Category: Featured

For the first time in decades, the International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians meets in Buffalo

Posted on August 21, 2017 - Press Releases, Featured

For Immediate Release Contact:Kate Jenkins Communications Coordinator Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra 716-242-7819 kmockler@bpo.org BUFFALO, NY – When the International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians last met in Buffalo, Jimmy Griffin was the mayor, and the Buffalo Sabres still played at the Aud. The organization representing the top 52 orchestras in the nation hasn’t held their… Read more »

The Richardson Olmsted Campus & the BPO present enLIGHTen Fri. July 28, 9 PM

Posted on May 15, 2017 - Press Releases, Featured

The Richardson Olmsted Campus and the Buffalo Philharmonic present enLIGHTen Iconic architecture. Stunning visuals. Inspiring LIVE music. Fri. July 28, 9 PM For Immediate Release Contact: Ms. Corey Fabian Borenstein Visitor Services Coordinator Richardson Olmsted Campus 726 Exchange St., Suite 1006 Buffalo, NY 14210 Direct: (716) 601-1153 tours@richardson-olmsted.com Contact: Kate Jenkins Communications Coordinator Buffalo… Read more »

Buffalo Philharmonic’s 2017-18 season celebrates the power of music around the world and our American musical heritage

Posted on January 30, 2017 - Press Releases, Featured

BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2017-18 season will feature a celebration of America’s musical heritage to coincide with the 100th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth, a theme that’s evident in both the M&T Bank Classics Series and the KeyBank Pops Series. For Immediate Release Contact:Kate Jenkins Communications Coordinator Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra 716-242-7819 kmockler@bpo.org… Read more »

In honor of Carl V. Mazzio, April 18, 1963 – Jan. 17, 2017

Posted on January 24, 2017 - BPO in the News, Featured

Carl V. Mazzio of Snyder was the principal trombone of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra from 1995 to 2001, when he was forced to retire due to a medical condition. He died on January 17, 2017. Hailing from Portland, Ore., he graduated from Sunset High School in Beaverton, Ore. Following high school he received his Master… Read more »

BPO trombonist to give solo salute before move, Kaitlin Lindahl, East Aurora Bee

Posted on July 7, 2016 - BPO in the News, Featured

Tonight’s Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra concert at Knox Farm State Park will likely serve as a full-circle moment for bass trombonist Jeff Dee. Several years ago, Dee suggested playing a piece by Chris Brubeck, son of the “Take Five” musician David Brubeck, called “James Brown in the Twilight Zone.” Dee said he pitched the idea to… Read more »

Independence Eve Celebration aligns athletics with the arts, Amy Moritz, Buffalo News

Posted on July 5, 2016 - BPO in the News, Featured

There was a time when Stefan Sanders was certain he was destined to be a National Hockey League player. He had a childhood passion for hockey and, as most kids who play sports, dreamt of a pro career. Then he found music and a new passion developed. Sanders poured himself into it and became an… Read more »

KeyBank to sponsor Buffalo Philharmonic Pops Series

Posted on July 5, 2016 - Press Releases, Featured

Buffalo, NY — KeyBank is the latest corporation to increase their support of Buffalo’s internationally acclaimed orchestra. The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra’s Pops Series will now be known as the KeyBank Pops Series. Key Private Bank previously sponsored the 2015-16 season of the BPO Rocks series. The announcement was made at the Bisons’ Independence Eve event,… Read more »

Spotlight on rock visionaries in 2016-17 BPO Rocks series

Posted on June 23, 2016 - Press Releases, Featured

BUFFALO, NY -Your Buffalo Philharmonic rocks in the 2016-17 season, celebrating the music of five highly-regarded rock visionaries, each of whom had a profound effect on the musical landscape. Electric guitars blend with strings, woodwinds and horns as rock musicians join forces with the BPO. The series kicks off on Friday, Oct. 21 with… Read more »