Burchfield Penney Art Center Announces "A Musical Feast" as
Ensemble-in-Residence
The
Burchfield Penney Art Center at Buffalo State
College is pleased to announce. "A Musical
Feast" as the museum's Ensemble-in-Residence.
The concerts are simulcast into the reception
area to accommodate the large enthusiastic crowd.
Founded in 2006 by retired Concert Master of
the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Charles Haupt,
A Musical Feast ventures to fuse contemporary
and classical music with poetry, and dance,
featuring musicians of international stature
as well as local players. The events have been
highly successful. Review :" By making that
space available to this top-notch, risk-taking
organization, the Center does both its patrons
and the musical community-at-large a mutually
beneficial service.
"
Mr. Haupt left the BPO after 37 years of distinguished
service. In addition to the BPO, Mr. Haupt
served as Concert Master of the Mostly
Mozart Festival Orchestra at Lincoln Center
in New York City for 21 years and .He taught
on the faculty of the Eastman School of Music
for 12 years. Following the success of
Remembering Lucas Foss in February 2009, the
Burchfield Penney and A Musical Feast began
collaborating on a series of concerts for the
2009-2010 season including A Tribute to composer/pianist
Leo Smit , a concert of works by John Cage and
Eric Satie world premier compositions
by Berlin composer Ruth Wiesenfeld ,with the
voice of Peter Hulton, past recipient of the
John Whiting Award for New Drama and Fellow
of the Royal Society of Arts.
We are looking forward to a new 2018-2019
season of three concerts. We also welcome again
"The Robert and Carol Morris Center for
21st Century Music" University at Buffalo
as Co-Sponsor. Friday October 5, 2018 @ 8pm Friday February 8, 2019 @ 8pm Saturday May 18, 2019 @ 8pmAll
performances will be held in the Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower
Auditorium at the Burchfield Penney Art Center at Buffalo State College
1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo , NY 14222 . For more information, call
(716) 878-6011 or visit: www.amusicalfeast.com
About the Burchfield Penney Art Center The
Burchfield Penney Art Center at Buffalo State College is a museum
dedicated to the art and vision of Charles E. Burchfield and
distinguished artists of Buffalo Niagara and Western New York .Through
its affiliation with Buffalo State College, the museum encourages
learning and celebrates our richly creative and diverse community. The
new 84,000 sq. ft. museum designed by Gwathmey Siegel and Associates
opened in November 2008 and earned a silver LEED rating from the U.S.
Green Building Council making it the first "green" art museum in New
York State. For more information, call (716) 878-6011 or visit
www.BurchfieldPenney.org. |