Deck the halls for Western New York’s most cherished holiday tradition! Ron Spigelman conducts a celebration of the sounds of the season with help from the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, the Buffalo United Community Choir, and a few surprises!
Deck the halls for Western New York’s most cherished holiday tradition! Ron Spigelman conducts a celebration of the sounds of the season with help from the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, the Buffalo United Community Choir, and a few surprises!
Deck the halls for Western New York’s most cherished holiday tradition! Ron Spigelman conducts a celebration of the sounds of the season with help from the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, the Buffalo United Community Choir, and a few surprises!
Magical holiday decorations, pre-concert activities, and a sing-along as Santa conducts the orchestra make this concert a festive occasion for the entire family. It’s a jolly good time!
Magical holiday decorations, pre-concert activities, and a sing-along as Santa conducts the orchestra make this concert a festive occasion for the entire family. It’s a jolly good time!
Join JoAnn Falletta on a captivating journey through centuries of seasonal music highlighted by soprano Sirgourney Cook performing “O Holy Night,” John Jacob Niles’ “I Wonder as I Wander” and Handel’s “Let the Bright Seraphim” from Samson. Perfect for the whole family, this performance promises a warm, illuminating feast celebrating winter’s spirit and charm.
Join JoAnn Falletta on a captivating journey through centuries of seasonal music highlighted by soprano Sirgourney Cook performing “O Holy Night,” John Jacob Niles’ “I Wonder as I Wander” and Handel’s “Let the Bright Seraphim” from Samson. Perfect for the whole family, this performance promises a warm, illuminating feast celebrating winter’s spirit and charm.
The BPO welcomes back Buffalo’s favorite Irish music sensation for an encore of their angelic Celtic voices, classic hits, and Christmas favorites to get you in the holiday spirit.
The fairy tale adventure of pirates, princesses, revenge, and true love is projected on screen while the BPO performs the score live in this special afternoon matinee. To miss it would be “inconceivable!”
Brahms’ vibrant and lively Hungarian Dances were inspired by the cherished traditional heritage of a long-time friend. Schumann’s passionate Fourth Symphony, emblematic of his joyful marriage to Clara, languished for ten long years before final publication. Grieg’s heroic Piano Concerto shines with rich Norwegian folk melodies, virtuosic cadenzas, and majestic flourishes.
Brahms’ vibrant and lively Hungarian Dances were inspired by the cherished traditional heritage of a long-time friend. Schumann’s passionate Fourth Symphony, emblematic of his joyful marriage to Clara, languished for ten long years before final publication. Grieg’s heroic Piano Concerto shines with rich Norwegian folk melodies, virtuosic cadenzas, and majestic flourishes.
The trailblazing music of singer-songwriters Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Carly Simon has endured for 50 years and across generations. Tony® Award-winning conductor Ted Sperling leads the BPO and a trio of superb vocalists as we celebrate these maverick artists who changed the role of women in pop music and inspired the stars of today.
For 30-plus years, the punk rock popularity of Green Day has defined a generation with anthems like Boulevard of Broken Dreams. Rock out to their rebellious, rhythmic hits when rock musicians join the symphonic splendor of your BPO.
Only sixteen Lieder (songs for voice and piano) survive from Alma Mahler’s vast output, as her husband Gustav curtailed her publication efforts. Five poem-based works evoke love—intoxicating, intimate, infinite, and reflective of loves’ past. Gustav’s initially panned Symphony No. 1 employs musical imagery akin to a song cycle, interpreting nature’s joys and sorrows.
Only sixteen Lieder (songs for voice and piano) survive from Alma Mahler’s vast output, as her husband Gustav curtailed her publication efforts. Five poem-based works evoke love—intoxicating, intimate, infinite, and reflective of loves’ past. Gustav’s initially panned Symphony No. 1 employs musical imagery akin to a song cycle, interpreting nature’s joys and sorrows.
Director Stephen Spielberg’s heartwarming masterpiece is filled with unparalleled magic and imagination in the moving story that follows a lost little alien who befriends a 10-year-old boy named Elliott. Experience all the mystery and fun of their unforgettable adventure, complete with John Williams’ Academy Award®-wining score performed by the BPO while the film is projected overhead.
Director Stephen Spielberg’s heartwarming masterpiece is filled with unparalleled magic and imagination in the moving story that follows a lost little alien who befriends a 10-year-old boy named Elliott. Experience all the mystery and fun of their unforgettable adventure, complete with John Williams’ Academy Award®-wining score performed by the BPO while the film is projected overhead.
Dreamlike images in orchestral colors infuse the ethereal Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Debussy’s iconic tone poem. Buffalo-born Robert Paterson’s colorful Triple Concerto compellingly examines Earth’s fragility, while Beethoven’s gentle Sixth Symphony portrays a charming countryside turn, evoking deep relaxation and contentment.
Dreamlike images in orchestral colors infuse the ethereal Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Debussy’s iconic tone poem. Buffalo-born Robert Paterson’s colorful Triple Concerto compellingly examines Earth’s fragility, while Beethoven’s gentle Sixth Symphony portrays a charming countryside turn, evoking deep relaxation and contentment.
