Dear Friends of the BPO: Every year, the goal of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is to get better and reach as many people as possible. The 2016-17 season was outstanding in this regard and we are very excited to review with you some of its stellar moments. This “Report to the Community” is designed to let you know the progress we have made toward three major strategic goals: Grow our Audience • We again achieved record season ticket revenue and set a new record for single tickets sales. • Our educational programs reached over 50,000 students from the 8 counties of Western New York. • We performed for more than 212,000 people at 129 concerts. Develop and Grow Artistically • Five new discs were recorded or released including the Richard Strauss Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme which made it to the 2017 top ten listing in the Chicago Tribune. • We explored new repertoire such as Wagner’s Ring and the Stewart Copeland Percussion Concerto that fueled excitement onstage and off. • Superb guests graced the stage and gave unforgettable performance from the likes of Bach specialist Angela Hewitt, organist Cameron Carpenter and the legendary Itzhak Perlman. Operate with Excellence and Fiscal Responsibility • We achieved another balanced budget, the 12th such since 2004. • Total endowment funds increased to $40 million as our Crescendo Campaign moved steadily toward its goal. • The Annual Fund reached a new record and boasted over 4,000 donors. We know this bodes well for the future of our community and hope you agree. We look forward to seeing you at concerts often this year. Sincerely, Steve Swift JoAnn Falletta Daniel Hart Chair Music Director Executive Director B U F F A L O P H I L H A R M O N I C O R C H E S T R A 786 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, New York, 14209 • (716) 885 0331 • bpo.org Report to the Community 2017 photo: Joe Cascio
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Dear Friends of the BPO:Every year, the goal of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is to get better and reach as many people as possible. The 2016-17 season was outstanding in this regard and we are very excited to review with you some of its stellar moments.This “Report to the Community” is designed to let you know the progress we have made toward three major strategic goals:
Grow our Audience• We again achieved record season ticket revenue and set a new record for single tickets sales.• Our educational programs reached over 50,000 students from the 8 counties of Western New York.• We performed for more than 212,000 people at 129 concerts.
Develop and Grow Artistically• Five new discs were recorded or released including the Richard Strauss Le Bourgeois
Gentilhomme which made it to the 2017 top ten listing in the Chicago Tribune. • We explored new repertoire such as Wagner’s Ring and the Stewart Copeland
Percussion Concerto that fueled excitement onstage and off.• Superb guests graced the stage and gave unforgettable performance from the likes
of Bach specialist Angela Hewitt, organist Cameron Carpenter and the legendary Itzhak Perlman.
Operate with Excellence and Fiscal Responsibility • We achieved another balanced budget, the 12th such since 2004. • Total endowment funds increased to $40 million as our Crescendo Campaign
moved steadily toward its goal.• The Annual Fund reached a new record and boasted over 4,000 donors. We know this bodes well for the future of our community and hope you agree. We look forward to seeing you at concerts often this year.
Sincerely,
Steve Swift JoAnn Falletta Daniel Hart Chair Music Director Executive Director
B U F F A L O P H I L H A R M O N I C O R C H E S T R A
786 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, New York, 14209 • (716) 885 0331 • bpo.org
Report to the Community2017
photo: Joe Cascio
The BPO performed 129 concerts over a 38-week season consisting
of the M&T Classics and KeyBank Pops with Elderwood
Coffee Concerts, BPO Rocks, BlueCross BlueShield
of Western New York BPO Kids Series, Youth Concerts,
Summer, and many more.
The premiere of
An American Siddhartha with
Lehrer Dance set to the accompaniment of great
symphonic repertoire at UB Center for the Arts, was
another successful effort to broaden programming
and reach new and younger audiences.
Maestro Falletta’s season-long focus on
collaboration played out in a number of programs:
the partnership with Irish Classical Theater for a production of Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus set the all-time
single ticket record, with nearly 6,000 attendees
over three performances.
We celebrated Canada 150 with our
friends across the border with a special concert
and the release of a CD featuring Canadian pianist
Alain LeFevre performing the Mathieu Piano Concerto,
then turned Canalside on its head in June
with a tribute to the Tragically Hip
that drew over 10,000 fans.
One of the biggest moments of the year was
enLIGHTen, a concert produced in collaboration
with the Richardson Olmsted Campus
that featured fantastic light-mapping onto the historic
building. Thanks to creative partners Projex
and the technical support of BAV the concert
ended the season with an audience of over 15,000.
Summary & Highlights
photo: Cheryl Gorski
photo: LehreDance
photo: Joe Cascio
photo: David Candlena
photo: The Buffalo News
Our newly formed Diversity Council developed a number of community engagement events
including a special concert at St. Martin de Porres Catholic
Church and visits by a string quartet to East Side
churches, furthering a set of important goals to expand
our reach throughout the community.
Maestro John Morris Russell officially
began his tenure as Principal Pops conductor leading
dynamic programs such as the John Williams Tribute, the
Midtown Men and drawing record attendance
for his high-energy Holiday Pops.
Associate Conductor Stefan Sanders led 28
Youth Concerts that reached all K-6 graders in
Buffalo Public Schools, and helped
lift overall education program attendance to over
52,000 students from the eight counties of WNY.
We strengthened our ties to the
Polish Community with a rare conducting
appearance by famed composer Krzysztof Penderecki
in an exciting program that featured his Double
Concerto with Concertmaster Dennis Kim
and Principal Cellist Roman Mekinulov as soloists.
A number of crossover and rock programs drew
big crowds of first-time attendees to concerts, such as
former Police drummer Stewart Copeland
on the Classics Series and former Genesis guitarist
Steve Hackett on BPO Rocks.
Summary & Highlights
photo: David Candlena
photo: David Candlena
photo: David Candlena
Mission StatementThe Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society, Inc. provides a resident professional, major symphony orchestra
of artistic excellence and integrity to enrich the quality of life in Western New York through the presentation
of live symphonic music and other musical events which educate and entertain the broadest possible audiences
within and beyond the Western New York region.
The BPO is grateful for generous support from:Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society, Inc. | 2016-17 Board of Trustees
Stephen Swift-Chair • Angelo Fatta-Vice Chair • Nicole Tzetzo-Secretary • James Beardi-Treasurer
Cindy Abbott Letro • Karen Arrison • Douglas Bean • Janz Castelo* • Arthur Cryer
Peter Eliopoulos • Warren Emblidge • JoAnn Falletta+ • Don Gibson+ • Amy Habib Rittling
Daniel Hart+ • Mark Hodges* • Monte Hoffman* • Martha Hyde • William Keefer
William Maggio • Martha Malkiewicz* • Megan Prokes* • Allan Ripley+
Kelly Schultz • Roger Simon • Timothy Smith* • Karen Sperrazza • Scott Stenclik
Gary Szakmary • Michal Wadsworth • John Yurtchuk • John Zak+ • Cynthia Zane+ ex-officio * musician
Erie County
16-17 Financial Results
16-17 Concert Attendance212,114
Earned Revenue
38%
Artistic 62%
Production 10%
Marketing 12%
Fundraising 7%Administration
9%
Government Support
10% Endowment Income
15%
Summer 26% 55,335
Runouts/Tours Other 4%
8,980
Education 24% 51,573 Family 4%
7,484
Classics 22% 45,617
Rock/Pops 20% 43,125
Contributed Revenue
37%
Revenue $11,611 M Expenses $11,605 M
For access to the BPO’s annual audit and 990s visit bpo.org.