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Pop Concert
The Buffalo Civic Orchestra was organized in 1932 by a group of local musicians who named John Ingram their conductor. They performed a series of "Pop" concerts of audience favorites throughout the 1930s.
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Paderewski
Ignacy Jan Paderewski was a Polish pianist and composer, politician, statesman and spokesman for Polish independence.
He was a favorite of concert audiences around the world. Mai Davis Smith engaged him to play in Buffalo for her subscription concert…
Position: 443 (32 views)
New York Symphony Orchestra
One of several visits to Buffalo by famed conductor Damrosch and the New York Symphony Orchestra. The concert was arranged locally by Mai Davis Smith, the first professional impresario in Buffalo.
Position: 586 (26 views)
John McCormack
John McCormack was a celebrated Irish tenor. This concert was presented by the Buffalo Musical Foundation, an organization established by Mai Davis Smith and continued by her partner, Marian De Forest.
Position: 527 (28 views)
Jascha Heifetz
Russian-American violinist Jascha Heifetz is known as one of the greatest violinists of all time. Mai Davis Smith, the first professional impresario in Buffalo, engaged him to play here when he was still a teenager.
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Carmen: An operatic fantasie in three acts
American opera singer Geraldine Farrar starred in Carmen on stage, and later in the silent movie version. This production was presented by Louise Michael and Genevieve Kraft, successful Buffalo impresarios.
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Two Piano Recital
Harold Bauer and Ossip Gabrilowitsch were famous pianists who played solo in Buffalo several times. Gabrilowitsch has another Buffalo connection--he married Mark Twain's daughter Clara Clemens, a singer. He also became good friends with Mai Davis…
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Sousa and His Band
John Philip Sousa was an American composer and conductor known as "The March King." Buffalo's Convention Hall, a former armory, was a fitting setting for a program that featured a military march composed by Sousa.
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Silver Jubilee Concert
The New York Symphony Orchestra and famed conductor Walter Damrosch performed many times in Buffalo. Mai Davis Smith, the first professional impresario in Buffalo, arranged for several world-class orchestras to play at local concert halls.
Position: 553 (27 views)
Melba and Her Concert Company
Dame Nellie Melba GBE was an Australian operatic soprano, and one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian era.
Position: 643 (24 views)