by Ubaldo Valli, Binghamton Philharmonic Program Annotator
In 1598, a group of Florentine noblemen wanted to revive what they thought was the tradition of ancient Greek drama that combined music and theater. They failed. Instead, with the premiere of Jacopo…
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Broome Arts Mirror
By George Basler
A mixture of “bonbons, greatest hits, humor and fun” is how Executive Director Paul Cienniwa describes the Binghamton Philharmonic’s upcoming “Pops at the Forum” concert Saturday (March 25) at the Broome County Forum Theatre…
Our October 2022 performance of “Walking Distance” was featured in the Winter 2023 Official Newsletter of the Rod Serling Foundation. Three articles highlight the production, including a heartfelt review of the performance. Click here to view the newsletter.
For information…
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Pops at the Forum will feature Leroy Anderson's The Typewriter, a cheeky work for typewriter soloist and orchestra. Philharmonic Principal Percussionist Sam Lazzara will be our typewriterist. (Is typewriterist a word?)
Last season, Sam's cymbal crashed to the floor…
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By Jeff Kellam, March 3, 2023
[Forty days in Lent, forty reflections about music, and not all of it in a minor chord – that’s what I’m doing here.]
Wouldn’t the world be a better place if everyone played nicely…
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You may have heard it said before: “the music’s the thing.” But what makes it possible?
While we at the Binghamton Philharmonic owe so much of our 67th Season’s success to our orchestra’s brilliant musicians under the baton of Maestro…
Tells us a little bit about how you joined the Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra. How long have you played with the Binghamton Philharmonic?
I won an audition in 2016. 26 flutists auditioned. The judges were undecided between me and a much…
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By NYS Music Staff, February 1, 2023
On Saturday, January 28, the Binghamton Philharmonic celebrated its first “Wallenberg Festival,” a concert of Binghamton’s three orchestras: the Binghamton Community Orchestra (Evan Mecarello, dir.), the Binghamton Youth Symphony (Barry Peters), and…
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On Saturday, January 28, 2023, we hosted Ties and Tutus. We had a great turnout with 57 students from 7 different nearby schools! Students were treated to a pre-concert dinner at DoubleTree Hotel in downtown Binghamton with a chat from…
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