Featuring school and community groups at Kleinhans for over 25 years!
The BPO’s Community Spotlight program features school and community groups in performances prior to BPO concerts throughout the year. Performances take place in the Mary Seaton Room at Kleinhans 45 minutes before the start time of select BPO concerts. Each student performer receives a free ticket to the concert that follows. Family, friends and community members receive discount ticket prices to attend the BPO performance.
2025-26 Pops Community Spotlight events are sponsored by M&T Bank.
Please check below for the 2025-2026 season Community Spotlight schedule. Request a performance date for your group by clicking the “Apply Now” button to fill out the Community Spotlight Application form.
2025-26 DATES
Fabio, Folklore & Fantasy, CLASSICS
Saturday, October 4 at 7:30 PM
Mary Handley Piano Studio
Beethoven’s Pastoral, CLASSICS
Saturday, October 25 at 7:30 PM
Muhammad School of Music Chamber Players
Mahler & Mahler, CLASSICS
Saturday, November 8 at 7:30 PM
Clouds In My Coffee, POPS
Saturday, November 15 at 7:30 PM
Teal’s Niagara Theatre Vocal Dynamite Team
Grieg & Schumann: Romantic Impressions, CLASSICS
Saturday, November 22 at 7:30 PM
Eden Chamber Orchestra
Grieg & Schumann: Romantic Impressions, CLASSICS
Sunday, November 23 at 2:30 PM
Buffalo State Clarinet Ensemble
JoAnn’s Classical Christmas, CLASSICS
Saturday, December 13 at 7:30 PM
Fredonia Trombone Choir
Mozart’s Great Mass, CLASSICS
Saturday, January 17 at 7:30 PM
Erie Niagara Conservatory
Mozart’s Violin, CLASSICS
Saturday, January 24 at 7:30 PM
Mozart’s Violin, CLASSICS
Sunday, January 25 at 2:30 PM
Buffalo Suzuki Strings
Uptown Nights with Byron Stripling, POPS
Saturday, January 31 at 7:30 PM
Immaculate Conception East Aurora
Shostakovich No. 5, CLASSICS
Saturday, February 7 at 7:30 PM
Avanti Chamber Orchestra
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1, CLASSICS
Saturday, February 21 at 7:30 PM
Music Forum for Piano Teachers of WNY
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1, CLASSICS
Sunday, February 22 at 2:30 PM
Royal Music Academy
Dancing & Romancing, POPS
Saturday, February 28 at 7:30 PM
Sacred Heart Academy Chamber Singers
Tchaikovsky Meets Elfman, CLASSICS
Saturday, March 7 at 7:30 PM
Tchaikovsky Meets Elfman, CLASSICS
Sunday, March 8 at 2:30 PM
Fredonia High School Chamber Ensemble
Brahms & Bruch, CLASSICS
Saturday, March 21 at 7:30 PM
Amherst School of Music
Pablo’s Guitar, CLASSICS
Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 PM
Pablo’s Guitar, CLASSICS
Sunday, April 12 at 2:30 PM
Houghton University Choir
Mendelssohn & Dvořák, CLASSICS
Saturday, April 25 at 7:30 PM
Springville High School Orchestra
Patriotic Pops, POPS
Saturday, May 23 at 7:30 PM
Lancaster Middle School Chamber Orchestra
Carmina Burana, CLASSICS
Saturday, May 30 at 7:30 PM
Buffalo String Works
Carmina Burana, CLASSICS
Sunday, May 31 at 2:30 PM
Katie Ann’s School of Music
American Soundscapes, CLASSICS
Saturday, June 6 at 7:30 PM
Mill Middle School Sixth Grade Band
