2005-2006 Season
Friday, July 15 & 16, 2005, Artpark
Howard Shore - The Lord Of The Rings Symphony
Ann De Renais, Soprano
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Floyd, Conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Brett Scott, Director
Western New York Children's Chorus
John Fleischman, Director
July 29 & 30 2005, Artpark
Summerfest
A Night at the Opera
Gioachino Rossini - The Barber of Seville
Cast:
Mariateresa Magisano, Mezzo-Soprano, As Rosina
Gregory Mercer, Tenor, As Count Almaviva
Grant Youngblood, Baritone, As Figaro
Damon Nestor Ploumis, Bass, As Dr. Bartolo
Valerian Ruminski, Bass, As Basilio
Bufflao Philharmonic Orchestra
Ron Spigelman, Conductor And Director
Men Of The Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
L. Brett Scott, director
October 22, 2005 Kleinhans Music Hall
Mozart – Great Mass in C Minor
Thompson – Frostiana
Copland – Old American Songs: Stopping By Woods, I Bought Me a Cat, Long Time Ago, Simple Gifts
Kyoung Cho, soprano
Quinn Patrick, mezzo soprano
Pablo Cesar Bustos, tenor
Daniel Ihasz, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
L. Brett Scott, conductor
December 3, 4, 2005 Kleinhans Music Hall
Cameron Baird Centennial Concert
Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
Hindemith – Symphonic Metamorphosis
Beethoven – Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125
Maria Fortuna, soprano
Sebnem Mekinulov, soprano
Eric Fennell, tenor
Valerian Ruminski, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
L. Brett Scott, director
December 9, 2005 Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel – Messiah
Amy Van Roekel, soprano
Rebekah Ambrosini, mezzo soprano
Christopher Pfund, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
L. Brett Scott, director
December 10, 2005 Kleinhans Music Hall
Rimsky-Korsakov – Polonaise from “Christmas Eve Suite”
Glazunov – Winter from “The Seasons”
Piazzola – Winter from “The Seasons”
Vivaldi – Winter from “The Seasons”
Tchaikovsky – excerpts from Nutcracker Suite
Rimsky-Korsakov – Suite from the Snow Maiden
Handel – Messiah excerpts
Antoine Lefebvre, violin
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
L. Brett Scott, director
December 16, 17, 18, 2005 Kleinhans Music Hall
HSBC Holiday Pops with Marvin Hamlisch
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Marvin Hamlisch, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
January 14, 2006, Erie PA
Immortal Mozart
Mozart - Requiem, K.626
Erie Community Foundation Symphonic Series
Hugh Keelan, Music Director & Conductor
Margaret Andraso, Soprano
Margaret Kuhl, Alto
Gabriel Borrero, Tenor
John Myers, Bass
The Erie Philharmonic Chorus
Members of the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
L. Brett Scott, director
January 29, 2006, Westminster Presbyterian Church
Songs About Singing, Songs About Love
Songs About Singing
B. Chilcott - Singing By Numbers
Sing we now merrily
The singing of birds
Hey down a down!
Cruel MacNightshade
Sing you now
Everyone sang
Hey down a down/Sing with thy mouth
R. Vaughan Williams - Serenade to Music
Heidi Miller, Cynthia Mayo, soprano
Paula King Joanne Goldman, alto
Paul Kight, Paul Litwin, tenor.
Gabe Nahigian, Patrick Barrett, Charles Lady bass
S. Chatman - There is Sweet Music Here
There is Sweet Music Here
Song of the Laughing Green Woods
Music, When Soft Voices Die
Piping Down the Valteys Wild
Paul Schlossman, oboe
D. Gawthrop - Sing Me to Heaven
Songs About Love
S. Paulus - Pilgrim's Hymn
R. Clausen - Set Me. As a Seal
H. Willan - Rise Up, My Love, My Fair One
H. Willan -I Beheld Her, Beautiful As A Dove.
J Brahms - Neue Liebeslieder
Verzicht, o Herz, auf Rettung
Finstere Schatten der Nacht
An jeder Hand die Finger
Suzanne Fatta, alto
Ihr schwarzen Augen
Gabe Nahigian, bass.
Wahre, wahre deinen Sohn'
Joanne Goldman, atto
Rosen steckt mit an die Mutter
Katy Miner, soprano
Vom Gebirge Well auf Well
Weiche Graser im Revier
Nagen am Herzen fühl ich
Linda Yund, soprano
Ich kose suf mit der und der
Paul Litwin, tenor
Alles, alles in den Wind
Jane Faruga, soprano
Schwarzer Wald, dein Schatten
Nein, Geliebter, setze dich
Michelle Bates, soprano Suzanne Fatta, alto
Flammenauge, dunkles Haar
Zum Schiuf: Nun, ihr Musen, genug
Bettyalice Riehle & Brett Scott, piano
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus Chamber Singers
L. Brett Scott, conductor
February 10, 11, 2006 Kleinhans Music Hall
A Valentine Special
Horner – Titanic: My Heart Will Go On
Hamlisch – The Way We Were
Porter – Night and Day
Mancini – Days of Wine and roses
Mancini – Moon River
Legrand – The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Legrand – I Will Wait for You
Rodgers – There is Nothing Like a Dame
Berlin – Always
Rodgers – People Will Say We’re in Love
Rodgers – Carousel: Soliloquy
Anne Runolfsson, soprano
Doug LaBrecque, tenor
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Marvin Hamlisch, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
L. Brett Scott, director
February 18, 2006 Kleinhans Music Hall
Elgar – In the South, op.50
Mozart – Exultate, jubilate, K.165
Verdi – Anvil Chorus from Il Trovatore
Bellini – Casta diva from Norma
Verdi – Merce, dilette amiche from I vespri siciliani
Verdi – Triumphal March from Aida
Grusin/Ritenour – Shenandoah
Grusin/Ritenour – The Water is Wide
Porter – So in Love from Kiss Me Kate
Loewe – I Could Have Danced All Night from My Fair Lady
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Renee Fleming, soprano
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
L. Brett Scott, director
May 5, 2006 St.Paul’s Cathedral, Buffalo
Rachmaninoff – Canticles of Vespers
Lauridsen – Lux aeterna
Calwell/Ivory – John the Revelator
Wood – Hail, Gladdening Light
Wilberg, arr – Cindy
Dawson – Soon-ah Will Be Done
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
L. Brett Scott, conductor
Arts Academy Select Choir
William Dawson, director