Face the Music and Dance! May 4, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
The BSB closes season 109 with a celebration of dance – five centuries of dance to be more precise. Explore with us the dances of centuries from around the world: the Can-Can, a fire dance, a saber dance, a polka, tango, jig, a reel and more! We even have a pirate dance, a mambo, a Can-Can and some BSB surprises along the way! Two selections will include guest soloist Sarah Hamilton, an accomplished oboist (see bio below). Whether you slip on your dancin’ shoes or just sit and sway to the music, this program is sure to leave you dancing in the aisles with a smile on your face and a lilt in your step. Tickets: $15; Seniors: $12; Students: Free with Student ID. Online purchase: $12. Lippes Concert Hall at Slee Hall.
Sarah Hamilton, Ph. D. to be Featured at Face the Music and Dance! May 4, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
The BSB continues its collaboration with other musicians and ensembles with repeat guest soloist, Dr. Sarah Hamilton. (From the Fredonia State University website) Dr. Hamilton is Professor of Oboe at the State University of New York at Fredonia, where she is a longtime member of the touring Fredonia Woodwind Quintet. She is principal oboe with the Western New York Chamber Orchestra and solo English Horn with the Erie Philharmonic. She has also performed regularly with Bach and Beyond, the Chautauqua Symphony, and the Buffalo Philharmonic. Dr. Hamilton has appeared as a soloist most recently with the Orchard Park Symphony (on bass oboe), the Erie Philharmonic, the Western New York Chamber Orchestra, the Fredonia College Orchestra and Wind Ensemble, and at conventions of the International Double Reed Society.
Summer Season Kickoff at Porchfest! 
Spend an afternoon with the Buffalo Silver Band at the beautiful Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo (695 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo NY 14222). This outdoor concert is part of the Elmwood Village Association’s Porchfest! The program will have something for everyone, from music written specifically for British Brass Bands to virtuosic solos to movie scores. Free will offering. Saturday, May 18, 4 PM, but come at 2 PM and hear Samba guitar music played by Stephen Guerra and Ken Luk. Both performances are planned for outdoors and are part of the church’s Casual Concert Series.
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David R. Colkitt Memorial Scholarship
To honor a beloved member of the Buffalo Silver Band who suddenly passed last year, The Buffalo Silver Band renamed its annual scholarship competition: The David R. Colkitt Memorial Scholarship. David R. Colkitt. Until his untimely passing in 2023, David Colkitt was the longest continuously serving member of the Buffalo Silver Band. He joined the BSB in 1981as a tenor horn player, later moving throughout the cornet section until he settled in as as principal 2nd cornet. He was a quiet leader who preferred to do rather than talk about what needed to be done. He played tenor horn because that was what was needed at the time. He volunteered to play solo, second, third and repiano cornets because that was what was needed. He always thought about the good of the bands
with which he played and always contributed to the very best of his ability. As a retired teacher from Akron, it is not surprising that Dave considered the annual scholarship and the side-by-side concerts the BSB plays with area school bands his favorite performances. Daniel E. Plachta, a long-time friend of Dave’s, has helped put the scholarship on firmer footing with a very generous leadership donation to start a permanent scholarship fund. You can help!
Future Concerts
Spend an afternoon with the Buffalo Silver Band at the beautiful Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo (695 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo NY 14222). This outdoor concert is part of the Elmwood Village Association’s Porchfest! The program will have something for everyone, from music written specifically for British Brass Bands to virtuosic solos to movie scores. Free will offering. Saturday, May 18, 4 PM, but come at 2 PM and hear Samba guitar music played by Stephen Guerra and Ken Luk. Both performances are planned for outdoors and are part of the church’s Casual Concert Series.
Help us kick off the summer season at the Buffalo Silver Band’s home base: the Ebenezer United Church of Christ (630 Main St., West Seneca, NY 14224). There will plenty of festivities, including ice cream and jammin’ summer music.
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