Symphonic/Classical

thurs. 7
.Sonata for Two Pianos and
Percussion - Bela Bartok's rarely
performed piece will feature Bryan W.
Boyce and Ivan Docenko on piano, and
Bradley J. Fuster on percussion, all of
the Buffalo State College Music
Department, and Dinesh Joseph,
assistant principal timpanist with the
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, 8 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 7, Buffalo State College's
Rockwell Hall Performing Arts Center,
1300 Elmwood Ave.; free. Performance
will also feature Boyce and Docenko in
Rachmaninoff 's Suite No. 2, Opus 17,
"For Two Pianos, Four Hands."
878-6401
fri. 8
.Buffalo Philharmonic
Orchestra - 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8,
Hilbert College's William E. Swan
Auditorium, 5200 South Park Ave.,
Hamburg; $. 926-8932, www.bpo.org
.Eastman Organist Day -
Performances by Naomi Gregory,
Tiffany Ng, Randall Harlow and Bogna
McGarrigle, 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, UB
Lippes Concert Hall, UB North
Campus, Amherst; $. 645-2921,
www. slee. buffalo. edu
.Orchard Park Symphony
Orchestra's Winter Concert -
Concert will feature members of the
Southtowns Youth Orchestra and
Winston Liu, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8,
Orchard Park Middle School's
Auditorium, 60 S. Lincoln Drive,
Orchard Park; $. 474-5843,
www.orchardparksymphony.org
.Valentine's Concert -
Opera-Lytes will perform a special
Valentine's-centered concert, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 8, Amherst Community
Church, 77 Washington Highway,
Snyder; $. 837-3440,
www.operal ytes.com

sat. 9
.My Romance: A Valentine's
Special - Join Maureen McGovern
and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
under the baton of JoAnn Falletta for
an evening of music and romance, 8
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, Kleinhans Music
Hall, 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo; $.
885-5000, www.bpo.org
.Jesse Blumberg and Thomas
Bagwell - Join baritone Blumberg
and pianist Bagwell for an evening of
Beethoven, Korngold, Stanford and
Schumann, 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, UB
Baird Recital Hall, UB North Campus,
Amherst; $. 645-2921
sun. 10
.Amherst Symphony
Orchestra's Children's Concert -
Join Steven Thomas as he conducts the
ASO and special guest pianist Harry
Graser in the fourth annual event, 4:30
p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10. Also will be an
Instrumental Petting Zoo, courtesy of
McClellan Music House, 3:15 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 10, Amherst Middle
School, 55 Kings Highway, Snyder; free.
633-4606, www.amherstsymphony.com
.A Celebration of Twentieth
Century Composers - Featuring

music for voice, piano, strings and
woodwind trio, 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10,
the Holmes Chapel of Westminster
Presbyterian Church, 724 Delaware
Ave., Buffalo. www.westminster-bflo.org
.THE BPO Presents Professor
Checkerhead - The wacky
Professor Checkerhead offers an
afternoon of fun and music utilizing the
orchestra in amazing and zany ways,
from juggling balls on the tympani to
balancing violins. Also included is the
Concerto for Kids' Toys," 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 10, Kleinhans Music Hall,
Symphony Circle; $. 885-5000,
www. bpo. org
mon. 11
.Meet the Faculty - Featuring
bassoonist Martha Malkiewicz of the
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra with
friends, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11,
Canisius College's Montante Cultural
Center, 2001 Main St., Buffalo; $.
883-7000, www.canisius.edu
tues. 12
.Informally Formal Chamber
Concert - Featuring Bryan
Eckenrode and Jane Cary, 12:30 p.m.
Canisius College's Montante Cultural
Center, 2001 Main St., Buffalo; $.
883-7000, www.canisius.edu