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Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Home
  • About
    • Mission
    • Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
    • Music Director
    • Musicians
    • Staff
    • Board of Directors
    • Annual Report
    • Strategic Plan
    • Sponsors
    • Auditions / Positions
    • Wallenberg Legacy
    • Plan Your Visit
  • Events
    • 2023-2024 Season
    • 2023-2024 Subscriptions
    • Bing Bing Swing!
    • Parking / Transportation
    • Restaurant Specials
    • What to Wear
  • News
  • Education
    • Lifelong Learning
    • Community Music School Umbrella
    • Educational Events
    • Musical Instrument Drive
  • Support
    • Give Now
    • Ways to Give
    • Volunteer
    • Shop
    • Our Supporters
  • Connect

Staff Contact Information

Dr. Paul Cienniwa, Executive Director  
pcienniwa@binghamtonphilharmonic.org  
Phone: 607-723-3931 ext. 4  

Erika Dentinger, Director of Operations   
edentinger@binghamtonphilharmonic.org   
Phone: 607-723-3931 ext. 3 

Brian Nayor, Director of Sales and Development 
bnayor@binghamtonphilharmonic.org  
Phone: 607-723-3931 ext. 2  

Lesley McClelland, Marketing and Publications Coordinator
marketing@binghamtonphilharmonic.org  
Phone: 607-723-3931 ext. 5 

Scott Smith, Box Office Assistant
 Phone: 310-659-3567

Alex Shapiro, Box Office Assistant
Phone: 607-484-7774

Lesley McClelland, Librarian
librarian@binghamtonphilharmonic.org 

Ubaldo Valli, Program Annotator

 

Staff Biographies

Paul Cienniwa, Executive Director

Paul Cienniwa has been Executive Director of the Binghamton Philharmonic since April 2020. As an arts administrator and performer, he founded Newport Baroque Orchestra, led Music at St. Paul's (Delray Beach, FL) into its 32nd year of chamber music, and was Chorus Master of the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra. As a church musician, he has served several historically important churches, including First Church in Boston and Trinity Church (Newport, RI), and he is currently organist at Christ Episcopal Church, Binghamton. He was awarded the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Yale University in 2003.

 

Erika Dentinger, Director of Operations 

Erika Dentinger has been with the Binghamton Philharmonic since October 2020; originally as the Operations/Personnel Manager, but was promoted to Director of Operations in August of 2021. Erika graduated from SUNY Fredonia in May 2020 with degrees in Theatre Arts and Music Applied Tuba. Previously Erika worked for the Glimmerglass Opera festival in their box office, stage managed for the Hillman Opera and Working Hands Theatre Collaborative, and interned with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.

 

Brian Nayor, Director of Sales and Development

Brian Nayor has been a proud Binghamton Philharmonic team member since November of 2016. He moved to the Southern Tier in 1999 as a student at Binghamton University, where he earned his B.A. in English in 2003. As an actor, small business owner and long-time advocate for both the arts and Downtown Binghamton’s revitalization, Brian feels blessed to lend his talents, passions, and life experience to one of the region’s most prominent institutions. In his various roles with the Philharmonic, Brian has met, befriended, and served countless music lovers at over 100 concerts and shared the organization’s ever-evolving story in their ask campaigns, brochures, program books, and over dozens of grants.

 

Lesley McClelland, Marketing and Publications Coordinator

Lesley began working as Librarian for the Binghamton Philharmonic in 2021 and as Marketing and Publications Coordinator in 2023. A classically trained oboist, she is a graduate of Ithaca College (BM '97). She has previously played in the Altoona and Williamsport Symphonies, as well as being a current member of the Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes. Lesley owns a small sheep farm in Owego NY, where she has lived since 2008.

 

Office  

71 State Street, Lower Level  
Binghamton, NY 13901

Phone: 607-723-3931  
 

 

Box Office

Phone: 607-723-3931 ext. 1

Hours: Mon - Fri 10am–4pm
or by appointment

info@binghamtonphilharmonic.org

 

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    Binghamton Symphony and Choral Society (1971) performs Mozart: Gloria (Coronation Mass) 4:31
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    Binghamton Symphony (1974) performs Wagner: Brünnhilde's Immolation Scene 20:34
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