Come to a free lecture-demonstration on Sir Edward Elgar, classical music, and the First World War. Cello soloist Annie Jacobs-Perkins, who will be performing Elgar's famous cello concerto with the Philharmonic on September 30, and Director of Education Julia Grella O'Connell will be discussing this iconic work (as featured in the recent Academy Award-nominated film Tár) and the ways it reflects British culture in the post-Word War I period.

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Come to a free, family-friendly presentation about the music and dance of the Shakers, stay for an orchestra rehearsal, and receive complimentary tickets to the Philharmonic's concert on September 30, featuring Aaron Copland's Variations on a Shaker Melody!

The Binghamton Philharmonic welcomes students from the Binghamton City School District to a night at the Symphony! Students are treated to a pre-concert dinner, including a chat with Maestro Daniel Hege and a visit from guest cellist Annie Jacobs-Perkins. The students then attend the concert, sitting in some of the best seats in the house! This program provides our young community members the opportunity to experience the joy of symphonic music.

Sponsored by IBM.

Opening Night: Beethoven's Fifth

Conductor: Daniel Hege
 
Aaron Copland: Variations on a Shaker Melody
Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto 
       with cellist Annie Jacobs-Perkins
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

Kids 17 and under get in for free, courtesy of M&T Bank, our Symphonic Series Sponsor! Call the Box Office to request free kids tickets: 607-723-3931.

Pre-Concert Chat, 6:30pm, Recital Hall: "Music and Utopia," Julia Grella O'Connell, D.M.A.
(Binghamton Philharmonic Director of Education and Community Engagement)

Luke Henderson, violin
Isaac Park, violin
James Preucil, viola
Ian Maloney, cello

Joseph Haydn: String Quartet Opus 20, No. 2 in C Major
The Dolphins Quartet: The Dolphin Miniatures for String Quartet (2023)
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet Opus 18, No. 1 in F Major

Due to a performer injury, the previously scheduled Marian String Quartet is unable to perform. In their place, we are proud to present another premiere Juilliard-affiliated string quartet: The Dolphins.

Phantom of the Philharmonic

Elfman: This is Halloween from Nightmare Before Christmas
Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain 
Herrmann: Psycho Suite
Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre
Gounod: Funeral March of the Marionette
Webber: Phantom of the Opera
Phillips: Theme and Variations on Twilight Zone
Williams: Harry’s Wondrous World
Grieg: In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt Suite

Kids 17 and under get in for free, courtesy of Visions Federal Credit Union, our Season Sponsor. Call the box office for free kids tickets: 607-723-3931

Get a behind-the-scenes tour of the Forum Theatre while the orchestra prepares for rehearsal, and stay for a free, family-friendly chat about all connections between music, sports, and games! First-time adult concert-goers receive complimentary tickets to the Philharmonic's concert on November 18, featuring joyful works by Beethoven, Prokofiev, and Wang Jie (kids attend all season concerts for free)!

Faces of Joy

Conductor: Daniel Hege

Wang Jie: Five Faces of Joy
Sergei Prokofiev: Classical Symphony
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto #5, "Emperor"
        with pianist Andrew Russo

Kids 17 and under get in for free, courtesy of M&T Bank, our Symphonic Series Sponsor! Call the Box Office to request free kids tickets: 607-723-3931.

Pre-Concert Chat, 6:30pm, Recital Hall: "Imagination and Play in Music"
Julia Grella O'Connell, D.M.A.
(Binghamton Philharmonic Director of Education and Community Engagement)

Garufi Law P.C. Phelps Mansion Museum Series is proud to present Soprano Robin Johannsen & Pianist Tomoko Kanamaru.

Cash bar provided by the Phelps Mansion Museum

Winter Wonderland
 
WIlliams: Merry Christmas from Home Alone 2
Mason: Christmas Eve Festivities
Holcombe: Night before Christmas
    narrated by NewsChannel 34's Jim Ehmke
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite - Waltz and Trepek
Anderson: Sleigh Ride
Blake: The Snowman
Strauss: Radetsky March
Finnegan: Christmas Singalong
Torme: The Christmas Song

Kids 17 and under get in for free, courtesy of Visions Federal Credit Union, our Season Sponsor. Call the box office for free kids tickets: 607-723-3931

Mozart Requiem

Conductor: Daniel Hege

Soprano: Juliette Tacchino
Mezzo-soprano: Katherine Trigg
Tenor: Jackson Allen
Bass: Evan Gray
Vocal soloists by special arrangement with the Curtis Institute of Music

Southern Tier Singers' Collective and the Binghamton University Chamber Singers (William Culverhouse, Director)

Kids 17 and under get in for free, courtesy of M&T Bank, our Symphonic Series Sponsor! Call the Box Office to request free kids tickets: 607-723-3931. 

Pre-Concert Chat, 2:00pm, Recital Hall:
Julia Grella O'Connell, D.M.A.
(Binghamton Philharmonic Director of Education and Community Engagement)

Garufi Law P.C. Phelps Mansion Museum Series is proud to present the Castalia String Quartet.

Cash bar provided by the Phelps Mansion Museum

Pops at the Forum 

Conductor: Daniel Hege
 
Wagner: Overture to Act 3 of Lohengrin
Hailstork: Fanfare on “Amazing Grace” 
Rosas: Over the Waves 
Fauré: Pavane 
Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee
Tan Dun: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
    featuring Philharmonic Principal Cellist Hakan Tayga
Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries 
Anderson: Bugler’s Holiday
     featuring the Philharmonic Trumpet Section
Sherman: music from Mary Poppins 
Schwartz: music from Wicked 
Led Zeppelin: Kashmir 
Arnold: Colonel Bogey March
Williams: March from “Raiders of the Lost Ark”

Kids 17 and under get in for free, courtesy of Visions Federal Credit Union, our Season Sponsor. Call the box office for free kids tickets: 607-723-3931  

Garufi Law P.C. Phelps Mansion Museum Series is proud to present violinist Melissa White with pianist Pallavi Mahidhara.

Cash bar provided by the Phelps Mansion Museum

The 9th Annual Mac & Cheese Fest will be held in downtown Binghamton, NY and will benefit the Binghamton Philharmonic. Join us at our NEW venue: DoubleTree.

You’ll enjoy Mac & Cheese samples from your favorite participating restaurants, have access to online voting & awards ceremony, and receive a menu featuring the restaurants and their Mac & Cheese offerings!

Don’t miss out on this fest of seriously cheesy proportions!

Get a behind-the-scenes tour of the Forum Theatre while the orchestra prepares for rehearsal, and stay for a free, family-friendly chat about the ways classical music makes use of popular dances! First-time adult concert-goers receive complimentary tickets to the Philharmonic's concert on April 4, featuring the piece Fandangos by Roberto Sierra (kids attend all season concerts for free)!

Roman Holiday

Conductor: Daniel Hege
 
Roberto Sierra: Fandangos
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italian
Ottorino Respighi: Pines of Rome 

Kids 17 and under get in for free, courtesy of M&T Bank, our Symphonic Series Sponsor! Call the Box Office to request free kids tickets: 607-723-3931. 

Roman Holiday Pre-Concert Dinner:
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Binghamton
$35 per adult; $15 per child 

Pre-Concert Chat, 6:30pm, Recital Hall: "Magical Realism in Music"
Julia Grella O'Connell, D.M.A.
(Binghamton Philharmonic Director of Education and Community Engagement)

Other Worlds: Superheroes, Fantasy, & Sci-Fi

Williams: Superman March
Gregson-Williams: Music from Wonder Woman
Göransson: Black Panther
Djawadi: Game of Thrones Suite
Shore: Fellowship Theme from Lord of the Rings
Horner: Avatar Suite
Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra
Horner: Apollo 13
Goldsmith/Simeone: Theme from Star Trek
Williams/Lowden: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Williams/Ployhar: Theme from ET
Williams: Title Theme from Star Wars

Conductor: Daniel Hege

Kids 17 and under get in for free, courtesy of Visions Federal Credit Union, our Season Sponsor! Call the Box Office for free kids tickets: 607-723-3931.