Symphonic/Classical

fri. 19
Andras Schiff - Pianist Andras
Schiff presents an all Beethoven
program as part of the Ramsi P. Tick
concert series, 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19,
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1080
Main St., Buffalo; $. 694-0521
Vocalis Chamber Choir -
James Burritt, musical director, conducts
the inaugural concert of the 2007-08
concert season in the music of marriage,
faith and love by Tallis, Palestrina,
Whitacre and Clausen, 8 p.m. Friday,
Oct. 19, Blessed Sacrament Church,
1035 Delaware Ave., Buffalo; $.
Ning An - Pianist Ning An will
perform Wagner's "Overture to Der Fliegende
Hollander," Chopin's "Piano Concerto No. 2
in f minor" and Dvorak's "New World
Symphony" with the Orchard Park Symphony
Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, Orchard
Park Middle School Auditorium, 60 S.
Lincoln Ave., Orchard Park; $. 559-4000,
www.orchardparksymphony.org
sat. 20
Bernstein's West Side Story
- Celebrate the 50th anniversary of
Leonard Bernstein's Broadway smash hit
with selections including "Tonight,"
"Maria," "I Feel Pretty" and more
performed by the Buffalo Philharmonic
Orchestra under the baton of Robert
Franz. Featured performers include Tim
King, Colleen Marcello, Katy Miner,
Brian Riggs, Karen Szalach, Paul
Todaro, Jaclyn Urban and Maggie
Zindle. Dancers Robert and Brooke
Wesner from Neos Dance Theatre will
also perform, 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20,
Kleinhans Music Hall, 71 Symphony
Circle, Buffalo; $. 885-5000,
www. bpo. org
Audience Choice - Join the
Freudig Singers of Western New York
as they render you joyful with a very
special program of your favorite tunes,
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, St.
Matthias Episcopal Church of East
Aurora, 374 Main St., East Aurora; $.
667-7088, www.freudigsingers.org
Vocalis Chamber Choir -
James Burritt, musical director, conducts the
inaugural concert of the 2007-08 concert
season in the music of marriage, faith and
love by Tallis, Palestrina, Whitacre and
Clausen, 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, St.
Gregory the Great Church, 250 St. Gregory's
Court, Williamsville; $.
sun. 21
ABC BelCanto Choir and
Chautauqua Children's Chorale
- Two premier children's choirs will
perform a joint concert, 4 p.m. Sunday,
Oct. 21, United Methodist Church, 350
Saratoga Road, Amherst; free. 759-6428
Polish Music at its Best -
Music Director Dr. Thomas
Witakowski conducts the Chopin

Singing Society, 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct.
21, Montante Cultural Center at
Canisius College, 2021 Main St.,
Buffalo; $. 685-9466
Wild Wild West - It's high noon
at the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and
they're celebrating with a concert
dedicated to American music of the old
West. Robert Franz leads the buckaroos
on a cattle call featuring colorful square
dancers in Copland's "Hoedown" from
"Rodeo," 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21,
Kleinhans Music Hall, 71 Symphony
Circle, Buffalo; $. 885-5000, www.bpo.org
Four & More - The Amherst
Symphony Orchestra, under the baton
of Steven Thomas, performs with the
Attacca String Quartet, Amy Schroeder
and Friends, 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21,
Amherst Middle School, 55 Kings
Highway; Amherst; $. 631-7000,
www.amherst.ny.us/news/symphony.asp
Audience Choice - Join the
Freudig Singers of Western New York
as they render you joyful with a very
special program of your favorite tunes, 4
p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, St. Joseph
University Church, 3269 Main St.,
Buffalo; $. 667-7088,
www. freudigsingers. org
A Korean Thanksgiving
Concert - Folk Art & Sacred
Songs - Won Cho, baritone and
Kyoung Cho, soprano, presented jointly
by the New Hope Korean Presbyterian
Church and the Buffalo Korean
Association, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21,
Westminster Presbyterian Church,
Church Sanctuary, 724 Delaware Ave.,
Buffalo; $. 884-9347 or
www. westminster- bflo. org
Gershon Wachtel -
Toronto-based pianist Gershon Wachtel
promises an evening of music, humor
and inspiration, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct.
21, the Kadimah School of Buffalo,
1085 Eggert Road, Amherst; $.
688-4114, Ext. 337, www.jjcbuffalo.org`
mon. 22
Meet-the-Faculty Series -
Violinist Ansgarius Aylward and
harpsichordist Jane Cary, 12:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 22, Canisius College's
Montante Cultural Center at Canisius
College, 2021 Main St., Buffalo; $.
883-7000, www.canisius.edu
tues. 23
Recital: Jason Bauers,
percussion - 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.
23, Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall,
University at Buffalo, North Campus,
Amherst. 645-ARTS
wed. 24
Recital: Zigmunt Krauze,
piano - 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct.
24, Baird Recital Hall, University at
Buffalo, North Campus, Amherst.
645- ARTS