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
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
Sponsored by
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
2026-27 DATES
Glidden Plays Bruch, CLASSICS
Saturday, October 24 at 7:30 PM
Hauntingly Halloween, POPS
Saturday, October 31 at 7:30 PM
Vaughan Williams & Double Bass, CLASSICS
Saturday, November 21 at 7:30 PM
Vaughan Williams & Double Bass, CLASSICS
Sunday, November 22 at 2:30 PM
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
Mozart + Melissa White, CLASSICS
Saturday, January 23 at 7:30 PM
Mozart + Melissa White, CLASSICS
Sunday, January 24 at 2:30 PM
Spanish Fire & Fantasy, CLASSICS
Saturday, February 20 at 7:30 PM
Bartók & Chopin, CLASSICS
Saturday, March 6 at 7:30 PM
Bartók & Chopin, CLASSICS
Sunday, March 7 at 2:30 PM
Enigma Variations & Bach, CLASSICS
Saturday, March 20 at 7:30 PM
Sorcerer’s Spell, CLASSICS
Saturday, April 24 at 7:30 PM
Sorcerer’s Spell, CLASSICS
Sunday, April 25 at 2:30 PM
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, CLASSICS
Saturday, May 22 at 7:30 PM
Patriotic Pops, POPS
Saturday, May 29 at 7:30 PM
Beethoven in Retrospect II, CLASSICS
Saturday, June 5 at 7:30 PM
Beethoven in Retrospect III, CLASSICS
Saturday, June 12 at 7:30 PM
Beethoven in Retrospect IV, CLASSICS
Sunday, June 13 at 2:30 PM
