Inventions and Innovations Over 12000 Area Students to Watch Live ...

PRESS RELEASE: March 27, 2012
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jennifer L. Smith
Media & Community Relations
716-242-7819
jsmith@bpo.org
BPO Educational Concert: Inventions and Innovations
Over 12,000 Area Students to Watch Live Via Web Stream
March 27, 2012: Buffalo, NY-- The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in partnership with
Time Warner Cable's Connect a Million Minds initiative and the Buffalo Museum of
Science will perform a live broadcast of the Inventions and Innovations Youth Concert
over a live web stream reaching over 12,000 students across Western New York on
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 10:15am live from Kleinhans Music Hall in Buffalo, NY.
This unique partnership, generously made possible by Time Warner Cable's production
and services and with support from Western New York BOCES involves 70 schools from
33 districts including: Akron, Allegany-Limestone, Amherst, Brocton, Buffalo, Clarence,
Clymer, Depew, Falconer, Franklinville, Frontier, Grand Island, Hamburg, Hinsdale,
Jamestown, Kenmore Tonawanda, Lakeshore, Lewiston Porter, Lyndonville, Maryvale,
Newfane, Niagara Falls, Niagara Wheatfield, North Tonawanda, Orchard Park, Sherman,
Silver Creek, Springville, Tonawanda, Wellsville, West Seneca, West Valley and Wilson.
"Building upon the success of last year's inaugural live broadcast the Science of Sound, we
have been able to greatly expand the reach of the BPO's arts education impact in our
community" said Donald Ogilvie, BPO Vice-Chair and Education Committee Chair. "In this
time of decreased funding for arts programs, the BPO is leading the way in creating
innovative opportunities for students to experience a live concert by building meaningful
partnerships with organizations like Time-Warner Cable."
"Time Warner Cable is once again thrilled to partner with The Buffalo Philharmonic
Orchestra in presenting a unique and science-based educational concert for thousands of
area students," says Scott Knaub, Area Vice President of Operations, Time Warner Cable
WNY. "Through the use of our state-of-the-art services, Time Warner Cable and its
Connect a Million Minds initiative creates a powerful link between the strength of our
company and the needs of students throughout Western New York."
Inventions and Innovations is presented by associate conductor Matthew Kraemer and
explores innovations that happened in the worlds of science and music throughout recent
history. The program follows the timeline of the orchestra, from the Industrial Revolution
to the present day when technology is incorporated into our music-making. Doug
Borzynski from the Buffalo Museum of Science joins the orchestra on stage to
demonstrate some of history's most important inventions.
For more information about the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra visit www.bpo.org

About the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
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As Buffalo's cultural ambassador, the Grammy Award-winning Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra under the
leadership of music director JoAnn Falletta presents more than 120 Classics, Pops and Youth Concerts each
year and reaches over 40,000 students per year (K-12) across all eight counties of Western New York. Since
1940, the orchestra's permanent home has been Kleinhans Music Hall, a National Historic Site with an
international reputation as one of the finest concert halls in the United States. During the tenure of current
music director JoAnn Falletta, the BPO has rekindled its distinguished history of NPR broadcasts and
recordings. The Philharmonic's Naxos recording of composer John Corigliano's "Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven
Poems of Bob Dylan," featuring soprano Hila Plitmann, won Grammys in two categories of the three for
which it was nominated: Classical Vocal Performance and Classical Contemporary Composition.
About TWC Connect a Million Minds
Time Warner Cable's (TWC) Connect a Million Minds (CAMM) is a five-year, $100 million philanthropic
initiative to address America's declining proficiency in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM),
which puts our children at risk of not competing successfully in a global economy. Using its media assets,
TWC creates awareness of the issue and inspires students to develop the STEM skills they need to become
the problem solvers of tomorrow. Program highlights include: original PSAs that challenge public
perceptions of STEM; a unique website, www.connectamillionminds.com, where parents and community
members can pledge to connect young people with the wonders of science; "The Connectory", a one-of-akind
online resource that makes it simple and easy for parents and students to find informal science and
technology learning opportunities in their communities; grants to support non-profit organizations that
bring stimulating, high-quality and affordable after-school STEM learning to students; TWC employees, over
47,000 strong, who volunteer their time at community events like science fairs and robotics competitions,
and share their passion for engineering and technology with students at CAMM career days. TWC's national
CAMM partners are CSAS (Coalition for Science After School) and FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of
Science and Technology). Local TWC markets are activating CAMM across the country with communityspecific
programs and partnerships.