Name: Bernstein & Copland
Start: 2025-05-31
End: 2025-05-31
Location: Kleinhans Music Hall

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Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

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Joann Falletta

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Timothy McAllister

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Bernstein & Copland

Buffalo

United States

Kleinhans Music Hall

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El Salón México

Concerto For Saxophone

Variaciones Concertantes, Op.23

Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

Rahul Solomon

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Join JoAnn Falletta and the BPO for a vibrant celebration of American music, starting with Copland’s El Salón México, a piece that captures the spirit and rhythms of Mexican dance halls. The concert features the world premiere of Adolphus Hailstork’s Concerto for Saxophone, performed by the exceptional Tim McAllister, promising a work of great emotion and virtuosity that explores the saxophone’s expressive range. Ginastera’s Variaciones concertantes offers a showcase of Argentine musical traditions, while Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story close the evening with thrilling, jazz-infused melodies and the drama of New York’s city streets. This program highlights the diversity and innovation of American music, celebrating its power to tell stories and evoke vivid landscapes.

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Bernstein & Copland by Copland, Hailstork, Ginastera, Bernstein, Sat 31 May 2025, From (2025/2025), Conductor Joann Falletta, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, United States

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