Name: Verdi's Requiem
Start: 2023-06-11T14:30:00
Location: Kleinhans Music Hall

JoAnn Falletta

Laquita Mitchell

Tamara Gura

Charles Reid

Darren Stokes

Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

SUNY Fredonia Chorus

As the first of a trilogy of cantatas, Orff’s irreverent Carmina Burana draws from a 13th century compilation of vagabond songs and poems detailing fate’s fickleness, pagan delights, and corruption, with hypnotic sensuality and powerful rhythms. Hindemith’s reworked Symphonic Dances emerged from a discarded ballet collaboration.

Carmina Burana

Kleinhans Music Hall

Our season concludes with three iconic compositions and two orchestral world premieres. Bernstein’s toe-tapping Three Dance Episodes from On the Town, Copland’s distinctively American Appalachian Spring Suite, and Gershwin’s jazz-infused Rhapsody in Blue are paired with two works rooted in Western New York. Michael Daugherty’s Niagara Falls is a musical journey through one of the world’s great scenic wonders, while Buffalo-born Paul Moravec’s Serenade—inspired by the Great Western Staircase at the New York State Capitol, a marvel of intricate sculpture and history—offers a stirring narrative of ascent and aspiration.

American Soundscapes

Combining operatic drama, emotional solo moments, and the prowess of your BPO with vocals from the combined Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus and SUNY Fredonia Chorus, Verdi’s Requiem is a thrilling masterwork that will leave you pinned to your seat!