A magical multimedia evening of Disney music and memories featuring movie clips and iconic songs from Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Frozen, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, and more, performed live by the BPO and four veteran vocalists. © Disney
A magical multimedia evening of Disney music and memories featuring movie clips and iconic songs from Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Frozen, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, and more, performed live by the BPO and four veteran vocalists. © Disney
Broadway and Hollywood combine for a romantic and entertaining evening of song and dance inspired by the likes of Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Gene Kelly, and Eleanor Powell. With hit tunes like They Can’t Take That Away from Me and Let’s Face the Music and Dance to Singin’ in the Rain and Begin the Beguine, this evening will put a smile on your face and a spring in your step.
From his roots in Gospel to forays into R&B and Jazz to top winner of American Idol’s second season, Ruben Studdard has always considered Luther Vandross his hero. He recreates the velvet tones of songs like Here and Now, Aint No Stoppin’ Us Now, Always and Forever, and Dance with my Father for a sentimental return to the ’80s and ’90s.
Our season concludes with three iconic compositions and two orchestral world premieres. Bernstein’s toe-tapping Three Dance Episodes from On the Town, Copland’s distinctively American Appalachian Spring Suite, and Gershwin’s jazz-infused Rhapsody in Blue are paired with two works rooted in Western New York. Michael Daugherty’s Niagara Falls is a musical journey through one of the world’s great scenic wonders, while Buffalo-born Paul Moravec’s Serenade—inspired by the Great Western Staircase at the New York State Capitol—offers a stirring narrative of ascent and aspiration.
Our season concludes with three iconic compositions and two orchestral world premieres. Bernstein’s toe-tapping Three Dance Episodes from On the Town, Copland’s distinctively American Appalachian Spring Suite, and Gershwin’s jazz-infused Rhapsody in Blue are paired with two works rooted in Western New York. Michael Daugherty’s Niagara Falls is a musical journey through one of the world’s great scenic wonders, while Buffalo-born Paul Moravec’s Serenade—inspired by the Great Western Staircase at the New York State Capitol—offers a stirring narrative of ascent and aspiration.
As the first of a trilogy of cantatas, Orff’s irreverent Carmina Burana draws from a 13th century compilation of vagabond songs and poems detailing fate’s fickleness, pagan delights, and corruption, with hypnotic sensuality and powerful rhythms. Hindemith’s reworked Symphonic Dances emerged from a discarded ballet collaboration.
As the first of a trilogy of cantatas, Orff’s irreverent Carmina Burana draws from a 13th century compilation of vagabond songs and poems detailing fate’s fickleness, pagan delights, and corruption, with hypnotic sensuality and powerful rhythms. Hindemith’s reworked Symphonic Dances emerged from a discarded ballet collaboration.
The stirring orchestration of Sibelius’ patriotic Finlandia counters Haydn’s lyrical Cello Concerto No. 2, which remained undiscovered for two centuries until its chance 1961 find at the Czech National Library. Fittingly, Grieg’s four charming Symphonic Dances, inspired by Norwegian folk, also played a key role in formalizing Norway’s own national identity.
The stirring orchestration of Sibelius’ patriotic Finlandia counters Haydn’s lyrical Cello Concerto No. 2, which remained undiscovered for two centuries until its chance 1961 find at the Czech National Library. Fittingly, Grieg’s four charming Symphonic Dances, inspired by Norwegian folk, also played a key role in formalizing Norway’s own national identity.
