BUFFALO, N.Y. — A concert to help the community heal and to honor the victims of the Tops mass shooting was moved indoors due to expected bad weather Sunday afternoon.
"A Concert for Healing" was planned for 4 p.m. at Johnnie B. Wiley Pavilion on Jefferson Avenue, but the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra announced Sunday morning that the performance would instead be held indoors at Kleinhans Music Hall.
The show time remained the same (lobby doors opened at 2:30 p.m.).
The event was free and open to the public. No tickets or reservations were required.
"Our orchestra is coming with great anticipation and great respect and still tremendous grief," Maestro JoAnn Falletta said. "The best thing we can do is offer music as a comfort because it does help."
The musical performance was a way to pay tribute to those who were killed in a racist attack at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue on May 14.
"[This is for] our neighborhood, which is healing, which should be growing. When I called the Buffalo Philharmonic to do this, it was without hesitation that they agreed," said Cedric Holloway, director of Johnnie B. Wiley Amateur Athletic Sports Pavilion, where the performance was supposed to be held originally.