BCO Plays your Favorites

March 2, 2025 @ 4:00 pm

Join us for an afternoon of music chosen by our members and our patrons! Songs from this program were chosen from a list of favorites and voted on by orchestra members and audience members!

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Buffalo Community Orchestra’s purpose is to make music, educate instrumentalists, connect with our community, and provide recreational and performance opportunities to area residents.

The Buffalo Community Orchestra is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and overseen by a volunteer board of directors. We are able to present outstanding concerts and engage guest artists and musicians through ticket sales, grants, and financial contributions from individuals and businesses.

From the Blog...

David Carrillo named Music Director

By Jolyn Halvorson | August 20, 2024

Costa Rican born conductor David Carrillo comes from a long lineage of musicians: he learned the violin from his mother, she learned it from her dad, and he learned from his uncle. David’s father is a choral conductor who inspired him to eventually become a conductor. David is the music director of the Golden Valley Orchestra and the Buffalo Community…

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BCO Opens Music Director/Conductor Search

By Jolyn Halvorson | April 20, 2024

Job Title: Music Director, Buffalo Community Orchestra, Buffalo, MN Position: This position description describes the duties and responsibilities of the Conductor and Music Director (Music Director) of the Buffalo Community Orchestra (BCO), a community orchestra, for the season specified in the employment agreement between Buffalo Community Orchestra and the Music Director. A concert season is usually between September 1 and…

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BCO is in search of Concertmaster and Principal Second Violin

By Jolyn Halvorson | May 16, 2023

JOB DESCRIPTION – Concertmaster and Principal Second Violin The Buffalo Community Orchestra (BCO) is conducting a search for a Concertmaster and Principal Second Violin to begin in the 2023-2024 Season. OVERVIEW: The Buffalo Community Orchestra maintains an orchestra comprised of talented local amateur and professional musicians organized to serve the community by giving musical performances of high quality. QUALIFICATIONS: •…

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BCO welcomes new concertmaster

By Jolyn Halvorson | September 16, 2021

Emily is a violinist from Syracuse, New York and began studying violin at age 8 in her elementary school orchestra. She studied privately from middle school through high school with Shelby Dems and Edgar Tumajyan, a violinist of Symphoria. Following high school, she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Violin Performance from Ithaca College under the mentorship of Calvin Wiersma. Emily…

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Happy Holidays from the BCO

By Jolyn Halvorson | December 24, 2020

We hope this holiday season finds you safe and well. We have missed performing live for you this year and we cannot wait until we are able to do so again.  We especially missed our annual holiday concert withe the wRight Ringers, Wright County Chamber Chorus and the Buffalo High School Concert Choir. Please enjoy this compilation of past holiday…

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Buffalo Community Orchestra is proud to be a member of the following organizations:

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