ALLEGANY, N.Y. — The Western New York Chamber Orchestra, conducted by artistic director Glen Cortese and with guest solo pianist Philip Edward Fisher, will perform at 5 p.m. Feb. 17 at St. Bonaventure University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.
This is the sixth presentation in the Friends of Good Music’s 2018-2019 performance season.
The program, titled “Ebony and Ivory,” opens with Cortese conducting Respighi’s “Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No. 3,” followed by Fisher performing Haydn’s “Piano Concerto in C-Major.” After intermission, Fisher will be joined by trumpeter James Francisco in a performance of Shostakovich’s “Concerto No. 1 for Piano, Trumpet and String Orchestra.”
The Western New York Chamber Orchestra has a 32-year history of excellence serving Chautauqua County. The musicians’ love of music and of this orchestra brings them from all over Western New York and Pennsylvania to rehearse and perform together. This ensemble of outstanding players includes faculty at the State University of New York at Fredonia’s School of Music, and professional musicians from the Buffalo, Rochester and Erie areas. Single tickets are $20 at full price, $16 for senior citizens and St. Bonaventure employees, and $5 for students.
