Featuring school and community groups at Kleinhans for over 26 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.
Please check below for the 2023-2024 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.
2023-24 DATES
Haydn’s The Clock, CLASSICS
Saturday, October 21 at 7:30 PM
Wilson High School Chorus
Haydn’s The Clock, CLASSICS
Sunday, October 22 at 2:30 PM
Buffalo Suzuki Strings
Stephen Schwartz & Friends, POPS
Saturday, October 28 at 7:30 PM
Niagara County Community College Jazz Combo
Rachmaninoff Piano No. 3, CLASSICS
Saturday, November 4 at 7:30 PM
Community Music School Students & Faculty
Rachmaninoff Piano No. 2, CLASSICS
Saturday, November 11 at 7:30 PM
Mary Handley Piano Studio
Rachmaninoff Piano No. 2, CLASSICS
Sunday, November 12 at 2:30 PM
Amherst School of Music Students
JoAnn’s Classical Christmas, CLASSICS
Saturday, December 9 at 7:30 PM
Fredonia Trombone Choir
Tchaikovsky & Mozart, CLASSICS
Saturday, January 13 at 7:30 PM
Springville High School Orchestra
Let’s Groove Tonight: Motown and The Philly Sound, POPS
Saturday, January 20 at 7:30 PM
St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute Jazz Lab Band
Schumann’s Rhine Journey, CLASSICS
Saturday, January 27 at 7:30 PM
Eden Chamber Orchestra
Schumann’s Rhine Journey, CLASSICS
Sunday, January 28 at 2:30 PM
Greater Buffalo Youth String Orchestra
Shostakovich & Six Strings, CLASSICS
Saturday, February 3 at 7:30 PM
Buffalo Academy for Visual & Performing Arts Guitar Ensemble
New World Symphony, CLASSICS
Saturday, February 17 at 7:30 PM
Greater Buffalo Youth Orchestra Chamber Ensembles
New World Symphony, CLASSICS
Sunday, February 18 at 2:30 PM
Don Quixote, CLASSICS
Saturday, March 2 at 7:30 PM
Transit Middle School 7th & 8th Grade Orchestra
First Ladies of Song, POPS
Saturday, March 9 at 7:30 PM
Sacred Heart Academy Chamber Singers
Mendelssohn’s Reformation, CLASSICS
Saturday, March 16 at 7:30 PM
Music Forum for Piano Teachers of Western New York
Schubert & Wagner, CLASSICS
Saturday, March 23 at 7:30 PM
Buffalo Silver Band
Schubert & Wagner, CLASSICS
Sunday, March 24 at 2:30 PM
Katie Ann’s Piano & Voice Students
Beethoven’s Emperor, CLASSICS
Saturday, April 20 at 7:30 PM
Muhammad School of Music Chamber Players
Beethoven’s Emperor, CLASSICS
Sunday, April 21 at 2:30 PM
Houghton University Choir
Signature Stars and Stripes, POPS
Saturday, May 25 at 7:30 PM
The Easy Street Big Band
Mahler’s Resurrection, CLASSICS
Saturday, June 1 at 7:30 PM
Lake Shore Senior High School Orchestra
Mahler’s Resurrection, CLASSICS
Sunday, June 2 at 2:30 PM
Lancaster High School Handbell Choir & Jazz Ensemble
