The New York Philharmonic's concertmaster will take the stage with the Chautauqua Symphony.By Bill Raffel, WBFO
Buffalo, NY – The concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic comes to play a fiendishly difficult concerto with the Chautauqua Symphony. Good morning. I'm Bill Raffel with Music Notes.
While all the violinists of the New York Philharmonic are excellent, Glenn Dicterow sits in the very first chair. But on Thursday (8/14), Dicterow will stand in front of the stage as soloist in this concerto by Miklos Rosza, a composer known for his many film scores. Dicterow could have a full-time solo career but likes the stability of being part of an orchestra.
Glenn Dicterow will be the soloist with Uriel Segal and the Chautauqua Symphony on Thursday (8/14). Brahms Third Symphony rounds out the program. Maestro Segal returns on Saturday (8/16) for two Fifth Symphonies, by Schubert and Tchaikovsky. And on Tuesday (8/12), Stuart Chafetz leads a pops concert dedicated to the Chautauqua Experience: music of Birds, Bats and Bugs. All these performances start at 8:15 in the Amphitheatre.
The Chautauqua Opera closes its season with Gilbert and Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore, Friday (8/15) and next Monday (8/18) at 7:30 p.m. in Norton Hall. And musicians from the Muslim and Jewish traditions give a concert for peace on Wednesday (8/20) at 8:15.
Closer to Buffalo, the American Legion Band of the Tonawandas gives its final summer performance Tuesday (8/12) at 7 p.m. in Niawanda Park, along the Niagara River in the City of Tonawanda. And on Wednesday (8/13) at 7 p.m., the Carillon Concert series concludes with Carilloneur John Gouwens and The Ringmasters, the handbell ensemble of Calvary Episcopal Church. That's outdoors along Milton Street in Williamsville.
Theatre Organist Father Andrew Rogers, a Greek Orthodox priest, plays on the Mighty Wurlitzer in the Riviera Theatre at 67 Webster Street in North Tonawanda. The concert includes a sing-along and silent movie Wednesday (8/20) at 7:30 p.m.