This series of concert previews led by Maestro Paul Ferington, will be moving from Kleinhans to three branches of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Libraries – a lunchtime presentation at the Main Branch downtown, and evening presentations at the Amherst-Audubon and Orchard Park libraries.
We are pleased to be able to present these concert previews AT NO COST to you in collaboration with the Buffalo and Erie County Public Libraries.
Literary Legends in Music -
Wed. September 22nd - 12:10pm Downtown Central / 6:30pm Orchard Park
Wed. September 29th - 7:00pm Amherst Audubon
Celebrating the legendary tales of Egmont, Cinderella, Antony & Cleopatra, and Romeo & Juliet expressed in the extraordinary symphonic music of Beethoven, Prokofiev, Schmidt, and Berloiz.
Concerts Previewed: Opening Night (Oct. 2nd) and Lovers' Classics (Oct. 9th)
From Poland with Love -
Wed. October 13th - 12:10pm Downtown Central/ 6:30pm Orchard Park
Wed. October 20th - 7:00pm Amherst Audubon
Experience the rich Polish nationalism found in the lives and music of Syzmanowski, Karlowicz, Lutoslawski, and the Bicentennial anniversary of Chopin.
Concerts Previewed: From Poland with Love (Oct. 23, Oct. 24)
American Ingenuity -
Wed. November 3rd - 12:10pm Downtown Central / 6:30pm Orchard Park
Wed. November 10th - 7:00pm Amherst Audubon
Witness the greatness of our own American talent in the genious of George Gershwin, William Schuman, and Buffalo's own Phillip Rothman as the BPO's Gershwin Festival "...Makes a Lady out of Jazz!"
Concerts Previewed: Gershwin Pops (Nov. 12-13) and Gershwin Classics (Nov. 19-20)
Concerto Celebration -
Wed. January 19th - 12:10pm Downtown Central / 6:30pm Orchard Park
Wed. January 26th - 7:00pm Amherst Audubon
Get to know this unique musical form, pitting one soloist vs. the Orchestra displayed in the dazzling concerti of Rachmaninoff, Mozart, and Liebermann.
Concerts Previewed: Lang Lang (Jan. 29), Mozart's Birthday (Feb 4-5), and A Fifth of Tchaikovsky (Feb 19-20)
Nature in Symphonic Music -
Wed. February 16th - 12:10pm Downtown Central / 6:30pm Orchard Park
Wed. March 2nd - 7:00pm Amherst Audubon
Storms, crashing waves, babbling brooks, and starry constellations are captured in the nature loving music of Beethoven, Debussy, and Holst.
Concerts Previewed: Aiken Sings Strauss (Mar 4-5), Celestial Classics (Apr 2-3), and Beethoven's Pastoral (May 13-15)
Choral Masterpieces -
Wed. May 18th - 12:10pm Downtown Central / 6:30pm Orchard Park
Wed. May 25th - 7:00pm Amherst Audubon
The joy of singing and celebration of life catapults upward in the Requiem settings of Berlioz, Faure, Brahms, and Verdi, each uniquely magnificent and moving.
Concerts Previewed: Verdi's Requiem (Jun 4-5)
SYMPHONY SHUTTLES
We are adding two new Symphony Shuttles for our Saturday Night Pops and Classics concerts to our popular program initiated with Salvatore’s restaurant. Serving the Southtowns, a shuttle will depart from the Roycroft Inn in East Aurora and stop at Ilio DiPaolo’s in Blasdell before heading on to Kleinhans. From the North, a shuttle will depart from Sonoma Grille and stop at Prime 490 before heading on to Kleinhans.
These shuttles are available for $10 round trip, or as part of a dinner package at the restaurants which cost $35 for subscribers with tickets or $65, $75 or $85 for individual concerts, depending on your seating location.
Call 800-318-9430 to reserve your shuttle seat. Call the Box Office at 885.5000 to reserve restaurant packages. Shuttle seats and Restaurant Packages must be reserved by 9 AM on the Thursday before the Saturday concert.
BPOvations patrons may park and take advantage of the shuttle service from any of our restaurant partners and need not purchase the dinner package to do so. Call 800-318-9430 to reserve your shuttle seat by 9 AM on the Thursday prior to concert night.
