As if your summer calendar hasn't been booking up fast enough, be sure
to reserve Friday, July 23rd for a night of Hollywood on the Harbor with
the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Under the direction of the Pops
Conductor Matthew Kraemer who is recognized for his "musical
sensitivity" and "energized sense of interpretation", the Orchestra will
perform a special one night-only 75th Anniversary Celebration concert
with a program of popular songs and themes from 75 years of cinematic
history.
There can be no one in Buffalo who doesn't realize how lucky we are to have a Grammy winning American Symphony in our own backyard. Since 1935 the Orchestra has been acting as Buffalo's cultural ambassador; the BPO has toured widely across the United States and Canada including the recently completed Florida Friends Tour with it's first ever female conductor JoAnn Falletta in March 2010. Currently, the Orchestra presents more than one hundred and twenty Classics, Pops and Youth Concerts each year and the award winning Education programs reach over 35,000 students per year from all eight counties of Western New York. Our Symphony is heard by millions on radio broadcasts across the United States and beyond on American Public Media's Performance Today.
Hollywood on the Harbor is this year's unique event meant to entertain hometown residents and appeal to audience members interested in a realm of pastimes, from classical to pop music, cinema and glitz. The first half opens with a Salute to Hollywood and then Erich Korngold's Overture to Captain Blood - released in 1935, the same year the BPO was founded. Audiences will also enjoy well-known themes from Gone With The Wind, Goldfinger and Ben Hur and classic songs from Henry Mancini, Burt Bacharach and Buffalo's own Harold Arlen. In the second half, hear John Williams' scores from Raiders of the Lost Ark, Schindler's List, Harry Potter and Star Wars alongside themes from Gladiator, Spiderman and Pirates of the Caribbean.
Friday, July 23rd, 8pm
Erie Canal Central Wharf
Click here to purchase tickets.
Prices are as follows:
$20 before July 18th
$25 the week of the performance
Children under 12 are free with a paying adult. Concessions will be available.
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Laura Duquette is a former ballerina who now dances with words and punctuation. She has a knack for asking questions faster than the speed of sound, and her interviews are often off the cuff and personal. She is Co-Owner of 12 Grain Studio, a Buffalo based creative firm that gives typical web design a kick in the ass.
Image courtesy of the BPO
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There can be no one in Buffalo who doesn't realize how lucky we are to have a Grammy winning American Symphony in our own backyard. Since 1935 the Orchestra has been acting as Buffalo's cultural ambassador; the BPO has toured widely across the United States and Canada including the recently completed Florida Friends Tour with it's first ever female conductor JoAnn Falletta in March 2010. Currently, the Orchestra presents more than one hundred and twenty Classics, Pops and Youth Concerts each year and the award winning Education programs reach over 35,000 students per year from all eight counties of Western New York. Our Symphony is heard by millions on radio broadcasts across the United States and beyond on American Public Media's Performance Today.
Hollywood on the Harbor is this year's unique event meant to entertain hometown residents and appeal to audience members interested in a realm of pastimes, from classical to pop music, cinema and glitz. The first half opens with a Salute to Hollywood and then Erich Korngold's Overture to Captain Blood - released in 1935, the same year the BPO was founded. Audiences will also enjoy well-known themes from Gone With The Wind, Goldfinger and Ben Hur and classic songs from Henry Mancini, Burt Bacharach and Buffalo's own Harold Arlen. In the second half, hear John Williams' scores from Raiders of the Lost Ark, Schindler's List, Harry Potter and Star Wars alongside themes from Gladiator, Spiderman and Pirates of the Caribbean.
Friday, July 23rd, 8pm
Erie Canal Central Wharf
Click here to purchase tickets.
Prices are as follows:
$20 before July 18th
$25 the week of the performance
Children under 12 are free with a paying adult. Concessions will be available.
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Laura Duquette is a former ballerina who now dances with words and punctuation. She has a knack for asking questions faster than the speed of sound, and her interviews are often off the cuff and personal. She is Co-Owner of 12 Grain Studio, a Buffalo based creative firm that gives typical web design a kick in the ass.
Image courtesy of the BPO
Sounds great. Skipping the cottage gotta be there and coming from Toronto