Alexander native and rising star soprano Emily Tworek-Helenbrook will perform with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra on Saturday night in a program titled "A Classical Christmas."
Fresh from her recent appearance on the nationally broadcast radio show "From the Top," she will perform pieces by Handel and Massenet. The concert is at 8 p.m. at the Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle, in Buffalo. Tickets range in price from $32 to $77.
Tworek-Helenbrook has performed at the Music Festival of Perugia in Italy, and with the Rochester Philharmonic, Genesee Symphony and with other regional groups. She is studying at Eastman School of Music and the University of Rochester, in the dual degree program for vocal performance and pre-law.
JoAnn Falletta will conduct this concert, which also features music from Amahl and the Night Visitors and works by John Rutter and Leroy Anderson.
Tickets are available by calling (716) 885-5000 or visiting www.bpo.org.
