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Barry Peters

Conductor, Binghamton Youth Symphony

Barry Peters has been the conductor of the Binghamton Youth Symphony since 1997.  A native of Pennsylvania, he received a B.S. in Music Education from Mansfield University and a M.M. from Ithaca College. His…

Tells us a little bit about how you joined the Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra. How long have you played with the Binghamton Philharmonic?

I won the audition for principal viola in November of 2021 and started fully this past fall…

Over the past four months, the Philharmonic held auditions for viola, oboe, English horn, and violin. Auditions are "blind," meaning that the panel of judges, made up of Maestro Hege and Philharmonic musicians, can see neither the auditioning musicians nor…

By Steve Johnson, Binghamton

For those who say there’s nothing to do in Binghamton, I offer a different viewpoint. Did you know the Binghamton Philharmonic, thanks to generous supporters, is providing free tickets to children under the age of 17…

By NYS Music Staff, December 15, 2022

On Saturday, December 10 at the Broome County Forum Theatre, Maestro Daniel Hege led the Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra in “Winter Wonderland,” a holiday pops concert with a host of special guests. 

Along with…

Luca Thomas, Treble Soloist 

Luca, age 11, is thrilled to be performing for you today! An NYC native, he started singing before he could speak. At the age of 4, Luca was a featured singer on two Laurie Berkner tracks…

By NYS Music Staff, November 16, 2022

On Saturday, November 12 at the Broome County Forum Theatre, Maestro Daniel Hege led the Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra in “Green Places,” a program named for a featured concerto by American composer Gary Schocker…

We recently learned of the passing of Ed Pettengill, a former musician with the Binghamton Symphony (and, later, Philharmonic) for 48 years, starting in 1954. We have a wonderful recording of Ed as a Tenor vocal soloist and playing the…

Karen Bogardus, Flute 

Ms. Bogardus earned her Bachelor of Music degree from New England  Conservatory and Master of Music degree form Northwestern University. Her principal teachers were Keith Underwood, Walfrid Kujala, and Ransom Wilson. During the 8 years she lived…

Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Dvořák, Bruckner, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Price, et al. composed pieces entitled Symphony. Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Liszt, Brahms, Stravinsky, Walker, et al. composed pieces entitled Sonata.  Schumann, Gade, Kirchner, Poulenc, Coleridge-Taylor, and a very few others composed…

by Paul Cienniwa, Executive Director 

Many associate Binghamton with the “Twilight Zone” television show and its creator, former Bennett Avenue resident Rod Serling. Those even more in the know are keenly aware that Serling’s autobiographical Twilight Zone screenplay, “Walking Distance,”…