2026-27 EVENTS

Westminster Presbyterian Church

724 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo

Alex Strauss-Fausto, Virtuoso Organist

Masterworks and transcriptions

OCTOBER

Saturday, October 10 / 7:30 p.m.

BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC CHORUS

Kleinhans Music Hall

3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo

Richard Danielpour's Francis

An Oratorio in Nine Scenes

Sunday, October 11 / 1:00 p.m.

First Presbyterian Church

Symphony Circle, Buffalo

Organ crawl of three City of Buffalo churches beginning at First Presbyterian

Sunday, October 11 / 2:30 p.m.

NICKEL CITY TREBLE MAKERS

BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC CHORUS

Kleinhans Music Hall

3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo

Richard Danielpour's Francis

An Oratorio in Nine Scenes

Sunday, October 18 / 4:00 p.m.

VOCALIS CHAMBER CHOIR

Westminster Presbyterian Church

724 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo

Sacred Space: 25th Anniversary Season

Community, nature, compassion, healing

Sunday, October 24 / 2:00 p.m.

BUFFALO GAY MEN'S CHORUS

Westminster Presbyterian Church

724 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo

Love Can Build a Bridge: power of music

to inspire hope, foster understanding, and build community

Sunday, October 25 / 3:00 p.m.

WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHOIR

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

1080 Main Street, Buffalo

Songs of Faith - A Celebration of

Spiritual Music and Inspiration

Friday, October 30 / 7:00 p.m.

Westminster Presbyterian Church

724 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo

Garrett Martin improvises a live score

to a 1925 silent film on the pipe organ

NOVEMBER

Sunday, November 1 / 7:00 p.m.

HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHOIR

Westminster Presbyterian Church

724 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo

Requiem for the Homeless

Roland Martin's Requiem

Friday, November 13 / 7:00 p.m.

First Presbyterian Church

21 Church Street, Lockport

Dr. Alcee Chriss III Organ Recital

Organist, Trinity Church, Wall Street

Saturday, November 14 / 7:00 p.m.

BUFFALO WIND SYMPHONY

Westminster Presbyterian Church

724 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo

Interactive family-friendly concert

of storybook favorites

DECEMBER

Friday, December 4 / 7:30 p.m.

Our Lady of Victory Basilica

2697 South Park Avenue, Lackawanna

Handel's Messiah

WNY's Holiday Tradition

Friday, December 4 / 7:30 p.m.

St. Joseph University Parish

3269 Main Street, Buffalo

Christmas Through Mary's Eyes

Sunday, December 6 / 2:30 p.m.

St. Joseph University Parish

3269 Main Street, Buffalo

Handel's Messiah

WNY's Holiday Tradition

Friday, December 11 / 10:30 a.m.

WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC CHORUS

Kleinhans Music Hall

3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo

JoAnn's Classical Christmas

Friday, December 11 / 7:00 p.m.

Westminster Presbyterian Church

724 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo

Flamy Grant: Make the Yuletide Gay

Holiday classics, music, storytelling

Saturday, December 12 / 3:00 p.m.

Ss. Peter & Paul Church

66 East Main Street, Hamburg

Christmas Through Mary's Eyes

Saturday, December 12 / 7:30 p.m.

NICKEL CITY TREBLE MAKERS

BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC CHORUS

Kleinhans Music Hall

3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo

JoAnn's Classical Christmas

Saturday, December 12 / 7:30 p.m.

VOCALIS CHAMBER CHOIR

Westminster Presbyterian Church

724 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo

A Vocalis Christmas: intimate sounds of Christmas, holiday reception

December 13 / 3:00 p.m.

BUFFALO GAY MEN'S CHORUS

Westminster Presbyterian Church

724 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo

Sleigh the Season: holiday favorites

and a touch of seasonal sparkle

Sunday, December 13 / 4:30 p.m.

FIRST TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH

VESPER CHOIR

1570 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Tonawanda

70th Annual Christmas Candlelight Vesper

with Tanner Olsen, poet-author

Friday, December 18 / 10:30 a.m.

BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC CHORUS

Kleinhans Music Hall

3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo

Holiday Pops

Saturday, December 19 / 4:00 p.m.

Westminster Presbyterian Church

724 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo

Christmas at Westminster: Choir,

Handbells, Orchestra, Finzi's In Terra Pax

Saturday, December 19 / 7:30 p.m.

BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC CHORUS

Kleinhans Music Hall

3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo

Holiday Pops

Sunday, December 20 / 2:30 p.m.

BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC CHORUS

Kleinhans Music Hall

3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo

Holiday Pops

FEBRUARY

Saturday, February 6 / Noon

First Presbyterian Church

Symphony Circle, Buffalo

Student Organ Competition

Saturday, February 6 / 2:30 p.m.

BUFFALO UNITED COMMUNITY CHORUS

Location TBA

United We Sing: A Celebration of Spirituals and Gospel Music

Sunday, February 7 / 4:00 p.m.

BUFFALO OPERA UNLIMITED

Westminster Presbyterian Church

724 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo

BOU in Recital: the next generation of

operatic artists across WNY

MARCH

Saturday, March 6 / 8:00 p.m.

Our Lady of Victory Basilica

2697 South Park Avenue, Lackawanna

John Rutter's Requiem

Songs of Peace, Hope and Light

Friday, March 12 / 7:00 p.m.

Westminster Presbyterian Church

724 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo

Masterworks: Dan Forrest's Creation

Oratorio with chorus and orchestra

Friday, March 12 / 7:00 p.m.

Lippes-Slee Concert Hall

SUNY @ Buffalo, North Campus

Weicheng Zhao, Organist

Fang Gao, Violinist

Saturday, March 13 / 2:30 p.m.

Lippes Concert Hall at Slee Hall

University at Buffalo North Campus

Will Todd's Mass in Blue

Andre Thomas' A Celebration of Love & Joy

APRIL

Sunday, April 11 / 3:00 p.m.

GREATER BUFFALO YOURTH ORCHESTRA

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

1080 Main Street, Buffalo

Ken Cowan, Organ Recital

Professor of Organ, Rice University

Saturday, April 24 / 7:00 p.m.

BUFFALO SILVER BAND

Westminster Presbyterian Church

724 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo

Jenkins' The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace

and spirited old-time favorites

MAY

Saturday, May 1 / 7:00 p.m.

Westminster Presbyterian Church

724 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo

Beethoven's Symphony no. 9

Chorus and Orchestra

Saturday, May 8 / 7:00 p.m.

BUFFALO WIND SYMPHONY

Westminster Presbyterian Church

724 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo

America's 250th Season:

David Maslanka's Symphony no. 4

Friday, May 14 / 7:00 p.m.

Westminster Presbyterian Church

724 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo

Season finale: distinguished music

from the 2026-27 program year

Friday, May 28 / 10:30 a.m.

BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC CHORUS

Kleinhans Music Hall

3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo

Patriotic Pops - Honoring the American Spirit and those who have served

Saturday, May 29 / 7:30 p.m.

BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC CHORUS

Kleinhans Music Hall

3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo

Patriotic Pops - Honoring the American Spirit and those who have served

JUNE

Saturday, June 12 / 7:00 p.m.