SUNY Fredonia’s College Symphony Orchestra will be performing alongside the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) in a concert slated for Wednesday, March 4th at Kleinhans Music Hall in Buffalo, starting at 7:30 PM. Led by conductors Dr. Emily Schaad of SUNY Fredonia and Conductor and Artistic Director JoAnn Falletta of the BPO, the special project is a unique collaboration that will position 90 students in the Fredonia student ensemble alongside the high-caliber professional BPO musicians.
Concertgoers will be treated to Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s “The Bamboula” op. 75 (Rhapsodic Dance) and Antonin Dvorák’s Symphony No. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World.”
Area Fredonia alumni and friends are invited to a special pre-performance reception from 6:00-7:15 PM in Marcato (lower level of Kleinhans) to celebrate the special performance, support Fredonia’s student musicians, and contribute to the university’s Bicentennial celebration of 200 years of learning and community impact…