The ASQ celebrates its 25th anniversary.By Bill Raffel, WBFO
Buffalo, NY – The Amherst Saxophone Quartet is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Good morning. I'm Bill Raffel with Music Notes.
These selections from Johann Sebastian Bach's Art of the Fugue will open a concert to be broadcast live on WBFO this Thursday (11/21) at 8?p.m. And you're invited to come to our Allen Hall Auditorium to be part of the audience.
Tenor Saxophonist Steve Rosenthal says the group started out as four college graduates wanting to play chamber music and over the years has helped to advance the saxophone quartet in general.
Help the Amherst Saxophone Quartet celebrate its 25th anniversary by coming to WBFO's Allen Hall Auditorium Thursday night (11/21) at 8?p.m. It's free. Or if you can't make it, then tune in. They'll repeat the concert Friday (11/22) at 7:30?p.m. in Westminster Presbyterian and a week from tonight (Monday 11/25 at 8?p.m.) in the Ujima Company's Theatreloft. Thanks to Tenor Sax Player Steve Rosenthal for joining today.
Also this week, The Gallery Players of Niagara give a free recital tomorrow (Tuesday 11/18) at 8?p.m. in Daemen College's Wick Center.
The Baird Trio performs Beethoven's Achduke Trio, Wednesday (11/20) at 8?p.m. in Slee Hall on UB's North Campus.
Flutist Karen Bull will be accompanied by Ben Phillips for the weekly half-hour recital in Saint Paul's Cathedral Friday at 12:30?p.m.
The Ars Nova Musicians wrap up the Viva Vivaldi Festival with help from the Buffalo Suzuki Strings Sunday (11/24) at 6:30?p.m. in First Presbyterian Church on Symphony Circle.
And across the street, Buffalo Philharmonic Concertmaster Charles Haupt is soloist in Spohr's Eighth Concerto. Assistant Conductor Ron Spigelman also leads Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony Saturday (11/23) at 8?p.m. and Sunday (11/24) at 2:30?p.m. in Kleinhans, with pre-concert talks an hour earlier.
The Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus will be teaming up with the Canisius College Chorale, Friday (11/22) at 8?p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center. That's where the Canisius Concert Band performs on Saturday (11/23) and the Chamber Orchestra is in concert on Sunday (11/24). Both performances start at 7?p.m.
Harold Rosenbaum conducts the UB Choir and Chorus on Thursday (11/21) before Anthony Miranda leads the Percussion Ensemble on Friday (11/22). Both performances are free and start at 8?p.m. in Slee Hall. Dave Schiavone and the UB Jazz Ensemble will also give a free performance Sunday (11/24) at 5?p.m. in Slee.
The Southtowns Youth Orchestra gives its fall performance Sunday (11/24) at 7?p.m. in the Iroquois Middle School on Girdle Road in Elma.