BUFFALO, NY - The Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus is proud to unveil its 2024-2025 season, titled "Lyrics of Life." This exciting series celebrates the profound connection between poetry and music through three distinct concert events, all conducted by Dr. Adam Luebke.

The season includes:

  • The Poet's Voice: Featuring musical settings of works by Shakespeare, Hughes, and Teasdale, alongside new and existing works by Jillian Hanesworth, Buffalo's inaugural Poet Laureate. This performance showcases BPC Accompanist and Assistant Conductor Abigail Rockwood Puehn.
    • Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 4:00 PM
    • Asbury Hall, Buffalo
  • Handel's Messiah: Continuing a beloved Western New York holiday tradition. This performance features the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and soloists to be announced.
    Two performances:
    • Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 7:30 PM - Our Lady of Victory Basilica
    • Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 3:00 PM - St. Mary's Church, Swormville
  • World Premiere of Lee Hoiby's A Whitman Symphony: A musical tribute to the democratic ideals expressed in Walt Whitman's iconic verses, featuring the Buffalo Chamber Players.
    • Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
    • Sts. Peter & Paul Church, Hamburg

“The 2024-2025 BPC season is an exciting exploration of great choral settings of great poetry,” says BPC Music Director Adam Luebke, “In addition to our signature performance of Messiah, we highlight a distinguished community voice, Buffalo's poet laureate, Jillian Hanesworth adding her voice alongside lush choral settings of Shakespeare, Langston Hughes, and Sara Teasdale. To close out the season we present a groundbreaking world premiere by American composer Lee Hoiby. Known for his operas and art songs, Hoiby brings his lyrical approach to text to the great American poet Walt Whitman, in A Whitman Symphony.”

As a nonprofit symphonic chorus, the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus is committed to providing the highest quality performances of choral music to the Western New York community. The organization serves both as an independent performing ensemble and as the primary choral partner of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.

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