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 2026-2027 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
American Soundscapes, CLASSICS
Saturday, June 6 at 7:30 PM
Mill Middle School Sixth Grade Band
2026-27 DATES
Glidden Plays Bruch, CLASSICS
Saturday, October 24 at 7:30 PM
Muhammad School of Music Chamber Players
Hauntingly Halloween, POPS
Saturday, October 31 at 7:30 PM
Vaughan Williams & Double Bass, CLASSICS
Saturday, November 21 at 7:30 PM
Hamburg Middle School Select Strings
Vaughan Williams & Double Bass, CLASSICS
Sunday, November 22 at 2:30 PM
Eden Chamber Orchestra
JoAnn’s Classical Christmas, CLASSICS
Saturday, December 12 at 7:30 PM
Fredonia Trombone Choir
Dvořák Violin Concerto, CLASSICS
Saturday, January 16 at 7:30 PM
Community Music School of Buffalo
Mozart + Melissa White, CLASSICS
Saturday, January 23 at 7:30 PM
The Houghton Choir
Mozart + Melissa White, CLASSICS
Sunday, January 24 at 2:30 PM
Buffalo Suzuki Strings
Spanish Fire & Fantasy, CLASSICS
Saturday, February 20 at 7:30 PM
Mary Handley Piano Studio
Bartók & Chopin, CLASSICS
Saturday, March 6 at 7:30 PM
Amherst School of Music
Bartók & Chopin, CLASSICS
Sunday, March 7 at 2:30 PM
Royal Music Academy
Enigma Variations & Bach, CLASSICS
Saturday, March 20 at 7:30 PM
Music Forum for Piano Teachers of Western New York
Sorcerer’s Spell, CLASSICS
Saturday, April 24 at 7:30 PM
Sacred Heart Academy String Ensemble
Sorcerer’s Spell, CLASSICS
Sunday, April 25 at 2:30 PM
Lancaster Middle School Chamber Orchestra
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, CLASSICS
Saturday, May 22 at 7:30 PM
Sweet Home High School Concert Chorale
Patriotic Pops, POPS
Saturday, May 29 at 7:30 PM
Amherst 6th Grade Band
Beethoven in Retrospect II, CLASSICS
Saturday, June 5 at 7:30 PM
Lancaster High School Symphonic Band
Beethoven in Retrospect III, CLASSICS
Saturday, June 12 at 7:30 PM
Avanti Chamber Orchestra
Beethoven in Retrospect IV, CLASSICS
Sunday, June 13 at 2:30 PM
Katie Ann’s School of Music
