The Award Winning » SAVOR SUKKOT (4-7) BUFFALO, ISRAEL & THE JEWISH WORLD | WWW.BUFFALOJEWISHFEDERATION.ORG OCTOBER 2020 | TISHREI-HESHVAN 5781 WELCOME: INSIDE: LOOK: NEW JCC BUFFALOVE HERD CEO (18) COMMUNITY (11) (24) THE MUSIC WILL PLAY FALL PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE FOR STREAMED CONCERT EVENTS FREE to all subscribers and available to patrons wishing to purchase a virtual ticket BPO Pops That Studio Sound: Jazz Classics for Lovers M&T BANK CLASSICS Sat Oct 17, 8pm Baroque Fireworks John Morris Russell, conductor Sat Dec 5, 8pm From the famed recording studios at Capitol JoAnn Falletta, conductor Records in Los Angeles, arranger Nelson Riddle Henry Ward, oboe and the biggest singing sensations of the era Caroline Gilbert, viola created a body of work that defines the cool Anna Shemetyeva, viola M&T BANK CLASSICS sophistication of popular jazz in the 1950s and Baroque is front and center as JoAnn A Celebration 60s. The BPO brings arrangements of classics by Falletta conducts Handel’s Music for the of the Seasons Gershwin, Porter, and Jobim, recorded by the RoyalFireworks with its iconic and lavish likes of Frank, Nat, and Ella, back to life in all their score, Bach’s randenburg Concerto No. 6, Sat Sep 26, 8pm original splendor with Buffalo crooners Katy Miner JoAnn Falletta, conductor and Marcello’s Oboe Concerto in C minor and Chris Vasquez. A romantic evening of sultry played by principal oboist Henry Ward, which Nikki Chooi, violin swing! echoes the lyricism of an aria. Your BPO Brass A theme of joyful rebirth takes center stage M&T BANK CLASSICS plays the exciting Canzon septimi toni No. 1 as JoAnn Falletta conducts the opening of the M&T BANK CLASSICS A String Serenade by the influential 16th century organist Giovanni BPO season. Copland’s Appalachian Spring, Gabrieli, and Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll, an enduring portrait of the American landscape, Tartan & Tango Sat Nov 7, 8pm Sat Oct 24, 8pm JoAnn Falletta, conductor a delicate musical love letter to his new and Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, an exquisite JoAnn Falletta, conductor wife on her Christmas birthday, complete musical narrative of nature’s seasons played Madeline Olson, harp this Baroque program. by concertmaster Nikki Chooi and set to Jason Vieaux, guitar As the first African American to be awarded the a visual display of Vivaldi’s poetry, are paired Julien Labro, bandoneon Pulitzer Prize for Music (1996), it is fitting that M&T BANK CLASSICS with a contemporary work, Starburst, by Intoxicating Spanish rhythms highlight the George Walker’s Lyric for Strings is included JoAnn’s Classical Christmas Jessie Montgomery, a past finalist of the performance by hometown favorite, guitarist on a program of works brimming with inspiration. Sat Dec 12, 8pm national Sphinx Competition for young Black Jason Vieaux, in this program featuring a tango Mozart’s Wind Serenade No. 11 is pleasingly JoAnn Falletta, conductor and Latinx classical string players. from Argentinean master Astor Piazzolla: playful yet heartfelt, Handel’s Harp Concerto No. Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (The Four 6, played by principal harpist Madeline Olson, Sigourney Cook, soprano BPO Pops Seasons of Buenos Aires). Combined with lends the harp a delicate magic, and Bach’s Air Nikki Chooi, violin Broadway to Buffalo Puccini’s Crisantemi, a poignant and dramatic is celestial with the instantly-recognizable second Salvatore Andolina, alto saxophone Sat Oct 3, 8pm elegy for a fallen friend, and the beauty and movement of his Baroque masterpiece, Orchestral BPO musicians highlight our annual offering when The Pops season opens with the new generation yearning for the Highlands in Bantock’s Celtic Suite No. 3. Sal Andolina presents a special saxophone of Broadway stars along with Buffalo’s Second Symphony, this program expresses a full range rendition of holiday favorites, and the BPO Brass Generation Theatre Company, as Principal of emotion. BPO Pops shine in Darin Kelly’s Of Nights and Lights, Pops Conductor John Morris Russell conducts A Brass Act a sparkling Hanukkah composition. Perennial beloved musical theatre favorites, including BPO Pops Sat Nov 14, 8pm classics including selections from Menotti’s classics from Cabaret, Funny Girl, Evita, Les Simply Bewitching Thrill to the power and majesty of the BPO Brass Amahl and the Night Visitors, Respighi’s Miserables, Carousel, Man of LaMancha, Sat Oct 31, 8pm as they perform popular classics, from splendid “The Adoration of the Magi,” Vaughan- Gilbert and Sullivan and more. John Morris Russell, conductor fanfares and marches, to ragtime and jazz. A Williams Fantasia on Greensleeves, An evening of song and celebration! From Hollywood horror, chilling orchestral jamboree of musical styles from the world over and more bring the spirit of the season to life. M&T BANK CLASSICS classics, and creepy musical tales, you’ll be that will be glorious, tuneful, irreverent, and fun. spellbound by the magic of your BPO. Music from You won’t want to miss a beat! BPO Pops Love & Longing Psycho, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and BPO Holiday Pops Sat Oct 10, 8pm autumnal favorites weave together an enchanted M&T BANK CLASSICS Sat Dec 19, 8pm JoAnn Falletta, conductor night of thrills and chills. Bach, Beethoven & Beyond John Morris Russell, conductor Eric Huebner, piano Sat Nov 21, 8pm Celebrate the holidays with “Mr. Christmas” Two works originally composed for keyboard JoAnn Falletta, conductor himself, Maestro John Morris Russell, with festive and later transcribed for orchestra, Bach’s Two early 20th century composers have grand Pops favorites from your BPO! It’s Western New Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in D masters to thank in this classic program. York’s most celebrated holiday tradition with an is a virtuosic display of technique and Beethoven’s Septet led to increased early eclectic variety of seasonal music from popular interpretation played by principal pianist for fame for the young composer. The extraordinary song, film, musical theatre, gospel, and jazz. the New York Philharmonic, Eric Huebner, and familiar Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 by As heartwarming as it is fun, it’s a concert for while Grieg’s Holberg Suite invokes dancing J.S. Bach was an inspiration for Stravinsky’s everyone, featuring guest appearances by soulful rhythms. Dvorˇák’s Serenade for Winds in D Dumbarton Oaks, and Respighi’s Ancient Buffalo singers Zoe Scruggs and George Brown, was composed in only two weeks, capturing Airs and Dances Suite No. 3 was influenced by and maybe even the “man with the bag” himself… the lyrical and lively flavor of his native Bohemia. Baroque-era Italian works. if you’re nice! For more information, call (716) 885-5000 or visit bpo.org 20288 WHAT’S INSIDE... Published by October 2020 Buffalo Jewish Federation 2640 North Forest Road Getzville, NY 14068 716-204-2241 Editor’s Note On The Cover www.buffalojewishfederation.org CEO/Executive Director .........................................................................................Rob Goldberg President ....................................................................................................Leslie Shuman Kramer Editor ......................................................................................................................Ellen S. 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