann  Carmen\, Suite No. 2\nVI. Danse Bohème\nTCHAIKOVSKY  The Sleeping Beauty Suite\, Op. 66a\nV. Valse\nCHABRIER  España\nJOHN WILLIAMS  Superman March \n-INTERMISSION- \nTCHAIKOVSKY  Swan Lake Suite\, Op. 20a\nIII. Dance of the Swans\nGLINKA  Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila\nRIMSKY-KORSAKOV  The Snow Maiden Suite\nIV. Dance of the Buffoons\nRESPIGHI  La Boutique fantasque\nII. Tarantella\nSMETANA / arr. Riesenfeld  Three Dances from The Bartered Bride\nIII. Dance of the Comedians\nFALLA  El amor brujo\nVIII. Ritual Fire Dance\nOFFENBACH  Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld\nRIMSKY-KORSAKOV  Capriccio espagnol\, Op. 34\nIV. Scena e canto gitano\nV. Fandango asturiano\nKABALEVSKY  The Comedians\, Op. 26\nII. Galop[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nThe BPO Coffee Concert Series is presented by Highmark. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_single_image image=”40589″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]Join teens across WNY for a pre-concert party on Saturday\, April 13! \nEnjoy snacks and mingle with BPO musicians before Saturday’s concert. Tickets to Cirque de la Symphonie are required to attend this special event – use your Symphony Hall Pass\, or purchase a student rate ticket by calling the BPO Box Office at (716) 885-5000. \nClick here for details and to RSVP![/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Cirque de la Symphonie\nCirque de la Symphonie is a unique and exciting production designed to bring the magic of cirque to the music hall. An elegant fusion of cirque and orchestra\, the program showcases many of the best cirque artists in the world\, thrilling the audience with aerial flyers\, acrobats\, contortionists\, dancers\, jugglers\, balancers\, and strongmen. These accomplished veterans include world record-holders\, gold medal-winners\, Olympians\, and some of the most original talent ever seen. \nAs founder\, Alexander Streltsov created the concept of cirque paired with symphony in 1998 in a special PBS production with the Cincinnati Pops. Streltsov\, a circus veteran from Moscow\, is the only aerialist to perform with the Bolshoi Ballet. After winning the gold medal at the prestigious Festival du Mondial in Paris\, he starred in a Broadway production. His music and programming sensibilities combined with performance background provide a program with stunning three dimensional visual and musical elements. Classical masterpieces are perfectly choreographed to the elegant movements of cirque artists\, elevating cirque artistry to a fine arts level. \nCirque de la Symphonie performs with dozens of orchestras across North America and beyond each season. Sold-out venues feature a wave of new faces that includes families\, students\, and young professionals\, many witnessing a live orchestra for the first time. Something magical happens when these cirque veterans take the stage in front of the orchestra. Audiences are mesmerized by aerialists flying over their heads\, children are amazed at the wizardry of juggling feats and magic acts\, and the strength and flexibility of strongmen and contortionists leave audiences astounded. Everyone departs with smiles beaming from their faces. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://bpo.org/event/cirque-de-la-symphonie/2024-04-12/
LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States
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SUMMARY:GBYO Side by Side Concert
DESCRIPTION:Fernanda Lastra\, BPO assistant conductor\nLouis Vitello\, GBYO music director \nGreater Buffalo Youth Orchestra (GBYO) performs alongside the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra with guests from Greater Buffalo Youth String Orchestra (GBYSO). Featuring the music of Marquez\, Hindemith\, Von Suppe\, Saint-Saëns\, Dvorak and Shostakovich. Come support WNY’s talented young musicians in this unique event! This concert is free and open to the public.
URL:https://bpo.org/event/gbyo-side-by-side/
LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States
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SUMMARY:Masterclass with Anthony Trionfo\, flute
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra hosts incredible guest artists each year on our Classics Series. We make many of these masters available to the community in our Masterclass series. These artists will work one-on-one with talented local students in front of a live audience. All events are FREE with a required reservation. \nLearn more about flutist Anthony Trionfo. \nMusically advanced high school students are invited to apply as a performer for these classes. All applications require a private instructor’s nomination and an audio recording.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Please send application and recording to rpudlewski@bpo.org. \nDEADLINE: Mar 15\, 2024\nMaterials must be received by this date to be considered. All applicants notified by March 22nd.  \nQuestions:\nRachael Pudlewski\nAssociate Director of Education\n(716) 242-7822 or rpudlewski@bpo.org[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://bpo.org/event/masterclass-with-anthony-trionfo-flute/
LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States
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SUMMARY:Beyond The Planets
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The highly anticipated total solar eclipse on Buffalo’s horizon illuminates the program selection of two contemporary composers to complement Holst’s dazzling interpretation of the cosmos\, The Planets. Nina Shekhar’s haunting Lumina explores the concept of lightness and dark\, while The Universe in Ecstatic Motion by Christopher Theofanidis is a showcase for pre-eminent flutist\, Marina Piccinini. \nCosmic Designs and The Planets courtesy of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nThe BPO Coffee Concert Series is presented by Highmark. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nProgram\nJoAnn Falletta\, conductor\nMarina Piccinini\, flute\nWomen’s Choir of Buffalo \nNINA SHEKHAR  Lumina\nCHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS  The Universe in Ecstatic Motion: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra\nCadenza: Enchanting\, balletic\nI. With recitude\nCadenza: Duo\nII. Largo\nIII. Presto \n-INTERMISSION- \nHOLST  The Planets\, Op. 32\nI. Mars\, the Bringer of War\nII. Venus\, the Bringer of Peace\nIII. Mercury\, the Winged Messenger\nIV. Jupiter\, the Bringer of Jollity\nV. Saturn\, te Bringer of Old Age\nVI. Uranus\, the Magician\nVII. Neptune\, the Mystic[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Marina Piccinini\nFlute\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Hailed by Gramophone as “the Heifetz of the flute\,” Marina Piccinini is widely recognized as a daring\, dynamic artist with varied musical interests and powerfully magnetic stage presence\, which has made her a sought-after soloist\, chamber musician\, and recording artist internationally. Known as one of today’s most compelling advocates of both traditional and new works\, she grew up in a multi-national\, multi-lingual household\, and brings the vibrant spirit of her rich heritage and a global perspective to all of her artistic endeavors. \nMs. Piccinini’s artistic tapestry is also woven with threads both musical and non-musical\, ranging from her love of Bachian intricacies and her talents in the visual arts\, to her dedication to kung fu and Buddhist thought. As a 36th-generation Shaolin Fighting Monk\, she relishes an ideology that inspires self-discovery\, discipline\, finding joy\, and having no limits – all of which she brings to her instrumental artistry. \nWith repertoire among the most diverse of today’s preeminent artists\, Ms. Piccinini has garnered special attention for her commitment to the music of our time\, premiering solo works\, chamber works\, and concerti by John Harbison\, Lukas Foss\, Michael Colgrass\, Paquito D’Rivera\, and Aaron Jay Kernis\, among others. \nThese projects have taken her across multiple continents\, including a tour with her most recent work\, a rapturously received flute concerto written for her by Christopher Theofanidis\, “The Universe in Ecstatic Motion\,” premiered at Grant Park Music Festival and co-commissioned by the Aspen Music Festival\, Buffalo and Erie Philharmonics\, and BMOP. Other recent and upcoming highlights include return engagements with the London Philharmonic and Aspen Music Festival; her debut at the Seattle Chamber Music Society;collaborations with the Pacifica Quartet and Vienna Philharmonic Principal Harpist Anneleen Lenaerts\, including a double concerto by Kalevi Aho; touring with Sergio and Clarice Assad; the premiere and recording of a concerto by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Aaron Jay Kernis. Upcoming are concerti by Tebogo Monnakgotla\, premiering with the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra\, and another from Clarice Assad. \nWith pianist Andreas Haefliger\, Piccinini is co-founder of the brand new Zauberklang Festival (the magic of sound)\, presenting music in the mythical birthplace of William Tell (Bürglen\, Switzerland). Its inaugural season features performances with leading artists Hilary Hahn\, Ian Bostridge\, and Avi Avital. \nOther appearances as soloist have included the Boston\, Hong Kong\, Vienna\, Vancouver\, Tokyo\, Toronto\, and National Symphonies\, and the Rotterdam Philharmonic. She has worked with celebrated conductors including Esa-Pekka Salonen\, Seiji Ozawa\, Kurt Masur\, Pierre Boulez\, Jukka-Pekka Saraste\, and Alan Gilbert. Her chamber music collaborations have included the Brentano\, Tokyo\, Mendelssohn\, and Takács Quartets\, pianist Mitsuko Uchida\, and she regularly collaborates and tours with Musicians from Marlboro. She is a prodigious recording artist\, with albums on the Avie\, Claves\, and ECM labels. \nHer intense commitment to education inspired her to create the Marina Piccinini International Masterclasses (MPIMC). Ms. Piccinini was the first flutist to win the coveted Avery Fisher Career Grant\, and also won first prizes in the CBC Young Performers Competition (Canada) and Concert Artists Guild International Competition (NYC). She is currently on the faculty of the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University. \nMarina Piccinini appears by arrangement with Dworkin & Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Nina Shekhar\nComposer\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nNina Shekhar is a composer and multimedia artist who explores the intersection of identity\, vulnerability\, love\, and laughter to create bold and intensely personal works. \nDescribed as “tart and compelling” (New York Times)\, “vivid” (Washington Post)\, and an “orchestral supernova” (LA Times)\, her music has been commissioned and performed by the New York Philharmonic\, LA Philharmonic\, Nashville Symphony\, Minnesota Orchestra\, Seattle Symphony\, Louisville Orchestra\, Sarasota Orchestra\, Oregon Symphony\, Albany Symphony\, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra\, New World Symphony\, Civic Orchestra of Chicago\, Eighth Blackbird\, International Contemporary Ensemble\, JACK Quartet\, New York Youth Symphony\, Alarm Will Sound\, The Crossing\, and Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Her work has been featured by Carnegie Hall\, the Hollywood Bowl\, Kennedy Center\, the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, Walt Disney Concert Hall\, the Library of Congress\, and the National Gallery of Art. \nCurrent projects include commissions for the New York Philharmonic\, Grand Rapids Symphony\, and Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA). Shekhar is the recipient of the 2021 Rudolf Nissim Prize and the 2018 ASCAP Foundation Leonard Bernstein Award\, funded by the Bernstein family. \nAside from composing\, Shekhar is a versatile performing artist as a flutist\, pianist\, and saxophonist. She has been featured by the National Flute Association and has performed in the Detroit International Jazz Festival. \nShekhar is currently a PhD candidate in Music Composition at Princeton University. She is the 2021-2023 Composer-in-Residence for Young Concert Artists. She is a first-generation Indian American and a native of Detroit\, Michigan. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Christopher Theofanidis\nComposer\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nChristopher Theofanidis has had performances by many leading orchestras around the world\, including the London Symphony\, the New York Philharmonic\, the Philadelphia Orchestra\, the Moscow Soloists\, the National\, Atlanta\, Baltimore\, St. Louis\, and Detroit symphonies\, and many others. He also served as Composer of the Year for the Pittsburgh Symphony during their 2006-07 season\, for which he wrote a violin concerto for Sarah Chang. \nMr. Theofanidis holds degrees from Yale\, the Eastman School of Music\, and the University of Houston\, and has been the recipient of the International Masterprize\, the Rome Prize\, a Guggenheim fellowship\, a Fulbright fellowship\, a Tanglewood fellowship\, and two fellowships from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 2007 he was nominated for a GRAMMY for Best Composition for his chorus and orchestra work\, The Here and Now\, based on the poetry of Rumi\, and in 2017 for his bassoon concerto. His orchestral concert work\, Rainbow Body\, has been one of the most performed new orchestral works of the new millennium\, having been performed by over 150 orchestras internationally. \nMr. Theofanidis has written a ballet for the American Ballet Theatre\, a work for the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra as part of their ‘New Brandenburg’ series\, and two operas for the San Francisco and Houston Grand Opera companies. He has a longstanding relationship with the Atlanta Symphony\, having recorded four works with them. He has served as a delegate to the US-Japan Foundation’s Leadership Program\, and is a former faculty member of the Peabody Conservatory and The Juilliard School. He is currently a professor at Yale University\, and Composer-in-Residence and Co-Director of the composition program at the Aspen Music Festival.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Women’s Choir of Buffalo\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nBuffalo Girlchoir was founded in the fall of 2015 with a mission to provide exceptional music instruction to young women from all social strata\, culminating in performances at the highest level of artistic excellence. Since its inception\, the group has grown from 14 singers to nearly 100\, and has been invited to perform with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra on both Pops and Classics programs. \nWomen’s Choir of Buffalo is an ensemble of Buffalo Girlchoir\, serving as a mentorship program where high-achieving high school and college singers are paired with seasoned professionals to guide these young women to the highest level of musical excellence. In addition to recording with the BPO on the Naxos label\, the Women’s Choir has collaborated with the BPO on several occasions\, including with Irish Classical Theatre in A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 2020. \nSingers: Alyssa Agro\, Jenna Agro\, Sunny Bassett\, Melanie Bebak\, Nora Burke\, Emily Creech\, Mihret Creech\, Elin Freeman\, Brielle Hart\, Alivia Hill\, Noor Jatana\, Ani Klein\, Amira Kunz\, Bridget LoFaro-O’Neill\, Caroline Mallonee\, Lokii Maltbie\, Diedre O’Rourke\, Anna Reisdorf\, Tina Reisdorf\, Helena Roaldi\, Ella Roberts\, Rachel Roberts\, Kathryn Simon\, Paris Wicker\, Melissa Wozniak\, Anna Wurst\, Karlina Yanoski\, Ana Zutic[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States
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SUMMARY:Masterclass with Natalie Debikey Scanio\, piccolo
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra hosts incredible guest artists each year on our Classics Series. We make many of these masters available to the community in our Masterclass series. These artists will work one-on-one with talented local students in front of a live audience. All events are FREE with a required reservation. \nMusically advanced college students are invited to register as a performer for this class. Please note that not everyone may be able to play at the class. \nPerformer registration has now closed.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://bpo.org/event/masterclass-with-natalie-debikey-scanio-piccolo/
LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States
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SUMMARY:Masterclass with Christine Davis\, flute
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra hosts incredible guest artists each year on our Classics Series. We make many of these masters available to the community in our Masterclass series. These artists will work one-on-one with talented local students in front of a live audience. All events are FREE with a required reservation. \nMusically advanced college students are invited to register as a performer for this class. Please note that not everyone may be able to play at the class. \nPerformer registration has now closed.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://bpo.org/event/masterclass-with-christine-davis-flute/
LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States
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SUMMARY:Masterclass with Marina Piccinini\, flute
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra hosts incredible guest artists each year on our Classics Series. We make many of these masters available to the community in our Masterclass series. These artists will work one-on-one with talented local students in front of a live audience. All events are FREE with a required reservation. \nLearn more about flutist Marina Piccinini. \nMusically advanced college students are invited to apply as a performer for these classes. All applications require a private instructor’s nomination and an audio recording.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Please send application and recording to rpudlewski@bpo.org. \nDEADLINE: Mar 15\, 2024\nMaterials must be received by this date to be considered. All applicants notified by March 22nd.  \nQuestions:\nRachael Pudlewski\nAssociate Director of Education\n(716) 242-7822 or rpudlewski@bpo.org[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://bpo.org/event/masterclass-with-marina-piccinini-flute/
LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States
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SUMMARY:Beyond The Planets
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The highly anticipated total solar eclipse on Buffalo’s horizon illuminates the program selection of two contemporary composers to complement Holst’s dazzling interpretation of the cosmos\, The Planets. Nina Shekhar’s haunting Lumina explores the concept of lightness and dark\, while The Universe in Ecstatic Motion by Christopher Theofanidis is a showcase for pre-eminent flutist\, Marina Piccinini. \nCosmic Designs and The Planets courtesy of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nThe BPO Coffee Concert Series is presented by Highmark. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nProgram\nJoAnn Falletta\, conductor\nMarina Piccinini\, flute\nWomen’s Choir of Buffalo \nNINA SHEKHAR  Lumina\nCHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS  The Universe in Ecstatic Motion: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra\nCadenza: Enchanting\, balletic\nI. With recitude\nCadenza: Duo\nII. Largo\nIII. Presto \n-INTERMISSION- \nHOLST  The Planets\, Op. 32\nI. Mars\, the Bringer of War\nII. Venus\, the Bringer of Peace\nIII. Mercury\, the Winged Messenger\nIV. Jupiter\, the Bringer of Jollity\nV. Saturn\, te Bringer of Old Age\nVI. Uranus\, the Magician\nVII. Neptune\, the Mystic[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Marina Piccinini\nFlute\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Hailed by Gramophone as “the Heifetz of the flute\,” Marina Piccinini is widely recognized as a daring\, dynamic artist with varied musical interests and powerfully magnetic stage presence\, which has made her a sought-after soloist\, chamber musician\, and recording artist internationally. Known as one of today’s most compelling advocates of both traditional and new works\, she grew up in a multi-national\, multi-lingual household\, and brings the vibrant spirit of her rich heritage and a global perspective to all of her artistic endeavors. \nMs. Piccinini’s artistic tapestry is also woven with threads both musical and non-musical\, ranging from her love of Bachian intricacies and her talents in the visual arts\, to her dedication to kung fu and Buddhist thought. As a 36th-generation Shaolin Fighting Monk\, she relishes an ideology that inspires self-discovery\, discipline\, finding joy\, and having no limits – all of which she brings to her instrumental artistry. \nWith repertoire among the most diverse of today’s preeminent artists\, Ms. Piccinini has garnered special attention for her commitment to the music of our time\, premiering solo works\, chamber works\, and concerti by John Harbison\, Lukas Foss\, Michael Colgrass\, Paquito D’Rivera\, and Aaron Jay Kernis\, among others. \nThese projects have taken her across multiple continents\, including a tour with her most recent work\, a rapturously received flute concerto written for her by Christopher Theofanidis\, “The Universe in Ecstatic Motion\,” premiered at Grant Park Music Festival and co-commissioned by the Aspen Music Festival\, Buffalo and Erie Philharmonics\, and BMOP. Other recent and upcoming highlights include return engagements with the London Philharmonic and Aspen Music Festival; her debut at the Seattle Chamber Music Society;collaborations with the Pacifica Quartet and Vienna Philharmonic Principal Harpist Anneleen Lenaerts\, including a double concerto by Kalevi Aho; touring with Sergio and Clarice Assad; the premiere and recording of a concerto by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Aaron Jay Kernis. Upcoming are concerti by Tebogo Monnakgotla\, premiering with the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra\, and another from Clarice Assad. \nWith pianist Andreas Haefliger\, Piccinini is co-founder of the brand new Zauberklang Festival (the magic of sound)\, presenting music in the mythical birthplace of William Tell (Bürglen\, Switzerland). Its inaugural season features performances with leading artists Hilary Hahn\, Ian Bostridge\, and Avi Avital. \nOther appearances as soloist have included the Boston\, Hong Kong\, Vienna\, Vancouver\, Tokyo\, Toronto\, and National Symphonies\, and the Rotterdam Philharmonic. She has worked with celebrated conductors including Esa-Pekka Salonen\, Seiji Ozawa\, Kurt Masur\, Pierre Boulez\, Jukka-Pekka Saraste\, and Alan Gilbert. Her chamber music collaborations have included the Brentano\, Tokyo\, Mendelssohn\, and Takács Quartets\, pianist Mitsuko Uchida\, and she regularly collaborates and tours with Musicians from Marlboro. She is a prodigious recording artist\, with albums on the Avie\, Claves\, and ECM labels. \nHer intense commitment to education inspired her to create the Marina Piccinini International Masterclasses (MPIMC). Ms. Piccinini was the first flutist to win the coveted Avery Fisher Career Grant\, and also won first prizes in the CBC Young Performers Competition (Canada) and Concert Artists Guild International Competition (NYC). She is currently on the faculty of the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University. \nMarina Piccinini appears by arrangement with Dworkin & Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Nina Shekhar\nComposer\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nNina Shekhar is a composer and multimedia artist who explores the intersection of identity\, vulnerability\, love\, and laughter to create bold and intensely personal works. \nDescribed as “tart and compelling” (New York Times)\, “vivid” (Washington Post)\, and an “orchestral supernova” (LA Times)\, her music has been commissioned and performed by the New York Philharmonic\, LA Philharmonic\, Nashville Symphony\, Minnesota Orchestra\, Seattle Symphony\, Louisville Orchestra\, Sarasota Orchestra\, Oregon Symphony\, Albany Symphony\, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra\, New World Symphony\, Civic Orchestra of Chicago\, Eighth Blackbird\, International Contemporary Ensemble\, JACK Quartet\, New York Youth Symphony\, Alarm Will Sound\, The Crossing\, and Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Her work has been featured by Carnegie Hall\, the Hollywood Bowl\, Kennedy Center\, the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, Walt Disney Concert Hall\, the Library of Congress\, and the National Gallery of Art. \nCurrent projects include commissions for the New York Philharmonic\, Grand Rapids Symphony\, and Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA). Shekhar is the recipient of the 2021 Rudolf Nissim Prize and the 2018 ASCAP Foundation Leonard Bernstein Award\, funded by the Bernstein family. \nAside from composing\, Shekhar is a versatile performing artist as a flutist\, pianist\, and saxophonist. She has been featured by the National Flute Association and has performed in the Detroit International Jazz Festival. \nShekhar is currently a PhD candidate in Music Composition at Princeton University. She is the 2021-2023 Composer-in-Residence for Young Concert Artists. She is a first-generation Indian American and a native of Detroit\, Michigan. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Christopher Theofanidis\nComposer\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nChristopher Theofanidis has had performances by many leading orchestras around the world\, including the London Symphony\, the New York Philharmonic\, the Philadelphia Orchestra\, the Moscow Soloists\, the National\, Atlanta\, Baltimore\, St. Louis\, and Detroit symphonies\, and many others. He also served as Composer of the Year for the Pittsburgh Symphony during their 2006-07 season\, for which he wrote a violin concerto for Sarah Chang. \nMr. Theofanidis holds degrees from Yale\, the Eastman School of Music\, and the University of Houston\, and has been the recipient of the International Masterprize\, the Rome Prize\, a Guggenheim fellowship\, a Fulbright fellowship\, a Tanglewood fellowship\, and two fellowships from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 2007 he was nominated for a GRAMMY for Best Composition for his chorus and orchestra work\, The Here and Now\, based on the poetry of Rumi\, and in 2017 for his bassoon concerto. His orchestral concert work\, Rainbow Body\, has been one of the most performed new orchestral works of the new millennium\, having been performed by over 150 orchestras internationally. \nMr. Theofanidis has written a ballet for the American Ballet Theatre\, a work for the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra as part of their ‘New Brandenburg’ series\, and two operas for the San Francisco and Houston Grand Opera companies. He has a longstanding relationship with the Atlanta Symphony\, having recorded four works with them. He has served as a delegate to the US-Japan Foundation’s Leadership Program\, and is a former faculty member of the Peabody Conservatory and The Juilliard School. He is currently a professor at Yale University\, and Composer-in-Residence and Co-Director of the composition program at the Aspen Music Festival.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Women’s Choir of Buffalo\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nBuffalo Girlchoir was founded in the fall of 2015 with a mission to provide exceptional music instruction to young women from all social strata\, culminating in performances at the highest level of artistic excellence. Since its inception\, the group has grown from 14 singers to nearly 100\, and has been invited to perform with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra on both Pops and Classics programs. \nWomen’s Choir of Buffalo is an ensemble of Buffalo Girlchoir\, serving as a mentorship program where high-achieving high school and college singers are paired with seasoned professionals to guide these young women to the highest level of musical excellence. In addition to recording with the BPO on the Naxos label\, the Women’s Choir has collaborated with the BPO on several occasions\, including with Irish Classical Theatre in A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 2020. \nSingers: Alyssa Agro\, Jenna Agro\, Sunny Bassett\, Melanie Bebak\, Nora Burke\, Emily Creech\, Mihret Creech\, Elin Freeman\, Brielle Hart\, Alivia Hill\, Noor Jatana\, Ani Klein\, Amira Kunz\, Bridget LoFaro-O’Neill\, Caroline Mallonee\, Lokii Maltbie\, Diedre O’Rourke\, Anna Reisdorf\, Tina Reisdorf\, Helena Roaldi\, Ella Roberts\, Rachel Roberts\, Kathryn Simon\, Paris Wicker\, Melissa Wozniak\, Anna Wurst\, Karlina Yanoski\, Ana Zutic[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://bpo.org/event/beyond-the-planets/2024-04-05/
LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023-2024 season,2023-24 Classics Series
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SUMMARY:Schubert & Wagner
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Copland’s popular Billy the Kid Suite complements Schubert’s sublime and familiar “Unfinished” Symphony No. 8. and Wagner’s glorious operatic prelude to Die Meistersinger. Conductor Gerard Schwarz welcomes his son\, Julian\, who takes on the tremendous Cello Concerto by Arthur Foote.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nProgram\nGerard Schwarz\, conductor\nJulian Schwarz\, cello \nCOPLAND  Suite from Billy the Kid\nI. The Open Prairie\nII. Street in a Frontier Town\nIII. Card Game at Night\nIV. Gun Battle\nV. Celebration After Billy’s Capture\nVI. Billy’s Death\nVII. The Open Prairie Again\nFOOTE  Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in G minor\, Op. 33\nI. Allegro ma non troppo\nII. Andante con moto\nIII. Allegro comodo \n-INTERMISSION- \nSCHUBERT  Symphony in B minor\, D. 759\, “Unfinished”\nI. Allegro moderato\nII. Andante con moto\nWAGNER  Three Excerpts from Act III of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg\nIntroduction to Act III\nDance of the Apprentices\nProcession of the Meistersingers[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Julian Schwarz\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nJulian Schwarz was born to a multigenerational musical family in 1991. Recognized from a young age as a cellist destined to rank among the best of the 21st century\, his powerful tone\, effortless virtuosity\, and extraordinarily large color palette are hallmarks of his style. \nSince making his concerto debut at the age of 11 with the Seattle Symphony with his father\, Gerard Schwarz\, on the podium\, Julian Schwarz has led an active career as a soloist performing with the symphony orchestras of Buffalo\, Charlotte\, Columbus\, Hartford\, Jacksonville\, Louisville\, Memphis\, Modesto\, Omaha\, Puerto Rico\, Richmond\, Rochester\, San Antonio\, Seattle\, Toledo\, Tucson\, and Virginia\, among others. Internationally\, he has appeared in Australia with the Queensland Symphony\, in Mexico with the Boca del Rio Philharmonic in Veracruz and the Mexico City Philharmonic\, and in Hong Kong at the Intimacy of Creativity Festival. He has also appeared at the Salzburg Mozarteum in Austria and the Verbier Festival in Switzerland. \nAs a chamber musician\, Mr. Schwarz performs extensively in recital with pianist Marika Bournaki. In 2016\, the Schwarz-Bournaki duo was awarded the first prize at the inaugural Boulder International String Competition’s “The Art of Duo\,” and subsequently embarked on an extensive 10-recital tour of China in March 2017. \nJulian Schwarz is an ardent supporter of new music and has premiered concertos by Richard Danielpour and Samuel Jones. In the 2017-18 season\, he gave the world premiere of Lowell Liebermann’s first Cello Concerto with the Toledo Symphony\, followed by performances of the work with a consortium of five other orchestras. No stranger to the recording studio\, he has recorded Bright Sheng’s “Northern Lights” for Naxos\, the complete cello/piano works by Ernest Bloch for the Milken Archive of American Jewish Music\, and a CD of concertos with the Seattle Symphony. \nA devoted teacher\, Mr. Schwarz serves as Assistant Professor of Cello at Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University\, and on the artist faculty of New York University. He spends his summers teaching and performing at the Eastern Music Festival in Greensboro\, NC. \nBorn in Seattle\, WA\, Julian Schwarz studied at the Colburn School in Los Angeles under Ronald Leonard\, followed by a move to New York City to study with mentor Joel Krosnick at The Juilliard School\, earning his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in 2014 and 2016\, respectively. \nMr. Schwarz plays a Neapolitan cello made by Gennaro Gagliano in 1743\, and uses an American bow made by Paul Martin Siefried. He is an active contributor to Strings Magazine’s Artist Blog and sits on the music committee of the National Arts Club. A Pirastro artist\, he endorses and plays the “Perpetual” medium and edition sets of cello strings\, as well as Melos Rosin. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Gerard Schwarz\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nThe GRAMMY-nominated American conductor Gerard Schwarz – internationally recognized for his moving performances\, innovative programming\, and extensive catalog of recordings – serves as Music Director of the All-Star Orchestra\, Eastern Music Festival\, Palm Beach Symphony\, and Mozart Orchestra of New York. He is also Conductor Laureate of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra and Conductor Emeritus of the Mostly Mozart Festival. Schwarz is the Distinguished Professor of Music\, Conducting and Orchestral Studies of the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami\, and Music Director of the Frost Symphony Orchestra. \nGuest appearance highlights of Schwarz’s 2023-24 season include performances with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra with violinist Karen Gomyo\, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra with pianist Orion Weiss\, the Buffalo Philharmonic and Charleston Symphony with cellist Julian Schwarz\, and the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra. His considerable discography of over 350 albums showcases his collaborations with some of the world’s greatest orchestras\, including the Philadelphia Orchestra\, London Symphony Orchestra\, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra\, Orchestre National de France\, Tokyo Philharmonic\, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra\, New York Chamber Symphony\, and Seattle Symphony Orchestra. The Gerard Schwarz Collection\, a 30-CD box set of previously unreleased or limited-release works spanning his entire recording career\, was released by Naxos in 2017. \nSchwarz began his professional career as co-principal trumpet of the New York Philharmonic\, and has held Music Director positions with the Mostly Mozart Festival\, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic\, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra\, and New York Chamber Symphony. As a guest conductor\, he has worked with many of the world’s finest orchestras\, and has led the San Francisco Opera\, Washington National Opera\, and Seattle Opera on many occasions. \nWith more than 300 world premieres to his credit\, Schwarz has always commissioned and performed new music. As Music Director of the Eastern Music Festival\, he initiated the Bonnie McElveen-Hunter Commissioning Project in 2013\, celebrating American composers. The project has commissioned works by John Corigliano\, Richard Danielpour\, André Previn\, HyeKyung Lee\, and Lowell Liebermann. \nSchwarz is a renowned interpreter of 19th-century German\, Austrian\, and Russian repertoire\, in addition to his illustrious work with contemporary American composers. He completed his final season as Music Director of the Seattle Symphony in 2011 after an acclaimed 26 years\, a period of dramatic artistic growth for the ensemble. During his leadership\, Schwarz was indispensable in the building of Benaroya Hall\, spearheading efforts that resulted in the acoustically superb new home for the Seattle Symphony. The city of Seattle recognized his outstanding achievements by naming the street alongside Benaroya Hall “Gerard Schwarz Place.” \nIn more than five decades as a respected classical musician and conductor\, Schwarz has received hundreds of honors and accolades\, including nine Emmy Awards\, 14 GRAMMY nominations\, eight ASCAP Awards\, and numerous Stereo Review and Ovation Awards. He holds the Ditson Conductor’s Award from Columbia University and was the first American named Conductor of the Year by Musical America. He has received numerous honorary doctorates\, including from The Juilliard School\, his alma mater. His memoir\, Behind the Baton: An American Icon Talks Music\, was published by Hal Leonard in 2017. He has been married to Jody for 40 years\, has four children\, and lives in Florida. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://bpo.org/event/schubert-wagner/2024-03-24/
LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023-2024 season,2023-24 Classics Series
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SUMMARY:Schubert & Wagner
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Copland’s popular Billy the Kid Suite complements Schubert’s sublime and familiar “Unfinished” Symphony No. 8. and Wagner’s glorious operatic prelude to Die Meistersinger. Conductor Gerard Schwarz welcomes his son\, Julian\, who takes on the tremendous Cello Concerto by Arthur Foote.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nProgram\nGerard Schwarz\, conductor\nJulian Schwarz\, cello \nCOPLAND  Suite from Billy the Kid\nI. The Open Prairie\nII. Street in a Frontier Town\nIII. Card Game at Night\nIV. Gun Battle\nV. Celebration After Billy’s Capture\nVI. Billy’s Death\nVII. The Open Prairie Again\nFOOTE  Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in G minor\, Op. 33\nI. Allegro ma non troppo\nII. Andante con moto\nIII. Allegro comodo \n-INTERMISSION- \nSCHUBERT  Symphony in B minor\, D. 759\, “Unfinished”\nI. Allegro moderato\nII. Andante con moto\nWAGNER  Three Excerpts from Act III of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg\nIntroduction to Act III\nDance of the Apprentices\nProcession of the Meistersingers[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Julian Schwarz\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nJulian Schwarz was born to a multigenerational musical family in 1991. Recognized from a young age as a cellist destined to rank among the best of the 21st century\, his powerful tone\, effortless virtuosity\, and extraordinarily large color palette are hallmarks of his style. \nSince making his concerto debut at the age of 11 with the Seattle Symphony with his father\, Gerard Schwarz\, on the podium\, Julian Schwarz has led an active career as a soloist performing with the symphony orchestras of Buffalo\, Charlotte\, Columbus\, Hartford\, Jacksonville\, Louisville\, Memphis\, Modesto\, Omaha\, Puerto Rico\, Richmond\, Rochester\, San Antonio\, Seattle\, Toledo\, Tucson\, and Virginia\, among others. Internationally\, he has appeared in Australia with the Queensland Symphony\, in Mexico with the Boca del Rio Philharmonic in Veracruz and the Mexico City Philharmonic\, and in Hong Kong at the Intimacy of Creativity Festival. He has also appeared at the Salzburg Mozarteum in Austria and the Verbier Festival in Switzerland. \nAs a chamber musician\, Mr. Schwarz performs extensively in recital with pianist Marika Bournaki. In 2016\, the Schwarz-Bournaki duo was awarded the first prize at the inaugural Boulder International String Competition’s “The Art of Duo\,” and subsequently embarked on an extensive 10-recital tour of China in March 2017. \nJulian Schwarz is an ardent supporter of new music and has premiered concertos by Richard Danielpour and Samuel Jones. In the 2017-18 season\, he gave the world premiere of Lowell Liebermann’s first Cello Concerto with the Toledo Symphony\, followed by performances of the work with a consortium of five other orchestras. No stranger to the recording studio\, he has recorded Bright Sheng’s “Northern Lights” for Naxos\, the complete cello/piano works by Ernest Bloch for the Milken Archive of American Jewish Music\, and a CD of concertos with the Seattle Symphony. \nA devoted teacher\, Mr. Schwarz serves as Assistant Professor of Cello at Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University\, and on the artist faculty of New York University. He spends his summers teaching and performing at the Eastern Music Festival in Greensboro\, NC. \nBorn in Seattle\, WA\, Julian Schwarz studied at the Colburn School in Los Angeles under Ronald Leonard\, followed by a move to New York City to study with mentor Joel Krosnick at The Juilliard School\, earning his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in 2014 and 2016\, respectively. \nMr. Schwarz plays a Neapolitan cello made by Gennaro Gagliano in 1743\, and uses an American bow made by Paul Martin Siefried. He is an active contributor to Strings Magazine’s Artist Blog and sits on the music committee of the National Arts Club. A Pirastro artist\, he endorses and plays the “Perpetual” medium and edition sets of cello strings\, as well as Melos Rosin. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Gerard Schwarz\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nThe GRAMMY-nominated American conductor Gerard Schwarz – internationally recognized for his moving performances\, innovative programming\, and extensive catalog of recordings – serves as Music Director of the All-Star Orchestra\, Eastern Music Festival\, Palm Beach Symphony\, and Mozart Orchestra of New York. He is also Conductor Laureate of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra and Conductor Emeritus of the Mostly Mozart Festival. Schwarz is the Distinguished Professor of Music\, Conducting and Orchestral Studies of the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami\, and Music Director of the Frost Symphony Orchestra. \nGuest appearance highlights of Schwarz’s 2023-24 season include performances with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra with violinist Karen Gomyo\, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra with pianist Orion Weiss\, the Buffalo Philharmonic and Charleston Symphony with cellist Julian Schwarz\, and the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra. His considerable discography of over 350 albums showcases his collaborations with some of the world’s greatest orchestras\, including the Philadelphia Orchestra\, London Symphony Orchestra\, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra\, Orchestre National de France\, Tokyo Philharmonic\, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra\, New York Chamber Symphony\, and Seattle Symphony Orchestra. The Gerard Schwarz Collection\, a 30-CD box set of previously unreleased or limited-release works spanning his entire recording career\, was released by Naxos in 2017. \nSchwarz began his professional career as co-principal trumpet of the New York Philharmonic\, and has held Music Director positions with the Mostly Mozart Festival\, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic\, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra\, and New York Chamber Symphony. As a guest conductor\, he has worked with many of the world’s finest orchestras\, and has led the San Francisco Opera\, Washington National Opera\, and Seattle Opera on many occasions. \nWith more than 300 world premieres to his credit\, Schwarz has always commissioned and performed new music. As Music Director of the Eastern Music Festival\, he initiated the Bonnie McElveen-Hunter Commissioning Project in 2013\, celebrating American composers. The project has commissioned works by John Corigliano\, Richard Danielpour\, André Previn\, HyeKyung Lee\, and Lowell Liebermann. \nSchwarz is a renowned interpreter of 19th-century German\, Austrian\, and Russian repertoire\, in addition to his illustrious work with contemporary American composers. He completed his final season as Music Director of the Seattle Symphony in 2011 after an acclaimed 26 years\, a period of dramatic artistic growth for the ensemble. During his leadership\, Schwarz was indispensable in the building of Benaroya Hall\, spearheading efforts that resulted in the acoustically superb new home for the Seattle Symphony. The city of Seattle recognized his outstanding achievements by naming the street alongside Benaroya Hall “Gerard Schwarz Place.” \nIn more than five decades as a respected classical musician and conductor\, Schwarz has received hundreds of honors and accolades\, including nine Emmy Awards\, 14 GRAMMY nominations\, eight ASCAP Awards\, and numerous Stereo Review and Ovation Awards. He holds the Ditson Conductor’s Award from Columbia University and was the first American named Conductor of the Year by Musical America. He has received numerous honorary doctorates\, including from The Juilliard School\, his alma mater. His memoir\, Behind the Baton: An American Icon Talks Music\, was published by Hal Leonard in 2017. He has been married to Jody for 40 years\, has four children\, and lives in Florida. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://bpo.org/event/schubert-wagner/2024-03-23/
LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023-2024 season,2023-24 Classics Series
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SUMMARY:Mendelssohn's Reformation
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Internationally-acclaimed violinist and Sphinx Competition laureate Melissa White was recently appointed Professor of Music at UB. She performs the sweeping Violin Concerto No. 2 of Florence Price in a program also featuring two rarely performed works: Reger’s Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven\, and Mendelssohn’s “Reformation” symphony.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nThe BPO Coffee Concert Series is presented by Highmark. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nProgram\nLeon Botstein\, conductor\nMelissa White\, violin \nREGER  Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven\, Op. 86\nPRICE  Concerto No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra\nMENDELSSOHN  Symphony No. 5 in D major\, Op. 107\, “Reformation”\nI. Andante – Allegro con fuoco\nII. Allegro vivace\nIII. Andante\nIV. Chorale: Andante con moto – Allegro vivace[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Melissa White\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nAmerican violinist Melissa White has enchanted audiences and critics around the world for her “warmly expressive and lyrical…glittering” playing (Chicago Classical Review) and for “making her violin sing elegantly” (Aspen Times). Ms. White’s rapid rise as a soloist has captured the attention of orchestras and audiences worldwide\, many of whom already know her for her successes as a founding member of the Grammy-winning Harlem Quartet. \nMs. White is the 2023-2024 Joyce C. Willis Artist in Residence with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra. She boasts a busy orchestral season\, including debuts with the Charlotte\, Valdosta\, and West Virginia Symphony Orchestras\, in addition to the BPO\, and a return both as soloist and curator of the chamber music series with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Recent orchestral performances for Ms. White include features with the Philadelphia Orchestra\, Cincinnati Symphony\, Chicago Sinfonietta\, Richmond Symphony\, Midland Symphony\, Northwest Sinfonietta\, and the Aspen\, Brevard\, and Heartland Festival Orchestras. \nFollowing her solo recital debuts at Carnegie Hall and the Phillips Collection in the spring of 2023\, Ms. White performs in recital together with pianist Pallavi Mahidhara this season at the Binghamton Philharmonic’s Phelps Mansion Museum Series\, the Corpus Christi Chamber Music Society\, and Purdue Convocations\, among others. In the summer of 2023\, she joined the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective at London’s Wigmore Hall alongside Hilary Hahn\, collaborated with the DUBHE Ensemble National Orchestra Institute + Festival\, and will reunite with both ensembles for additional performances this season. \nA first-prize laureate in the Sphinx Competition\, she has performed with such leading U.S. ensembles as the Cleveland Orchestra\, the Boston Pops\, the Louisville Orchestra\, and the Atlanta\, Baltimore\, Colorado\, Detroit\, and Pittsburgh symphony orchestras. Internationally\, she has appeared as a soloist with Poland’s Filharmonia Dolnośląska; with the Colombian Youth Orchestra in a tour of that country; with the Czech National Philharmonic; and as a recitalist in Baku\, Azerbaijian\, and Jelenia Góra\, Poland. Additional credits include violin solo in the soundtrack to Jordan Peele’s 2019 psychological thriller\, Us\, and performances alongside several pop artists including Pharrell\, Bruno Mars\, Alicia Keys\, and Lauryn Hill. \nMs. White is a founding member of the New York-based Harlem Quartet\, where since 2006 her passion and artistry have contributed to performances that have been hailed for “bringing a new attitude to classical music\, one that is fresh\, bracing and intelligent” (Cincinnati Enquirer). Together with Harlem Quartet\, she has worked with such classical music luminaries as Itzhak Perlman\, Ida Kavakian\, Paul Katz\, and Anthony McGill; appeared in many of the country’s most prestigious venues\, including Carnegie Hall\, the White House\, and the Kennedy Center; and performed throughout the U.S. as well as in Europe\, Africa\, Japan\, and the United Kingdom. Harlem Quartet was named quartet-in-residence at Montclair State University in the fall of 2021; and has been the visiting quartet-in-residence at the Royal College of Music in London since 2016. \nA passionate educator\, Ms. White currently serves as Music Artist Faculty at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture\, Education\, and Human Development\, and as of fall 2022\, she is Professor of Music at the University at Buffalo. \nA Native of Michigan\, she received her BMus from the Curtis Institute of Music and MMus from the New England Conservatory\, where her teachers included Jaime Laredo\, Ida Kavafian\, Donald Weilerstein\, and Miriam Fried. \nIn addition to her musical career\, Ms. White has enjoyed practicing various styles of yoga for more than a decade\, and completed training in both Vinyasa and Ashtanga at Sampoorna Yoga School in Goa\, India. She is the co-founder of Intermission\, a groundbreaking program that unites body\, mind\, breath\, and music-making through yoga and meditation\, comprising sessions for students and retreats for professionals. \nMelissa is represented worldwide by Dinin Arts Management & Consulting. She is incredibly grateful to be playing a c. 1780 Ferdinando Gagliano violin\, currently on loan from Strumenti. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Leon Botstein\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nA visionary conductor who has dedicated his career to the discovery of rare repertoire\, Leon Botstein is Music Director and Principal Conductor of the American Symphony Orchestra\, founder and Music Director of The Orchestra Now\, Artistic Director of Bard SummerScape and the Bard Music Festival\, and Conductor Laureate of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra\, where he served as Music Director from 2003-2011. As the Music Director of the American Symphony Orchestra and The Orchestra Now\, he appears at Carnegie Hall more often than any other conductor of our time. \nLeon Botstein has appeared at the Stars of the White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg as a guest conductor for three consecutive summers\, leading the orchestra and chorus of the Mariinsky Theater in performances featuring rare masterpieces. Last summer it was a concert performance of Alexander von Zemlinsky’s opera The Dwarf (Der Zwerg). The year before\, Maestro Botstein conducted the Russian premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s Candide. In 2017 he led the performance of Taneyev’s opera\, Oresteia\, and a concert of American symphonic music. \nHis recent appointment as Artistic Director of Campus Grafenegg in Austria\, with the mandate to create and lead the prestigious Austrian festival’s own unique artistic programming\, makes Leon Botstein one of the very few Americans in positions of artistic leadership with high-profile European musical institutions. In the inaugural 2018 season\, his narrative-driven Grafenegg programs attracted star collaborators\, including Thomas Hampson and Dennis Russell Davies. \nMaestro Botstein’s unique approach to programming gives audiences all over the world opportunities to encounter neglected works\, which he performs alongside standard repertoire masterpieces\, creating rich musical context and often enhancing the experience with preconcert talks. Like-minded dynamic ensembles\, seeking to broaden the musical horizons of their players and listeners\, frequently invite Leon Botstein as a guest conductor. These include the Los Angeles Philharmonic\, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra\, Aspen Music Festival\, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra\, Mariinsky Theatre\, Russian National Orchestra in Moscow\, the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden\, Taipei Symphony\, Simón Bolivar Symphony Orchestra\, and the Sinfónica Juvenil de Caracas in Venezuela. \nOver 25\,000 people tuned into the Facebook stream of Leon Botstein’s recent Sight & Sound performance with The Orchestra Now from the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, exploring the nexus between music and visual arts. Many of Maestro’s live performances with the American Symphony Orchestra are available online\, where they have sold more than a quarter of a million downloads in total. \nHe has also recorded with the London Philharmonic\, NDR Orchestra Hamburg\, and the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra. The recording of Popov’s first symphony with the London Symphony Orchestra was nominated for a Grammy Award. Leon Botstein is the editor of The Musical Quarterly and the author of numerous articles and books\, including the volume\, Von Beethoven zu Berg: Das Gedächtnis der Moderne (2013). \nFor his contributions to music\, Maestro has received the American Academy of Arts and Letters and Harvard University’s Centennial Award\, as well as the Cross of Honor\, First Class from the government of Austria. Maestro’s recent distinctions also include the Bruckner Society’s Julio Kilenyi Medal of Honor for his interpretations of Anton Bruckner’s music\, as well as the Leonard Bernstein Award for the Elevation of Music in Society. In 2011 he was inducted into the American Philosophical Society. \nLeon Botstein combines his conducting career with his work as the President of Bard College\, a position he has held since 1975. He also initiated the creation of the first liberal education department in Russia: the Smolny College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at St. Petersburg State University. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://bpo.org/event/mendelssohns-reformation/2024-03-15/
LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023-2024 season,2023-24 Classics Series
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SUMMARY:Masterclass with Melissa White\, violin
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra hosts incredible guest artists each year on our Classics Series. We make many of these masters available to the community in our Masterclass series. These artists will work one-on-one with talented local students in front of a live audience. All events are FREE with a required reservation. \nLearn more about violinist Melissa White. \nMusically advanced high school and college students are invited to apply as a performer for these classes. All applications require a private instructor’s nomination and an audio recording.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Please send application and recording to rpudlewski@bpo.org. \nDEADLINE: Feb 21\, 2024\nMaterials must be received by this date to be considered. All applicants notified by March 1st.  \nQuestions:\nRachael Pudlewski\nAssociate Director of Education\n(716) 242-7822 or rpudlewski@bpo.org[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_btn title=”Apply Now” color=”primary” size=”lg” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fbpo.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F10%2FMC-app_Melissa-White.pdf|title:Melissa%20White%20MC%20app|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://bpo.org/event/masterclass-melissa-white/
LOCATION:Clement House @ 786 Delaware Ave.\, 786 Delaware Ave.\, Buffalo\, 14209\, United States
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SUMMARY:First Ladies of Song
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As the former lead vocalist with the Count Basie Orchestra\, Carmen Bradford is one of jazz music’s most exciting vocal stylists. She pays homage to legends Ella Fitzgerald\, Billie Holiday\, Sarah Vaughan\, and Lena Horne in this special program featuring the likes of Fascinatin’ Rhythm\, Love Me or Leave Me\, and many more. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]Join us after the concert for a Musician’s Nightcap! \nMeet us on the lower level after the performance for light conversations with BPO musicians and complimentary wine and bites\, hosted by BPO double bassist Jonathan Borden. This special event is FREE and open to all ticketholders.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nProgram\nBradley Thachuk\, conductor\nCarmen Bradford\, vocals \n\n\n\narr. Jeff Tyzik\nMasters of Swing\, Volume 2\n\n\nWALLER & RAZAF / arr. Tyzik\nHoneysuckle Rose\n\n\nGEORGE & IRA GERSHWIN / arr. Nelson Riddle\nLove is Here to Stay\n\n\nGEORGE & IRA GERSHWIN / arr. Riddle\nSomeone to Watch Over Me\n\n\nW. C. HANDY / arr. Tyzik\nSt. Louis Blues\n\n\nTYZIK\nLullaby for Basie\n\n\nTYZIK\nSwing\, Swing\, Swing\n\n\nGEORGE & IRA GERSHWIN / arr. Riddle\nFascinatin’ Rhythm\n\n\nCOSLOW / arr. Tyzik\nMr. Paganini\n\n\nKERN & FIELDS / arr. Riddle\nI Won’t Dance\n\n\n\n–INTERMISSION– \n\n\n\narr. Tyzik\nMasters of Swing\, Volume 3\n\n\nARLEN & KOEHLER / arr. Nestico\nI’ve Got a Right to Sing the Blues\n\n\nGEORGE & IRA GERSHWIN / arr. Riddle\nBut Not For Me\n\n\nPETTIS\, MEYERS & SCHOEBEL / arr. Tyzik\nBugle Call Blues\n\n\norch. Tyzik\nSong of the Volga Boatman\n\n\nDONALDSON & KAHN / arr. Riddle\nLove Me or Leave Me\n\n\nGEORGE & IRA GERSHWIN / arr. Riddle\nI’ve Got a Crush On You\n\n\nFITZGERALD & FELDMAN / arr. Cook\nA Tisket A Tasket\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Carmen Bradford\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nBorn in Austin\, Texas and raised in Altadena\, California\, Grammy nominee Carmen Bradford grew up with music in her home and in her heart. It was only natural that Carmen would follow in the footsteps of her great family legacy\, being the daughter of legendary trumpeter/ composer Bobby Bradford and world-renowned vocalist/composer Melba Joyce. Her grandfather Melvin Moore sang with Lucky Millender and Dizzy Gillespie’s Big Band in the 1940s\, in addition to singing with the Ink Spots\, making Carmen the third generation of incredible musicians. She has carved out a place in music history for herself and is playing an integral role in this uniquely American art form called jazz. Carmen Bradford is Jazz Royalty. \nCarmen was discovered and hired by William “Count” Basie and was the featured vocalist in the legendary Count Basie Orchestra for nine years. She has since performed and/or recorded with: Wynton Marsalis\, Shelly Berg\, and John Clayton\, along with the Clayton Hamilton Orchestra\, Nancy Wilson\, Doc Severinsen\, Tony Bennett\, James Brown\, Patti Austin\, Byron Stripling\, Dori Caymmi\, George Benson\, Lena Horne\, Frank Sinatra\, Joe Williams\, DIVA Jazz Orchestra\, the National Symphony\, Rochester Philharmonic\, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra\, Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra\, the Dani Felber Big Band\, Dallas Symphony\, Oklahoma Symphony\, Vancouver Philharmonic\, and countless artists around the world. Carmen performed on two Grammy Award-winning albums with the Basie band in the 1980s\, and later collaborated on a third Grammy Award-winning album\, “Big Boss Band\,” with guitarist George Benson in 1991. Her soulful voice warmed the hearts of Americans through the celebrated performance of the classic duet\, “How Do You Keep The Music Playing?” on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson that same year. \nCarmen’s 2015 release\, John Mills’ “Invisible Design” featuring Carmen Bradford\, is another example of Carmen Bradford’s ability to sing all forms of jazz\, be it straight ahead jazz\, blues or jazz fusion\, and swing it like nobody can. A first for Carmen was the 2015 release of the legendary Count Basie Orchestra Christmas album directed by Scotty Barnhart\, titled ”A Very Swingin’ Basie Christmas” on Concord Records\, with Johnny Mathis\, Carmen Bradford\, and Ledisi. \nIn 2016\, Carmen Bradford was asked by South African trumpeter Darren English to be a part of his new critically acclaimed CD “Imagination Nation” on Hot Shoe Records. Whether it’s a duo concert with Shelly Berg\, Big Band with the ladies of DIVA\, or her new favorite – performing with symphony orchestras around the world – Carmen Bradford’s body of work reflects a vast depth of musical experience and technical brilliance. She is also recognized for the overwhelming passion she brings to the lyric. \nCarmen Bradford’s love of teaching has been recognized by the San Francisco Conservatory of Music as the new Roots\, Jazz\, and American Music (RJAM) Program has welcomed her with open arms. Carmen is the resident Professor of Jazz Voice\, and Director of Vocal Jazz Studies. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://bpo.org/event/first-ladies-of-song/
LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023-2024 season,2023-24 Pops Series
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SUMMARY:The Music of Phil Collins & Genesis
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]From In the Air Tonight to Against All Odds\, and Turn It On Again to Invisible Touch\, Phil Collins has been responsible for some of the most cherished musical moments of 70’s to the present day. His songs from the legendary band\, Genesis\, and his solo work have been a consistent soundtrack to our lives and will be presented in a way they’ve never been heard before – reimagined for full orchestra with a phenomenal frontman and all-star band.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nProgram\nBradley Thachuk\, conductor\, arranger\, orchestrator\nSteve Thachuk\, guitar & arranger\nJeremy Saje\, vocals\nPaul Ill\, bass\nDan Potruch\, drums\nZachary Provost\, keyboard \nProgram to be announced from the stage.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Steve Thachuk\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \n\nSteve is known throughout the world as a classical guitar virtuoso\, and has performed as a soloist in concert\, with orchestras\, and on radio across North America and Europe. He was always a maverick in the classical world\, often playing electric guitar\, experimental music\, and rock tunes in a classical style. In 2009\, Steve partnered with Jeff Young (Megadeth) for acoustic shows in England\, and since then has turned his attention more and more to his rock ‘n’ roll roots. \n\n\nAfter a stint with an acoustic fusion trio (with Julian Coryell\, guitarist for Alanis Morissette & Leonard Cohen)\, Steve began working as an orchestrator for Steve Hackett (Genesis) and his Genesis Revisited for Band & Orchestra project. This collaboration produced a British tour and a live album and DVD from Royal Festival Hall in London. Steve went on later to orchestrate a show for Dave Mason from Traffic\, and has been producing band and orchestra tributes ever since. \n\n\nSteve played with the band ALLIANCE in the Toronto hard rock scene of the late ‘80s\, but then left to pursue his classical performing career. He currently plays in several bands in Los Angeles\, works as a session player\, and performs in experimental and ambient concerts. \n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Jeremy Saje\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Jeremy Saje has been performing his entire life\, beginning with singing numbers in his father’s magic shows. In high school\, Jeremy found the wonder of musical theater and embarked on his career directly after graduation\, performing on stages up and down the Eastern Seaboard playing such roles as Billy Crocker in Anything Goes\, Pontius Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar\, The Hawker in Tommy\, Prince Dauntless in Once Upon a Mattress\, Charlie Brown in You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown\, Mary Sunshine in Chicago\, and many more. Jeremy’s decision to move to California saw the opportunity to originate a few roles\, including the title role in Old Ben\, as well as several national tours and off-Broadway runs of new works. He ventured back east as a soloist in the world premiere of Jesus Christ Superstar GOSPEL with the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta\, GA. Sir Tim Rice and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber were in attendance on opening night and gave rave reviews of the production and cast. He returned to California for several productions with DOMA Theatre Company\, to stellar reviews. Broadway World wrote\, “His ‘Judas’ Death’ in Act II will shake you right out of your seats\,” regarding Jeremy’s portrayal of Judas in DOMA Theatre Company’s Jesus Christ Superstar. \nJeremy never left behind his rock ‘n’ roll and soul roots\, and performs with bands regularly throughout Southern California. His powerful voice\, expressive range\, and theatrical approach have made him a popular staple of the music scene and in-demand as a singer and voice-over artist.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Paul Ill\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Life-long bassist and songwriter Paul Ill counts playing with the Willie Dixon Family Band at Mr. Dixon’s wake\, tracking live in a London studio with Tina Turner\, playing and songwriting with Dire Straits Legacy\, Christina Aguilera\, Pink\, and Alicia Keys\, and performing with Bob Weir as career peak experiences. \nHe is a graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music\, and as a studio bassist has played on recordings that have sold over 20 million records. He has sold more than 4.5 million records as a songwriter. \nHis recording and touring credits include the aforementioned Tina Turner\, Bob Weir\, Annie Lennox\, Linda Perry (whom he counts as a crucial influence and mentor)\, Courtney Love\, Christina Aguilera\, Alicia Keys\, Pink\, Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)\, James Blunt\, Michael Des Barres\, Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones)\, Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)\, and Wayne Kramer (MC5)\, just to name a few. \nPaul is a “first call” studio musician\, songwriter\, orchestrator\, and arranger for esteemed record producers such as Jack Douglas\, Little Steven Van Zandt\, and Guy Chambers. He\, along with Bobby Owsinski\, is the co-author of The Studio Musician’s Handbook\, published internationally by Hal Leonard Music Publishing.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Dan Potruch\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Dan has been a working drummer in Los Angeles since 1986. He is a graduate of the acclaimed Musicians Institute in Hollywood and has studied with some of music’s finest musicians and teachers\, including Gregg Bissonette\, Alex Acuna\, and Richard Wilson. \nIn the mid ‘80s\, Potruch worked with jazz artists Tony Guerrero\, Doug Webb\, and Deron Johnson of Miles Davis fame\, as well as a host of R&B and Blues artists including Guitar Shorty and Kevin Moore (a.k.a. Keb Mo). Through the ‘90s\, Dan toured and recorded with Mark Lindsay\, original lead singer of Paul Revere and the Raiders. \nDan is a noted session drummer and producer. Jack Douglas has said\, “Dan is one of my secret weapons in the studio.” Former Capitol Records President/Producer Andy Slater includes Potruch in his Neil Young tribute group\, Ragged Glory. He has also performed on various film soundtracks at Beacon Street Studios including The Bachelorette\, Anchorman II\, and Casa De Mi Padre. Dan also performed with Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry on The Tonight Show.  \nDan continues to stay very busy as the touring drummer for Richie Kotzen (Mr. Big\, Winery Dogs) and with his band\, Uncle Duane’s Band. Dan exclusively uses Paiste Cymbals and Innovative Percussion Sticks.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Zachary Provost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Zach Provost is an in-demand keyboardist\, singer\, songwriter\, and producer based in Los Angeles. He was Josh Groban’s bandleader and pianist for five years\, and has performed with Elton John\, John Williams\, Carlos Santana\, Willie Nelson\, David Foster\, Bela Fleck\, Jason Scheff (former lead singer of Chicago)\, Uncle Kracker\, Coolio\, and many others. His most recent album\, Walk That Road\, can be found wherever you find music. \nZach exclusively uses Decibel keyboards.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://bpo.org/event/phil-collins-genesis/
LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023-2024 season,2023-24 Rock Series
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SUMMARY:Don Quixote
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A weekend of fanciful dreams and fantastical escapades awaits when the musical narration of Richard Strauss’ Don Quixote takes the stage with BPO principal Roman Mekinulov portraying the role of the knight errant. The intoxicating romance of Spain continues with Ravel’s lush Rapsodie espagnole.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nThe BPO Coffee Concert Series is presented by Highmark. \n \n  \nThis performance is presented in loving memory of Theresa Thomas. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nProgram\nJoAnn Falletta\, conductor\nRoman Mekinulov\, cello \nBefore intermission\, please remain seated for a discussion of Strauss’ Don Quixote from the conductor and orchestra. \nRAVEL  Rapsodie espagnole\nI. Prélude à la nuit\nII. Malagueña\nIII. Habanera\nIV. Feria \n−INTERMISSION− \nSTRAUSS  Don Quixote\, Op. 35\nI. Introduction: Don Quixote loses his sanity after reading novels about knights\, and decides to become a knight-errant \nII. Theme and Variations\nTheme: Don Quixote\, knight of the sorrowful countenance\nMaggiore: Sancho Panza\nVariation I: Adventure at the Windmills\nVariation II: The victorious struggle against the army of the great Emperor Alifanfaron\nVariation III: Dialogue between knight and squire\nVariation IV: Unhappy adventure with a procession of pilgrims\nVariation V: The Knight’s Vigil\nVariation VI: The Meeting with Dulcinea\nVariation VII: The Ride through the Air\nVariation VIII: The unhappy voyage in the enchanted boat\nVariation IX: Battle with the Magicians\nVariation X: Duel with the Knight of the White Moon \nIII. Finale: Coming to his senses again − Death of Don Quixote[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://bpo.org/event/don-quixote/2024-03-01/
LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023-2024 season,2023-24 Classics Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240224T193000
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SUMMARY:The Music of Elton John with Michael Cavanaugh
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Bradley Thachuk\, conductor\nMichael Cavanaugh\, piano and vocals \nBroadway star Michael Cavanaugh thrills audiences with his spot-on interpretation of Elton John’s iconic hits in this tribute to the legendary singer-songwriter of over 450 tunes.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nThis evening’s performance is sponsored by Oliver’s. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nJoin us after the concert for the Feather Boa Ball!\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”39481″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Grab your sequined jackets and feather boas because the Elton John party doesn’t end after the BPO wraps! Join us after the concert for the Feather Boa Ball\, featuring live music by 716 favorite Welcome Distraction! Tickets to the BPO concert are required to attend this special post-concert party.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Add on tickets to the Feather Boa Ball!” color=”juicy-pink” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fbpo.org%2Fboa-ball%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] \nFeather Boa Ball sponsored by: \n \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Michael Cavanaugh\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nMichael Cavanaugh is the new voice of the American Rock & Roll Songbook and a charismatic performer and musician\, made famous for his piano/lead vocals in the Broadway musical Movin’ Out. Handpicked by Billy Joel to star in Movin’ Out\, Cavanaugh evokes a style rivaling the Piano Man. He appeared as the lead role of the show for three years with over 1\,200 performances and received multiple accolades. The show culminated in 2003 with both Grammy and Tony award nominations. \nMichael began playing music at age seven\, when his parents bought their first piano. Encouraged by family and friends and inspired by his hero Billy Joel\, Michael formed his first band at age 10 and began playing local functions\, fine-tuning the craft that would become his chosen career. His first full-time gig as a musician was an extended engagement in Orlando\, Florida at a piano bar called Blazing Pianos. In January of 1999\, Michael received an offer that would unknowingly change his life: an opportunity to play Las Vegas at the famed New York\, New York Hotel and Casino. It was there that Billy Joel spotted Michael and joined him on stage one fateful night of February 2001. It only took two songs before Billy was convinced that he had found his new Piano Man: Michael Cavanaugh. Michael closed up shop at New York\, New York and moved to New York City to work alongside Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp to shape the Broadway musical that would be called Movin’ Out. \nWith the close of Movin’ Out at the end of 2005\, Michael began touring worldwide in his own right\, creating a show that reinterprets the modern pop/rock songbook known as The Music of Billy Joel and Elton John. Michael soon became one of the hottest artists in the private events market\, and continues to perform worldwide. His tours consist of company and charity events\, performing arts centers\, as well as sporting events including many PGA Tour events\, the Super Bowl\, and the Indy 500. His interpretation of the modern rock/pop songbook led to Billboard calling him “The New Voice of the American Rock and Roll Songbook\,” and he was recognized by Reuters as Entertainer of the Year for the private events market. \nIt wasn’t long before symphony orchestras discovered Michael’s talents and audience appeal. He accepted his first orchestral booking\, “Michael Cavanaugh – The Songs of Billy Joel and More\,” which debuted in April 2008 with the Indianapolis Symphony and continues to tour today. In October 2008\, he signed with Warner/ADA to distribute his first CD\, In Color. In June 2010\, Michael debuted his second symphony show in the Generations of Rock series titled “Michael Cavanaugh: The Songs of Elton John and More\,” and then debuted his third symphony show\, “Singers and Songwriters: The Music of Paul Simon\, Neil Diamond and James Taylor\,” in 2012. In 2015\, he debuted his fourth symphony show\, “Rockin’ Christmas with the Pops.” He continues to tour all four symphony productions\, along with performing with his band in performing arts centers and other public venues. \nThe Way I Hear It\, his second commercial album\, was released in April 2017. It debuted at #17 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. Recently\, Michael Cavanaugh reached the POLLSTAR Live75 – the top 75 active touring acts in the country – for both his symphony and performing arts center shows. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://bpo.org/event/elton-john/
LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023-2024 season,2023-24 Pops Series
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240222T193000
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SUMMARY:Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone™ in Concert
DESCRIPTION:Relive the film that started it all. Watch the wand choose the wizard\, a troll run amok and magic mirrors in high definition while a live orchestra performs John Williams’ iconic score. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime event as Harry\, Ron\, Hermione and all your favorite characters return to the screen and enchant the world all over again. \nWIZARDING WORLD and all related trademarks\, characters\, names\, and indicia are © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Publishing Rights © JKR.
URL:https://bpo.org/event/harry-potter-and-the-sorcerers-stone-in-concert/2024-02-22/
LOCATION:Shea’s Performing Arts Center\, 646 Main St.\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14202\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240217T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240217T193000
DTSTAMP:20240423T094011
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240116T155617Z
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SUMMARY:New World Symphony
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Your BPO presents an evocative musical narration of “From the Diary of Anne Frank\,” composed by former BPO Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas. Contrasting the program is Antonin Dvořák’s well-known love letter to North America\, “From the New World.”[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nProgram\nTeddy Abrams\, conductor\nCantor-Rabbi Penny Myers\, narrator \n\n\n\nMICHAEL TILSON THOMAS\nFrom the Diary of Anne Frank\nPart 1: Allegro con brio\nPart 2: Lento e lugubre\nPart 3: Allegretto con movimento\n\n\n\nINTERMISSION \n\n\n\nDVOŘÁK \nSymphony No. 9 in E minor\, Op. 95\, “From the New World”\nI. Adagio – Allegro molto\nII. Largo\nIII. Scherzo: Molto vivace\nIV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Teddy Abrams\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Teddy Abrams\, Musical America’s 2022 Conductor of the Year\, is now in his tenth season as Music Director of the Louisville Orchestra (LO). As profiled by the New York Times\, CBS Sunday Morning\, The New Yorker\, NPR\, Opera News\, the Wall Street Journal\, PBS’ Articulate\, and PBS’ NewsHour\, he has been the galvanizing force behind the orchestra’s extraordinary artistic renewal and innovative community engagement since his appointment in September 2014. \n2023-24 season highlights for Abrams and LO include the mandolinist\, vocalist\, and composer Chris Thile joining them for a leg of their historic multi-season state tour\, “In Harmony – The Commonwealth Tour of the Louisville Orchestra.” Other season highlights include music of Gabriel Kahane and John Adams\, Mahler’s “Tragic” Symphony No. 6\, and “Creators Fest” concerts featuring world premieres of works from the Louisville Orchestra Creators Corps. \nAbrams continues to be in high demand as a guest conductor\, this winter making his debut in Helsinki in addition to the BPO\, and returning to the Utah Symphony. Highlights of his 2022-23 season included engagements with the Chicago\, Cincinnati\, Colorado\, Kansas City\, and Pacific Symphonies; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg; and Innsbruck’s Tyrol Symphony Orchestra. \nAn award-winning composer\, in April 2023 Abrams premiered his own Mammoth with cellist Yo-Yo Ma\, bass-baritone Davóne Tines\, and the LO in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave. Other recent compositional highlights include a piano concerto for Yuja Wang\, with which he and the Louisville Orchestra made their Deutsche Grammophon debuts on her March 2023 release\, The American Project\, and Space Variations\, composed for Universal Music Group’s 2022 World Sleep Day. Abrams is now at work on ALI\, a musical about Muhammad Ali scheduled to premiere in fall 2024 in Louisville\, the boxer’s birthplace\, before opening on Broadway in spring 2025. \nOther notable Louisville collaborations include the song cycle The Order of Nature\, composed with Jim James\, vocalist and guitarist for My Morning Jacket\, and recorded with the LO on Decca Gold. On the same label\, Abrams\, the LO\, and singer-songwriter Storm Large recorded All In\, featuring American music by Cole Porter\, Aaron Copland\, and Abrams and Large themselves.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Cantor-Rabbi Penny Myers\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nNative Buffalonian Cantor Penny Myers has been described as “versatile\,” “engaging\,” “warm\,” and “gifted.” Her lyric soprano caught the attention of world-renowned expert in Jewish liturgical music\, Cantor Mordechai Sobol. In 2018 at his invitation\, she recorded the Jewish prayer “Kol Nidrei” at Eshel Studios in Tel Aviv\, Israel and became an international recording artist. After his passing\, Myers learned she was the fifth woman and last Cantor to be recorded in studio with Cantor Sobol.In 1996\, Myers earned a B.A. in music (voice) from Buffalo State University\, where she was a soprano soloist with the Chamber Ensemble’s central European tour. She continued her education at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\, earning a Master of Arts in Teaching Music Education in 1999. \nIt was Cantor Myers’ devotion to her faith and desire to keep Jewish musical traditions alive that led her to study under Cantor Benjamin Maissner in Toronto\, earning her Hazzan (Hebrew for ‘Cantor’) credential from the Cantors Assembly. During the pandemic Cantor Myers began studying for the Rabbinate\, and in 2022 she received Rabbinic Ordination from Mesifta Adas Wolkowisk – Rabbinical Academy of America\, making history in Buffalo as the first and only dually ordained Jewish clergy person in Western New York. \nCantor-Rabbi Myers is married to neurologist Dr. Bennett Myers and has three children: Hunter\, Saul\, and Corrinne. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://bpo.org/event/new-world-symphony/2024-02-17/
LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023-2024 season,2023-24 Classics Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240209T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240209T103000
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SUMMARY:Disney in Concert: The Sound of Magic
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ron Spigelman\, conductor \nA magical multimedia experience celebrating Disney at 100 and featuring animated sequences on the big screen synchronized to new orchestral arrangements of iconic songs\, plus behind-the-scenes historical footage\, artwork\, and sketches. \nJoin us after Saturday’s concert for our annual Sweetheart Dance in the Mary Seaton Room\, featuring music by Ben Baia and the Big City Horns! This event is free and open to all who attend Saturday’s concert. \n\nPresentation licensed by Disney Concerts. All rights reserved. © Disney[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nThe BPO Coffee Concert Series is presented by Highmark. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://bpo.org/event/disney-in-concert-the-sound-of-magic/2024-02-09/
LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023-2024 season,2023-24 Pops Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240202T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240202T190000
DTSTAMP:20240423T094011
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SUMMARY:Masterclass with D.J. Sparr\, electric guitar
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra hosts incredible guest artists each year on our Classics Series. We make many of these masters available to the community in our Masterclass series. These artists will work one-on-one with talented local students in front of a live audience. All events are FREE with a required reservation. \nLearn more about guitarist D.J. Sparr. \nMusically advanced high school and college students are invited to apply as a performer for these classes. All applications require a private instructor’s nomination and an audio recording.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Please send application and recording to rpudlewski@bpo.org. \nDEADLINE: Jan 12\, 2024\nMaterials must be received by this date to be considered. All applicants notified by January 19th.  \nQuestions:\nRachael Pudlewski\nAssociate Director of Education\n(716) 242-7822 or rpudlewski@bpo.org[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_btn title=”Apply Now” color=”primary” size=”lg” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fbpo.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F11%2FMC-app_D.J.-Sparr.pdf”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://bpo.org/event/masterclass-dj-sparr/
LOCATION:Clement House @ 786 Delaware Ave.\, 786 Delaware Ave.\, Buffalo\, 14209\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240202T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240202T103000
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SUMMARY:Shostakovich & Six Strings
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]”A musical portrait of Stalin\,” has described Shostakovich’s primarily oppressive and sinister Tenth Symphony\, his first in five years after a Soviet denouncement of his music. Composer Daron Hagen touts the performance of electric guitarist D.J. Sparr on his Electric Guitar Concerto as a “joyous\, celebratory romp.” Desert Transport portrays experiencing the sound sensations of a helicopter in flight.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nThe BPO Coffee Concert Series is presented by Highmark. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nProgram\nRobert Moody\, conductor\nD. J. Sparr\, electric guitar \nMASON BATES  Desert Transport\nDARON HAGEN  Film Noir: Concerto for Electric Guitar and Orchestra\n1. Pacific Coast Highway\n2. Torch Song\n3. You Should See the Other Guy\n4. Maybe Not Today \n–INTERMISSION– \nSHOSTAKOVICH  Symphony No. 10\nI. Moderato\nII. Allegro\nIII. Allegretto\nIV. Andante – Allegro[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]Join us after Saturday’s concert for a Musician’s Nightcap! \nMeet us on the lower level after Saturday’s performance for light conversations with BPO musicians and complimentary wine and bites\, hosted by BPO double bassist Jonathan Borden. This special event is FREE and open to all who attend Saturday’s concert.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout D. J. Sparr\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Composer and electric guitarist D. J. Sparr\, who Gramophone recently hailed as “exemplary\,” is one of America’s preeminent composer-performers. He has caught the attention of critics with his eclectic style\, described as “pop-Romantic…iridescent and wondrous” (The Mercury News) and “suits the boundary-erasing spirit of today’s new music world” (The New York Times). Los Angeles Times praises him as “an excellent soloist\,” and the Santa Cruz Sentinel says that he “wowed an enthusiastic audience…Sparr’s guitar sang in a near-human voice.” \nSparr was the electric guitar concerto soloist on the 2018 GRAMMY Award-winning album with JoAnn Falletta and the London Symphony Orchestra. In 2011\, Sparr was named one of NPR listeners’ favorite 100 composers under the age 40. He has composed for and performed with renowned ensembles such as the Houston Grand Opera\, Cabrillo Festival\, New World Symphony\, Washington National Opera\, and Eighth Blackbird. His music has received awards from BMI\, New Music USA\, and the League of Composers/ISCM. Sparr is a faculty member at the famed Walden School’s Creative Musicians Retreat in Dublin\, New Hampshire. His works and guitar performances appear on Naxos\, Innova Recordings\, and Centaur Records. \nD. J. lives in Baton Rouge\, Louisiana with his wife Kimberly\, son Harris\, Nannette the hound dog\, and Bundini the boxer. D. J. Sparr’s music is published by Bill Holab Music.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://bpo.org/event/shostakovich-six-strings/2024-02-02/
LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023-2024 season,2023-24 Classics Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240127T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240127T193000
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SUMMARY:Schumann's Rhine Journey
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Schumann’s Third Symphony is filled with his joyful appreciation of the Rhine River and the inspiring cathedral on its banks in Cologne\, Germany. A Sphinx Virtuosi commission\, Delights and Dances by Michael Abels is an infectious and witty blend of jazz and blues. The world premiere of a BPO-commissioned Oboe Concerto by Randall Svane rounds out the program. \nThis performance is sponsored by the Constance Shepard Walsh Memorial Endowment Fund. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nProgram\nJoAnn Falletta\, conductor\nHenry Ward\, oboe \nMICHAEL ABELS  Delights and Dances\nRANDALL SVANE  Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra (World Premiere)\nI. Flowing\nII. Very slow\nIII. Quick and light \n–INTERMISSION– \nSCHUMANN  Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major\, Op. 97\, “Rhenish”\nI. Lebhaft\nII. Scherzo: Sehr mäβig\nIII. Nicht schnell\nIV. Feierlich\nV. Lebhaft[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Henry Ward\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nA native of the Philadelphia area\, oboist Henry Ward joined the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra as Principal Oboe in 2016\, having previously served as acting Associate Principal Oboe of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. He has performed with the Philadelphia and Minnesota orchestras\, the Boston Pops\, the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (New Zealand)\, and was a fellow with the New World Symphony. As a chamber musician\, he has performed with the Marlboro Music Festival\, Friends of Vienna\, Buffalo Chamber Players\, and toured with The Knights and Zéphyros Winds. He has performed as a soloist in orchestras around the United States and has been featured with the BPO on several occasions\, most recently in Haydn’s Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat major in 2021. \nHenry has participated in the Lakes Area Music Festival and Oregon Bach Festival as Principal Oboe since 2016. He also received fellowships to the Music Academy of the West and Tanglewood Music Center\, where he received the Mickey L. Hooten Memorial Award. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the New England Conservatory of Music where he studied with Boston Symphony oboists Mark McEwen and John Ferrillo\, followed by a master’s degree\, studying with Eugene Izotov and Scott Hostetler at the Chicago College of Performing Arts\, Roosevelt University. \nHenry also teaches privately\, and has given masterclasses around western New York\, the U.S.\, and internationally. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://bpo.org/event/schumanns-rhine-journey/2024-01-27/
LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023-2024 season,2023-24 Classics Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240120T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240120T193000
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SUMMARY:Let’s Groove Tonight: Motown and The Philly Sound
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The pop\, soul\, and R&B sounds of Motown face off with the famous hits from The Philly Sound in this incredible evening of classic songs including Ain’t No Stopping Us Now\, Love Train\, What’s Going On\, I’m Gonna Make You Love Me\, I Heard It Through the Grapevine\, and more. \nJoin us after the concert in the Mary Seaton Room for a party featuring live music by local band Urban Renewal! This special event is open to all ticketholders.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nProgram\nByron Stripling\, conductor\nChester Gregory\, vocals\nAshley Jayy\, vocals\nBrik.Liam\, vocals\nEric Metzgar\, drums\nShubh Saran\, guitar \n\n\n\nKENNETH GAMBLE & LEON A. HUFF\nTSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)\nas recorded by MFSB\n\n\nMAURICE WHITE & WAYNE LEE VAUGHN\nLets’ Groove\nas recorded by Earth\, Wind & Fire\n\n\nBARRETT STRONG & NORMAN WHITFIELD\nI Heard It Through The Grapevine\nas recorded by Marvin Gaye\n\n\nMELVIN STEALS & MERVIN STEALS\nCould It Be I’m Falling In Love\nas recorded by The Spinners\n\n\nGAMBLE & HUFF\nYou’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine\nas recorded by Lou Rawls\n\n\nTHOMAS RANDOLPH BELL & PHIL HURTT\nI’ll Be Around\nas recorded by The Spinners\n\n\nBOBBY HART\, TEDDY RANDAZZO & ROBERT WILDING\nHurt So Bad\nas recorded by Little Anthony & The Imperials\n\n\nGAMBLE\, HUFF & CARY GILBERT\nDon’t Leave Me This Way\nas recorded by Thelma Houston\n\n\nWALDO T. HOLMES\nRock The Boat\nas recorded by The Hues Corporation\n\n\n\n–INTERMISSION– \n\n\n\nLUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN & WALTER MURPHY\nA Fifth of Beethoven\nas recorded by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band\n\n\nNORMAN WHITFIELD & BARRETT STRONG\nBall of Confusion (That’s What The World Is Today)\nas recorded by The Temptations\n\n\nTHOMAS RANDOLPH BELL & LINDA EPSTEIN\nPeople Make The World Go Round\nas recorded by The Stylistics\n\n\nBERNARD EDWARDS & NILE RODGERS\nI’m Coming Out\nas recorded by Diana Ross\n\n\nLEON A. HUFF\, GENE MCFADDEN & JOHN WHITEHEAD\nBack Stabbers\nas recorded by The O’Jays\n\n\nSMOKEY ROBINSON & RONALD WHITE\nMy Girl\nas recorded by The Temptations\n\n\nGAMBLE & HUFF\nLove Train\nas recorded by The O’Jays\n\n\nGAMBLE\, HUFF & CARY GILBERT\nMe and Mrs. Jones\nas recorded by Billy Paul\n\n\nMCFADDEN\, WHITEHEAD & JERRY COHEN\nAin’t No Stoppin’ Us Now\nas recorded by McFadden & Whitehead\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Byron Stripling\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nWith a contagious smile and captivating charm\, conductor\, trumpet virtuoso\, singer\, and actor Byron Stripling has ignited audiences across the globe. In 2020\, Stripling was named Principal Pops Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra\, and his baton has led countless orchestras throughout the United States and Canada. As a soloist with the Boston Pops Orchestra\, Stripling has performed frequently under the baton of Keith Lockhart\, and was the featured soloist on the PBS television special “Evening at Pops” with conductors John Williams and Keith Lockhart. Currently\, Stripling serves as artistic director and conductor of the highly acclaimed Columbus Jazz Orchestra. \nSince his Carnegie Hall debut with Skitch Henderson and the New York Pops\, Stripling has become a pops orchestra favorite throughout the country\, soloing with over 100 orchestras around the world including the Boston Pops\, National Symphony\, Pittsburgh Symphony\, Dallas Symphony\, Cincinnati Pops\, Seattle Symphony\, Baltimore Symphony\, Minnesota Orchestra\, St. Louis Symphony\, Vancouver Symphony\, Toronto Symphony\, and orchestras throughout Europe and Asia. He has been a featured soloist at the Hollywood Bowl and performs at festivals around the world. \nAn accomplished actor and singer\, Stripling was chosen\, following a worldwide search\, to star in the lead role of the Broadway-bound musical\, Satchmo. Many will remember his featured cameo performance in the television movie\, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles\, and his critically acclaimed virtuoso trumpet and riotous comedic performance in the 42nd Street production of From Second Avenue to Broadway. \nTelevision viewers have enjoyed his work as soloist on the worldwide telecast of The Grammy Awards. Millions have heard his trumpet and voice on TV commercials\, TV theme songs including “20/20” and CNN\, and soundtracks of favorite movies. In addition to multiple recordings with his quintet and work with artists from Tony Bennett to Whitney Houston\, his prolific recording career includes hundreds of albums with the greatest pop\, Broadway\, soul\, and jazz artists of all time. \nStripling earned his stripes as lead trumpeter and soloist with the Count Basie Orchestra under the direction of Thad Jones and Frank Foster. He has also played and recorded extensively with the bands of Dizzy Gillespie\, Woody Herman\, Dave Brubeck\, Lionel Hampton\, Clark Terry\, Louis Bellson\, and Buck Clayton\, in addition to the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra\, Carnegie Hall Jazz Band\, and GRP All Star Big Band. \nStripling is devoted to giving back and supports several philanthropic organizations\, including United Way and Community Shelter Board. He also enjoys sharing the power of music through seminars and master classes at colleges\, universities\, conservatories\, and high schools. His informative talks\, combined with his incomparable wit and charm\, make him a favorite guest speaker to groups of all ages. \nStripling was educated at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester\, New York and the Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen\, Michigan. One of his greatest joys is to return\, periodically\, to Eastman and Interlochen as a special guest lecturer. \nA resident of Ohio\, Stripling lives in the country with his wife Alexis\, a former dancer\, writer\, and poet\, and their beautiful daughters. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Chester Gregory\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nChester Gregory is an award-winning singer and actor\, last seen starring in Motown: The Musical as the iconic Berry Gordy. Broadway credits include Motown: The Musical\, Hairspray\, Tarzan\, Cry-Baby\, and Sister Act. Other credits include August Wilson’s Fences and Two Trains Running. He has toured nationally with Dreamgirls\, Sister Act\, as well as his one-man show\, The Eve of Jackie Wilson. Chester has received many awards\, including the Jeff Award and a NAACP Theatre Award\, and has been presented the keys to the cities of his hometown of Gary\, Indiana and East Chicago. He has also been chosen as an Honorary State Representative of Indiana and has received an Honorary Doctorate from his alma mater\, Columbia College Chicago. \nChester is currently producing several projects and recordings. Add him on social media @ChesterGregory and chestergregory.com. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Ashley Jayy\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nBorn and raised in Portland\, Oregon\, Ashley Jayy has been multitalented and artistic from a very young age. Singing became a key part of her life when Ashley began singing solos and leading choir songs in her local church and with choirs around town. Ashley’s musical ear developed rapidly as she was able to listen to music and not only single out the notes or tunes she would hear\, but also retain them and interpret them in her own unique way. This only enhanced her already impeccable musicality and unique ability to interpret music of all styles. She began to write her own songs and create and arrange unique harmonies\, and her creativity grew as she blossomed and came into her own. \nAshley started her musical journey singing with such great artists as Liv Warfield and Mike Phillips. These ventures led her to the late and great Prince\, whom she soon began touring with shortly after he was introduced to her singular vocal talent. Ashley became a member of the New Power Generation and now sings regularly with Tevin Campbell\, Monica\, and Jazmine Sullivan. Ashley is spreading her wings and soaring as she embarks on her solo vocal journey\, becoming the Ashley Jayy. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Brik.Liam\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nCultivated in diverse backgrounds and raised in the church with his mother as head of the choir\, Jacoby “Brik.Liam” Williams was exposed to different genres of music that influenced his current sound. Brik.Liam was born in Petersburg\, Virginia and reared in Germany and Houston\, TX. His frequent relocation is a result of his military family upbringing. His early introduction to music helped shape his outlook on music and creativity. Now as an artist\, Brik.Liam is in a league of his own\, fusing classic soul vibes like the sound of Marvin Gaye with the urban contemporary music fans are accustomed to today. \nThe stage name Brik.Liam is a two-part compilation: “Brik”– a synonym of his favorite color red – and “Liam”\, an abbreviation of his last name. Brik.Liam also has a signature image of a floating\, red balloon that helps fans to identify his work in any setting. Brik’s perspective on artistry and his contribution to the music industry today can be described as poetic and unconventional\, which adds to his unique appeal. \nBrik.Liam’s career has evolved to greater success in recent years. He has released albums\, performed with some of the industry’s brightest talents\, and has showcased his music across the globe. Brik has performed in places like London and the Republic of the Congo. Notably\, Brik has toured the United States as an opening performer for Grammy-winning artist PJ Morton during the 2018 More Gumbo Tour and the 2019 Paul Tour. Since then\, Brik.Liam also completed a solo tour in Russia and released his EP\, What’s The Matter\, Brik. \n“My goal in creating music and art is to make people feel understood\, heard\, and to make better choices and find happiness because of the telling of my story. I want to grow their minds and imagination\, little by little.” \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Eric Metzgar\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nEric Metzgar is an in-demand drummer and versatile collaborator who offers his musicianship to various jazz/pop artists and symphony orchestras worldwide. He has had the opportunity to play with numerous first-rate performers including Jeff Tyzik\, Sutton Foster\, Joe Locke\, Jimmy Greene\, Shayna Steele\, Byron Stripling\, and Delfeayo Marsalis. \nMetzgar is a passionate educator deeply invested in music teaching and learning. Each summer\, he teaches at the Cape Ann Jazz Workshop under the direction of saxophonist Alexa Tarantino. He maintains a private studio and serves as a clinician at grade schools and universities. \nMetzgar holds a BM in Drum Set Performance and an MM in Music Teaching and Learning from the Eastman School of Music. He lives in New York City and tours frequently around the world. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Shubh Saran\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nShubh Saran is a New York-based guitarist\, composer\, and producer who has performed globally with his band throughout the United States\, India\, Canada\, Bangladesh\, Vietnam\, and Mexico. Having grown up in six different countries\, his career has been shaped by a mixture of influences. Saran’s intricate compositions fuse sounds from modern jazz\, neo-soul\, and rock with classical and contemporary Indian music. In October 2021\, Saran independently released his second full-length album and fourth overall release titled “inglish” – a groundbreaking work that explores concepts of assimilation\, global identity\, and native culture. \nPitchfork described inglish as “a heartfelt exploration of the ups and downs of being part of the world’s fastest-growing floating tribe – part global citizen\, part cultural refugee\,” and named the album to its list of Best Jazz and Experimental Music of 2021. DownBeat described inglish as a “scintillating musical brew\,” and awarded the album three and a half stars. Before moving to New York City to start his music career\, Saran studied at Berklee College of Music\, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance. In 2017\, Saran made his critically acclaimed debut with the release of “Hmayra\,” and later followed up with “H.A.D.D.” (2018)\, and “Becoming” (2019). Throughout his career as a recording artist\, each release has represented a different introspection for Saran. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://bpo.org/event/lets-groove-tonight-motown-and-the-philly-sound/
LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023-2024 season,2023-24 Pops Series
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SUMMARY:The Music of Led Zeppelin
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Bradley Thachuk\, conductor\nRandy Jackson\, lead vocals\nGeorge Cintron\, guitar & vocals\nDan Clemens\, bass\nPowell Randolph\, drums \nIt’s the return of one of our most in-demand rock shows that always sells out! Astounding vocalist Randy Jackson fronts a rock band in collaboration with the BPO for another popular Windborne Production. Classic hits like Kashmir\, Good Times\, Black Dog\, Stairway to Heaven\, and more – plus rock lighting create the ultimate rock show. \nProgram to be announced from the stage.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nThe Rock Series is presented by the Yurtchuk Foundation. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Randy Jackson\nLead Vocals\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nRandy Jackson is the lead singer and guitarist for the rock band\, Zebra. Randy’s first foray into recording success began with the self-titled Zebra debut album\, released on Atlantic Records in 1983. Critically acclaimed for its lush rock sounds\, due in large part to Jackson’s searing lead vocals and soaring guitar leads\, the album sold 75\,000 copies in its first week. “Who’s Behind the Door” and “Tell Me What You Want\,” written by Jackson\, received serious notice in the press and helped to form legions of Zebra fans almost instantly. The latest Zebra release\, “Zebra IV\,” was also produced and engineered by Jackson. \nRandy toured as keyboardist\, guitarist\, and backing vocalist in 1989 with the original\, reunited Jefferson Airplane in their last tour together. He has also worked extensively in the areas of musical software and hardware development. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout George Cintron\nGuitar & Vocals\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nHaving grown up in New York\, George has played in numerous bands throughout the Tri-state area since 1976. In 1981\, George founded Cintron. Developing the band into one of the top live acts around\, he played over 1\,500 shows including appearances with Zebra\, Twisted Sister\, Rat Race Choir\, Ritchie Blackmore\, Joe Perry\, Edgar and Johnny Winter\, and Mountain. He released a self-titled EP in 1983. \nFor three years George performed guitar and vocals for Enrique Iglesias. Over the course of three world tours\, he performed over 150 concerts and numerous television programs\, including The Tonight Show and Dick Clark’s New Year’s Eve special. Milestones include playing Madison Square Garden and the American Music Awards. \nIn 1995 he was a founding member\, along with Danny Miranda and Bobby Rondinelli\, of Pyramid. The group is still together. In 2000 he joined the West coast tour of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra for their annual tour. George is also an accomplished studio musician\, having recorded with artists including Blue Oyster Cult\, Leslie West\, Danger Danger\, and The Good Rats. \nGeorge joined Windborne’s Music of Led Zeppelin Tour in 2004\, and has been involved in writing and recording various original projects since 2000. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Dan Clemens\nBass\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nDan Clemens has been playing bass since the age of 13. A 1989 graduate of Berklee College of Music\, he has performed in bands throughout the United States. In 1993 he formed Waterworks\, which received the Budweiser Best Unsigned Band sponsorship for the next two years. \nClemens has also recorded radio and television jingles\, along with independent music CDs. He has toured with the Virginia Opera and performed with the Virginia Symphony and Chorus. His bands have opened for various musical acts including Fleetwood Mac\, Little Feet\, Del Amitri\, The Romantics\, and The Hooters. Clemens has also performed with Elliot Easton of The Cars and Robbie Krieger of The Doors. A bass player with Windborne Music since its beginning\, he has played with orchestras all over the world in cities such as Atlanta\, Denver\, Detroit\, Toronto\, Los Angeles\, and Kuala Lumpur. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Powell Randolph\nDrums\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nPowell has been a professional musician and instructor for over 14 years. A 1989 graduate of Berklee College of Music\, Powell majored in songwriting with a concentration in percussion performance. Powell’s classical and orchestral resume includes performances with the Virginia Symphony and the Virginia Opera\, in addition to the BPO. \nAs a studio musician\, he has played on countless recordings including film scores\, jingles\, and CDs for a wide range of clients. Powell can be heard on the score for the remake of Quo Vadis for Premier Pictures\, playing a wide range of percussion instruments. Additionally\, Powell is an instructor for all styles and all levels on drum set\, as well as for music theory\, sight reading\, and composition. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://bpo.org/event/led-zeppelin/
LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023-2024 season,2023-24 Rock Series
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