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4 unusual facts about Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra


Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

(Baird's and Slee's names now grace the two buildings which house the music department at the University at Buffalo, while the university's main administration building is named after Capen.)

A major coup was achieved when the industrious and ever-versatile Cameron Baird (the Chairman of the UB Music Department) received a recommendation from Arturo Toscanini of the NBC Symphony that its Associate Conductor, William Steinberg, would be perfect for the job.

All of this was in addition to directing the BPO's 50th anniversary season and making a fine commemorative recording featuring Roberta Peters of the Metropolitan Opera.

Robert I. Millonzi

He served on the executive committee of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestral Society.


Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition

Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan, performed by JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra


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