Retired Concert Master of the BPO, Charles Haupt, has initiated a new concert series "A MUSICAL FEAST". Each program will have a thematic focus and will be a fusion of the new and traditional. It includes chamber music, solo performances and chamber orchestra. Mr. Haupt is inviting old friends and colleagues of international stature to share the stage with him as well as local players with whom he has worked.

 The first concert took place on March 29^th 2006 in The Kavinoky Theatre at D'Youville College.

Mr. Haupt was joined again by violinist Charles Castleman, violist Jesse Levine, pianist Claudia Hoca. Sal Andolina, whose clarinet playing has thrilled BPO audiences participated in a superb performance of Bela Bartok's "CONTRASTS". It was a great pleasure to welcome David Taylor, international super star on the Bass Trombone and member of the NY City MOSTLY MOZART FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA and the LINCOLN CENTER CHAMBER PLAYERS. His "SCHUBERT" and "BACH" were a true event and people are still talking about it. Charles Castleman's virtuoso performances of EUGENE YSAYE's solo sonatas are always a rare treat. Buffalo's

ART VOICE wrote: A MUSICAL FEAST has made a strong impression on the local classical music scene in its short life time.

We are also welcoming "The Robert and Carol Morris Center for 21^st Century Music at the University at Buffalo", as a co-sponsor of some concerts.

  The Buffalo Evening News wrote: " If the programming and concertizing for "A MUSICAL FEAST" continue to be as interesting as the initial offering was, it might become one of Western New York's cultural jewels." And JWR Reviews, Canada, wrote: " Given the wonderful buffet that comprised Concert One, the future looks rich indeed for those who savor the art and notoriously demanding challenges of one person per part music."

  Mr. Haupt has left the BPO after 37 years of service. Besides the BPO, Mr. Haupt was Concert Master of the MOSTLY MOZART FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA at Lincoln Center in N.Y. City for 21 years, and is currently on the faculty of the Eastman School of Music.