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Quaver Has a Feeling book signing
Friday, August 6, 2021 at 6:00pm @ Garland Gallery, 116 Washington Street, Binghamton
Join us for a book signing event with noted local children's author Lenora Riegel as part of Binghamton's First Friday Art Walk. Riegel's new book, "Quaver Has a Feeling," will be read by local musician and Binghamton Philharmonic collaborator Ayana Del Valle.
“Quaver Has a Feeling,” written in collaboration with the Binghamton Philharmonic, includes interactive QR codes that lead to recordings of the orchestra to accompany the words and illustrations. The book also has a number of Binghamton tie-ins,including Otsiningo Park, the Forum Theatre, and historic carousels.
- FREE!
- Family-friendly
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Summer Chamber Music: Trio Pastorale
Saturday, August 14, 2021 at 5:00pm @ Salvation Temple Church (80 Main St. Binghamton)
Sunday, August 15, 2021 at 3:00pm @ Zion Episcopal Church (10 N Chenango St. Exd Greene, NY)
BPO continues its Summer Chamber Music series with Trio Pastorale, a woodwind trio featuring Principal Clarinet Paul Cho, Second Oboe Amelia Merriman, and Second Bassoon Melissa Kritzer.
Program: Celebrating Female Composers
Decruck: Variations p'tit quinquin
Zehavi: Eli Eli for solo bassoon
Brandon: Found Objects - On the Beach for reed trio
Morricone: Gabriel's Oboe
Gershwin: Opening of Rhapsody in Blue
Morris: Nik-Nak for reed trio
Ticket Pricing:
Adult Tickets: $25
Youth Tickets: Youth 18 and under are free
Summer Music Package: Buy any two Summer Chamber Music concert tickets in Greene or Binghamton for $10 off your order. Call our box office at 607-723-3931 x 1 for this offer.
Parking Information
- Saturday: off-street parking lot at Salvation Temple
- Sunday: off-street parking at Zion Episcopal
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Summer Chamber Music: Unanimous Four
Saturday, August 21, 2021 at 5:00pm @ Centenary-Chenango Methodist Church (438 Chenango St. Binghamton)
Sunday, August 22, 2021 at 3:00pm @ Greene High School (40 S Canal St. Greene)
BPO finishes its Summer Chamber Music series with a splash! This concert will feature Unanimous Four, a mixed ensemble featuring Concertmaster Uli Speth, Assistant Principal Cello Michael Newman, Principal Clarinet Paul Cho, and Principal Piano Tomoko Kanamaru.
Program:
Clara Schumann: Three Romances
Beethoven: Duet No. 1 for Clarinet and Bassoon, arranged for violin and cello
Milhaud: Suite for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano
Rachmaninoff: Two Pieces for Cello and Piano, Mvt. 1
Schickele: Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano
Parking Information
- Saturday: limited parking at the church; plenty of free on-street parking
- Sunday: plenty of off-street parking
Ticket Pricing:
Adult Tickets: $25
Youth Tickets: Youth 18 and under are free
Summer Music Package: Buy any two Summer Chamber Music concert tickets in Greene or Binghamton for $10 off your order. Call our box office at 607-723-3931 x 1 for this offer.
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Emerge
Saturday, September 25, 2021 at 7:30pm @ Broome County Forum Theatre
Conductor: Daniel Hege
Program:
Vivian Fung: Pizzicato
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 104 in D Major
Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Soloist: Julian Rhee
This performance of Pizzicato was made possible with funding from the Stewart W. and Willma C. Hoyt Foundation
Rediscover live music at its finest and fullest with this sonorous mix of traditional and trailblazing. From Pizzicato’s folk-tinged plucking to Haydn’s exalted, inspiring final symphony — and culminating in Mendelssohn’s greatest, time-honored concerto — our rebirth of the Philharmonic experience will transcend themes beyond your musical dreams!
Pre-Concert Chat, 6:30pm: Prof. Heather Welland, PhD (Binghamton University): Haydn's London
Clocks and Clouds
Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 7:30pm @ Endicott Performing Arts Center
From the Beatles to Beethoven, Mozart to Muse, this instrumental trio combines classical instrumentation with rock aesthetics, commanding audiences nationwide with their grand sounds and musical explorations.
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The Magical Music of Harry Potter
Saturday, October 30, 2021 at 7:30pm @ Broome County Forum Theatre
Conductor: Daniel Hege
Narrator: Adara Alston
From Hogwarts to Hogsmeade, come and relive the excitement of everyone’s favorite young wizard! With unforgettable music from the legendary movies, the BPO is sure to cast a spell on you!
Pre-Concert Organ Recital, 7-7:20pm: Nancy Wildoner, Binghamton Theater Organ Society
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Ascend
Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 7:30pm @ Broome County Forum Theatre
Conductor: Daniel Hege
Program:
Jessie Montgomery: Starburst
Richard Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
Wolfgang Mozart: Symphony No. 41 (Jupiter)
This performance of Starburst was made possible with funding from the Stewart W. and Willma C. Hoyt Foundation
BPO raises the stakes with a dizzying display of Romantic wonder, spatial soundscapes, and even a little night music. Spanning the tender elegance of Wagner’s storied love letter, venturesome declarations of rising star Jessie Montgomery, and Mozart’s intricately layered magnum opus, “Ascend” honors the beauty, genius, and vast perspective of music’s best and brightest!
Pre-Concert Chat, 6:30pm: Steven Englund, PhD: Wagner and the Jews: the Dark Side of Genius
Home for the Holidays
Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 7:30pm @ Broome County Forum Theatre
Conductor: Daniel Hege
Program:
Holiday Favorites
Soloist: Ayana Del Valle
Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year BPO-style! With silver bells and little drummer boys, it’ll be a holly-jolly night of music, mirth and merriment!
Pre-Concert Organ Recital, 7-7:20pm: Nancy Wildoner, Binghamton Theater Organ Society
Wallenberg Festival
Saturday, January 29, 2022 @ Broome County Forum Theatre
Conductor: Daniel Hege, Barry Peters, Evan Meccarello
Featured Ensembles:
Binghamton Community Orchestra
Binghamton Youth Symphony Orchestra
Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra
Join us as we welcome the Binghamton Community Orchestra and the Binghamton Youth Symphony to the Forum stage in celebration of Fritz and Marianne Wallenberg's lasting legacy of symphonic music in the Southern Tier. This joyful festival celebrates Binghamton’s musical heritage with three orchestras that trace their roots back to the Wallenbergs, including your very own Binghamton Philharmonic!
This program was made possible with funding from the Stewart W. and Willma C. Hoyt Foundation
Pre-Concert Chat, 6:30pm: James Wallenberg & Katherine (Wallenberg) Rabinowitz: Reflections on Growing Up as the Children of Fritz and Marianne Wallenberg
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Cherish the Ladies
Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 7:30pm @ Broome County Forum Theatre
Conductor: Daniel Hege
For over 35 years, this female supergroup has charmed audiences on both sides of the Atlantic with its blend of Irish folk, nimble virtuosity and sweetly mystical harmonies. Celebrate their sounds — with symphonic accompaniment by the BPO — on St. Patrick’s Day weekend and feel a Celtic kiss in every note.
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Christopher Bill Quartet
Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 7:30pm @ Holiday Inn Binghamton
The most subscribed-to brass musician on YouTube, Binghamton native Christopher Bill is famous for classically arranging popular songs for trombone in multi-track. Catch him and his band of world-class trombonists who have performed with Macklemore, Adele, Rihanna, Andrea Bocelli, Brass Against, Lucky Chops, and No BS Brass!
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Wander
Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 7:30pm @ Broome County Forum Theatre
Conductor: Daniel Hege
Program:
Stacy Garrop: Bohemian Café
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Soloist: Andrew Russo
AntonÍn Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 (From the New World)
This performance of Bohemian Café was made possible with funding from the Stewart W. and Willma C. Hoyt Foundation
Not all who wander are lost. Some are simply reaching new, convergent musical frontiers! As Chicagoan Stacy Garrop’s Bohemian Café recounts the whimsy of Czech street music, Bohemian native Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony evokes America’s diverse heritage. Add in a sprawling journey to Rachmaninoff’s audacious, expansive Second Piano Concerto, and you get an unexplored new world of creative genius...equally boundless and beauteous!
Pre-Concert Chat, 6:30pm: Prof. Julia Grella O'Connell, DMA (SUNY Broome)