Since first selected by Dr. Suzuki as his demonstration group for a
European Workshop in 1984, BSS students (usually ages 12 to 18) have
been invited performers at both Suzuki Association of the Americas
Conferences and Suzuki World Conventions. In 2002 our Advanced Ensemble
was selected by the Suzuki Association of the Americas to be the model for their “Every Child Can”
Course training video (a required curriculum course for registered Suzuki
teachers).
Generations of BSS Advanced Touring Ensemble students continue to maintain the
highest levels of music performance under the directionof BSS Founder and Music Director, Mary Cay Neal. Western New York can be
deservedly proud of how well these youngsters have represented their families
and community on the world stage as ambassadors of musical excellence.
2008 FRIENDSHIP TOUR to SPAIN
Oviedo, La Fresneda, Toledo, and Madrid
2006 FRIENDSHIP TOUR to ITALY
Turin, Chieri and Castelfranco
14th Suzuki Method World Convention
Torino, Italy, April, 2006
2003 FRIENDSHIP TOUR to BRAZIL
Vitoria, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, and Londrina
Suzuki Association of the Americas Conference
& 30th Anniversary Celebration
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2002
2000 FRIENDSHIP TOUR to ENGLAND & IRELAND
Preston, England
Cork, Galway, and Eaniskarry, Ireland
13th Suzuki Method World Conference
Matsumoto, Japan, 1999
1997 FRIENDSHIP TOUR to SOUTH AMERICA
Santiago, Chile
Cuzco and Lima, Peru
1995 FRIENDSHIP TOUR to SOUTH & MID-ATLANTIC STATES
Hudson, OH; Memphis, TN; New Orleans, LA;
Atlanta and Gainesville, GA; Greenville, NC; Williamsburg,
VA
1993 FRIENDSHIP TOUR to ITALY & SWITZERLAND
Turin, Venezia, Florence and Rome, Italy
Lugano, Switzerland
Suzuki Association of the Americas Fifth
Conference
& 20th Anniversary Celebration
Chicago, Illinois, 1992
1991 FRIENDSHIP TOUR to HAWAII & AUSTRALIA
Honolulu, Hawaii
Melbourne, and Adelaide, Australia
Pan-Pacific String Conference for Music
Educators
Adelaide, Australia, 1991
1989 FRIENDSHIP TOUR to USSR & HUNGARY
Moscow, Kalinin and Leningrad, Soviet Union
Budapest and Szombathely, Hungary
1986 FRIENDSHIP TOUR to GREAT BRITAIN
London, Durham, Preston, Wolverhampton, Ely Cathedral
14th Harrogate International Youth Music
Festival
Harrogate, England, 1986
1984 FRIENDSHIP TOUR to WESTERN EUROPE
Amsterdam, Holland
Murau and Vienna, Austria
Dortmund and Leiderdorp, Germany
Lyon, France
Zurich, Switzerland
European Suzuki Music Conference
Lyon, France, 1984