Join us for a special Wallenberg Festival Fundraiser at the Kilmer Mansion. This event, sponsored by audioclassics.com, invites you to listen to some of the greatest recordings of Fritz Wallenberg and the Binghamton Symphony on some of the best audio equipment ever made. Enjoy the history, the music, and a wine and cheese reception while supporting the Binghamton Philharmonic’s first-ever Wallenberg Festival.

Sponsored by www.AudioClassics.com.

This concert is postponed due to COVID concerns. We will update the date of the concert soon. Conductors: 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, Recital Hall: James Wallenberg and Katherine (Wallenberg) Rabinowitz: Reflections on Growing Up as Children of Fritz and Marianne Wallenberg

Program

Binghamton Youth Symphony
Selections to be announced.

Binghamton Community Orchestra
The Fair at Sorochinksy: Gopak — Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
The Snow Maiden: Suite — Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
    I. Introduction
    II. Dance of the Birds
    III. Cortège
    IV. Dance of the Buffoons

Binghamton Philharmonic
Peer Gynt: Suite No. 1, Op. 46 — Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
    Morning Mood
    Anitra’s Dance
    In the Hall of the Mountain King

Binghamton Youth Symphony & Binghamton Philharmonic
Mlada: Procession of the Nobles — Nikolai Rimsky-Korsokov (1844-1908)
Marche Slave, Op. 31, TH 45 — Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Join pianist Andy Russo in an intimate recital at the Phelps Mansion. Come to hear the recital and stay for a mansion tour with dessert and prosecco reception!

Program
Prelude in B minor, Op. 32 #10 — Rachmaninoff
Prelude in G major, Op. 32 #5 — Rachmaninoff
Moment Musicaux in E minor, Op. 16 #4 — Rachmaninoff

Pictures at an Exhibition — Mussorgsky

Variations on a Theme from "Carmen" — Bizet/Horowitz

$20 (recital only); $50 (recital, mansion tour, dessert & prosecco reception)

The 7th Annual Mac & Cheese Fest will be held in downtown Binghamton, NY and will benefit the Binghamton Philharmonic.

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! Beer Tasting included!

Stay and Party or Eat Home Hearty! It's up to you! Stay for Mac & Cheese Fest or take Mac & Cheese samples to go. We are providing both in-person and take-out options. Guests are invited to stay for the party or to come and pick up Mac & Cheese to go. For more information, visit bingmacfest.com/faq/

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

Our friends at Muckles have partnered with us to create some fantastic Mac & Cheese Fest merchandise. Visit mucklesu.com/collections/binghamtons-7th-annual-mac-and-cheese-fest to visit Muckles' online store.

Conductor: Daniel Hege

For over 35 years, this internationally renowned 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 Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra — on St. Patrick’s Day weekend!

"Cherish the Ladies is the real thing. Their pure love of the music jumped off the stage and into the audiences hearts. Through the unique combination of their extraordinary musicianship and dance, Joanie Madden and her band delivered an experience we will never forget!"
-Jonathan Martin, The Spokane Symphony

"The St. Patrick’s Day spectacular drew a capacity crowd to hear Cherish the Ladies, the immaculately playing, high energy band, and Joanie Madden and the troupe did not disappoint. The Celtic band was the centerpiece of the performance; wonderful music…spectacular dancing…the ladies and the symphony were at their lyrical best!"
-Charleston Gazette

"4 stars out of 4 stars! The ensembles flawless performance makes the Celtic Celebration look easy! The sold out pops concert was stellar from start to finish. These women wowed us with their immense skill and utter mastery of the material."
-Syracuse Post-Standard

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!

Conductor: Daniel Hege
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, Recital Hall: Prof. Julia Grella O'Connell, DMA (SUNY Broome): Nostalgia for the Future: Paradoxes of Time and Space in Dvořák’s New World Symphony

Program

Bohemian Café — Stacy Garrop (b. 1969)

Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18, C minor — Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
    Moderato
    Adagio sostenuto
    Allegro scherzando
        Soloist: Andrew Russo

Symphony No. 9, Op. 95, B. 178, E minor (“From the New World”) — AntonÍn Dvořák (1841-1904)
    Adagio - Allegro Molto
    Largo
    Molto vivace
    Allegro con fuoco

The Binghamton Philharmonic and Classical Kids Live are excited to present Beethoven Lives Upstairs. This program features the music of Beethoven as we follow Christoph, a young boy in Vienna, and the “madman” who has moved into the family’s upstairs apartment. The Binghamton Philharmonic is inviting area schools to this daytime performance and hope to bring 3,000 students to witness the power of live music!

To have your school participate, contact Dr. Paul Cienniwa, Executive Director at 607-723-3931 x4.