1970-1971 Season
December 19, 20, 1970 Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel – Messiah
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Melvin Strauss, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
A Cappella choir of SUNY at Buffalo
Helen Boatwright, soprano
Joan Caplan, alto
Warren Hoffer, tenor
Ara Berberian, bass
Squire Haskins, organ
John Landis, harpsichord
February 3, 1971 SUNY College at Buffalo
Brant – Labyrinth
Brant – Odyssey – Why Not?
Brant – Barricades
Brant – Verticals Ascending
Brant – Fire in Cities
Members of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Amherst Symphony
Orchard Park Symphony
SUNY College Orchestra
Joseph Wincenc, conductor
Soloists; Diana Day, Susan Peplinski
Soloists: Jennifer Minichello, Adrienne Tworek
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Melvin Strauss, conductor
Gospel Choir
Andrew Brown, conductor
College Band and Percussion Ensemble
Frank Collura, conductor
College Brass Choir and Jazz Ensemble
William Champion, conductor
College Piano Ensemble, Kenwyn Boldt, conductor
Ronald Richards, oboe
Robert Cantrick, flute
February 21, 23, 1971 Kleinhans Music Hall & February 22 at Lockport High School
Rimsky-Korsakov – Russian Easter Overture
Serge Rachmaninof – Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini
Serge Prokofiev – Alexander Nevsky
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
A Capella Choir of SUNY at Buffalo
Melvin Strauss, conductor
Gary Graffman, piano
Marlene Badger, mezzo-soprano
April 16, 1971 Kleinhans Music Hall
An Evening of Gilbert & Sullivan
Toye – Ruddigore: Overture
Sullivan – Cox and Box
Gilbert – The Mountebanks
Gilbert & Sullivan – Utopia Limited
Gilbert & Sullivan – The Grand Duke
Gilbert & Sullivan – Trial By Jury
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Jongleurs of the Community Music School
Melvin Strauss, conductor-in-residence
John Landis, assistant conductor
May 23, 1971 Temple Beth Zion
Handel – Israel in Egypt
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Melvin Strauss, conductor
John Priebe, Jr., tenor
John Landis, harpsichord