Avanti Music

06/03/2026

Avanti is seeking two more 1st violins and a few tenors for our 6/28 Brahms Requiem concert! Message us for details.

05/21/2026

On May 15th, 2026, Madeline DeJoy announced that she will be stepping down from the position of Principal Music Librarian for Avanti Music.

The fall, Madeline will attend Indiana University for a dual-degree program to pursue a Master of Arts in Musicology in the Jacobs School of Music and a Master of Library Science as part of the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering's Music Librarianship specialization program.

Madeline will continue her work with various orchestras, including the Southern Tier Symphony and Erie Philharmonic, as well as her duties as a Research Fellow for the Institute for Composer Diversity. Additionally, she will be joining the dedicated team of Ensemble Librarians for another summer at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, working directly with the Interlochen Philharmonic and the Intermediate Wind Symphony.

Please join all of us at Avanti Music in expressing our deepest gratitude for her exceptional leadership, scholarship, and dedication. We wish her the absolute best as she takes this major step forward, continuing to champion musical scholarship, preservation, and inclusivity within the orchestral world.

05/21/2026

On May 1st, 2026, Aidan Carney announced that he will be stepping down from his position as Assistant Conductor of Avanti Music.

This fall, he will join the Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance as a Graduate Assistant to pursue a Master of Music Performance, specializing in Orchestral Conducting. As part of his studies at Ithaca College, he will serve as the Assistant Conductor for the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra. Simultaneously, he will advance his career in arts leadership by stepping into the role of Executive Director for the Southern Tier Symphony.

Please join all of us at Avanti Music in sharing our gratitude for his exceptional leadership, artistry, and vision. We wish him the absolute best as he steps into his graduate program and continues to shape the future of orchestral music.

04/26/2026

The final Fourth Symphony in our "Season of Fourths" is Symphony No. 4 in G Major by Gustav Mahler.

We invite you to experience this masterwork through this recording of Barbara Hannigan and the London Symphony Orchestra, and we look forward to welcoming you to our premier performance of this masterwork next summer.

Barbara Hannigan conducts the fourth movement Ruhevoll (Poco adagio) of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No 4 with the London Symphony Orchestra recorded live in con...

04/21/2026

The next Fourth Symphony in our "Season of Fourths" is Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 4 in D Minor (1874).

We invite you to experience this masterwork through this recording of Rafael Kubelík and the Berliner Philharmoniker, and we look forward to welcoming you to our premier performance of this masterwork this winter.

109 likes. "Dvořák: Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 13, B. 41: IV. Finale (Allegro con brio)"

04/15/2026

The next Fourth Symphony in our "Season of Fourths" is Josef Anton Bruckner's Fourth Symphony in Eb Major, "Romantic."

We invite you to experience this masterwork through this recording of Hebert Blomstedt and the Berliner Philharmoniker, and we look forward to welcoming you to our premier performance of this masterwork this fall.

Full-length concert: http://www.digitalconcerthall.com/concert/52521/?a=youtube&c=trueSymphony No. 4 "Romantic" (2nd version from 1878/1880) / Herbert Blomst...

04/10/2026

To inaugurate Avanti Music’s Season of Fourths, our Opening Night will feature Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 4 in E Minor.

We invite you to experience this masterwork through the definitive recording of Herbert von Karajan and the Berliner Philharmoniker, and we look forward to welcoming you to our premier performance this fall.

Full-length concert: http://www.digitalconcerthall.com/concert/201/?a=youtube&c=true/?a=youtube&c=trueMore at http://www.digitalconcerthall.com/karajanJohann...

04/02/2026

Get ready for a month of exciting reveals!

To celebrate the launch of Avanti Music’s Fourth Season, we are spending the entire month of April pulling back the curtain on our programming for the 2026-2027 season.

Stay tuned as we share the incredible works and performances we have in store for you. We cannot wait to embark on this next chapter together!

https://www.avantibuffalo.org/concerts

03/16/2026

Don’t miss the chance to see our Music Director, Mason Cancilla, on the podium for Sotto Voce’s upcoming production of Cavalleria Rusticana.