Featuring school and community groups at Kleinhans for over 25 years!
The BPO’s Community Spotlight program features school and community groups in performances prior to BPO concerts throughout the year. Performances take place in the Mary Seaton Room at Kleinhans 45 minutes before the start time of select BPO concerts. Each student performer receives a free ticket to the concert that follows. Family, friends and community members receive discount ticket prices to attend the BPO performance.
Please check below for the 2024-2025 season Community Spotlight schedule. Request a performance date for your group by clicking the “Apply Now” button to fill out the Community Spotlight Application form.
2023-24 DATES
Signature Stars and Stripes, POPS
Saturday, May 25 at 7:30 PM
The Easy Street Big Band
Mahler’s Resurrection, CLASSICS
Saturday, June 1 at 7:30 PM
Lake Shore Senior High School Orchestra
Mahler’s Resurrection, CLASSICS
Sunday, June 2 at 2:30 PM
Lancaster Handbell Choir
2024-25 DATES
Classical Mystery Tour, POPS
Saturday, October 5 at 7:30 PM
Gershwin & Respighi, CLASSICS
Sunday, October 13 at 2:30 PM
Schubert Symphony No. 9, “The Great”, CLASSICS
Saturday, October 26 at 7:30 PM
Buffalo Suzuki Strings
Rock Hits & Power Ballads, POPS
Saturday, November 2 at 7:30 PM
Beethoven Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”, CLASSICS
Saturday, November 23 at 7:30 PM
JoAnn’s Classical Christmas, CLASSICS
Saturday, December 14 at 7:30 PM
Fredonia Trombone Choir
Mozart’s Requiem, CLASSICS
Saturday, January 18 at 7:30 PM
Lockhart Conducts Grand Canyon Suite, CLASSICS
Saturday, January 25 at 7:30 PM
Lockhart Conducts Grand Canyon Suite, CLASSICS
Sunday, January 26 at 2:30 PM
Tchaikovsky Festival: Piano Concerto No. 2, CLASSICS
Saturday, February 8 at 7:30 PM
Greater Buffalo Youth Orchestra Chamber Ensembles
Tchaikovsky Festival: Pathétique, CLASSICS
Saturday, February 22 at 7:30 PM
Bergholz Blaskappele Band
Symphonic Showdown: The Wild West in Concert, POPS
Saturday, March 8 at 7:30 PM
Music Forum for Piano Teachers of Western New York
Stravinsky & Ravel, CLASSICS
Saturday, March 15 at 7:30 PM
Mill Middle Chamber Orchestra
Sanctuary Road, CLASSICS
Saturday, March 29 at 7:30 PM
Springville High School Orchestra
Sanctuary Road, CLASSICS
Sunday, March 30 at 2:30 PM
Bette, Babs, & Beyond, POPS
Saturday, April 5 at 7:30 PM
Sacred Heart Academy Chamber Singers
Sibelius Symphony No. 1, CLASSICS
Sunday, April 13 at 2:30 PM
Dvořák Symphony No. 6, CLASSICS
Saturday, April 26 at 7:30 PM
Ryan Shaw: Masters of R&B, POPS
Saturday, May 3 at 7:30 PM
Kenmore West Saxophone Quartet
Mendelssohn’s Italian, CLASSICS
Sunday, May 11 at 2:30 PM
Patriotic Pops, POPS
Saturday, May 24 at 7:30 PM
Bernstein & Copland, CLASSICS
Saturday, May 31 at 7:30 PM
Beethoven & Strauss, CLASSICS
Saturday, June 7 at 7:30 PM
Eden Chamber Orchestra
Beethoven & Strauss, CLASSICS
Sunday, June 8 at 2:30 PM
Katie Ann’s School of Music
