Schedule of Events

Click here for a printable schedule: Buffalo Schedule of Events

(subject to change)

Sunday, November 3

All day	Arrive in Buffalo, check in to The Richardson Hotel at 444 Forest Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14213.
5-6:30pm	Evening welcome reception at The Clement House, home to the Buffalo Philharmonic’s staff offices at 786 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14209  Please note that the Red Cross also has offices here, so maps will often indicate this instead of BPO.
7pm	Dinner on your own, please see list of suggested restaurants in the area

Monday, November 4

8 am	Breakfast on your own (complimentary breakfast provided at Richardson Hotel)
9am	Welcome and orientation, Kleinhans Music Hall, located at 1 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY 14201. Restaurant space downstairs, coffee service provided. Parking in the lot next to the Hall is always free.
10am-12pm	Rehearsal with participants (no BPO) with guest conductor Brent Chancellor, Main Hall. Please bring your practice parts.
12pm	Lunch, restaurant space downstairs
1-2:15pm	Sectionals with BPO coaches, please bring your practice parts – Strings in Mary Seaton Room (with Amy Glidden), Woodwinds in Livingston Hall (with Anna Mattix), Brass in restaurant space (with Seth Rawleigh), Percussion on main stage (with Mark Hodges)
3-5 pm	Free tour/gallery time and reception at Buffalo AKG Art Museum (optional) at 1285 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222. Tour from 3-4 with a casual reception and gallery time from 4-5. For details please see here.
Evening	Free time. Please see list of suggested restaurants in the area

Tuesday, November 5

8am	Breakfast on your own (complimentary breakfast provided at Richardson Hotel)
10am-12pm	Rehearsal with participants (no BPO) with Brent Chancellor, Main Hall. Please bring your practice parts.
12pm	Lunch, restaurant space downstairs
1-3:30pm	Side by Side rehearsal with BPO, with Music Director JoAnn Falletta, Main Hall
3:45-4:45pm	Sectionals by instrument, BPO coaches All sectionals are at Kleinhans Music Hall, except for trumpet, trombone and tuba which will be across the street at First Presbyterian Church. 1st Violin – Main stage,  Nikki Chooi 2nd Violin -Livingston Hall, Antoine Lefebvre Viola – String Room, Caroline Gilbert Cello – Musician’s Lounge, Roman Mekinulov Bass – Dressing Room 4, Daniel Pendley Flute – Downstairs Dressing Room R, Christine Bailey Davis Oboe -Dressing Room 5, Henry Ward  Clarinet – Downstairs Dressing Room L,  William Amsel Bassoon – Dressing Room 2, Glenn Einschlag French horn – Dressing Room 1,  Jacek Muzyk Trumpet – First Presbyterian Church Chapel, Alex Jokipii Trombone -First Presbyterian Church Sanctuary, Timothy Smith Tuba – First Presbyterian Church Community Room, Seth Rawleigh
6:30pm	Meet-up with BPO and participants, Resurgence Brewing Company, located at 55 Chicago St. Buffalo, NY 14204. Parking next to the brewery is free.

Wednesday, November 6

8am	Breakfast on your own (complimentary breakfast provided at Richardson Hotel)
10am-12:30pm	Dress rehearsal with BPO and Music Director JoAnn Falletta, Main Hall
12:30-1:30pm	Lunch with BPO musicians, Mary Seaton Room
2:30-3:45pm	Free tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin Martin House (optional)  located at 125 Jewett Parkway, Buffalo, NY 14214.  For details on arrival and parking please see here.
(6:30pm) 7:30pm	Call Time at Kleinhans Music Hall, please be backstage by 6:30pm to receive your boutonniere. Concert at 7:30pm, no intermission.
9pm	Post-concert reception with BPO and participants with guests, restaurant space downstairs

 

Thursday, November 7

All Day

Departure and/or optional sightseeing on your own, check out time at the Richardson Hotel is 11am

 

Recommended Restaurants

For a printable list of restaurants click here.

In addition to the Richardson Hotel Bar (which also serves food), the following are recommended local restaurants open on Sundays and Mondays:

Concert

Doctors of the World with the BPO
November 6, 2024
7:30pm
Kleinhans Music Hall

Free Admission with a reservation

In partnership with John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital and Kaleida Health, the concert on Wednesday, November 6th will benefit the Oishei Healing Arts Program. Gifts at the door of crayons, coloring books, or other art supplies to benefit pediatric patients is greatly appreciated. Donations can be made at any time at: myregistry.com/organization/healing-arts-program-buffalo-ny/2032430/giftlist/

Concert Dress

Black suit with a white dress shirt and tie; OR black top with ¾ or elbow-length sleeves and black or dark-colored skirt, slacks, or dress that reach the ankles while seated. Black socks or hosiery and black closed-toe shoes are required for all dress codes.

Please avoid the following: denim, corduroy, metallic fabric, leggings, leotards, or tee shirts. Unobtrusive jewelry may be worn. Do not wear perfume or cologne at any rehearsal or performance.

Music

Rehearsal and Concert Repertoire:
Offenbach, Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld
Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2

SEATING:

Participants will be seated with a BPO member who shares your part. All solos default to participants, unless you would like support from the BPO member. They are there to help!

String participants will be seated on the outside of each stand, partnered with a BPO member.

CUTS:

Music director JoAnn Falletta has indicated the following minor cuts in the Rachmaninoff (all cuts are indicated in the supplied parts):

Mvt I: ms. 405-413–cut from the 9th bar of [19 ]to 4 before [20]
Mvt. I: ms. 281-298 — Cut from [ 14] – [15]
Mvt II: ms. 370-454: — Cut from [ 40 ] to 8 before [ 43 ]
Mvt IV: ms. 81-103 — cut from the 5th bar of [ 61 ] to the 5th bar of [ 62]
Mvt IV: ms. 340-416 — cut from [ 76] to 4 before [ 81]

DIVISI:

2 part divisi is by player
Outside player (participant) = top line
Inside player (BPO member) = bottom line

PARTS;

Please find all parts at the link below (and bring your copies with you to Buffalo):

For rehearsals with the BPO members there will be printed copies of the music available. For rehearsals without the BPO and coachings, please bring your own copied parts.

If you are unsure of your part assignments, please contact Robin Parkinson, rparkinson@bpo.org or (716) 242-7808 for confirmation.

Hotel 

We have reserved a block of rooms at the beautiful Richardson Hotel, a National Historic Landmark, which is about 2 miles from Kleinhans Music Hall and is located across the street from the AKG Museum and the Burchfield Penney Art Center.

Rooms are $169 a night and can be booked using this link: BPO Group Block

This block of rooms will be released on September 20th, so please book before that time. If you would like to book additional nights before or after our program, please make a separate reservation (it will be a different price) and then let the hotel know to link your reservations together.