With an illustrious history of service to Western New York dating back to 1935, your BPO achieved two of its greatest milestones this past year. As we celebrated 10 years of leadership under the baton and vision of JoAnn Falletta, the BPO garnered the highest honor possible in the music industry – two Grammy Awards for its recent recording of the work of American composer John Corigliano. This news, coming on the heels of the successful $30 million endowment campaign led by Angelo Fatta, has truly confirmed the BPO’s place in the cultural history of our community.
We invite you to play a similarly important role in the life of the BPO by making a tax-deductible contribution to the 2009-2010 Annual Fund. The $3.6 million raised is unrestricted support for the operating budget and is applied to all BPO programs. BPO donors are the life-blood of the orchestra and without the thousands upon thousands of contributors, achievements such as this would simply not be possible.
Community Engagement
120 concerts per year attended by over 175,000 people!
29 M & T Bank Classics Series Concerts
14 BlueCross BlueShield of WNY Pops Series Concerts
6 Family Series Concerts
30 Award-winning Youth Concerts and numerous education programs
Free Parks Concerts
First Niagara Holiday Pops
Up to 20 special presentations and regional concerts
Economic Impact
The BPO supports over 130 full and part-time jobs in our community
92% of our budget stays right here in Western New York
BPO concerts bring 70,000 people per year to the City’s Allentown District Generates a “conservative” economic impact of $20 million in our community
Ambassador for Western New York
BPO recordings and concert broadcasts are heard by millions around the globe:
Regionally on WNED’s Philharmonic Fridays
Nationally on American Public Media’s (APM) Performance Today & Symphony Cast carried in over 200 cities
Internationally on the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
