CHORAL EVENTS

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CALENDAR
For the past several seasons GBFOM has worked diligently with more than forty area choral groups
to produce a comprehensive WNY Choral Events Calendar.
For more event details, click on the sponsoring organization's name to go to its website.
Choral groups may use this page to:
-- Advertise events
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-- See what other groups are doing
-- See past seasons for planning purposes
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to followers of GBFOM
-- Have events announced on WNED-FM
October & November Events
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
7:30 p.m.
Tacoma Performing Arts Center
351 Tacoma Avenue
Buffalo, NY
BUFFALO GAY MEN'S CHORUS
Be the Change
National Coming Out Day Concert
Saturday, October 14, 2023
St. Francis of Assisi Church
144 Broad Street
Tonawanda, NY
The Heart of the American Soldier
Favorite American and patriotic standards
Friday, October 20, 2023
8:00 p.m.
University Presbyterian Church
3330 Main Street
Buffalo, NY
Phenomenal Women
Highlighting extraordinary contributions
of female composers
to the choral art
Sunday, October 22, 2023
5:00 p.m.
Burchfield Penney Art Center
1300 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY
Phenomenal Women
Highlighting extraordinary contributions
of female composers
to the choral art
Friday, October 27, 2023
7:30 p.m.
Kleinhans Music Hall
3 Symphony Circle
Buffalo, NY
BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
A Gospel Symphony Celebration
Buffalo United Community Choir
Donald Lawrence, Conductor
Saturday, October 28, 2023
7:30 p.m.
SS. Peter & Paul Church
5480 Main Street
Williamsville, NY
Lost in the Stars
Choral music from the Renaissance
to contemporary that transcends
time and space
Sunday, October 29, 2023
3:00 p.m.
St. Stanislaus Church
123 Townsend Street
Buffalo, NY
124th Anniversary Concert
honoring Adrienne Tworek-Gryta
Valerian Ruminski, Guest Soloist
Sunday, October 29, 2023
4:00 p.m.
Westminster Presbyterian Church
724 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY
Lost in the Stars
Choral music from the Renaissance
to contemporary that transcends
time and space
Sunday, October 29, 2023
5:00 p.m.
St. Margaret Church
1395 Hertel Avenue
Buffalo, NY
A Choral Evening with the
St. Louis Choir
Friday, November 3, 2023
7:00 p.m.
St. Joseph Cathedral
50 Franklin Street
Buffalo, NY
Organ Recital, James Kealey
Winner 2022 AGO National Young Artists
Competition in Organ performance
Sunday, November 5, 2023
4:00 p.m.
Westminster Presbyterian Church
724 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY
Requiem for the Homeless
Durufle Requiem
with Holy Trinity Church Choir
Adam Leubke, conductor
Sunday, November 5, 2023
4:00 p.m.
Calvary Episcopal Church
20 Milton Street
Williamsville, NY
CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH CHOIR
Choral Evensong for All Saints
Saturday, November 11, 2023
7:00 p.m.
St. Joseph Cathedral
50 Franklin Street
Buffalo, NY
TORMENTA D'AMORE
Rebels and Trailblazers
Works by leading women composers
of early music
Saturday, November 11, 2023
7:30 p.m.
St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral
139 Pearl Street
Buffalo, NY
Stage and Screen
Curated choral arrangements
from movies, musicals and games
Sunday, November 12, 2023
7:00 p.m.
Christ United Methodist Church
350 Saratoga Road
Amherst, NY
University Presbyterian Choir
Faure's Requiem
Sunday, November 19, 2023
6:30 p.m.
University Presbyterian Church
3330 Main Street
Buffalo, NY
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
With Buffalo Suzuki Strings
and Holly Bewlay, Soprano
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
7:00 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Church
695 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY
One with the Earth
Concert
Sunday, November 26, 2023
7:30 p.m.
Our Lady of Victory Basilica
767 Ridge Road
Lackawanna, NY
Handel's Messiah
with members of the
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
December Events
Friday, December 1, 2023
7:30 p.m.
Orchard Park Presbyterian
4369 South Buffalo St
Orchard Park, NY
Handel's Messiah
Friday, December 1, 2023
8:00 p.m.
SS Peter & Paul Church
5480 Main Street
Williamsville, NY
VOCALIS CHAMBER CHOIR
A Vocalis Christmas
Sweet sounds of an intimate
choral Christmas
Saturday, December 2, 2023
1:00 p.m.
St. Peter's RC Church
620 Center Street
Lewiston, NY
Annual Holiday Concert
Saturday, December 2, 2023
2:00 p.m.
Sweet Home Middle School
4150 Maple Road
Amherst, NY
Red Blazer Christmas Varieties
Saturday, December 2, 2023
7:00 p.m.
NCCC Bldg F Auditorium
3111 Saunders Settlement Road
Sanborn, NY
Holiday sounds from
around the world
with Buffalo Gateway Chorus
& Niagara Falls Community Chorus
Saturday, December 2, 2023
7:30 p.m.
Karpeles Manuscript Museum
220 North Street
Buffalo, NY
A Vocalis Christmas
Sweet sounds of an intimate
choral Christmas
Saturday, December 2, 2023
7:30 p.m.
Baker Memorial UMC
345 Main Street
East Aurora, NY
Handel's Messiah
Sunday, December 3, 2023
2:00 p.m.
Sweet Home Middle School
4150 Maple Road
Amherst, NY
Red Blazer Christmas Varieties
Sunday, December 3, 2023
2:00 p.m.
Immaculate Conception RC Church
4671 Townline Road
Ransomville, NY
Annual Holiday Concert
Sunday, December 3, 2023
3:00 p.m.
St. Joseph Cathedral
50 Franklin Street
Buffalo, NY
Let the Stable Still Astonish
Christmas Concert
Sunday, December 3, 2023
4:00 p.m.
Calvary Episcopal Church
20 Milton Street
Williamsville, NY
CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH CHOIR
Lessons and Carols for Advent
Sunday, December 3, 2023
4:00 p.m.
SS. Peter & Paul Church
5480 Main Street
Williamsville, NY
Christmas is for Children
with Depew Middle School Choir
and Friends of Harmony Quartet
Sunday, December 3, 2023
7:30 p.m.
St. Mary's
6919 Transit Road
Swormville, NY
Handel's Messiah
with members of the
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Friday, December 8, 2023
10:30 a.m.
Kleinhans Music Hall
3 Symphony Circle
Buffalo, NY
BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
JoAnn's Classical Christmas
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
JoAnn Falletta, Conductor
Friday, December 8, 2023
7:30 p.m.
St. Louis Church
Main and Edward Streets
Buffalo, NY
Carols by Candlelight
with members of the St. Louis Choir
Saturday, December 9, 2023
1:00 p.m.
St. John de LaSalle RC Church
8477 Buffalo Avenue
Niagara Falls, NY
Annual Holiday Concert
Saturday, December 9, 2023
2:00 p.m.
First Trinity Lutheran Church
1570 Niagara Falls Boulevard
Tonawanda, NY
Merry & Bright
Haydn's St. Nicholas Mass
Robert Shaw's The Many Moods of Christmas
Saturday, December 9, 2023
2:00 p.m. & 7:15 p.m.
Antonio's Banquet & Conference Center
7708 Niagara Falls Boulevard
Niagara Falls, NY
Holiday Dinner Show
Saturday, December 9, 2023
7:30 p.m.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
2669 Sheridan Drive
Kenmore, NY
BUFFALO GAY MEN'S CHORUS
Feel the Joy
Holiday Concert
Saturday December 9, 2023
7:30 p.m.
Kleinhans Music Hall
3 Symphony Circle
Buffalo, NY
BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
JoAnn's Classical Christmas
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
JoAnn Falletta, Conductor
Saturday, December 9, 2023
7:30 p.m.
SS Peter & Paul
66 East Main Street
Hamburg, NY
Let the Stable Still Astonish
Christmas Concert
Sunday, December 10, 2023
2:00 p.m.
Messiah Lutheran Church
915 Oneida Street
Lewiston, NY
Annual Holiday Concert
Sunday, December 10, 2023
2:00 p.m.
Lockport Alliance Church
555 Davison Road
Lockport, NY
Christmas Concert
Sunday, December 10, 2023
3:00 p.m.
Orchard Pauk United Methodist Church
3700 North Buffalo Street
Orchard Park, NY
BUFFALO GAY MEN'S CHORUS
Feel the Joy
Holiday Concert
Sunday, December 10, 2023
6:30 p.m.
Our Lady of Victory Basilica
767 Ridge Roade
Lackawanna, NY
OLV CHOIR
Annual Lessons & Carols
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
7:00 p.m.
St. Louis Church
Main and Edward Streets
Buffalo, NY
CANISIUS HIGH SCHOOL ENSEMBLES
Advent Carols
Thursday, December 14, 2023
10:30 a.m.
Kleinhans Music Hall
3 Symphony Circle
Buffalo, NY
BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Holiday Pops
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
John Morris Russell, Conductor
Friday, December 15, 2023
10:30 a.m.
Kleinhans Music Hall
3 Symphony Circle
Buffalo, NY
BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Holiday Pops
with the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
John Morris Russell, Conductor
Friday, December 15, 2023
7:00 p.m.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
1080 Main Street
Buffalo, NY
CAMERATA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHANCEL CHOIR
Winterlude
Music of Juan Crisostomo Arriaga, J.S. Bach & Randall Thompson
Saturday, December 16, 2023
7:00 p.m.
St. Joseph University Church
3269 Main Street
Buffalo, NY
Christmas with Harmonia
Advent and Christmas carols
old and new
Saturday, December 16, 2023
7:30 p.m.
Kleinhans Music Hall
3 Symphony Circle
Buffalo, NY
BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Holiday Pops
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
John Morris Russell, Conductor
Sunday, December 17, 2023
2:00 p.m.
SS. Peter & Paul Church
5480 Main Street
Williamsville, NY
ST. JOHN PAUL II SCHOLA CANTORUM
Advent Service of Lessons & Carols
Sunday, December 17, 2023
4:00 p.m.
St. Peter RC Church
620 Center Street
Lewiston, NY
Christmas with Harmonia
Advent and Christmas carols
old and new
Monday, December 18, 2023
7:00 p.m.
St. Joseph Cathedral
50 Franklin Street
Buffalo, NY
Annual Lessons & Carols
Monday, December 18, 2023
7:00 p.m.
St. Teresa RC Church
1974 Seneca Street
Buffalo, NY
ST. JOHN PAUL II SCHOLA CANTORUM
Solemn Advent Vespers
Sunday, December 17, 2023
2:30 p.m.
Kleinhans Music Hall
3 Symphony Circle
Buffalo, NY
BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Holiday Pops
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
John Morris Russell, Conductor
Friday, December 20, 2023
Time TBA
West Falls Center for the Arts
1863 Davis Road
West Falls, NY
Let's Snow Buffalo
with Buffalo Bells Handbell Choir
Thursday, December 21, 2023
7:00 p.m.
St. Louis Church
Main and Edward Streets
Buffalo, NY
Lessons and Carols
Friday, December 22, 2023
7:30 p.m.
Westminster Presbyterian Church
724 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY
Christmas at Westminster
Taylor Scott Davis Magnificat
and favorite carols
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
7:00 p.m.
St. Margaret RC Church
1395 Hertel Avenue
Buffalo, NY
ST. JOHN PAUL II SCHOLA CANTORUM
Concert of Choral Treasures
of Advent and Christmas
followed by carol singalong
2024 Events
Saturday, January 27, 2024
7:00 p.m.
WNED-FM Studios
140 Lower Terrace Street
Buffalo, NY 14202
Free Choral Concert
Reserve tickets through WNED
Saturday, March 9, 2024
7:00 p.m.
Our Lady of Victory Basilica
767 Ridge Road
Lackawanna, NY
Jody Talbert's A Path of Miracles
Dr. Adam Luebke, Guest Conductor
Sunday, March 10, 2024
3:00 p.m.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
1080 Main Street
Buffalo, NY
BUFFALO CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY
Dan Forrest's Requiem for the Living
with chamber orchestra
Sunday, March 10, 2024
4:00 p.m.
St. Louis Church
Main and Edward Streets
Buffalo, NY
Jody Talbert's A Path of Miracles
Dr. Adam Luebke, Guest Conductor
Saturday, March 23, 2024
6:00 p.m.
Shea's Smith Theatre
658 Main Street
Buffalo, NY
BUFFALO GAY MEN'S CHORUS
On the Town: Gays at Shea's
Cabaret Fundraiser
Saturday, March 23, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Westminster Presbyterian Church
724 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY
Timeless -- Enduring Choral Classics
Sunday, March 24, 2024
4:00 p.m.
SS Columba-Brigid Church
75 Hickory Street
Buffalo, NY
Timeless -- Enduring Choral Classics
Friday, April 19, 2024
7:30 pm
Slee Hall
UB North Campus
Organ Recital, Aaron Tan
Winner 2021 Canadian International
Organ Competition
Sunday, April 21, 2024
5:00 p.m.
St. Louis Church
Main and Edward Streets
Diocesan Choir Festival Concert
Sunday, May 5, 2024
2:30 p.m.
Partridge Hall
St. Catharines, ON
BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC CHORUS
with Niagara Symphony Orchestra
Mahler's Resurrection Symphony
Saturday, May 11, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Hollywood Theatre
39 West Main Street
Gowanda, NY
BUFFALO GAY MEN'S CHORUS
Walk Together
Pride Concert featuring
Tyler's Suite
Saturday, May 11, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Kleinhans Music Hall
3 Symphony Circle
Buffalo, NY
BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
JoAnn Falletta, Conductor
Sunday, May 12, 2024
2:30 p.m.
Kleinhans Music Hall
3 Symphony Circle
Buffalo, NY
BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
JoAnn Falletta, Conductor
Saturday, May 18, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Holy Trinity Church
1080 Main Street
Buffalo, NY
BUFFALO GAY MEN'S CHORUS
Walk Together
Pride Concert featuring
Tyler's Suite
Sunday, May 19, 2024
3:00 p.m.
University Presbyterian Church
3330 Main Street
Buffalo, NY
BUFFALO GAY MEN'S CHORUS
Walk Together
Pride Concert featuring
Tyler's Suite
Friday, May 24, 2024
10:30 a.m.
Kleinhans Music Hall
3 Symphony Circle
Buffalo, NY
BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Signature Stars and Stripes
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Stuart Chafetz, Conductor
Saturday, May 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Kleinhans Music Hall
3 Symphony Circle
Buffalo, NY
BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Signature Stars and Stripes
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Stuart Chafetz, Conductor
Friday, May 31, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
1080 Main Street
Buffalo, NY
Community Sing and Conversation
with Malcolm Merriweather
Director, New York Philharmonic Chorus
Friday, May 31, 2024
7:30 p.m.
St. Louis Church
Main and Edward Streets
The St. Louis Choir Spring Concert
Saturday, June 1, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Kleinhans Music Hall
3 Symphony Circle
Buffalo, NY
BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Mahler's Resurrection Symphony
with the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
JoAnn Falletta, Conductor
Sunday, June 2, 2024
2:30 p.m.
Kleinhans Music Hall
3 Symphony Circle
Buffalo, NY
BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Mahler's Resurrection Symphony
with the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
JoAnn Falletta, Conductor
Sunday, June 2, 2024
4:00 p.m.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
1080 Main Street
Buffalo, NY
Season Finale Concert -- Voices Raised
Margaret Bond's Credo
Malcolm Merriweather, Conductor
Sunday, June 9, 2024
3:00 p.m.
The Riviera Theatre
67 Webster Street
Buffalo, NY
From the Big Screen to the Concert Stage
Selections from favorite shows and movies
Sunday, June 9, 2024
7:00 p.m.
St. Joseph Cathedral
50 Franklin Street
Buffalo, NY
GREATER BUFFALO FRIENDS OF MUSIC
Choral Festival
Uniquely different choral ensembles
performing music in a wide range of styles
Saturday, June 29, 2024
Chautauqua Institution
Chautauqua, NY
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Asbury Hall at Babeville
341 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY
Jazz at Babeville
Vocal Jazz Extravaganza
August 17-25, 2024
Chautauqua Institution
Chautauqua, NY
Rising Together: Our Century of Creativity
and Collaboration with Wynton Marsalis
and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra