MUSICIANS' GALLERY
CELEBRATING OUR MUSICIANS
Our GBFOM Musicians' Gallery honors celebrated musicians who began their careers in WNY and have left the area and continued to make their mark elsewhere, along with many outstanding musicians who currently call the Niagara Frontier their home.
Marcia Giambrone
One of our native Western New York music family, Marcia Giambrone was the director of Buffalo Choral Arts from 1987 to 2023, an amazing 36 years! Before that, she directed the Orchard Park Chorale. Marcia shared some great stories and amusing anecdotes with Tim Socha at the Friends of Music Annual Tea. The interview was interrupted by laughter and applause.
Click here to read Marcia Giambrone's interview with Tim Socha, GBFOM Artistic Director. (April 28, 2024)
Malcolm J. Merriweather
Grammy-nominated conductor, Malcolm J. Merriweather, is Director of the New York Philharmonic Chorus and Music Director of New York City’s The Dessoff Choirs and Orchestra. He is Professor of Music and the Tania León Endowed Chair of Music at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. A frequent guest conductor, he has conducted the Choir of Trinity Wall Street, the Novus Orchestra, and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.
Click here to read Malcolm J. Merriweather's interview with Patricia Hills, GBFOM Board Member. (August 1, 2023)
James Burritt
In 2002, Mr. Burritt founded the Vocális Chamber Choir, a select ensemble of dedicated professionals based in Buffalo, New York. He is an active member of the musical community of Buffalo, NY as performer, conductor and teacher. He has degrees in Vocal Performance from the State University of New York at Geneseo, and the University of Maryland at College Park. He currently teaches vocal music at Lewiston-Porter Central Schools in Youngstown, NY.
Click here to read James Burritt profile.
Paul Moravec
Paul Moravex was born in Buffalo, and he attended Lawrenceville School, graduating in 1975. He sang in Buffalo area choirs in the 70s. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Columbia University, and he has taught at Columbia, Dartmouth, and Hunter College. He currently holds the special position of University Professor at Adelphi University. Winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize in Music, he has composed over 200 orchestral, operatic, chamber, choral, and lyric works. He has been described in Opera News as “a masterful musical dramatist.
Click here to read Paul Moravec’s profile.
Dr. Stephen Price
Dr. Stephen Price was an organ scholar with Andrew Scanlon when Drew was here with the GBFOM. He currently teaches organ and church music at Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana. He is a native of Buffalo, New York, and attended Western Connecticut State University, where he received a Bachelor of Music degree. Following his undergraduate career, Price received a Fulbright Scholarship to Toulouse, France. He subsequently attended the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, receiving a Master of Music degree.
Click here to read Dr. Stephen Price’s profile.