BPC 1978-2013 Repertoire Per-Season
=== 1978-79 ===
December 9, 1978 LaSalle Senior High School
Humperdinck - Hansel and Gretel: Overture
Delius - Prelude to Irmelin
Corelli - Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op.6
Anderson - Sleigh Ride
Holst - Christmas Day
Handel - Messiah: Selections
Anderson - A Christmas Festival
Sheila Marie Allen, soprano
Catherine Robbin, contralto
Glyn Evans, tenor
Frank Pullano, baritone
James Wesolowski, Kurt Civilette, boy sopranos
Niagara Falls Philharmonic Orchestra
John Landis, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Peter Perret, director
State University College of NY at Buffalo Chorus
Donna Mathewson, director
December 10, 1978
Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Sheila Marie Allen, soprano
Catherine Robbin, contralto
Glyn Evans, tenor
Frank Pullano, baritone
James Wesolowski, Kurt Civilette, boy sopranos
Michael Burke, organ
John Landis, harpsichord
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Peter Perret, conductor
State University College of NY at Buffalo Chorus
Donna Mathewson, director
January 7, 1979
Kleinhans Music Hall
Verdi - La Battaglia di Legnano
Verdi - Nabucco
Verdi - Macbeth
Verdi - I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata
Verdi - Les Vepres Siciliennes
Verdi - La Traviata
Irene Gubrud, soprano
Joseph Evans, tenor
Ralph Griffin, baritone
William Fleck, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Sarah Caldwell, guest conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Peter Perret, director
February 10, 11, 1979
Kleinhans Music Hall
Mouret - Fanfare for a King's Supper
Berlioz - Nuits d'ete
Debussy - Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Debussy - Nocturnes
Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum; Women's Chorus
Peter Perret, conductor
March 18, 1979 Kenmore
Presbyterian Church
Mendelssohn - Psalm 98
Brahms - Liebeslieder Walzer, Op.52
Mendelssohn - Psalm 42
Soloists: George Auffinger, Gail Gilbert, Carol Segal
Edson E.Gifford III, Paul Rohrbacher, Donna Mathewson
Denise Rees Rohrbacher, William Clancy, Richard Wanner
William Sauer
Anthony Furnival, organist
Betty Riehle, Linda Mabry, duo-piano
May 13, 1979 Kleinhans
Music Hall
Mahler - Symphony No.3 in D Minor
Florence Quivar, mezzo-soprano
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum; Women's Chorus
Peter Perret, director
St.Paul's Cathedral Boys Choir
Anthony Furnival, director
May 20, 1979
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Honegger - Le Roi David
William Wisolowski, alto
Edson E. Gifford III, tenor
Claudia Yax, soprano
Majet McDonald, witch of endor
Denise Rees Tohrbacher, soprano
Carol Segal, contralto
Gail Gilbert, Soprano
Betty Riehli, accompanist
David Fendrick narrator
Members of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Peter Perret, conductor
Buffalo State University College Choir
Donna Mathewson, director
June 17, 1979 Artpark
Porter - Overtures
Kern - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Bernstein - West Side Story: Medley
Romberg - One Kiss
Gershwin - The Man I Love
Berlin - A Portrait
Claudia Yax, soprano
Philip Eisenman, baritone
Cheektowaga Community Symphony Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Marylouis Nanna, conductor
=== 1979-80 ===
October 6, 7, 1979 Kleinhans Music Hall
Brahms - Symphony No.1 in C minor, op.68
Wagner - Die Meistersinger: Act I, Overture, Chorale
Wagner - Die Meistersinger: Act II, Prelude, Entrance of the Guilds
Wagner - Die Meistersinger: Act II, Dance of the Apprentices
Wagner - Die Meistersinger: Act II, Entrance of the Masters, Chorale
Wagner - Die Meistersinger: Act II, Final Apotheosis
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
December 15, 16, 1979
Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Janice Hall, soprano
Jane Shaulis, mezzo-soprano
Bruce Reed, tenor
David Arnold, baritone
Squire Haskin, organ
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
January 4, 1980
Kleinhans Music Hall
Tribute to Richard Rodgers "A Grand Night for Singing"
Rodgers - Carousel
Rodgers - South Pacific
Rodgers - Oklahoma
Jan Curtis, mezzo
Joseph Evans, tenor
David Evitts, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor, commentator
Lee Norris, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
May 11, 13, 1980
Kleinhans Music Hall
Verdi - Requiem
Awilda Verdejo, soprano
Lorna Myers, mezzo-soprano
Neil Shicoff, tenor
Samuel Ramey, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
=== 1980-81 ===
October 28, 1980 St.Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
Puccini - Messa di Gloria
Kodaly - Te Deum
Edson E. Gifford III, tenor
Andrew W. Schultze, bass/baritone
Claudia Gouyd Yax, soprano
Carol Segal, alto
Betty Riehle, accompanist
Members of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas E.Swan, conductor
December 1980 Shea's
Buffalo Theater
Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker Ballet
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum, Women's Chorus
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
December 13, 14, 1980
Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Claudette Peterson, soprano
Diane Curry, mezzo-soprano
Bruce Reed, tenor
David Arnold, baritone
Anthony Furnivall, organ
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
March 28, 29, 1981
Kleinhans Music Hall
Schumann - Symphony No.2 in C major, op.61
Rossini - Stabat Mater
Carol Vaness, soprano
Judith Christin, mezzo-soprano
Abram Morales, tenor
Kevin Langan, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
April 11, 1981
Kleinhans Music Hall
Cole Porter Pops Spectacular
Porter - We Open in Venice
Porter - Kate
Porter - So In Love
Porter - I Hate Men
Porter - Where is the Life That Late I Led
Porter - Wunderbar
Porter - Begin the Beguine
Porter - My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Porter - I Love Paris
Porter - Brush Up Your Shakespeare
Gail Nelson, soprano
Frank Pullano, baritone
Irv Weinstein & Don Polec, narrators
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
May 2, 5, 1981
Kleinhans Music Hall
Bartok - Two Images, op.10
Garcia - Laudate pueri
Brahms - German Requiem, op.45
Veronica Tyler, soprano
Jeanne Brown, soprano
Lisa Scarborough, mezzo-soprano
Charles Logan, tenor
Michael Delvin, baritone
Sherman Lowe, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
St.Philip's Boys' and Girls' Choir,
Donald L.Hilliard, director
July 1, 1981
St.Joseph's Church
Brahms - German Requiem, Op.45
Patricia Yannello, soprano
Charles Bachman, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, conductor
Betty Riehle, accompanist
=== 1981-82 ===
October 18, 1981 Westminster Presbyterian Church
Paine - Mass in D
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Claudia Yax, soprano
Carol Segal, contralto
Bruce Bell, tenor
Andrew Schultze, bass
Members Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Swan, music director and conductor
Betty Riehle, accompanist
December 5, 6, 1981
Kleinhans Music Hall
Schubert - Rosamunde: Overture
Hanson - Symphony No.2 "Romantic"
Stravinsky - Oedipus Rex
Jose Ferrer, narrator
George Shirley, tenor
Regina Sarfaty, mezzo-soprano
Gary Burgess, tenor
David Evitts, baritone
Andrew Schultz, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum, Men's Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
December 12, 13, 1981
Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Berenice Bramson, soprano
Diane Wilis, mezzo-soprano
Joseph Evans, tenor
David Evitts, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
December 17, 18, 1981
Shea's Buffalo Theater
Nutcracker Ballet
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Clark Suttle, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum, Women's chorus
Thomas Swan, director
March 13, 16, 1982
Kleinhans Music Hall
Verdi - Otello
Marina Todorova, soprano
Anita Swan, mezzo-soprano
Ermanno Mauro, tenor
Gary Burgess, tenor
Christopher Critelli, tenor
Frank Pullano, baritone
Brian Zunner, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
May 8, 1982 Kleinhans
Music Hall
Bach/Stokowski - Toccata and Fugue in D minor
Hanson - Song of Democracy, for Chorus and Orchestra
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125 "Chorale"
Esther Hinds, soprano
Norma Hirsh, mezzo-soprano
Jon West, tenor
Andrew Frierson, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
=== 1982-83 ===
October 2, 3, 1982 Kleinhans Music Hall
Copland - Preamble for a Solemn Occasion
Beethoven - Egmont, Op.84 (incidental music)
Orff - Carmina Burana
Werner Klemperer, narrator
Ruth Ann Swensen, soprano
Gregory Hopkins, tenor
Dale Duesing, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
Canisius High School Glee Club,
Frank Scinta, director
December 11, 12, 1982
Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Sally Wolf, soprano
Cynthia Clarey, mezzo-soprano
Joseph Evans, tenor
David Evitts, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
March 12, 15, 1983
Kleinhans Music Hall
Mozart - Symphony No.31 in D major, K.297 "Paris"
Mozart - Abduction from the Seraglio: Marten aller Arten
Penderecki - Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima
Strauss, R.- Clemens Brentano Songs, op.68: No.4 Als
mir dein Lied erklang
Strauss, R.- Clemens Brentano Songs, op.68: No.5 Amor
Moniuszko - Halka: Ha! dzieciatko nam umiera
Poulenc - Gloria
Gianna Rolandi, soprano
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
May 22, 1983
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Bach - Mass in B Miinor, BWV 232
Laurie Wyant, soprano
Virginia Oram, mezzo-soprano
David Evans, tenor
Andrew Schultze, baritone
Members of Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, conductor
March 19, 20, 1983
Kleinhans Music Hall
Thompson - The Testament of Freedom: I Shall Not Die Without A Hope
Brahms - Alto Rhapsodie, op.53
Mahler - Symphony No.2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Maureen Forester, contralto
Sarah Reese, soprano
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
June 2, 3, 1983
Kleinhans Music Hall
An Evening of Lerner and Loewe
Lerner and Loewe - Overture
Lerner and Loewe - Camelot
Lerner and Loewe - Paint Your Wagon
Lerner and Loewe - Gigi
Lerner and Loewe - Brigadoon
Lerner and Loewe - My Fair Lady
Adreinne Tworek-Gryta, soprano
Christopher Critelli, tenor
Andrew w.Schultze, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Clark Suttle, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
=== 1983-84 ===
November 26, 27, 1983 Kleinhans Music Hall
Walton - Johannesburg Festival Overture
Tippet - Suite in D
Williams - Flute Concerto
Faure/Peget - Morceau de Concours (encore)
Walton - Johannesburg Festival Overture
Holst - The Planets
Carol Wincenc, flutist
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
John Williams, guest conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum, Women's Chorus
November 20, 1983
Temple Beth Zion
Handel - Judas Maccebaeus
Patricia Yanello, soprano
Gail Hirschenfang, soprano
Patricia Oreskovic, mezzo soprano
Henry Pendleton, tenor
Joel Bernstein, baritone
Claudia Hoca, harpsichord
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Ruden, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
December 6, 1983
St.Maron Catholic Church, Williamsville
Bedie N.Joseph Memorial Concert
Handel - Concerto Grosso in B Minor, Op.6, No.12
Pergolesi - Stabat Mater
Rachel Lewis, soprano
Beth Barrow-Titus, mezzo soprano
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum, Women's Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
December 11, 1983
Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Julius Rudel, conductor
Harolyn Blackwell, soprano
Shirley Close, mezzo-soprano
Joseph Evans, tenor
David Evitts, baritone
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
December 15, 16, 17,
1983 Shea's Buffalo Theater
Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum, Women's Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
January 7, 8, 1984
Kleinhans Music Hall
Beethoven - Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra in C minor, op.80
Mahler - Symphony No.5 in C-sharp minor
Ann Schein, pianist
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
April 1, 1984 Kenmore
Presbyterian Church
Rachmaninoff - All Night vigil, Op.37
Thompson - The Peaceable Kingdom
Vivian Anderson, contralto
Bruce Bell, tenor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, conductor
May 11, 12, 1984
Kleinhans Music Hall
Paine - Oedipus Tyrannus, op.35; Overture
Beethoven - Romance No.2 in F major, op.50
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125 "Chorale"
Charles Haupt, violinist
Luvenia Garner, soprano
Sharon Munden, mezzo-soprano
George Gray, tenor
David Evitts, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
=== 1984-85 ===
November 2, 3, 1984 Kleinhans Music Hall
Mozart - Violin Concerto No.3 in G major, K.216
Liszt - A Faust Symphony
Charles Haupt, violinist
Gary Burgess, tenor
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum Men's Chorus,
Thomas Swan, director
November 23, 1984
Kleinhans Music Hall
An Evening of Rodgers and Hammerstein
Rodgers and Hammerstein - Overture
Rodgers and Hammerstein - Carousel Waltz
Rodgers and Hammerstein - State Fair
Rodgers and Hammerstein - It's a Grand Night for Singing
Rodgers - Victory at Sea
Rodgers and Hammerstein - Sound of Music
Rodgers and Hammerstein - South Pacific
Rodgers and Hammerstein - Oklahoma
Kathy Knight, soprano
Timothy Allen, tenor
Brian Zunner, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
John Covelli, guest conductor
Buffalo Shola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
March 16, 17, 1985
Kleinhans Music Hall
Lalo - Le roi d'Ys, Overture
Mozart - Piano Concerto No.21 in C major, K.467
Ravel - Daphnis and Chloé, Suite No.1, Suite No.2
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Phillipe Entremont, pianist, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
March 30, 31, 1985
Kleinhans Music Hall
Bach - St. Matthew Passion
Harolyn Blackwell, soprano
Delores Ziegler, mezzo-soprano
Joseph Frank, tenor
David Evitts, baritone
Brian Zunner, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
Buffalo Arts and Music Youth Chorale
Donald Hilliard, director
June 8, 1985 Kleinhans
Music Hall
Mahler - Symphony No.2 in C Minor (Resurrection)
Barbara Pearson, soprano
Lili Chookasian, contralto
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Elmer Iseler, director
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
=== 1985-86 ===
November 1, 2, 1985 Kleinhans Music Hall
Rachmaninoff - Kolokola, op.35 "The Bells"
Flagello - Concerto Sinfonico for Saxophones
Respighi - Pines of Rome
Amherst Saxophone Quartet,
Salvatore Andolina, soprano saxophone
Michael Nascimben, alto saxophone
Stephen Rosenthal, tenor saxophone
Harry Fackelman, baritone saxophone
Margaret Cusack, soprano
Alan Crabb, tenor
Arnold Voketaitis, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
December 13, 14, 1985
Kleinhans Music Hall
Tchaikovsky - Suite from The Nutcracker, Op.71a
Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, for Narrator and Orchestra, Op.67
Shaw/Bennett - The Many Moods of Christmas
Kay - Two Seasonal Favorites
Bernard/Hermann - Winter Wonderland
Anderson - Sleigh Ride
Irv Weinstein, narrator
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
March 1, 2, 1986
Kleinhans Music Hall
Verdi - Requiem
Martina Arroyo, soprano
Lorna Myers, mezzo-soprano
Tonio Dipaolo, tenor
Steven Dupont, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
May 18, 1986 First
Presbyterian Church
Cameron Baird Endowed Chair Commemoration
Installation of Music Director Thomas Swan
Haydn - Mariazeller Mass
Walton - Belshazzar's Feast
Claudia Yax, Soprano
Mary Alice Devine, mezzo soprano
John Fleischman, Jr., tenor
Charles Lady, bass
Frank Pullano, baritone
Members of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, conductor
June 4, 1985 Artpark
// Toast of the Town
David Frank, David Lamb, Saul Elkin, narrators
Khachaturian - Saber Dance
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Harrison - The Song of Quetzecoatl
UB Percussion Ensemble
Schubert - Trio in B Flat
New Buffalo String Trio
Barlow - The Winter's Passed
Ars Nova Musicians
Marylouise Nanna, conductor
Paul Scholssman, oboe
Blake - Charleston Rag
Amherst Saxophone Quartet
Four Tangos for Larry
Buffalo Ballet Theater
Fetler - Cycles
Jesse Kregal Timpani Ensemble
Bottesini - Grand Duo Concertant
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Raymond Harvey, conductor
Ansgar Aylward, violin
Todd Seeber, bass
Metheny - Phase Dance
Rushour, swing/jazz/rock group
Sal Andolina, conductor
Romberg - The Student Prince
Western New York Opera Theater
Manzara - Winter Dreams; for electronic tape
Thompson - The Peaceable Kingdom
Walton - Belshazzar's Feast
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, conductor
=== 1986-87 ===
October 18, 19, 1986 Kleinhans Music Hall
Paganini - Violin Concerto No.1 in D major, op.6
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125 "Chorale"
Midori, violinist
Margaret Cusack, soprano
Shirley Close, mezzo-soprano
Jon Frederic West, tenor
Arnold Voketaitis, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
SUCNY-Fredonia Combined Choirs,
Donald Lang, director
December 16, 1986
Kenmore Presbyterian Church
Handel - Messiah
Shaw/Bennett - The Many Moods of Christmas
Susan B.Hartney, soprano
Maryalice Devine, mezzo soprano
John Fleischman, Jr., tenor
Harrison L.Coppock, baritone
Kent J.Vander Band, organ
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, conductor
December 18, 1986
St.Joseph's Cathedral
Victoria - Ave Maria motet
Victoria - Vere Languores
Vaughan Williams - Mass in G Minor
Copland - In the Beginning
Julia Y.Chapman, soprano
Maryalice Devine, mezzo soprano
Paul Kight, tenor
Harrison L.Coppock, baritone
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, conductor
March 1, 1987
Kleinhans Music Hall
Mahler - Symphony No.2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Jessye Norman, soprano
Esther Hinds, soprano
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
May 3, 1987 Assumption
Church
Brahms - German Requiem
Claudia Yax, soprano
Frank Pullano, baritone
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, conductor
=== 1987-88 ===
October 9, 10, 1987 Kleinhans Music Hall
Warren - Harry Warren's Hollywood
Arlen - Harold Arlen Song Book
Arlen - The Wizard of Oz: Selections
Wilhousky - Battle Hymn of the Republic
Warren - Harry Warren Suite
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mitch Miller, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
October 25, 1987
Assumption Church
Mozart - Requiem
Mozart - Ave Verum
Patricia Barbalato, soprano
Maryalice Devine, mezzo soprano
Henry Pendleton, tenor
William Graf, bass
December 6, 1987
Lockport High School
Victoria - Ave Maria
Vaughan Williams - Mass in G
Rutter - When Icicles hang
Pinkham - Christmas Cantata
Brass Choir
Mark Jones, tuba
Paul Shewan, Larry Easter, Steve Johnson, Jeffrey Jarvis, trumpet
Mary Swarzwelder, French Horn
Lon Gormley, Gerry Bacon, Diana Betts, trombone
Betty Riehle, accompanist
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, conductor
December 11, 12, 1987
Kleinhans Music Hall
Anderson - Sleigh Ride
Traditional - Chrismas Fantasia
Traditional - Wassail Song
Traditional - The Coventry Carol
Shakespeare - Winter
Dankworth - Tom Sawyer's Saturday
Dankworth - Winter Wonderland Medley
Gershwin - Strike Up the Band
Torme - Christmas Song
Traditional - I Saw Three ships
Traditional - Rocking
Sergaeante - The Cowboy Carol
Traditional - Seasonal Sing-a-Long
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
John Dankworth, conductor
Saul Elkin, Narrator
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
March 4, 5, 1988
Kleinhans Music Hall
Bernstein - West Side Story: Symphonic Dances
Koussevitsky - Concerto for Double Bass
Todd Seeber, double bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
Argento - Te Deum (World Premiere)
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
June 12, 1988 Rockwell
Hall
Verdi - Quattro Pezzi Sacri
Rossini - Stabat Mater
Laudi Alla Vergine Maria
Verdi - Te Deum
Verdi - La Traviata
Verdi - Nabucco
Verdi - Aida
Claudia Yax, dramatic soprano
Henry G.Pendleton, tenor
Patricia Barbalato, soprano
Carl Johengen, tenor
=== 1988-89 ===
December 10, 11 1988 Kleinhans Music Hall
Fetler - Three Excursions for Percussion, Piano and Orchestra
Rossini - Stabat Mater
Karen Williams, soprano
Emily Golden, mezzo-soprano
Richard Croft, tenor
Jan Opalach, bass
Jesse Kregal, percussionist
John Brennan, percussionist
Claudia Hoca, pianist
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
March 12, 1989
Assumption Church
March 14, 1989 St.Peter & Paul Church
Beethoven - Miss Solemnis
Claudia Yax, Soprano
Beth Barrow-Titus, mezzo soprano
Henry Pendleton, tenor
William Graf, bass
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, conductor
April 21, 1989
Kleinhans Music Hall
Rossini - Semiramide: Overture
Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
Grieg - Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op.16, Allegro molto moderato
Borodin - Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
Berlin - selections; sing-a-long
Constance Geanakoplos, piano
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mitch Miller, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
April 28, 29, 1989
Kleinhans Music Hall
Kodaly - Dances of Galanta
Chausson - Poeme for Violin and Orchestra, op.25
Orff - Carmina Burana
Charles Haupt, violinist
Gwendolyn Bradley, soprano
Philip Creech, tenor
Ben Holt, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Buckley, guest conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
Trebles from St.Paul's Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys
Bruce Neswick, director
=== 1989-90 ===
September 23, 24, 1989 Kleinhans Music Hall
Stravinsky - Petrouchka
Ravel - Daphnis and Chloé , Suite No.1
Ravel - Daphnis and Chloe, Suite No.2
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
December 8, 9 and 10,
1989 Kleinhans Music Hall
Leontovich/Hayman - Carol of the Bells
Humperdinck - Hansel and Gretel: Prelude
Waldteufel - Skater's Waltz
Holcomb, arr.- Festive sounds of Hanukkah
Neff - The Night Before Christmas
Goldman - Chrismas March
Parker/Shaw - Ya viene la vieja
Greenberg - Sons of Eve, Reward My Tidings
Parker/Shaw - Fum, Fum, Fum
Lancaster - Fantasy on American folk Carols
P.D.Q.Bach/Schickele - Choral Christmas Carols
Harris - Holiday Selections
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Newton Wayland, guest conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
February 3, 4, 1990
Kleinhans Music Hall
Bernstein - Symphony No.2 "Age of Anxiety"
Stravinsky - Oedipus Rex
Claudia Hoca, pianist
Elizabeth Laurence, mezzo-soprano
Ian Caley, tenor
John Cheek, bass
Mark Doss, bass
Gary Burgess, tenor
Jeremy Noble, narrator
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum Men's Chorus,
Thomas Swan, director
March 3, 4, 1990
Kleinhans Music Hall
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125 "Chorale"
Mary Shearer, soprano
Delia Wallis, alto
Rodney Nolan, tenor
Terry Cook, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
March 16, 17, 1990
Kleinhans Music Hall
Britten - Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes
Haydn - Cello Concerto in C major
Holst - The Planets
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum Women's Chorus,
Thomas Swan, director
May 2, 1990 Kenmore
Presbyterian Church
May 6, 1990 Orchard Park Presbyterian Church
Brahms - Funeral Hymn (Begrabnisgesang)
Brahms - Four Songs (Vier Gesange)
Bruckner - Mass in E Minor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, conductor
July 25, 1990 Artpark
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 in D Minor, Op.125 (Choral)
Mary Shearer, soprano
Karen Brunssen, mezzo soprano
Don Bernardini, tenor
Terry Cook, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
=== 1990-91 ===
December 7, 8, 9, 1990
Christmas Pops
Kay - Deck the Halls
Handel - Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Greensleves
Bach - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Pierne - March of the Little Lead Soldiers
Arlen/Osser - The Wizard of Oz
Anderson - Sleigh Ride
Traditional - Fun, Fum, Fum
David - The Little Drummer Boy
Leontovich - Carol of the Bells
Sing-a-long
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mitch Miller, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
March 15, 16, 1991
Kleinhans Music Hall
Mozart - Symphony No.41 in C major, K.551 "Jupiter"
Stravinsky - Persephone
Jon Garrison, tenor
Bess Brown, narrator
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
March 29, 30, 1991
Kleinhans Music Hall
Mahler - Symphony No.3 in D minor
Elizabeth Laurence, alto
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum Women's Chorus,
Thomas Swan, director
St.Paul's Cathedral Men and Boys Choir,
Bruce Neswick, director
April 4, 6, 1991
Kleinhans Music Hall
Lerner and Loewe Spectacular
Lerner and Loewe - Camelot
Lerner and Loewe - Paint Your Wagon
Lerner and Loewe - Gigi
Lerner and Loewe - Brigadoon
Lerner and Loewe - My Fair Lady
Barbara Adams Pierce, soprano
Peter Harvey, tenor
Howard sprout, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mitch Miller, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
=== 1991-92 ===
November 10, 1991 First Presbyterian Church
Mozart - Regina Coeli, KV 127
Mozart - Mass in C Minor, KV 427
Laurie Wyant, soprano I
Cheryl Hudson, soprano II
Bruce Bell, tenor
Frank Pullano, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, conductor
November 29, 30,
December 1, 1991 Kleinhans Music Hall
Holiday Pops
Rimsky-Korsakov - Dance of the Buffoons
Humpersinck - Hansel and Gretel: Prelude
Neff - The Night Before Christmas
Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker Suite
Holcombe, arr.- Festive Sounds of Hanukkah
Lancaster - Fantasy on American Folk Carols
Silver - Twelve Days After Christmas
Herman, arr.- Christmas Fantasy
Bob Koop, narrator
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Newton Wayland, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
December 7, 8 1991
Kleinhans Music Hall
Mozart - Masonic Funeral Music, K.477
Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, K.364
Mozart - Requiem, K.626
Charles Haupt, violinist
Jesse Levine, violist
Julie Newell, soprano
Karen Brunssen, mezzo-soprano
Don Bernardini, tenor
John Ostendorf, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
February 15, 16 1992
Kleinhans Music Hall
Haydn - Symphony No.45 in F-sharp minor "Farewell"
Brahms - Liebesliederwaltzer, op.52
Brahms - Violin Concerto in D major, op.77
Gyorgy Pauk, violinist
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
March 28, 29, 1992
Kleinhans Music Hall
Respighi - Fountains of Rome
Bellini - Oboe Concerto in E-flat major
Marcello - Oboe Concerto in C minor
Verdi - Four Sacred Pieces
John Ferrillo, oboist
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
April 24, 25, 1992
Kleinhans Music Hall
Broadway Express
Warren - Lullaby of Broadway
Porter - favorites
Arlen - Clear out of this World
Schertzinger - I remember You
Bloom - Day in, Day Out
Duke - April in Paris
Bock - Fiddler on the Roof, selections
Gershwin - Do it Again, Embraceable you, They all Laughed, 'S Wonderful
Rodgers - Waltzes
Gershwin - Clap-a Your Hands, Swanee
Kern - Overture
Gershwin - Summertime
Elman - And the Angels Sing
Duke - Autumn in New York
Porter - Anything Goes
Dominguez - Frenesi
Manciini - Charade
Fitzgerald - A-Tisket, A-Tasket
Bernstein - New York, New York
Cohan - Give My Regards to Broadway
Porter - Take Me Back to Manhattan
Kander - New
York, New York
Shirley Nanette, soprano
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Norman Leyden, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
July 25, August 18,
1992 Chautauqua
Orff - Carmina Burana
Jan Grissom, soprano
Kip Wilborn, tenor
Richard Byrne, baritone
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
Uriel Segal, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
Children's Chorale of Chautauqua County
Nancy Krestic, director
Chautauqua Dance Company & Festival Dancers
Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, choreographer
Chautauqua Motet Choir
Kenneth Ray David, director
Chautauqua Conservatory Theater Company
Rebecca Guy, director
Bergine Bella Early Music Ensemble
Young Chautauquans of the Boys' and Girls' Clubs
Alexander Feldman, jester
John Flower, juggler
August 8, 1992 Artpark
Mozart - Symphony No.41 in C major, K.551 "Jupiter"
Mozart - Requiem, K.626
Julie Newell, soprano
Karen Brunssen, mezzo
Don Bernardini, tenor
John Ostendorf, bass baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
=== 1992-93 ===
*** Former: Buffalo Schola Cantorum
*** Renamed: Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
November 21, 22, 1992 ~ Kleinhans Music Hall
Beethoven - Symphony No.6 in F major, op.68 "Pastorale"
Knussen - The Way to Castle Yonder
Copland - Three Latin American Sketches
Bernstein - Chichester Psalms
Luke Bunt, countertenor
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Lukas Foss, guest conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
December 11, 12, 13,
1992 ~ Kleinhans Music Hall
Key - Deck the Halls
Kay - Variations on Joy to the World
Tchaikovsky - Nutrcracker: Overture, March
Dankworth - Coventry Carol
Leontovich/Wilhousky - Carol of the Bells
Holcombe - Festive sounds of Hanukkah
Rutter - Eight Christmas Carols
Vaughn Williams - Fantasia on Greensleeves
Shaw/Bennett - Many Moods of Christmas, Suite no.1
Anderson - Sleigh Ride
Berlin/Bennett - White Christmas
Wilberg - Three Christmas Carols
Humperdinck - Evening Prayer from Hansel & Gretel
Adam - O Holy Night
Norris - Christmas Carol Sing-Along
Harris - We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, conductor
February 12, 13, 1993
Kleinhans Music Hall
Bravo Broadway; Berlin, Porter, Gershwin
Gershwin - Medley
Porter - Fascinatin' Rhythm
Gershwiin - Someone to Watch Over Me
Berlin - Top Hat, White Tie & Tails; Steppin' Out; They Say that
Falling in Love is Wonderful
Porter - Anything Goes; Easy to Love
Gershwin - Of Thee I Sing
Porter - It's Wonderful; My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Gershwin - Slap that Bass; Girl Crazy Overture
Berlin - Cheek to Cheek
Gershwin - The Half of It; Dearie Blues; Nice Work if you can get it
Berlin - Easter Parade
Gershwin - Love Walked In
Berlin - Always; Let's Face the Music and Dance
Porter - In the Still of the Night
Gershwin - Love is Here to Stay
Porter - I Happen to like New York
Brigid Brady, soprano
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
David Bishop, guest conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
March 5, 1993 - Westminster
Presbyterian Church
Victoria - Ave Maria
Copland - In the Beginning
Faure - Messe Basse
Franck - Three Pieces for Organ
Brahms - Liebeslieder Walzer, Op.52
Linda Smalley, soprano
Maryalice Devine, mezzo soprano
Bettyalice Riehle, piano
David Bond, organ
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
March 26, 27, 1993
Kleinhans Music Hall
Stravinsky - Symphony of Psalms
Prokofiev - Violin Concerto No.1 in D Major, op.19
Rimsky-Korsakoff - Sheherazade, op.35
Gil Shaham, violinist
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
May 9, 1993 Kleinhans
Music Hall
Daemen College 41st Commemcement
Thompson - The Road Not Taken
Traditional - Battle Hymn of the Republic
Ward - American the Beautiful
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, conductor
July 9, 1993 Artpark
Gershwin - Porgy and Bess
Alvy Powell, bass-baritone
Roberta Laws, soprano
Angela simpson, soprano
Reginald Pindell, baritone
Stephen Finch, baritone
Larry Marshall, tenor
Gretha Boston, mezzo soprano
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
David Stahl, guest conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
August 7, 1993 Artpark
Beethoven Festival
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.1 in C Major, Op.15
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 in D Minor, Op.125 Choral
Louis Lortie, piano
Julie Newell, soprano
Margaret Kuhl, mezzo soprano
Don Bernardini, tenor
Mark S.Doss, bass-baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
=== 1993-94 ===
December3, 4, 1993 Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Cristen Gregory, soprano
Margaret Kuhl, mezzo soprano
Darrell Rowader, tenor
Brian Zunner, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
December 10, 11, 1993
Kleinhans Music Hall
Verdi - Requiem
Rochelle Ellis, soprano
Christina Wilcox, mezzo-soprano
Richard Taylor, tenor
Gary Relyea, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus,
Thomas Swan, director
January 7, 8, 1994
Kleinhans Music Hall
Debussy - Trois Nocturnes
Planel - Trumpet Concerto
Elgar - Enigma Variations, op.36
David Kuehn, Trumpeter
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus; Women's Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
April 9, 10, 1994
Kleinhans Music Hall
Bach - Mass in B minor
Julie Newell, soprano
Margaret Kuhl, mezzo-soprano
Richard Clement, tenor
Richard Zeller, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
May 6, 1994
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Annual Benefit Concert for the Concerned Ecumenical Ministry
Morales - Magnificat Octavi Toni
Price - A Pocketful of Rhymes
Lucky - So Hallow'd and So Gracious is that Time
Bratton/Carter - The Teddy Bears' Picnic
Thiman - She is my slender small love
Vaughan Williams - Lock Lomond
Smith - Ride the Chariot
Henry - Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
DeCormier/Sauter - Deep River
Wagner - Danny Boy
Foster - Slumber, My Darling
Cunningham - Ye Banks and Braes
Work/White - Grandfather's Clock
Wilberg - El Vito
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, conductor
=== 1994-95 ===
October 15, 1994 First Presbyterian Church, Lockport, NY
DeMorales - Magnificat Octavi Toni
Lucky - So Hallow'd and So Gracious Is That time
Bratton - The Teddy Bears' Picnic
Dusing - The Old Fool
Washburn - A Stephen Foster Medley
Wagner - Danny Boy
Cunningham - Ye Banks and Braes
Hunt - My Sow Took The Measles
DeCormier/Sauter - Deep River
Dawson - Ezekiel Saw De Wheel
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus; Chamber Singers
Thomas Swan, director
November 11, 1994
Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo North Campus
Beethoven - Concerto for Piano No.3 in C Minor, Op.37
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 in D Minor, Op.125, Choral
Louis Lorte, piano
Ollie Watts Davis, soprano
Margaret Kuhl, mezzo soprano
Stuart Neill, tenor
Gary Relyea, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
December 2, 3, 1994
Kleinhans Music Hall
Roussel - Le Festin de l'Araignee
Delius - Violin Concerto
Poulenc - Quatre motets pour le temps de Noel
Poulenc - Gloria
Charles Haupt, violinist
Julie Newell, soprano
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus,
Thomas Swan, director
December 8, 9, 10, 11,
1994 Kleinhans Music Hall
Holiday Pops
Tyzik/Newsom - Christmas Overture
Newsom - Joy to the World; Winter Wonderland
Bambridge - Christmas Song; Let it Snow
Gould/Smith - Christmas Time, First Noel, Silent Night, Good King
Wenceslas
O
Little Town of Bethlehem, Away In a Manger, O Come All Ye Faithful
Gould - Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
Newsom - White Christmas
Anderson/Bambridge - Sleigh Ride
Herbert - March of the Toys
Newsom - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Rudolph the Red-Nosed
Raindeer
Bambridge - Santa claus is coming To Town
Wilberg - Fum, Fum, Fum
Rutter - Whence Is That Goodly Fragrance, Twelve Days of Christmas
Bambridge - Hark! The Herald angels Sing
Traditional - Jingle Bells
Handel - Hallelujah Chorus
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Doc Severinsen, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
The Boys & Girls of St.Paul's Cathedral Choirs
December 14, 15, 16,
17, 1994 Kleinhans Music Hall
Niagara Mohawk Holiday Pops
Handel - Joy to the World
Mendelssohn - Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Traditional - Winter Wonderland
Tchaikovsky - Nutcrack
Anderson - Sleigh Ride
Moore - 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Parker - Gaudete: Personent Hodie
Elliott - Jingle Bells Swing
Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Schubert - Ave Maria
Claudia Yax, soprano
Clay Hulsey, baritone
Dave Hannan (Sabres), narrator
Matthew Barnaby (Sabres), narrator
Mark Maddox (Bills), narrator
John Fina (Bills), narrator
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Doc Severinsen, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
Western Yew York Children's Choir
John Fleischman, director
March 3, 1995
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, NY
Concerned Ecumenical Ministry Benefit Concert
Victoria - Ave Maria
Morley - Agnus Dei
Wolf - Six Sacred Songs, No.5 Ergebung
Poulenc - Motets for the Season of Lent
DeCormier - Dance, Boatman, Dance
Morse - Oysters and Clams
Dusing - The Old Fool
Raughan Williams - Mass in G Minor
Washburn - A Stephen foster Medley
DeCormier - Hear The Lambs A-Cryin'
Dawson - Soon-ah Will Be Done
Nancy Seel, soprano
Paula King, alto
Paul Kight, tenor
Michael Harris, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, Buffalo Philharmonic Chamber Singers
Thomas Swan, conductor
April 1, 2, 1995
Kleinhans Music Hall
Brahms - Tragic Overture, op.81
Brahms - Nanie "Song of Lamentation"
Brahms - German Requiem, op.45
Ollie Watts Davis, soprano
Kevin McMillan, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus,
Thomas Swan, director
May 13, 14, 1995
Kleinhans Music Hall
Britten - Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Op.33a
Britten - Peter Grimes: Passacaglia, Op.33b
Vaughan Williams - A Sea Symphony
Lorna Haywood, soprano
Philip Frohnmayer, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
James Paul, guest conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus,
Thomas Swan, director
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
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
=== 1995-96 ===
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 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
=== 1996-7 ===
September 21, 22, 1996 Kleinhans Music Hall
Verdi - Te Deum
Copland - Lincoln Portrait
Beethoven - Symphony No.3 in E-flat major, op.55 "Eroica"
James Harris, narrator
Anthony M.Masiello, narrator
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus,
Thomas Swan, director
October 18, 1996 First
Presbyterian Church, Symphony Circle, Buffalo
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, conductor
December 14, 15, 1996
Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Julie Newell, soprano
Margaret Kuhl, mezzo-soprano
Brad Diamond, tenor
Brian Zunner, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus,
Thomas Swan, director
December 19, 20, 21,
22, 1996 Kleinhans Music Hall
Holiday Pops
Handel/Newsom - Joy to the World
Mendelssohn/Bambridge - Hark the Herald Angels sing
Bernard/Newsom - Winter Wonderland
Shaw - Many Moods, Suite 3
Wilhousky/Tyzik - Carol of the Bells
Wells & Torme/Bambridge - Christmas Song
Clement - 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Berlin/Newsom - White Christmas
Anderson/Bambridge - Sleigh Ride
Tyzik - Skaters Overture
PDQ Bach - O Little Town of Hackensack, Throw the Yule Log on Uncle John
Rutter - Angel's Carol
Bartle/Cable - Pat-a-Pan, Fum Fum Fum
Shaw - Many Moods, Suite 1
Martin/Blane/Newsom - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Adam/Harris - O Holy Night
Traditional - First Noel, O Little Town of Bethlehem, We Three Kings,
Deck the Halls
Pierpoint/Newsom - Jingle Bells
Handel - Messiah; Hallelujah Chorus
February 14, 1997
Kleinhans Music Hall
By George, It's by Gershwin
Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Concert Version
Gershwin - A Woman is a Sometime Thing
Gershwin - It Ain't Necessarily So
Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
Gershwin - Oh Kay; Overture
Gershwin - Girl Crazy; Overture
Gershwin - I've Got Rhythm
Gershwin - Embraceable You
Gershwin - But Not for Me
Gershwin - Of Thee I Sing
Priscilla Baskerville, soprano
Terry Cook, bass
Jeffrey Biegel, piano
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Elizabeth Schulze, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
March 22, 23, 1997
Kleinhans Music Hall
Bach - St.Matthew Passion
Ollie Watts Davis, soprano
Margaret Kuhl, mezzo-soprano
William Watson, tenor
Steven Tharp, tenor
Gary Relyea, bass/baritone
Charles Austin, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
St.Paul's Cathedral Choir
Dale Adelman, director
April 12, 1997
Kleinhans Music Hall
Mozart - Cosi fan tutte
Julia Kierstein, soprano
Marguerite Krull, mezzo-soprano
Jayne West, soprano
Steven Tharp, tenor
Vernon Hartman, baritone
Brian Zunner, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus,
Thomas Swan, director
May 17, 18, 1997
Kleinhans Music Hall
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125 "Chorale"
Rochelle Ellis, soprano
Margaret Kuhl, mezzo soprano
Brad Diamond, tenor
David Arnold, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
=== 1997-98 ===
October 17, 1997 Westminster Presbyterian Church
Gardner - If Music Be the Food of Love
Lauridsen - Four Madrigals on Renaissance texts
Carew - To One that Desired to Know my Minstris
Jonson - Slow, Slow, Fresh Fount
Carew - To My Mistris, I Burning in Love
Carew - Mediocritie in Love Rejected
Byrt - Among the Leaves so Green, O
James - Bushes and Briars
Rutter - Black Sheep
Willcocks - Bobby Shaftoe
Biegl - Ave Maria
Mendelssohn - Abendlied
Trinkley - How Can I Keep From Singing
Gaspard - Deep River
Vaughan Williams - Mass in G Minor
Mendelssohn - Sechs Spruce
Smith - There is a Balm in Gilead
Thayer - Ain't Got Time to Die
Eileen Yu, flute
Paul Furlong, bassoon
Sally Martin, violin
Alfred Frenning, cello
Kirk Brundage, tambourine
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus; Chamber singers, Men's Chorus
Double Quartet:
Cynthia Mayo, Nancy Seel, Marilyn Barber, Paula King
Paul Kight, Paul Litwin, Patrick Barrett, Calvin Vandermey
Thomas Swan, conductor
December 11, 12, 13,
14, 1997 Kleinhans Music Hall
December 15, 1997 Bradford, PA
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Doc Severinsen, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
December 20, 21, 1997
Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
March 25, 1998
Assumption Roman Catholic Church, 435 Amherst Street
60th Anniversary Concert
Beethoven - Missa Solemnis, Op.123
Cheryl Hudson, soprano
Mary Ann Vilaitis, mezzo soprano
Timothy Schuman, tenor
Brian Zunner, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, conductor
April 30, 1998 Our
Lady of victory Basilica, Lackawanna
Verdi - Requiem
Amanda Halgrimson, soprano
Christina Wilcox, mezzo soprano
Jon Garrison, tenor
Kevin Deas, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
David Lockington, conductor
May 10, 11, 1998
Kleinhans Music Hall
Mozart - Mass in C
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
May 16, 1998 Kleinhans
Music Hall
Daemen College Commencement
May 17, 1998 Westminster Presbyterian Church
Buffalo Philharmonic Chamber Singers
Thomas Swan, conductor
June 27, 1998
St.Matthias Episcopal Church, East Aurora
Buffalo Philharmonic Chamber Singers
Thomas Swan conductor
=== 1998-99 ===
September 19, 20 1998 Kleinhans Music Hall
Berlioz - Le Corsaire Overture
Faure - Requiem
Saint-Saens - Symphony No.3 in C minor, Op.78 "Organ"
Janice Chandler, soprano
Kevin McMillan, baritone
Thomas Swan, organ
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Lukas Foss, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus,
Thomas Swan, director
October 16, 1998
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Bruckner - Three Graduals for the Church Year
Locklair - Brief Mass
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, conductor
November 20, 21, 1998
Kleinhans Music Hall
Bock - Fiddler on the Roof
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
John Head, guest conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
December 10, 11, 12,
13, 1998 Kleinhans Music Hall
Doc's Holiday Pops
Jamie Tyzik, soprano
Doc Severinsen, trumpet
Dankworth - Lullay, Lullay (BPC commission)
Thomas Swan, conductor
Traditional - It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas
Traditional - We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Traditional - The Twelve Days of Christmas
Traditional - Silver Bells
Traditional - What Child Is This
Traditional - O Holy Night
Traditional - Angels We Have Heard on High
Vivaldi - Gloria in D; opening chorus
Mozart - Voi che sapete
Traditional - Silent Night
Prokofiev/Newson - Troika
Traditional/Newsom - Good King Wenceslas
Shaw - Many Moods of Christmas No.4
Traditional - The Toy Trumpet
Handel - Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Doc Severinsen, conductor
Buffalo Academy of the Visual and Performing Arts Choir
Joyce Robinson, conductor
December 19, 20 1998
Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Mary Ellen Callahan, soprano
Margaret Kuhl, mezzo-soprano
Mark Schowalter, tenor
Emile Fath, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Westerfield, guest conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus,
Thomas Swan, director
January 22, 23, 1999
Kleinhans Music Hall
Lerner & Loewe - My Fair Lady
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
John Head, guest conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
March 14, 1999 Westminster Presbyterian Church
Music for the Season of Lent
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus Chamber singers
Thomas Swan, conductor
March 27, 1999 Westminster
Presbyterian Church
“Tom Swan Day” as proclaimed by Mayor Masiello
Verdi - Four Sacred Pieces
Vehar - Peace Requiem (World Premier)
Cristen Gregory, soprano
Brian Zunner, bass
Western New York Children's Chorus
John Fleischman, Jr., director
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, conductor
July 3, 1999 Artpark
Canadian National Anthem
American National Anthem
Ridout - Fall Fair
Jones - Miramichi Ballad
Copland - Lincoln Portrait
Copland - Saturday Night Waltz
Copland - Rodeo; Hoedown
Bates/Ward - America the Beautiful
Howe/Wilhousky, arr.- Battle Humn of the Republic
Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture
Sousa - Stars and Stripes Forever
Irv Weinstein, narrator
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Arie Lipsky, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
=== 1999-2000 ===
September 18, 1999 Kleinhans Music Hall
Gershwin - Cuban Overture
Sandoval - Trumpet Concerto
Sandoval/Legrand - To Diz With Love
Sandoval/Martinez - A Mis Abuelos
Gillespie/Legrand - Groovin' High
Sandoval - Rhythm of our World
Ritchie/McNeill - All Night Long
Orff - Carmina Burana
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Richard Kaufman, guest conductor
Arturo Sandoval, trumpeter
Nancy Allen Lundy, soprano
Michael Schrey, tenor
Kevin McMillan, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus,
Thomas Swan, director
The Choristers of St.Paul's Episcopal Cathedral
Dr.Dale Adelmann, director
October 22, 1999 First
Presbyterian Church
Concerned Ecumenical Ministries Benefit Concert
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, conductor
November 14, 1999
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus Chamber Singers
Thomas Swan, conductor
December 4, 5, 1999
Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Yaacov Bergman, guest conductor
Aline Kutan, soprano
Margaret Kuhl, mezzo-soprano
William Watson, tenor
Theodore Baerg, bass/baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus,
Thomas Swan, director
December 10, 11, 12,
1999 Kleinhans Music Hall
Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Greensleeves
Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker, excerpts
Herbert - March of the Toys
Berlin - White Christmas
Gannon/Ram - I'll be Home for Christmas
Traditional - I wonder as I Wander
Traditional - O Holy Night
Traditional - O Night Divine
Handel - Messiah: Ev'ry Valley
Traditional - Some Children See Him
Traditional - Many Moods of Christmas
Mary Stahl, mezzo soprano
Billy Porter, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
John McDaniel, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
Western New York Children's Chorus
John Fleischman, Jr., director
February 13, 2000
St.James United Church of Christ
Valentine's Day special
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus Chamber Singers
March 12, 2000 Orchard
Park Presbyterian Church
Lauridsen - Ave Maria
Durufle - Mess “Cum Jubilo”
Vehar - Dona Nobis Pacem
Vehar - Ubi Caritas (World Premier)
Berger - Vision of Peace
Foster - Slumber, My Darling
Traditional - Danny Boy
Dawson - Spiritual: Soon Ah Will Be Done
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, conductor
April 14, 15, 2000
Kleinhans Music Hall
Bridge - The Sea, Suite for Orchestra
Britten - King Arthur
Walton - Belshazzar's Feast
Jubilant Sykes, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
May 20, 2000 Kleinhans
Music Hall
Daemen College Commencement
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, conductor
May 21, 2000 East
Aurora
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus Chamber Singers
Thomas Swan, conductor
June 3, 4, 2000
Kleinhans Music Hall
Prokofiev - Alexander Nevsky, Op.78
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Victoria Livengood, mezzo-soprano
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus,
Thomas Swan, director
=== 2000-2001 ===
September 23, 24, 2000 Kleinhans Music Hall
Viva Italia: A Salute to Opera
Rossini - Semiramide: Overture
Verdi - La Traviata: Deh miei bollenti spiriti
Verdi - La Traviata: Addio del passato
Verdi - La Traviata: Parigi, O cara
Verdi - La Traviata: Libiamo
Verdi - Nabucco: Va, pensiero
Puccini - La Boheme: Finale, Act I
Verdi - Il Trovatore: Vedi! Le fosche
Verdi - Rigoletto: La donna E mobile
Verdi - Rigoletto: Caro nome
Verdi - Rigoletto: Signor ne principe
Verdi - Rigoletto: E il sol dell'anima
Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
Puccini - Madama Butterfly: Un bel di
Puccini - Madama Butterfly: Addio, fiorito asil
Puccini - Madama Butterfly: Humming Chant
Puccini - Madama Butterfly: Vieni la sera
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Kaori Sato, soprano
Raul Melo, tenor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus,
Thomas Swan, director
October 29, 2000
Kenmore Presbyterian Church
November 12, 2000 Westminster Presbyterian Church, Buffalo
Candles in the Wilderness; Songs of America's Past
Chatman - Due West
Conte - Candles in the Wilderness, from “The Dreamers”
Walker - Love By the Water
Runswick - Five American Folksongs: Yankee Doodle, Shenandoah, Shortinin'
Bread, Pick a Bale o'Cotton, The Streets of Laredo, Frog Went a-Courtin'
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus Chamber Singers
Dale Adelmann, guest conductor
November 4, 5, 2000
Kleinhans Music Hall
Bernstein - Chichester Psalms
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Arie Lipsky, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
December 2, 3, 2000
Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Andrea Matthews, soprano
Barbara Rearick, alto
Christopher Pfund, tenor
Kurt Loft Willet, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus,
David Bond, acting director
December 8, 9, 10,
2000 Kleinhans Music Hall
Anderson - A Christmas Festival
Herbert - March of the toys
Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Greensleeves
Mathes - I Wonder As I Wander
McDaniel - O Holy Night
Tchaikovsky - Selections from the Nutcracker
Powers - Sussex Carol
Powers - Fum, Fum, Fum
Vivaldi - Gloria in D Major; Gloria in Excelsis Deo, Cum Sancto spiritu
McDaniel, - I'll Be Home For Christmas
Berlin/Moss - White Christmas
Menotti - Shepherd's Chorus from Amahl and the Night Visitors
Burt - Some Children See Him
Handel - Ev'ry Valley from Messiah
Abels - Angels We Have Heard On High
Shaw/Bennett - The Many Moods of Christmas, Suite 4
Lennon/McDaniel - Happy Christmas (War Is Over)
Billy Porter, special guest
Mary Stahl, special
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
(prepared by Andrew Bisantz)
Western New York Children's Chorus
John Fleishman, director
February 11, 2001
St.James United Church of Christ, Hamburg
A Valentine Keepsake
Dowland - Come Again, Sweet Love
Morley - April is in my Mistress' Face
Purcell - In These Delightful, Pleasant Groves
Kim - Some Thoughts on Keats and Coleridge
Vaughan Williams - Five English Folk Songs: The Dark-Eyed Sailor, The
Lover's Ghost, Just as the Tide was Flowing
Brahms - Liebeslieder Walzer, Opus 52
February 25, 2001
Kleinhans Music Hall
In Celebration of Thomas Swan
Bach - B Minor Mass
Janet Obermeyer, soprano
Mary Ann Valaitis, mezzo soprano
Daniel Clark Smith, tenor
Brian Zunner, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
J.Reilly Lewis, guest conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
April 27, 2001 Upper
West Arts Center, Buffalo
Concerned Ecumenical Ministries Benefit Concert
MacDowell - Two Songs from the 13th Century, A.D.1230 Nithart, A.D.1290
Frauenlob
MacDowell - From the Sea
Patriquin - The Star of County Down
Jeffers - Three Sea Shanties: A Whistlin' Shanty, Tommy's Gone, Johnny
Come Down to Hilo
Nestor - Four Partsongs from the Highlands: Ca' the Yowes, O My Luve is
Like a Red, red Rose, Will Ye Go Lassie Go?, Fareweel tae Tarwathie
Holst - The Hymn of Jesus
Mechem - Time
Siskind - Everyone suddenly Burst Out Singing
Victor Schuel, baritone
Michael Colquhoun, flute
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, Men's Chorus, Chamber Singers
Thomas Swan, director
May 19, 2001 - Shea's
Performing Arts Center
Daemen College Commencement
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Patrick Barrett, conductor
May 19, 20, 2001
Kleinhans Music Hall
Mozart - Symphony No.41 in C major, K.551 "Jupiter"
Holst - The Planets
Sergiu Comissiona, guest conductor
Women of the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
May 30, 2001
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Pan-American Exposition: Then and Now
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, Chamber Singers
Marilyn Barber, conductor
June 8, 9, 2001
Kleinhans Music Hall
Concert Dedicated in Memory of Thomas Swan (1942-2001)
Mozart - Concerto for violin and Orchestra, No.3 in G Major, K.216
Mahler - Symphony No.2 in C Minor, “Resurrection”
Charles Haupt, violin
Anne-Lise Berntsen, alto
Barbara Quintiliani, soprano
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Joann Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
=== 2001-2002 ===
September 22, 23, 2001 Kleinhans Music Hall
Bartók - Miraculous Mandarin Suite
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 in D minor, Op.125 "Chorale"
Regina Zona, soprano
Melissa Thorburn, mezzo-soprano
Gary Seydakl, tenor
Brian Zunner, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus,
Dale Adelmann, director
October 9, 2001
Lancaster Opera House
Pan Americana: a Centennial Celebration in Song
Dillon - Put Me Off at Buffalo
Douglas - At the Pan-American Fair
MacDowell - In the Starry Sky Above Us
MacDowell - Bonnie Ann
MacDowell - Hush, Hush
MacDowell - Dance of Gnomes
Nevin/Osgood - Wynken, Blynken and Nod
Foster - The Soiree Polka
Foster - Merry Little Birds are We
Foster - Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
Foster - Old Folks at Home
Blake - Ole Folks at Home Variations
Foster - Swine to Run all Night
Gottschalk - La Gallina, the Hen
Herbert - Slumber on, My Little Gypsy Sweetheart from Fortune Teller
Kerker - Little Birdies Learning How to Fly from Telephone Girl
Herbert - So Rouse Ye, Bold Warriors from Singing Girl
Lincoln - McKinley's Memorial March
Mulliner - In Memory of Our Beloved President
Fearis - Beautiful Isle of Somewhere
Ward - Strike Up the Band
Becket - The Red, White and Blue
Edwards - Pan, Pan, Pan
Nancy Seel, soprano
Victor Schuel, baritone
Marilyn Barber, speaker and program director
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, Chamber Singers
Bettyalice Riehle and Bruce Bell, piano
Dale Adelmann, conductor
December 7, 8, 9, 2001
Kleinhans Music Hall
Anderson - Sleigh Ride
Anderson - 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Tchaikovsky - selections from Nutcracker
Gould - Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
Gillespie & Coots - Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Gillespie & Coots - All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth
Davis, Onorati, Simeone - Little Drummer Boy
Harris - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Harris - O Holy Night
Wilson - It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas
Levin - We Need a Little Christmas
Handel - Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah
Dragon - Winter Wonderland
Dragon - Christmas Song
Dragon - Do You Hear what I Hear
Sing-a-Long
Evans & Lingston - Silver Bells
Berlin - White Christmas
Kevin Glavin, soloist
Santa Claus, special guest
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Marvin Hamlisch, guest conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Dale Adelmann, director
December 15, 16, 2001
Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Chen Riess, soprano
Quinn Patrick, mezzo soprano
Gary Seydell, tenor
Kurt Willet, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Robert Page, guest conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Dale Adelmann, director
January 18, 19, 2002
Kleinhans Music Hall
D'Indy - Diptyque
mediterrane: Soleil matinal; Soleil vesperal
Griffes - Three Tone Pictures
Griffes - Poem for Flute and Orchestra
Griffes - Three Poems of Fiona McLeod
Griffes - The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan
Borodin - Polovtsian Dances
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Carol Wincenc, Flutist
Barbara Quintilioni, soprano
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus,
Dale Adelmann, director
February 10, 2001
St.James United Church of Christ, Hamburg
A Musical Valentine
Greaves - Come away, sweet love
Weelkes - Hark, all ye lovely saints
Tomkins - Music Divine
Vautor - Mother, I will have a husband
Stanford - Diaphenia, Corydon arise!, Shall we
go dance?
Walker - Love by the Water
Larkin - Invitation
Biebl - Ave Maria
Knowles - The Way You Look Tonight
Lauridsen - Dirait-on
Rutter - Birthday Madrigals; It was a lover and his lass, Come live with
me, My true love hath my heart, When daisies pied
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, Chamber Singers
Dale Adelmann, conductor
March 1, 2001
Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo
Concerned Ecumenical Ministry Benefit Concert
Adelmann - Steal Away to Jesus
Bruckner - Three Motets; Locus iste, Christus factus est, Os justi
Bruckner - Ave Maria
Gorecki - Totus tuus
Brahms - Psalm 13
Schubert - The Lord is my Shephers (Psalm 23)
Stanford - Three Partsongs to Elizabethan texts; Diaphenia, Corydon,
Arise!, Shall we go dance?
Britten - The Ballad of Little Musgrave & Lady Barnard
Adelmann - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Dawson - Ezekiel saw de Wheel
April 13, 14, 2002
Kleinhans Music Hall
A Night at the Paris Opera
Bizet - Carmen: ACT I: Prelude
Bizet - Carmen: ACT I: Habanera: L'amour et un
oiseau rebelle
Bizet - Carmen: ACT I: Duet: Parle-moi de ma mere!
Bizet - Carmen: ACT I: Seguidilla, Pres des remparts de Seville
Bizet - Carmen: ACT II: Chanson Toreador: Votre toast, je peux vous le
rendre
Bizet - Carmen: Entr'acte II
Bizet - Carmen: ACT II: Chanson Boheme: Les triangles des sistres
Bizet - Carmen: ACT III: Aria: Je dis que rien ne m'epouvante
Bizet - Carmen: Entr'acte IV
Bizet - Carmen: ACT IV: Duet and Final Chorus: C'est toi...L'on m'avait
averti
Gounod - Faust: Act III: Siebel's Aria: Faites-lui mes aveux
Gounod - Faust: Act IV: Mephistophele's Serenade: Vous qui faites
l'endormie
Gounod - Faust: Act V: Final Trio: Va t'en, le jour va luire
Offenbach - Tales of Hoffman: ACT III: Barcarolle: O belle nuit, O nuit
d'amour
Offenbach - Tales of Hoffman: ACT I: Il etait une fois, a la cour
d'Eisenach
Offenbach - Tales of Hoffman: ACT IV: Romance: Elle a fui, la tourtrelle
Offenbach - Tales of Hoffman: ACT IV: Trio: Tu ne chantera plus?
Offenbach - Tales of Hoffman: ACT III: Septet: Helas! Je vais encore la
suivre
Jonita Lattimore, soprano
Jessica Grigg, mezzo-soprano
Jon Garrison, tenor
Ding Gao, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus,
Dale Adelmann, director
May 10, 2002 Kleinhans
Music Hall
Dedicated to the Memory of Thomas E.Swan, BPC Music Director, 1979-2001
Brahms - Nanie
Brahms - Schicksalslied
Brahms - Ein deutches Requiem (A German Requiem)
Rena Monti, soprano
Brian Zunner, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Ann Howard Jones, guest conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Dale Adelmann, director
May 31, 2002
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Buffalo
Pass Tyme With Good Companye: Songs of the Season
Brahms - Wechsellied sum Tanz, Op.31, no.1
Brahms - Der Gang zum Liebchen, Op.31, No.3
Brahms - Abendlied, Op.92, No.3
Brahms - Neckereien, Op.31, no.2
Eccard - When to the Temple Mary went
Tavener - Magnificat
Tavener - Nunc dimittis
Morley - Sing we and chant it!
Morley - My bonny lass she smileth
Morley - Leave, alas, this tormenting
Morley - Now is the month of Maying
Vehar - Spring things
Stanford - When Mary thro' the garden went
Stanford - The blue bird
Stanford - The haven
Stanford - Chillingham
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, Chamber Singers
Dale Adelmann, conductor
June 8, 9, 2002 Kleinhans
Music Hall
Mahler - Symphony No.3 in D minor
Claudine Carlson, mezzo-soprano
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, Women's Chorus
St.Paul's Cathedral Choristers
Dale Adelmann, director
=== 2002-2003 ===
October 18, 2002 Westminister Presbyterian Church
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus Chamber Singers
Dale Adelmann, conductor
November 22, 2002
Montante Center, Canisius College
Songs of Autumn: Celebrating our Musical Bounty
Morales - Lo, a virgin shall be with child
Bach - Zion hears the watchmen's voices; from Cantata 140
Mozart - Gloria in excelsis Deo, from Mass in C Major, K.317
Work - Go tell it on the mountain
David/ Kight - You are the new day
Taylor/Carrington - That lonesome road
Hairston - Poor man Laz'rus
Smith - Blow the candles out
Dawson - Soon 'ah will be done
Thompson - Alleluia
Mendelssohn - Sechs Spruche, Op.79
Copland/Brunner - Simple Gifts
Nance - Shenandoah
Wagner - Danny Boy
Faure - Cantique de Jean Racine
Vaughan Williams - O clap your hands
John Maguda, trumpet
Philip Christner, trumpet
Timothy Schwartz, French horn
Lon Gormley, trombone
Mark Jones, tuba
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Canisius College Chorale
Dale Adelmann, Frank Scinta, conductors
December 7, 8, 2002
Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Andrea Matthews, soprano
Rebekah Ambrosini, alto
Christopher Pfund, tenor
Valerian Ruminski, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Dale Adelmann, director
December 13, 14, 15,
2002 Kleinhans Music Hall
Anderson - Sleigh Ride
Traditional - O Come all ye Faithful
Tchaikovsky - selections from Nutcracker
Hamlisch - Hannuka pastisch, klezmer style
Hamlisch - Take me to Christmas Past
Traditional - You're a Mean One, Mister Grinch
Traditional - Partridge in a Pear Tree
Traditional - Winter Wonderland
Traditional - O Holy Night
Berlin - White Christmas
Chuck Basil, guest singer
Guest baritone
Diamond Jazz, vocal quartet
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Marvin Hamlisch, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Dale Adelmann, director
February 7, 2003
Palace Theatre, Lockport
February 9, 2003 St.James United Church of Christ, Hamburg
Greaves - Come away, sweet love
Weelkes - Hark, all ye lovely saints
Tomkins - Music Devine
Vautor - Mother, I will have a husband
Stanford - Diaphenia, Corydon, arise!, Shall we
go dance?
Stanford - Blow the candles out, Fare thee well, Banks of the Ohio
McPheeters - Adoramus te
Poorman - My Love & I
Simon, Shar - Bridge Over Troubled Waters
Lauridsen - Dirait-on
Rutter - Birthday Madrigals
Gilbert Pease, bassviol
Lockport High School Chorale
Lawrence Tim, director
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, Chamber Singers
Dale Adelmann, conductor
March 21, 22, 2003
Kleinhans Music Hall
Italian Mavericks
Respighi - Fountains of Rome
Verdi - Requiem
Bridgett Hooks, soprano
Claudine Carlson, mezzo-soprano
Steve Tharp, tenor
Ding Gao, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus,
Dale Adelmann, director
April 6, 2003
Kleinhans Music Hall
A Celebration of Song; The Poetry of Walt Whitman
Foss - With Music Strong
Vaughan Williams - A Sea Symphony
Tami Petty, soprano
Brian Zunner, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Dale Adelmann, director
May 2, 3, 2003
Kleinhans Music Hall
An Evening of Gilbert and Sullivan
Pirates of Penzance
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
May 16, 2003 Unitarian
Universalist Church
Concerned Ecumenical Ministries Benefit Concert
Page - America the Beautiful
Di Lasso - Missa: Bella Amfitrit Altera
Lauridsen - Ave Maria
Hogan - Spirituals: Ev'ry time I feel the Spirit; Old Time Religion;
Abide with Me; Ride on King Jesus
Gawthrop - Three Rossetti Lyrics; As Long Ago, As Once We Met, Summer
Days are Gone
Porter - In the Still of the Night, Do I Love You?, Begin the Beguine
Hogan - Lift Every Voice for Freedom
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
BPC High School Choral Affiliates
Dale Adelmann, director
=== 2003-2004 ===
October 10, 11, 2003 Kleinhans Music Hall
Lerner & Loewe - Brigadoon
Lerner & Loewe - Gigi
Lerner & Loewe - Thank Heaven for Little Girls
Lerner & Loewe - On a Clear Day
Lerner & Loewe - I Could Have Danced All Night
Lerner & Loewe - The Rain in spain
Lerner & Loewe - On the Street Where You Live
Lerner & Loewe - Wouldn't It Be Loverly
Lerner & Loewe - Come to Me, Bend to Me
Lerner & Loewe - Go Home With Bonnie Jean
Teri Hansen, soprano
J.Mark McVey, tenor
Rockey Pantera, 11 year old tenor
Amy Glidden, violin
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Marvin Hamlisch, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Dale Aldelmann, director
October 24, 2003 Buffalo
Museum of Science
"Stardust Melodies" In Celebration of the opening of the Astronomy
Hall
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Ron Spigelman, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Dale Adelmann, director
November 2, 2003
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Vivaldi - Gloria
Ars Nova Musicians Chamber Orchestra
Mary Louise Nanna, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Dale Adelmann, director
December 7, 2003
Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Victoria Atwater, soprano
Quinn Patrick, mezzo soprano
James J.Burritt, tenor
Eric Jordan, bass
Ron Spigelman, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Dale Adelmann, director
December 19, 20, 21,
2003 Kleinhans Music Hall
Holiday Pops
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Marvin Hamlisch, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Dale Adelmann, director
January 3, 4, 2004
Kleinhans Music Hall
Bernstein - Chichester Psalms
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
February 8, 2004
Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society
A Land of Pure Delight, Celebrating Diversity in WNY
"Neighbors: The People of Erie County"
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, Chamber Singers
Frank Scinta, conductor
March 13, 14, 2004
Kleinhans Music Hall
The French Connection
Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin
Faure - Cantique de Jean Racine
Mozart - Symphony No.31 in D major, K.297 "Paris"
Poulenc - Gloria
Ron Spigelman, conductor
Christine Vallas, soprano
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Dale Adelmann, director
Buffalo Gay Men's Chorus
Barbara Wagner, director
March 28, 2004 Amherst
Middle School Auditorium
Amherst Symphony Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Frank Scinta, conductor
March 30, 2004
Karpeles Manuscript Museum
Musical Autographs: Handwritten Notes
Beethoven - Hallelujah from "Mount of Olives"
Handel - Messiah: Lift up your heads, O ye gates, Let all the angels of
God worship him, Their sound is gone out
Haydn - Die Jahreszeiten: Komm, holder Lenz, Ewiger, machtiger, gutiger
Gott, Johhe, der Wein ist da
Dvorak - The Woodland Angelus, The Forsaken Lover, I cannot Answer
Mendelssohn - He watching over Israel, Grant unto us Thy Peace
Gounod - Send Out Thy Light
Brahms - Zigeunerlieder, Op.103; nos.1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9
Herbert - Moonbeams, A Kiss in the Dark, Italian Street Song
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus and BPC Chamber Singers
Frank Scinta, conductor
May 9, 2004 Kleinhans
Music Hall
Mother's Day Concert
Brahms - Four Songs for Women's Chorus, Two Horns and Harp, Op.17
Brahms - Alto Rhapsody, Op.53
Brahms - Liebeslieder Walzer, Op.52
Mozart - Ave Verum Corpus, K.618
Mozart - Sancta Maria, K.273
Mozart - Vesperae solennes de confessor in C Major, K.339
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Ann Howard Jones, guest conductor
May 15, 16, 2004
Kleinhans Music Hall
Einhorn - Voices of Light "The Passion of Joan of Arc"
Betsy Mead, soprano
Lisa Relaford Coston, alto
Danny Markham, tenor
Steve Kelley, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
July 11, 2004 Vietnam
Wall, Buffalo Waterfront
National Anthem
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
God Bless America
July 16, 17, 2004
Artpark
Bizet - Carmen
Robynne Redmon, Carmen
Raul Melo, Don Jose
Sebnem Mekinulov, Micaela
Michael Dean, Escamillo
Valerian Ruminski, Zuniga
Roger Griffiths, Morales
Cristen Gregory, Frasquita
Quinn Patrick, Mercedes
Roger W.Griffiths, Jr., El Dancairo
James Burritt, El Remendado
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Paul Ferington, director
Western New York Children's Chorus
John Fleischman, director
July 31, 2004
Chautauqua Institution
Brahms - Requiem
Janice Chandler-Eteme, soprano
Gerard Sundberg, baritone
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
Uriel Segal, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Paul Ferington, director
Chautauqua Regional Choir
Jared Jacobsen, director
Erie Philharmonic Chorus
Daniel Barnard, director
Finger Lakes Choral Festival
Adrian Horn, director
=== 2004-2005 ===
November 20, 21, 2004 Kleinhans Music Hall
Mozart - Concerto No.21 for Piano and Orchestra in C major, K.467
Mozart - Requiem, K.626
Stewart Goodyear, pianist
Sharla Nafziger, soprano
Rebekah Ambrosini, alto,
Christopher Pfund, tenor
Michael Dean, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
L.Brett Scott, director
December 5, 2004 Our
Lady of Victory Basilica, Lackawanna
Handel - Messiah
Cristen Gregory, soprano
Denise Blackmore, mezzo soprano
Daniel Windnagle, tenor
Brian Zunner, baritone
Ars Nova Musicians Chamber Orchestra
Marylouise Nanna, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
L.Brett Schott, director
December 10, 2004
Kleinhans Music Hall
Bizet - Farandole from L'Arlesienne: Suite No.2
Bach - Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; I.Coro
Menotti - The shephers' Chorus from Amahl and the Night Visitors
Respighi - Trittico Botticelliano; II.L'Adorazione dei Magi
Traditional/Davis - Greensleeves
Traditional/Davis - Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella
Gruber/Davis - Stille Nacht
Humperdinck - Sandman's Song, Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel
Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker, Op.71; Waltz of the Snowflakes
Rutter - Candlelight Carol
Rutter - What Sweeter Music
Vivaldi - Winter from The Four Seasons
Puccini - Humming Chorus from Madama Butterfly
Handel - Messiah; For unto us a child is born, Glory to God, Hallelujah
Chorus
Quinn Patrick, mezzo soprano
Laura Enslin, soprano
Christine Vallas, soprano
Julia Foster, soprano
Tanya Felski, soprano
Laura Hansen, soprano
Annie Roll, soprano
Adria Ryan, soprano
Jacqueline Galluzzo, violin
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Ron Spigelman, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
L.Brett Scott, director
December 16, 17, 18,
2004 Kleinhans Music Hall
December 15, 2004 Bradford, PA
Holiday Pops
Anderson - Chrismas Festival Overture
Rutter - Gloria, movement 1
Robinson - Rejoice
Gillespie & Coots - Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Forest - Mrs. Claus
Anderson - Sleigh Ride
Herbert - Babes in Toyland: Selections
Adam/Karam - O Holy Night
Martiin & Blane - Have Yourself a Merry Little Xmas
Bernard/Dragon - Winter Wonderland
Rutter - Twelve Days of Christmas
Schubert/Dragon - Ave Maria
Vanessa Campagna, soprano
Carolyn Farini, alto
John Stevens, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Marvin Hamlisch, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
L.Brett Schott, director
New Beginnings Choral Ensemble
Ella Robinson, director
February 25, 2005 - Albright-Knox
Art Gallery
Gusto at the Gallery
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus Chamber Singers
March 11, 12, 2005
Kleinhans Music Hall
Tribute to Richard Rodgers
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Marvin Hamlisch, conductor
April 10, 2005 Kleinhans Music Hall
Haydn - The Creation
Jill Master, soprano
Sebnem Mekinulov, soprano
Joe Dan Harper, tenor
Brian Zunner, baritone
Ted Christopher, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
L.Brett Scott, director
April 29, 30, 2005,
May 1, 2005 Kleinhans Music Hall
Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
L.Brett Scott, director
May 6, 7, 2005
Kleinhans Music Hall
Gilbert & Sullivan - Mikado
New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
L.Brett Scott, director
=== 2005-2006 ===
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
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
July 28, 2006 Artpark
A Night At The Opera
Chistina Nassif, soprano
Eric Fennell, tenor
Valerian Ruminski, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
L.Brett Scott, director
=== 2006-2007 ===
September 6, 2006
Chamber Singers performance for Community Foundation Event
October 6, 2006
Westminster Church, Buffalo
Chamber Singers performance for Wedding
October 10, 2006
Asbury Hall at The Church
UNYTS Concert
October 29, 2006
Upstate New York Transplant Services - Private Concert
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
L.Brett Schott, conductor
November 4, 5, 2006
Kleinhans Music Hall
Hagen - Shining Brow: The Life of Frank Lloyd Wright
Robert Orth, Brenda Harris, Robert Frankenberry
Matthew Curran, Elaine Valby, Gilda Lyons
Elem Eley, James Demler, Jennifer Lynn Reckamp
Tony Barton, Deborah Fleischer, Eric Fleischer
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
L.Brett Scott, director
December 3, 2006 Our
Lady of Victory Basilica
Handel - Messiah
Gwendolyn Coleman Detwiler, soprano
Quinn Patrick, mezzo soprano
Pablo Bustos, tenor
Daniel Ihasz, bass
Members of the BPO and Western New York Chamber Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
L.Brett Scott, conductor
December 8, 9, 2006
Kleinhans Music Hall
A Classical Christmas
Wendel - Overture to a Merry Christmas from "A Classical Christmas
Suite"
Corelli - Concerto Grosso, Op.6, No.8 "Christmas Concerto"
Schubert/Luck - Ave Maria
Yon/Ryden - Gesu Bambino
Bach - Cantata No.191 "Gloria in excelsis Deo," BWV 191
Wendel - Little Bolero Boy from "A Classical Christmas Suite"
Liszt - Christus - Part I: Christmas Oratorio
Courtney - Carols of the Night
Traditional/Harris - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Traditional/Harris - We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Lianne Coble, soprano
Rodd Teski, tenor
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Robert Franz, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
L.Brett Scott, director
December 15, 16, 17,
2006 Kleinhans Music Hall
Holiday Pops
Tchaikovsky - Suite from the Nutcracker
Traditional - O Holy Night
Berlin - White Christmas
Hamlisch - Take Me to Christmas Past
Traditional - Ding Dong Merrily on High
Empire Brass - Marc Brian Reese, trumpet; Michelle Perry, French Horn;
Mark Hetzler, trombone; Kenneth Amis, tuba
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Marvin Hamlisch, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
L.Brett Scott, director
March 25, 2007
Kleinhans Music Hall
70th Anniversary Concert
Beethoven - Mass in C Major, Op.86
Randol Bass - Passage Into Spirit (World Premier)
Beethoven - Fantasia in C Minor for Piano, Orchestra and Chorus, Op.80
Jennifer Gliere, soprano
Elise Quagliata, mezzo soprano
Joe Dan Harper, tenor
Won Cho, baritone
Stephen Manes, piano
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
L.Brett Scott, conductor
April 28, 29, 2007
Kleinhans Music Hall
Schmidt - Intermezzo from "Notre Dame"
Vehar - City of Light - Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra
Orff - Carmina Burana
Esther Heideman, soprano
Andrew Skoog, tenor
Richard Zeller, baritone
John Fullam, clarinet
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
L.Brett Scott, director
Choristers of St.Paul's Cathedral
Thomas Foster, interim choirmaster
May 25, 26, 2007
Kleinhans Music Hall
Stars & Stripes Forever
Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man
Rodgers - "Mare Nostrum" from Victory at Sea
Williams - Hymn to the Fallen (from the film Saving Private Ryan)
Senior Master Sergeant Gregory Sprowl, narrator
Steffe & Howe/Wilhousky - Battle Hymn of the Republic
Ward - Jubilation Overture
Alford - Colonel Bogey March
Hayman - Sing Out America
Gould - American Salute
Cohan/Wendel - George M.Cohan Overture
Williams - Liberty Fanfare
Ward/Dragon - America the Beautiful
Boltz - An Honor to Serve
Master Sergeant Huey Gauthier, soloist
Werle - Armed Forces Salute '96
Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture solonelle, Op.49
Sousa - Stars and Stripes Forever
U.S.Air Force Band of Liberty
Lt.Col.Larry H.Lang, commander and conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Robert Franz, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
L.Brett Scott, director
European Tour;
American Celebration of Music in Germany
Dvorak - Te Deum
Vaughan Williams - Dona Nobis Pacem
Bach/Copland - Werke von Morten Lauridsen
June 28, 2007 Dvorak Hall at the Rudolfinum, Prague
June 30, 2007 Thomaskirche, Leipzig
July 3, 2007 Konzerthaus, Berlin
Ann Scott, soprano
Thomas Barratt, baritone
Northern Czech Orchestra
Virginia Symphony Chorus
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Robert Shoup, conductor
July 3, 2007 Dunn Tire
Park
Independence Day Celebration
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Paul Ferington, conductor
July 7, 2007 Artpark
Sibelius - Concerto in D Minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op.47
Holst - The Planets, Op.32
Lara St.John, violin
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Robert Franz, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Women's Chorus
L.Brett Scott, director
July 15, 2007 Artpark
Beethoven - Concerto No.1 in C Major for Piano and Orchestra
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 in D Minor
Sarah Buechner, piano
Rachel Holland, soprano
Sebnem Mekinulov, mezzo soprano
Joe Dan Harper, tenor
Leonard Rowe, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Robert Franz, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Dr.Gerald Gray, director
Chorus Niagara
Robert Cooper, director
July 28, 2007 Chautauqua
Symphony Orchestra
Verdi - Otello
Elliot Madore, Montano
Matthew Surapine, Cassio
Stephen Kechulius, Iago
Nicholas Bentivoglio, Roderigo
Allan Glassman, Otello
Joni Henson, Desdemona
Elizabeth Bishop, Emilia
David Krohn, a Herald
Evan Boyer, Lodovico
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
Uriel Segal, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Dr.Gerald Gray, prepared chorus
Children's Chorus
Carol Rausch, prepared chorus
Chautauqua Opera
Dorothy Randall, rehearsal pianist/coach
=== 2007-2008 ===
27, 28 October 2007
Tchaikovsky - Sleeping Beauty Suite, op.66a
Shostakovich - Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Strings, op.35
Rachmaninoff - Kolokola, op.35 "The Bells"
Michael Ludwig, violin
Alex Jokipii, trumpet
Maxim Anikushin, piano.
Esther Heideman, soprano
Andrew Skoog, tenor
Andrew Wilkowske, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
December 2, 2007 Our
Lady of Victory Basilica
Handel - Messiah
Western New York Chamber Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Robert Shoup, conductor
December 7, 8, 9, 2007
Kleinhans Music Hall
Shaw/Bennett - The Many Moods of Christmas, Suite No.4
Traditional/Arthur - O Come, All Ye Faithful
Rimsky-Korsakov - Christmas Eve: Polonaise
Hopkins, Jr./Dragon - We Three Kings of Orient Are
Wendel - A Classical Christmas Suite: Little Bolero Boy
Prokofiev - Lieutenant Kije, Op.60: Sleighride
Courtney - Carols of the Night
Bass - Gloria
Wendel - We Need a Little Christmas
Torme/Mancini - The Christmas Song
Bass - Twas the Night Before Christmas
Tchaikovsky/Tyzik - The Nutcracker Suite (Ellington & Strayhorn)
Wendel - The Best Christmas of All
Berlin/Mancini - White Christmas
Silvestri/Bisbano - Believe from "The Polar Express"
Norris - Christmas sing-a-long
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Robert Franz, conductor
February 6, 2008
Montante Center, Canisius College
February 9, 2008 Orchard Park Presbyterian Church
February 10, 2008 First Presbyterian Church, Youngstown
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus Chamber Concert
L.Brett Scott, conductor
March 30, 2008 Christ
the King Seminary, East Aurora
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus Chamber Singers
Jeremy Bruns, conductor
April 11, 2008 SUNY
Fredonia, King Concert Hall
Britten - Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op.31
Brahms - Symphony No.3 in F Major, Op.90
Adams - Harmonium
Joe Dan Harper, tenor
Jacek Muzyk, horn
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Fredonia College Choir
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Robert Franz, conductor
April 12, 13, 2008
Kleinhans Music Hall
Wagner - A Faust Overture
Brahms - Symphony No.3 in F major, op.90
Adams - Harmonium
Robert Franz, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
SUNY Fredonia College Choir
Thomas Sheets prepared the chorus
April 27, 2008
St.Joseph University Church
Prism Concert honoring Frank Scinta
Nancy Seel, Patrick Barrett, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus Chamber Singers
May 4, 2008 Kleinhans
Music Hall
BPC/BPO co-sponsored concert
Verdi at Terezin - Defiant Requiem
Sharon Christman, soprano
Melanie Sonnenberg, mezzo soprano
Steven Tharp, tenor
Stephen Bryant, bass
David Butler, Saul Elkin, Drew Kahn, narrators
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Murry Sidlin, conductor
May 17, 2008 Kleinhans
Music Hall
Daemen College Commencement
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Paul Ferington, conductor
July 19, 2008 Artpark
From Mozart to Bernstein
Mozart - Overture to La Clemenza di Tito, K.621
Mozart - Concert No.4 in d Major for Violin and Orchestra, K.218
Bernstein - Suite from Candide
Caroline Goulding, violin
Mary Wilson, soprano
Quinn Patrick, mezzo soprano
Jonathan Boyd, tenor
Matthew Singer, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Robert Franz, conductor
August 3, 2008 Artpark
A Salute to John Williams
Williams - The Cowboys Overture
Williams - Adventures on Earth
Williams - Hedwig's Flight from "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's
Stone"
Williams - Theme from "Schindler's List"
Williams - Star Wars Medley (arr.Burden)
Williams - Call of the Champions
Williams - Escapades from the film "Catch Me If You Can"
Williams - March from "Superman"
Williams - Hymn to the Fallen from the film "Saving Private Ryan
Williams - Dry Your Tears Afrika from the film "Amistad"
Williams - Duel of the Fates from the film "Star Wars: The Phantom
Menace"
Michael Ludwig, violin
Sal Andolina, saxophone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Joann Faletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Scott Bean, director
=== 2008-2009 ===
November 8, 2008 Kleinhans Music Hall
Tribute to Irving Berlin
Berlin - Anything You Can, I Can Do Better
Berlin - Always
Berlin - There's No Business Like Show Business
Berlin - Puttin' On the Ritz
Berlin - Let's Face the Music and Dance
Berlin - Easter Parade
Jody Benson, soprano
Gary Mauer, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Marvin Hamlisch, conductor
November 15, 16, 2008
Kleinhans Music Hall
Ives - Unanswered Question
Faure - Requiem, Op.48
Saint-Saens - Symphony No.3 in C minor, op.78 "Organ"
Esther Heideman, soprano
Timothy Mix, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, director
November 24, 2008
Daemen College, Wick Center
Handel - Messiah sing-a-long
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, conductor
December 7, 2008 Our
Lady of Victory Basilica, Lackawanna
Handel - Messiah
Jill Masters, soprano
Quinn Patrick, mezzo soprano
Pablo Bustos, tenor
Eric Thomas, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Robert Franz, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, director
December 12, 13, 2008
Kleinhans Music Hall
A Classical Christmas
Rimsky-Korsakov - Christmas Eve Suite: Polonaise
Glazunov - The Seasons
Manfredini - Concerto Grosso, Op.3, No.12 in C Major (Christmas Concerto)
Mendelssohn - Vom Himmel Hoch (from Heav'n on High): Movements 1, 2, 3,
5, 6
Bizet - "Farandole" from Suite No.2 from L'Arlesienne
Bach - Christmas Oratorio: Jachzet frohlocket
Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker Suite: March, Russian Dance, Waltz of the
Flowers
Handel - Messiah: Sinfonie
Handel - Messiah: And the Glory of the Lord
Handel - Messiah: For unto us
Handel - Messiah: The trumpet shall sound
Handel - Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
Michael Ludwig, violin
Antoine Lefebvre, violin
Brian Zunner, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, director
December 19, 20, 21,
2008 Kleinhans Music Hall
HSBC Holiday Pops
Bass - Fanfare: Joy to the World
Bernard, Livingson & Evan/Mancini - Winter Wonderland/Silver Bells
Bizet - "Carillon" from Suite No.1 from L'Arlesienne
Leontovich/Dragon - Carol of the Bells
Traditional/Richman - Hanukkah Festival Overture
Jackson & Miller - Let There Be Peace on Earth
Adam - O Holy Night
Traditional/Barlow - Suo Gon
Rutter - Gloria, Allegro Vivace
Pola/Kessler - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Carey/Bisbano - All I Want for Christmas is You
Berlin/Mancini - White Christmas
Raith/Norris - Brazilian Sleigh Bells
Marks/Wendel - Rudolph, Bells and Holly
Anderson - Sleigh Ride
David/Mancini - Little Drummer Boy
Bass - 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Menken - Part of Your World from "The Little Mermaid"
Norris - Christmas Carol Sing-a-Long
Jodi Benson, soprano and narrator
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Robert Franz, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, director
February 8, 2009
Kleinhans Music Hall
Salute to Jerome Kern
Kern - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Kern - All the things You Are
Kern - The Last Time I Saw Paris
Kern - "Roberta" medley
Kern - Waltz from "Springtime"
Kern - Selections from Showboat
Kern - Old Man River
Kern - Can't Help Lovin' That Man
Kern - Bill
Kern - You Are Love
Kern - Life Upon the Wicked Stage
Gregg Baker, baritone
Clare Gormley, soprano
J.Mark McVey, bass
Lisa Vroman, alto
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Marvin Hamlisch, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, director
April 26, 2009
Kleinhans Music Hall
Mendelssohn's Magic
Mendelssohn - Overture to Midsummer Night's Dream
Mendelssohn - Psalm 114, Op.51
Mendelssohn - Symphony No.2, Lobegesang, Op.52
Tony Arnold, soprano
Holly Bewlay, soprano
Derek Chester, tenor
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, conductor
May 16, 2009 Daemen
College Graduation
Page - America the Beautiful
Larson/Fleischer - Seasons of Love
Ferington - Star spangled Banner
O Canada
Kight - Auld Lang Syne
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
John Fleischman, Jr., conductor
June 13, 14, 2009
Kleinhans Music Hall
Mahler - Symphony
No.2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Mary Dunleavy, soprano
Stacey Rishoi, mezzo-soprano
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, director
June 30, 2009 Riding
Hall, Terezin Memorial, Prague, Czechoslovakia
Verdi at Terezin; A Concert Drama
Verdi – Defiant Requiem
Sharon Christman, soprano
Eliska Weissova, mezzo soprano
Steven Tharp, tenor
Roman Vocel, bass
Jim High, narrator as Rafael Schachter
Matthew Blood-Smyth, lecturer
Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Murry Sidlin, conductor
Catholic University of America Chorus
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Leo Nestor, chorus master
July 3, 2009 Coca-Cola
Field, Buffalo
Independence Day at the Ballpark
Gordon - Star Spangled Banner, You're a Grand Old Flag, I'm a Yankee
Doodle Dandy; sing-a-long
Steffe/Wilhousky - Battle Hymn of the Republic
Lowden - Armed forces Salute
Berlin/Ringwald - God Bless America
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Paul Ferington, conductor
July 11, 2009 Artpark,
Lewiston
Borodin - Overture to Prince Igor
Borodin - "Polovetsian Dances" from Prince Igor
Orff - Carmina Burana
Anita Johnson, soprano
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Richard Zeller, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Robert Franz, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, director
Buffalo Niagara Youth Chorus
John Fleischman, director
July 12, 2009 Artpark,
Lewiston
Broadway Rocks
Webber - Overture from Jesus Christ Superstar
Smalls - Everybody Rejoice, from The Wiz
Wildhorn - This is the Moment from Jekyll and Hyde
Shaiman - Good Morning Baltimore, from Hairspray
Joel - Movin' Out
Steinman - Total Eclipse from Dance of the Vampires
John - The Circle of Life, from The Lion King
Larson - Seasons of Love, from Rent
Smalls - Come Home from the Wiz
Menken - Suddenly Seymour from The Little Shop of Horrors
Larson - Seasons of Love from Rent
Saiman - You Can't Stop the Beat, from Hairspray
Webber - Jellicle Ball from Cats
Townshend - Pinball Wizard from Tommy
Schwartz - For Good from Wicked
Andersson & Ulvaeus - Anthem from Chess
Krieger - Dream Girls
Webber - Gethsemane from Jesus Christ Superstar
Schwartz - Defying Gravity from Wicked
Andersson & Ulvaeus/Fleischer - Mamma Mia Medley
Krieger - And I Am Tellin' You from Dreamgirls
Webber/Barker - Music of the Night from Phantom of the Opera
Susan Egan, soprano
Capathia Jenkins, mezzo soprano
Doug Labrecque, tenor
Darius de Haas, tenor
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Robert Franz, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, director
July 25, 2009 Artpark,
Lewiston
Opera's Greatest Hits
Rossini - Overture to La gazza ladra
Rossini - Cavatina: Una Voce Poco Fa from Barber of Seville
Puccini - Intermezzo from Act III of Manon Lescaut
Puccini - "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicci
Verdi - Va Pensiero from Nabucco
Donnizetti - "Il Dolce Suono" from Lucia di Lammermoor
Verdi - Overture to La forza del destino
Offenbach - "Les Oiseaux dans la Charmile" from Tales of
Hoffman
Verdi - Coro di Zingari (Anvil Chorus)
Mascagni - Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana
Puccini - Doretta's Song from La Rondine
Verdi - Triumphal March from Aida, Act II
Laura Aikin, soprano
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, director
August 1, 2009
Chautauqua Institution Amphitheater, Chautauqua
Mahler - Symphony No.2 in C Minor, Resurrection
Emily Pulley, soprano
Elizabeth Bishop, mezzo soprano
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Sanderling, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, director
=== 2009-2010 ===
October 3, 2009 Kleinhans Music Hall
Opening Night: Ode to Joy
Sarasate - Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op.25
Gil Shaham, violin
Bach - Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Gil Shaham, violin
Adele Anthony, violin
Beethoven - Symphony No.9, in D minor, Op.125, 'Choral'
Christina Nassif, soprano
Jeniece Golbourne, mezzo-soprano
Israel Lozano, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, director
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
November 14, 2009
St.Paul's Episcopal Cathedral, Buffalo
Buffalo Sings! Community Concert Series: A Benjamin Britten Festival
Britten - A Boy Was Born, Op.3
Britten - Psalm 150, Op.67
Britten - Ceremony of Carols, Op.28: Wolcome Yole; This Little Babe
Britten - Hymn to St.Cecilia, Op.27
Britten - Gloriana, Op.53: Rustic Fisherman; Concord
Britten - St.Nicholas, Op.42
Kerry Filsinger, harp
Stephen MacDonald, tenor
Jacob Grant, treble
Capriccio Chamber Orchestra
St.Paul's Cathedral Boy Choristers
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus & Ensemble Singers
Doreen Rao, conductor
Buffalo Gay Men's Chorus
Barbara Wagner, director
Buffalo Niagara Children's Chorus
John Fleischman, director
November 23, 2009
St.Stephen's Church, Grand Island
Buffalo Sings! Community Concert Series - Sing-In Messiah
Handel - Messiah
Capriccio Chamber Orchestra
Susan Schumann, piano
Bryan Eckenrod, cello
Patrick Barrett, organ
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, conductor
December 6, 2009 Our
Lady of Victory Basilica, Lackawanna
Buffalo Sings! Community Concert Series - Holiday Messiah
Handel - Messiah
Holly Bewlay, soprano
Colleen Renihan, mezzo soprano
Andrew Haji, tenor
Geoff Sirett, bass
Capriccio Chamber Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, conductor
December 18, 19, 20,
2009 Kleinhans Music Hall
First Niagara Holiday Pops
Herman - We Need A Little Christmas
Tchaikovsky - Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker
Hamlisch/Bisbano - Chanukah Lights
Autry & Haldeman/Chodos - Here Comes Santa Klez
Kent & Gannon/Sims - I'll Be Home for Christmas
Bass - Seasonal Sounds
Handel - Hallelujah chorus from Messiah
Traditional/Anderson - A Canadian Brass Christmas
Hague/Naughtin - You're a Mean One Mr.Grinch
Courtney - A Musicological Journey Through Twelve Days of Christmas
Leontovich/Hayman - Carol of the Bells
Traditional/Powers - The Sussex Carol; Fum Fum Fum
Torme/Sims - The Christmas Song
Rockage - Santa's Smashing Medley
Berlin/Dragon - White Christmas
Norris - Christmas Carol Sing-Along
John Stevens, baritone
Michele Ragusa, soprano
Neil Garvey, narrator
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, director
Buffalo Niagara Youth Chorus
February 6, 2010
Buffalo Academy of Visual and Performing Arts, Buffalo
Buffalo Sings! Community Concert Series: Amen! An All American Mosaic
Smallwood repertoire
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, conductor
Soul Children of Chicago
Walter Whitman, director
Karen E.Williams & Trio
March 26, 2010 Erie
County Medical Center, Buffalo
Benefit Concert for Haitian Hospital (serving earthquake victims)
Haitian Hymn
Total Praise
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, conductor
April 14, 2010 Shea's
Performing Arts Center, Buffalo
Rao - Siyahamba
Littleton - How Can I Keep from Singing
Page - Building Bridges; Niska Banja
Debussy - Salut Printemps
Faure - Cantique de Jean Racine
Poulenc - Laudamus Te from Gloria
Puccini - Madame Butterfly: Flower Duet
Puccini - Gloria from Mass
Gawthrop - Sing a Mighty Song
Staheli - How Can I Keep from Singing
Hogan - I'm Gonna Sing 'til the Spirit Moves in My Heart
Beach - Festival Jubilate
Kesselman - Ae Fone Kiss
Baker/Elliott - Feel Good
Hawkins/Sirvatka - I'm Goin' Up a Yonder
Britten - Hymn to St.Cecilia
Lauridsen - O Nata Lux from Lux Aeterna
Traditional - Precious Lord
Smallwood/Barrett - Total Praise
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus Ensemble Singers
Doreen Rao, conductor
Ohio State University Chorale
Hilary Apfelstadt, director
Buffalo Niagara Youth Chorus
John Fleischman, director
April 25, 2010
Kleinhans Music Hall
Choral Spectacular: Passport to Europe
Buffalo Sings! Community Concert Series: A Taste of France and Italy
Debussy - Salut Printemps
Faure - Pavane, Op.50
Faure - Cantique de Jean Racine
Poulenc - Gloria
Puccini - Cantata: Cessato il suon dell'armi
Puccini - Gianni Schicci: O mio babbino caro
Puccini - Madame Butterfly: Flower Duet & Humming Chorus
Puccini - Tosca: Act I Finale, Te Deum
Puccini - Missa di Gloria: Gloria
Leah Schneider, soprano
Robin Smith, mezzo soprano
Aviva Fortunata Wilks, soprano
Stephen MacDonald, tenor
Ryan Harper, tenor
John Reagan, tenor
Geoffrey Sirett, bass
May 15, 16, 2010
Kleinhans Music Hall
Tavener - Popule Meus: A Meditation, for Cello, Tympani and Strings
Brahms - Ein Deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem)
Roman Mekinulov, cello
Janice Chandler Etenne, soprano
Jason Grant, bass-baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, Director
May 22, 2010 Daemen
College
Daemen College Graduation
Copland - Zion's Walls
Smallwood - Total Praise
Ferington - Star Spangled Banner
Anthem - O Canada
Kight - Auld Lang Syne
May 29, 2010 Kleinhans
Music Hall
Meredith Willson - Music Man in Concert
Michele Ragusa, soprano
Jeffry Denman, tenor
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Matthew Kraemer
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, director
June 13, 2010
Kleinhans Music Hall
Mahler - Symphony No.2 "Resurrection"
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, director
July 3, 2010 Coca-Cola
Field, Buffalo
Independence Day at the Ballpark
David/Livingston - Cinderella Fantasy: A Dream is a Wish Your Heart
Makes; The Work Song; Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo; So This is Love
Cohan/Gordon - Star Spangled Sing-along: You're a Grand Old Flag/I'm a
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Steffe/Wilhousky - Battle Hymn of the Republic
Lowden - Armed Forces Salute
Berlin/Ringwald - God Bless America
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Paul Ferington, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, director
July 11, 2010 Artpark
Orff - Carmina Burana
Borodin - Polovetzian Dances
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Robert Franz, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, director
Buffalo Niagara Youth Chorus
John Fleischman, director
July 12, 2010 Artpark
Broadway Rocks
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Robert Franz, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, director
July 25, 2010 Artpark
Opera In Concert
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, director
July 31, 2010
Chautauqua Institution Amphitheater, Chautauqua
Mahler - Symphony No.3
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Sanderling, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Women's Chorus
Doreen Rao, director
=== 2010-2011 ===
October 2, 2010 D'Youville College, Sacred Heart Chapel
Celebration of the Life of J.Warren Perry, Ph.D.(Oct 25, 1921-August 5, 2010)
Faure -
Stravinsky - Here I Stand
Bach - Toccata in E Minor, Fugue
Elgar - O Nata Lux” from Lux Aeterna
Brahms - How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place
Stanton Hudson
Christopher Wietig
Linda Mabry
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, conductor
October 17, 2010 St.Louis
R.C. Church, Buffalo
Buffalo Sings! Community Concert Series: Bach Festival Concert
Bach - Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Buffalo Niagara Youth Chorus
Doreen Rao, conductor
November 6, 7, 2010
Kleinhans Music Hall
Brahms - Nanie (Song of Lamentation), Op.82
Brahms - Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny), Op.54
Prokofiev - Symphony No.3 in C minor, Op.44
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Leon Botstein, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, director
November 29, 2010
St.Stephen's Church, Grand Island
Buffalo Sings! Community Concert Series; Sing-Along Messiah
Handel - Messiah
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, conductor
December 5, 2010 Our
Lady of Victory Basilica, Lackawanna
Buffalo Sings! Community Concert Series: Messiah In-Concert
Handel - Messiah
Clare DeSievigne, soprano
Natalia Kojanova, mezzo soprano
Andrew Haji, tenor
Andrew Love
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Chamber Musicians
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, conductor
December 10, 11, 12,
2010 Kleinhans Music Hall
First Niagara Holiday Pops
Traditional/Dragon - Deck the Halls
Williams - Marry Christmas from Home Alone
Traditional/Hayen - O Com, O Come Emmanuel
Mancini/Goldstein - Frosty the Snowman; Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Loesser - Baby, It's Cold Outside
Mancini/Goldstein - Jingle Bells; Sleigh Ride
Traditional/Richman - Hanukkah Festival Overture
Leontovich/Wendel - The Carol of the Bells
Shaw/Bennett - The Many Moods of Christmas, Suite 3
Faith/Norris - Brazilian Sleigh Bells
Tiomkin/Marquart/Palmer - Suite from It's A Wonderful Life
Willson - It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas
Berlin/Dragon - White Christmas
Bock - She Loves Me: Twelve Days to Christmas
Traditional/Bradford - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Herman/Wendel - We Need a Little Christmas
Adam/Harris - O Holy Night
Marks/Richman - Have a Holly Jolly Christmas
Norris - Christmas Carol Sing-Along
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Matthew Kraemer, conductor
Shaw Festival Theatre Ensemble
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, conductor
December 18, 2010
Kleinhans Music Hall
A Classical Christmas
Beckel, Jr. - A Christmas Fanfare
Anderson - A Christmas Festival
Rimsky-Korsakov - Christmas Eve: Polonaise
Corelli - Concerto Grosso, Op.6 No.8 in G minor "Christmas
Concerto"
Elgar - The Starlight Express, Op.78: Finale
Honegger - Une Cantate de Noel: Finale
Bach - Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Jauchzet Frohlocket
Bass - Fanfre: Joy to the World
Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Greensleeves
Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers; Pas de deux
Handel - Messiah: Sinfonie, excerpts
Norris - Christmas Carol Sing-Along
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, director
January 16, 2011
Kleinhans Music Hall
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Celebration Program "Where Do We Go From
Here"
- Where Have All the Flowers Gone
- Precious Lord
- Total Praise
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus (performed as part of a full 2 hour program)
Karen Williams, conductor
February 5, 2011
Amherst Middle School
Buffalo Sings! Community Concert Series
All American Mosaic - America's Folksong Traditions
Workshop for choral singers, directors and educators
Page - Do You Shine?
Page - There's Honey In the Rock
Ellington - Freedom (Sweet Fat and That)
Joplin - We're Goin' Around from Treemonisha
Orozco - Paz Y Libertad
Seeger/Sirett - Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Page - Building Bridges (contemporary Quaker song)
Page - School Song
Page/Sandburg,poet - Stars, Songs, Faces
Page/Parker - Choose to Bless the World
John Landis, Patrick Barrett, accompanists
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Nick Page, song leader, author and composer
April 2, 3, 2011
Kleinhans Music Hall
Celestial Classics
Mozart - Symphony No.41 in C Major, K.551 "Jupiter"
Holst - The Planets
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, conductor
April 9, 2011
Kleinhans Music Hall
Styne - Funny Girl: concert presentation
James Brennan, Director
Cast of Characters
Michele Ragusa, Fanny Brice
Paul Todaro, Nick Arnstein
Ellen Horst, Mrs.Brice
Jessica Ann Best, Mrs.Strakosh
Patrich O'Herron, Eddie Ryan
Paschal Frisina III, Heckie/John/stage manager
Keith Ersing, Tom Keeney/Mr.Renaldi
Christopher Wietig, Ziegfeld Tenor
Matthew Kraemer, Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Matthew Kraemer, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, director
April 10, 2011
Kleinhans Music Hall
Buffalo Sings! Community Concert Series
Made in America - Choral Spectacular!
Buck - Festival Overture "The Star spangled Banner"
Bernstein - Chichester Psalms
Joseph D'Ingillo, boy soprano
Saul Elkin, reader
Copland - Old American Songs: Zion's Walls, Simple gifts, The Boatman's
Dance, At the River, Ching-a-Ring Chaw
Ives - Songs: Circus Band, The Pond, They are There!
Barber - Adagio for Strings, Op.11
Copland - The Tender Land
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
BPC Choral Festival Spectacular Choirs
Doreen Rao, conductor
Amherst Bel Canto Choirs
Sue Faye Allen, director
May 27, 28, 2011
Kleinhans Music Hall
Star Spangled Spectacular
Ward/Dragon - America the Beautiful
Ives - They Are There
Copland - Lincoln Portrait
Traditional/Dragon - The Wide Missouri (Shenandoah)
Sousa - El Capitan March
Williams - Born on the Fourth of July
Berlin/Ringwald - God Bless America
Mohan - Patriotic Medley
Willson/Hayman - 76 Trombones from the Music Man
Williams - America, the Dream Lives On
Copland - Old American songs
Anderson - Irish Suite: The Girl I Left Behind Me
Steff & Howe/Wilhousky - Battle Hymn of the Republic
Cohan/Dragon - Over There
Meacham/Leyden - American Patrol
Lowden - Armed Forces Salute
Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture solonelle, Op.49
Sousa - Stars and Stripes Forever
Marc Webster, bass
Joseph Mohan, piano
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Matt Kraemer, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, director
June 4, 5, 2011
Kleinhans Music Hall
Concert dedicated to the memory of Charles Dowdell, friend and benefactor of
the BPO
Verdi - Requiem
Angela Brown, soprano
Ann McMahon Quintero, mezzo-soprano
Bryan Register, tenor
Jason Grant, bass-baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, director
July 3, 2011 Dunn Tire
Park
Independence Day Eve at the Ballpark
Dragon - America the Beautiful
Lowden - Highlights from Rocky
Zimmer/Rice/Beck - Lion King: Circle of Life
Williams - Raiders of the Lost Ark: March
Williams/Doyle - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Berlin - Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor
Berlin - God Bless America
Lowden - Armed Forces Salute
Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture, Finale
Sousa - Stars and Stripes Forever
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Paul Ferington, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, director
July 23,, 2011
Chautauqua Institution
Bach and Bernstein
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, conductor
=== 2011-2012 ===
September 24, 2011 Kleinhans Music Hall
Kodaly - Hary Janos Suite
Orff - Carmina Burana
Amy Van Roekel, soprano
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Richard Zeller, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, Music Director
Buffalo Niagara Youth Chorus
November 4, 2011 Holy
Trinity Lutheran Church
Buffalo Sings! Community Concert: Bach, Bernstein & Broadway
Bernstein - Mass
Leah Schneider, soprano
Brett Potts, tenor
Gary Wilson, tenor
Susan Schuman, piano
Jimmy Bigham, organ
Buffalo Niagara Youth Chorus
John Fleischman, director
BPO ensemble:
Betsy Reeds, flute; Matthew Bassett, tympani; Mark Hodges, percussion;
Dinesh Joseph, percussion; Rob Patterson, percussion
Bach - Mass in B Minor
Brian Zunner, bass
Susan Schuman, harpsichord; Jimmy Bigham, organ; Roman Mekinulov, cello
Bernstein - West Side Story: Medley
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, conductor
November 28, 2011
St.Stephen's RC Church, Grand Island
Buffalo Sings! Community Concert - Messiah Sing-In
Handel - Messiah
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, conductor
December 4, 2011
St.Joseph's Cathedral
Buffalo Sings! Community Concert
Handel - Messiah
Holly Bewlay, soprano
Allison Sanders, mezzo
Joseph Mikolaj, tenor
Brian Zunner, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, conductor
December 9, 10, 11,
2011 Kleinhans Music Hall
Holiday Pops
Traditional - Winter Wonderland; Let It Snow; It's the Most Wonderful
Time of the Year;
Tomorrow Will Be My Dancing Day; A
Christmas Carol; White Christmas; Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Tyzik - A Christmas Overture
Williams - Home Alone: Somewhere in My Memory
Fry - My Dancing Day, on Christmas Night
Tchaikovsky - Excerpts from The Nutcracker, Op.71
Silvestri - A Christmas Carol: God Bless Us Everyone
Dragon - Adeste Fidelis
Herbert/Dragon - Hail to Christmas
Tyzik - Chanukah Suite
Allen/Bisbano - Home for the Holidays
Harris - Medley of Christmas Carols; sing-along
Anderson - Sleigh Ride
Debbie Boone, guest artist
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Matthew Kraemer, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, director
Buffalo Niagara Youth Chorus
John Fleischman, director
December 16, 17, 2011
Kleinhans Music Hall
Classical Christmas
Rimsky-Korsakov - Christmas Eve: Polonaise
Waldteufel - The Skater's Waltz
Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker: March; Russian Dance; Waltz of the Flowers
Korngold - Der Schneeman (The Snowman): Prelude; Serenade
Bach/Gounod - Ave Maria
Mozart - Vesperae solennes de confessore, K.339: V.Laudate Dominum
VI.Magnificat
Bach - Christmas Oratorio: Jauchzet Frohlocket
Bizet - L'Arlesienne: Farandole
Rimsky-Korsakov - Snow Maiden: Dance of the Tumblers
Marcello - Oboe Concerto in C minor: Adagio
Mendelssohn - Christus, op.97: Die Geburt Christi
Handel - Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
Anderson - A Christmas Festival
Sebnem Mekinulov, soprano
Pierre Roy, oboe
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
February 18, 2012
Kleinhans Music Hall
Fleischer - Broadway Rocks Overture
Smalls/Fleischer - Everybody Rejoice from the Wiz
Wildhorn/Scharnberg - This is the Moment from Jekyll and Hyde
Shaiman/Fleischer - Good Morning Baltimore from Hairspray
Gaudio - Medley from Jersey Boys
Steinman/Hinchey - Total Eclipse from Dance of the Vampires
John/Beck - Circle of Life from The Lion King
Fogerty/Fleischer - Proud Mary
Webber/Mancini - Overture from Jesus Christ Superstar
Larson/Fleischer - Seasons of Love from Rent
Shaiman/Barker - You can't Stop the Beat from Hairspray
De Young/Fleischer - Come Sail Away
Schwartz/Zito - For Good from Wicked
Andersson and Ulvaeus - Anthem from Chess
Fekaris & Perren/Fleischer - I Will Survive
Schwartz - Defying Gravity from Wicked
Andersson and Ulvaeus/Fleischer - Medley from Mamma Mia
Krieger - And I Am Tellin' You I'm Not Going from Dreamgirls
Webber/Barker - Phantom of the Opera
MacDermot/Fleischer - Aquarious/Let the Sun Shine In from Hair
Doug LaBrecque, tenor
Anne Runolfsson, soprano
Ramona Keller, mezzo soprano
Rob Evan, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Matthew Kraemer, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Ron Martin, director
March 31, April 1,
2012 Kleinhans Music Hall
Haydn - The Creation
Mary Wilson, soprano
Robert Breault, tenor
Timothy Jones, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Yoav Talmi, conductor
April 20, 2012 Choral
Spectacular
Songs of Eternity
Vaughan Williams - Dona Nobis Pacem
Faure - Requiem
Johane Ansell, soprano
Geoffrey Sirett, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Robert Duerr, conductor
May 19, 2012 Kleinhans
Music Hall
Daemen Graduation
Larson,Fleischer - Seasons of Love
Rodgers & Hammerstein/Warnick - You'll Never Walk Alone
Kight/Burns - Auld Lang Syne
Mouret - Rondeau
Mouret - Brass Ensemble with organ
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Roland Martin, conductor
May 26, 2012 Old Falls
Street, Niagara Falls
Sound Smash Potpourrie
Buffalo Gay Men's Chorus
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Music Hall of Fame
Colored Musicians Club
Music Is Art
WNY Blues Society
June 2, 3, 2012
Kleinhans Music Hall
Mahler - Symphony No.3 in D minor
Robynne Redmon, mezzo soprano
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Women's Chorus
Amherst Bel Canto Choir
Buffalo Niagara Youth Chorus
=== 2012-2013 ===
October 21, 2012 Kleinhans Music Hall, Mary Seaton Room
75th Anniversary Celebration
Buffalo Sings! Community Concert Series
Bach - Magnificat, BWV 243: Magnificat: Allegro
Lauridsen - O Nata Lux
Palestrina - O Bone Jesu
Bernstein/Thomas - West Side Story: Medley
Adelmann - Steal Away to Jesus; Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Dale Adlemann, guest conductor
Brahms - Ein Deutsches Requiem: How lovely are Thy dwelling places
Bass - Passage into Spirit; Strains musical flowing through the ages
Paul Ferington, guest conductor
Brewbaker - How Sweet the Music (World Premier)
Handel - Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
Susan Schuman, accompanist
Raya Lee, narrator
Marnie Salvatore, piano
Paul Siekierski, bass
Christopher Hart, percussion
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Roland Martin, conductor
November 2, 3, 2012
Kleinhans Music Hall
A Poet's Inspiration
Shostakovich - Piano Concerto No.2, Op.102
Shostakovich - Symphony No.13, “Babi Yar,” Op.113
Yevgeny Yevtushenki, poet and honored guest
Michael Boriskin, piano
Mikhail Svetlov, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Men's Chorus
Roland Martin, director
December 2, 2012 Our
Lady of Victory Basilica
Buffalo Sings! Community Concert Series
Handel - Messiah
Colleen Marcello, soprano
Victoria Vargas, mezzo soprano
Joe Dan Harper, tenor
Brian Zunner, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Gerald Gray, conductor
December 7, 8, 2012
Kleinhans Music Hall
Classical Christmas
Bass - Fanfare: Joy to the World
Glazunov - The Seasons: Winter
Handel - Samson: Let the Bright Seraphim
Massenet - Thais: Ave Maria on the Meditation
Rutter - Candlelight Carol
Holst - Christmas Day
Bizet - L'Arlesienne Suite No.2 Farandole
Rimsky-Korsakov - Polonaise from Christmas Eve
Menotti - Amahl and the Night Visitors: Introduction; March; Shepherd's
Dance
Handel/Watkins/Shaw - Messiah: Excerpt
Anderson - A Christmas Festival
Anderson - Sleigh Ride
Emily Tworek-Helenbrook, soprano
Michael Ludwig, violin
Alex Jokipii, trumpet
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Roland Martin, director
December 14, 2012 Kleinhans
Music Hall
Holiday Pops Coffee Concert
Herman/Wendel - We Need a Little Christmas
Hague/Bisbano - Welcome Christmas from How the Grinch stole Christmas
Broughton/Vinson - Miracle on 34th Street Overture
Bridwell/Eves - Various Themes on Fa-La-La
Richman - Hanukkah Festival Overture
Matthews - 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Yon/Ryden - Gesu Bambino
Schubert/Luck - Ave Maria
Adam/Harris - O Holy Night
Waldteufel/Tyzik - Skater's Overture
Silvestri/Pope - The Polar Express: Suite
Berlin/Dragon - White Christmas
Torme/Dragon - The Christmas Song
Tiomkin/Marquart & Palmer - It's A Wonderful Life: Suite
Herbert - Royal Sec, Champagne Gallop
Norris - Christmas Carol Sing-Along
Anderson - Sleigh Ride
Leah Schnieider, soprano
Andrew Kahn, narrator
December 14, 15, 16,
2012 Kleinhans Music Hall
Holiday Pops
Herman/Wendel - We Need a Little Christmas
Hague/Bisbano - How the Grinch stole Christmas; Welcome Christmas
Broughton/Vinson - Miracle on 34th Street Overture
Bridwell/Eves - Various Themes on Fa-La-La
Richman - Hanukkah Festival Overture
Leontovich/Wendel - The Carol of the Bells
Waldteufel/Tyzik - Skater's Overture
Silvestri/Pope - The Polar Express; Suite
Berlin/Dragon - White Christmas
Herbert - Royal Champagne Gallop
Norris - Christmas Carol Sing-Along
Anderson - Sleigh Ride
MacCarthy - Ride On
Cohen - Hallelujah
Arlen - Over the Rainbow
Traditional - Danny Boy
Ronan Tynan, guest artist
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Matthew Kraemer, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Susan Schuman, director
Buffalo Niagara Youth Chorus
John Fleischman, director
January 20, 2013
Martin Luther King Concert
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Susan Schuman, conductor
March 3, 2013
St.Christopher's Church, Tonawanda
Buffalo Sings! Community Concert Series
Handel - Easter Messiah
Brad Carson, baritone
Laura Noack, mezzo soprano
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Erin Freeman, guest music director
March 8, 2013
Kleinhans Music Hall
Underground Railroad: An Evening of Spirituals
Dawson - Negro Folk Symphony, The Bond of Africa
Lee/Simpson-Curenton - Lord, How Come Me Here?
Sadin - Go Down Moses
Dawson - Soon Ah Will Be Done
Sadin - Mary Had a Baby
Hayes - Over My Head/Two Wings
Simpson-Curenton - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot; Ride up in the Chariot
King/Simpson-Curenton - Up in the Chariot
Smith - This Little Light of Mine; Jesus Lay Your Head in the Window;
Witness
Hairston - Fix Me, Jesus
Smith/Hairston - Balm in Gilead
Sadin - I Don't Feel No Ways Tired/Farther Along
Smith/Hairston - Let Us Break Bread Together
Bonds/Hairston - He's Got the Whole world in His Hands
Kathleen Battle, soprano
Annette Daniels Taylor, narrator
Rev.Darius Pridgen, narrator
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Morgan, conductor
Members of Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
New Beginning Choral Ensemble
Ella Robinson, director
Resonance Vocal Ensemble
George Davis, director
March 10, 2013 Eastern
Hills Wesleyan Church, Williamsville
Buffalo Sings! Community Concert Series
Handel - Easter Messiah
Heidi Bindhammer, soprano
Lynn McMurtry, mezzo soprzno
William Ferguson, tenor
Jim Wright, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Erin Freeman, guest conductor
April 20, 21, 2013
Kleinhans Music Hall
Mahler - Symphony No.10: Adagio
Mozart - Requiem, K.626
Sari Gruber, soprano
Stacey Rishoi, mezzo soprano
Charles Ried, tenor
Darren Stokes, bass
20 High School Affiliates
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Erin Freeman, director
April 27, 2013
Kleinhans Music Hall
Porter - Kiss Me Kate
Michele Ragusa, Lilli Vanessi/Katherine
Mike McGowan, Fred Graham/Petruchio
Jenn Stafford, Lois Lane/Bianca
Patrick O'Herron, Bill Calhoun/Lucentio
Maggie Zindle, Hattie
Tom Owen, Harrison Howell/Baptista
Patrick Riviere, Gangster #1
David Bondrow, Gangster #2
Devon Borowski, Gremio first suitor
Robert Sherman, Hortensio/second suitor
Chris Wietig, Paul/Ralph
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Matthew Kraemer, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
James Brennan, director
May 18, 2013 Kleinhans
Music Hall
Daemen Graduation
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Gerald Gray, conductor
May 24, 25, 2013
Kleinhans Music Hall
Ward/Dragon - America the Beautiful
Williams - Liberty Fanfare
Manilow, Sussman, Feldman/Hough - Let Freedom Ring
Thiele & Weiss/Richards - What a Wonderful World
Rodgers/Bennett - Victory at Sea, Symphonic Scenario
Steffe & Howe/Wilhousky - Battle Hymn of the Republic
Schoenberg/Krogstad - Les Miserables, I Dreamed a Dream
Herbert - American Fantasy
Gould - American Salute
Berlin/Ringwald - God Bless America
Williams - War Horse, Dartmoor 1912
Gershwin/Milburn - Love, from George and Ira
Cannon & Keith/Hernandez - American Soldier
Lowden - Armed Forces Salute
Williams - America, the Dream Lives On
Sousa - Stars and Stripes Forever
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Matthew Kraemer, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Roland Martin, director
June 1, 2, 2013
Kleinhans Music Hall
Concert in memory of Dolores S.Stenclik
Tutti Italiani
Monteverdi - Orfeo: Overture
Paganini - Concerto No.1 in D Major, Op.6
Pizzetti - Rondo veneziano
Boito - Mefistofele: Prologue in Heaven
Chloe Hanslip, violin
Kevin Maynor, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Immaculata Academy Vox Caeciliae
Roland Martin, director
July 3, 2013 Coca Cola
Field
Ballpark Concert
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Paul Ferington, conductor
July 13, 2013
Canalside
Broadway Bound
Bernstein - West Side Story, selections
Lerner & Loewe - My Fair Lady, selections
Rodgers - Sound of Music, selections
Webber - Phantom of the Opera, selections
Schonberg - Les Miserables, selections
Elizabeth Southward, soprano
Gary Mauer, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Matthew Kraemer, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Buffalo Chamber Players
Sal Andolina, jazz ensemble
BPO Percussionists
African American Cultural Center Dancers and Drummers
All
Data Pending: 1937 ~~~ 2013