2007-
2008 Season
Harmonium
April 12, 2008, 8:00pm
April 13, 2008, 2:30pm Buffalo
Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Robert Franz, Conductor
Under
the baton of resident conductor Robert Franz, the program opens with Wagner's
tribute to Goethe in the passionate Overture to Faust. For up-to-date contrast,
American Minimalist composer John Adams' Harmonium highlights the poetry of Emily
Dickinson and John Donne. Then follows the bucolic majesty of Brahms' Symphony
No.3, which Clara Schumann described as "the mysterious charm of forests and woods"
Ð an Alpine panorama in glorious orchestral tone. 
Defiant
Requiem Perhaps
the single most moving concert you will attend this season. Experience the impact
of Verdi's soaring Requiem juxtaposed with the story of its performances at the
Nazi concentration camp at Terezin. This multimedia event tells the tale of young
Czech composer Rafael SchŠcter, who led fellow prisoners in performances of Verdi's
Requiem. The emotional message of this performance will linger long after the
final Libera me.
One performance only.
May 4, 2008, 3pm
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Buffalo
Philharmonic Orchestra
Murry Sidlin, Conductor
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The
Chorus, an independent non-profit organization with more than one hundred auditioned
voices, is comprised of skilled and committed singers who continually develop
and pursue its tradition of excellence. They appear at various locations throughout
Western New York including Artpark, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo Museum
of Science, Our Lady of Victory Basilica, and the Chautauqua Institution.