1995-1996 Season
August 22, 1995 Chautauqua
Hindemith - Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Weber
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125 "Chorale"
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
Uriel Segal, conductor
Rochelle Ellis, soprano
Susan Nicely, mezzo-soprano
Curtis Rayam, tenor
Les Young, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
January 19, 20, 1995 Kleinhans Music Hall
Broadway, My Way
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Doc Severinsen, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
March 1, 2, 1996 Kleinhans Music Hall
Bizet – Carmen: complete concert version
Jean Stilwell, mezzo-soprano
Mark Lundberg, tenor
Theodore Baerg, baritone
Ollie Watts Davis, soprano
Jennifer Granville, mezzo-soprano
Denise Milner, soprano
Daniel Ihasz, baritone
Timothy Schuman, tenor
Brian Zunner, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus,
Thomas Swan, director
March 29, 30, 1996 Kleinhans Music Hall
Felder – Three Pieces for Orchestra
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64
Kodaly – Missa Brevis
Joshua Bell, violinist
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus,
Thomas Swan, director
April 11, 1996 Our Lady of Victory Basilica
Brahms : German Requiem
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Choir of Westminster Presbyterian Church
Janice Chandler, Soprano
Charles Austin, Bass
April 19, 1996 Full Gospel Tabernacle Church, Orchard Park
Rossini – Semiramide Overture
Bach – Cantata No.208: Sheep May Safely Graze
Haydn – Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E-flat Major
Mendelssohn – Symphony No.4 in A Major
Andrew McAndless, trumpet
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mary Louise Nanna, conductor
April 21, 1996 Temple Beth Zion
Stained Glass Concert
Mendelssohn – Concerto for Violin in E Minor
Mozart – Symphony No.40 in G Minor
Prokofiev – Jewish Overture, Op.34
Williams – Schindler’s List, selections
Handel – selected Arias
Julia Suslov (9 years old), violin
Cantor David Goldstein, baritone
May 12, 1996 Kleinhans Music Hall
Britten – Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Op.33a
Britten – Peter Grimes: Passacaglia, Op.33b
Vaughan Williams – Symphony No.1 A Sea Symphony
Britten – Four Sea Interludes
Lorna Haywood, soprano
Philip Frohnmayer, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
James Paul, guest conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus,
Thomas Swan, director
May 24, 25, 1996 Kleinhans Music Hall
Mendelssohn – Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture, op.21
Mendelssohn – Midsummer Night’s Dream: Incidental Music, op.61
Brahms – Symphony No.4 in E minor, op.98
Christopher Plummer, narrator
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Women’s Chorus
Thomas Swan, director