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SUMMARY:Countryside Getaway - concert at BCT
DESCRIPTION:Escape to the countryside with Dvorak’s 8th Symphony and Montgomery’s Banner. \nClick here to purchase tickets for this concert.\nTickets: $25 Adults\, $12 Students\, Free for 18 & under \n4:00-4:30 PM Pre-concert talk with Dr. Alexis Witt\nIncluded with all tickets. \n5:00-6:30 PM Concert with the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra\nBanner – Jessie Montgomery\,\nwith solo string quartet\nConcertstück for Harp and Orchestra\, Op. 39 – Gabriel Pierné\,\nfeaturing Emma Levesque\, BSO Youth Concerto Competition Winner\nSymphony No. 8 in G\, op. 88 – Antonín Dvořák \n\nAntonín Dvořák found inspiration\, respite\, and sheer joy in the forests surrounding his country home. Biographer Hanz-Hubert Schönzeler observed\, “When one walks in those forests surrounding Dvořák’s country home on a sunny summer’s day\, with the birds singing and the leaves of trees rustling in a gentle breeze\, one can virtually hear the music.” \nAlso on the program\, French composer Gabriel Pierné’s delightful Concertstück for Harp and Orchestra\, featuring our Youth Concerto Competition winner Emma Levasque on harp\, and Jessie Montgomery’s moving orchestral tribute to the 200th anniversary of the Star-Spangled Banner\, entitled Banner. \n  \nClick here to purchase tickets for this concert.\nTickets: $25 Adults\, $12 Students\, Free for 18 & under\n \nGet your tickets online at the BCT Bloom Box Office\, by phone or in person at:\nBloom Box Office\n114 E. Kirkwood Ave.\n812-323-3020 \n  \n\n 
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/countryside/
LOCATION:Buskirk-Chumley Theater\, 114 E. Kirkwood Avenue\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47408\, United States
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SUMMARY:New Date - BSO Chamber Conversations with AAAMC
DESCRIPTION:  \nAre you ready to return to the Archives? \nLast fall\, the BSO partnered with the Archives of African American Music and Culture (AAAMC) to bring you an unforgettable collaboration. And now\, we will return to the archives for another exciting journey into America’s musical heritage – both past and present. Audiences will hear works by some familiar figures\, such as late jazz legend (and beloved IU faculty member) David Baker. And if you came to our “Imagine: Collaboration” concert last fall\, you will recognize more music by jazz pianist and composer\, Mickey Tucker. \nThis is also a rare opportunity to learn more about some truly fantastic music that will likely be unfamiliar to many people. The programmed works range from those that have been recorded and performed (Undine Smith Moore’s “Afro American Suite for Piano\, Cello and Flute” and Mickey Tucker’s “Blues for Khalid”) to those that have never been published\, including handwritten manuscripts from the archives (Moore’s “Andante for Strings” and Charles Coleman’s “Duo for Two Violins”).\nSo please join us\, as we return to the archives to enjoy the music of David Baker\, Mickey Tucker\, Undine Smith Moore\, Carl MaultsBy\, and Charles Coleman. An extra dimension of learning and discovery will be provided by Mia Watts\, Head of Collections at the AAAMC\, who will provide commentary and context for these works throughout the concert. \nThe concert starts at 7pm on Wednesday\, Januray 17\, at First United Church. This unique musical experience is free for all audience members\, although donations of any amount are welcome and appreciated. \n  \nThis concert is part of the ongoing collaboration with the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra and the Archives of African American Music and Culture. \n\nThis concert was rescheduled from September 20\, 2023 to January 17\, 2024. 
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/chamber-jan2024/
LOCATION:First United Church\, 2420 E 3rd St\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231124T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231124T200000
DTSTAMP:20260425T115905
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SUMMARY:Celebrate the Season with the BSO - 5pm and 8pm at BCT
DESCRIPTION:‘Tis the season…for music! \nClick here to purchase tickets for this concert. \nThis year\, our traditional holiday celebration will include fresh faces from the Bridges Musical Arts Youth Organization. We’re partnering with Bridges MAYO to present a wild\, wintry musical adventure. From waltzes to rockets\, kings to wizards\, traditional holiday tunes to some pretty big surprises…this concert is sure to delight the whole family! \nOur 5:00 pm show gets out in time for everyone to watch the Canopy of Lights\, while our 8:00 pm show ends your evening in a festive holiday mood. \nGet in the mood for the holidays! \nTickets: $25 Adults\, $12 Students\, $5 for 18 & under \nClick here to purchase tickets for this concert. \n  \nGet your tickets online at the BCT Bloom Box Office\, \nby phone or in person at:\nBloom Box Office\n114 E. Kirkwood Ave.\n812-323-3020 \n  \n\n 
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/celebrate2023/
LOCATION:Buskirk-Chumley Theater\, 114 E. Kirkwood Avenue\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47408\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231022T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231022T183000
DTSTAMP:20260425T115905
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SUMMARY:“De España vengo (I come from Spain)” - concert and pre-concert talk at BCT
DESCRIPTION:How do you like your music? Bustling? Evocative? Exuberant? Sensuous? Breathtaking? Sparkling? Zesty? \nWhat about all of the above? Join the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra for a buffet of musical offerings that tempts the senses and showcases the variety of orchestral riches that come from Spain. Come broaden your palate and explore the musical delicacies of Spain with us! \n4:00-4:30pm Pre-concert talk\nJoin us for a wonderful pre-concert talk led by Dr. Christine Wisch. Like the country itself\, Spain’s musical traditions are rich and diverse\, but today’s audiences rarely have the opportunity to hear Spanish masterworks in concert. In this talk\, Dr. Wisch explores some of the challenges of performing orchestral repertoire from Spain and offers an introduction to the many styles and genres of music represented in the BSO’s program. The half-hour talk briefly touches upon the lives of the composers and situates their music within the broader\, better-known history of European art music. From the Aragonese jota to the Basque zortiko\, Dr. Wisch will serve as your guide through the dances and musical influences that make up this orchestral program\, which includes gems from the zarzuela tradition as well as arrangements of some of Spain’s most beloved masterpieces. \n5:00-6:30pm Concert\nᐧ Intermedio from La boda de Luis Alonso – Giménez\nᐧ Concierto de Aranjuez – Rodrigo (featuring guitarist Carlos Bedoya)\nᐧ “Canción de la Paloma” from El Barbarillo de Lavapiés – Barbieri (featuring mezzo-soprano Arienne Fort Cannock)\nᐧ “De España vengo\,” from El niño judío– Luna (featuring mezzo-soprano Arienne Fort Cannock)\nᐧ Danzas fantásticas – Turina\nᐧ Selections from Suite Española – Albéniz\nᐧ Spanish Dance No. 1 from La Vida breve – Falla \n\nTickets: $25 Adults\, $12 Students\, Free 18 & under \nGet your tickets for this concert as part of the BSO Season Pass.\nSave 12% and go on an ADVENTURE through 4 wonderful BSO concerts at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater for only $88. \nClick here to purchase your season pass.\n \nAfter purching your season pass online\, you will then choose your seats for each concert individually\, as if purchasing tickets for each concert but at checkout the cost will be $0. Or you can reserve your seats at the BCT Bloom Box Office:\nBloom Box Office\n114 E. Kirkwood Ave.\n812-323-3020 ext 1 \nClick here to purchase tickets for this concert only. \n  \n\n 
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/espana/
LOCATION:Buskirk-Chumley Theater\, 114 E. Kirkwood Avenue\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47408\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230828T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230828T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T115905
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SUMMARY:Chamber Concert
DESCRIPTION:Join the BSO for an intimiate evening of chamber music\, including a Vivaldi concerto for 4 violins and an English horn duet! \nMore info coming soon.
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/chamber-concert-2/
LOCATION:IN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230827T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230827T200000
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SUMMARY:FREE Concert at Switchyard Park
DESCRIPTION:6pm Musical Instrument Petting Zoo: a great chance for kids of all ages to get a close-up introduction to many of the musical instruments that make up an orchestra\n7pm Concert: Come on an adventure with us\, across the globe and into outerspace!\nAre you ready for an adventure? Join the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra as we kick off our 54th season\, all on the theme of Adventure. There’s something for everyone to enjoy\, whether you prefer pops or classical. Musical selections will feature film music favorites from Indiana Jones\, Star Wars\, Pirates of the Carribean\, and more. Plus\, this year’s Youth Concerto Competition runner-up\, Miranda Isbitts\, will wow you with the third movement of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto. This is a FREE concert on the Switchyard Park outdoor stage. Show up early with your kids to experience an instrument petting zoo starting at 6pm\, then spread out your picnic blankets and lawn chairs and enjoy an adventure for your ears!Are you ready for an adventure? Join the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra as we kick off our 54th season\, all on the theme of Adventure. There’s something for everyone to enjoy\, whether you prefer pops or classical. Musical selections will feature film music favorites from Indiana Jones\, Star Wars\, Pirates of the Carribean\, and more. Plus\, this year’s Youth Concerto Competition runner-up\, Miranda Isbitts\, will wow you with the third movement of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto. This is a FREE concert on the Switchyard Park outdoor stage. Show up early with your kids to experience an instrument petting zoo starting at 6pm\, then spread out your picnic blankets and lawn chairs and enjoy an adventure for your ears! \n 
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/summer2023/
LOCATION:Switchyard Park Main Stage\, 1601 S Rogers St\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47403\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation":MAILTO:ritterc@bloomington.in.gov
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230620T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230620T203000
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SUMMARY:2023 BSO Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra’s Annual Meeting on Tuesday\, June 20 at 7pm. The meeting will be held in person in the atrium at City Hall in the Showers Building\, and snacks will be provided. The purpose of the Annual Meeting is to provide a State of the Orchestra and for members to vote on new board members. \nIf you cannot attend in person\, CLICK HERE to join via zoom\, meeting ID: 811 1012 1469\, passcode: BSO54 \nVoting members include: \n\n\nPerforming musicians who have participated in at least 50% of full orchestra performances during the 2022-23 season OR at least 30% of full orchestra performances during the 2021-2023 seasons.\nMusic managerial personnel\nIndividual donors of $25 or more\nCorporate donors of $125 or more\n\nThe Annual Meeting is open to the public\, but only members as defined above are allowed to vote. Electronic ballots will be sent the week before the meeting in case you cannot attend in person. Contact us with any questions at bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com\, and we hope to see you on June 20!
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/2023meeting/
LOCATION:City Hall\, 410 N. Morton Street\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47404\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Bloomington Symphony Orchestra":MAILTO:bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230514T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230514T190000
DTSTAMP:20260425T115905
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SUMMARY:Imagine: Legends - featuring Firebird and Scheherazade
DESCRIPTION:  \nImagine: Legends – featuring Firebird and Scheherazade\nSunday May 14\, 2023\, 5:00 PM\nBuskirk-Chumley Theater \nMidsummer Night’s Dream Overture\, by Felix Mendelssohn\nSelections from Scheherazade\, by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov\nMar de recuerdos (Sea of Memories)\, by Antonio Medellín Fajardo (World Premiere)\nFirebird Suite\, by Igor Stravinsky \n  \nWhere do legends begin?\nThe BSO explores epic mythology as we end our 53rd season with Igor Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade will add to the mystique; Mendelssohn’s Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture introduces an element of high fantasy to the program. The premiere of Antonio Medellín Fajardo’s Mar de recuerdos (Sea of Memories) rounds out this evocative\, legendary performance.  \n\nYour ticket includes a 4:00 pre-concert conversation and Q&A with Drs. Alexis Witt and Alejandro Gómez Guillén. \nLastly\, all good things must come to an end. Our conductor of the past 6 seasons\, Alejandro Gómez Guillén\, has accepted a position with theOmaha Symphony. Don’t miss this chance to watch him lead the BSO one last time\, and to wish him well in the next chapter of his career. A special Fanfare reception will be held on  May 13th. More info HERE. \n  \nBuy your Legends tickets here \nAdult: $25 \nStudent w/ID $12 \n18 and under: FREE  \nDoors open at 3:45 PM for open-seating pre-concert conversation\n4:00 PM: Pre-concert conversation with Q+A with Drs. Alexis Witt and Alejandro Gómez Guillén \nDoors open at 4:35 PM for reserved-seating concert\n5:00 PM: Concert (120 runtime\, including 15 minute intermission) \n  \n\n\n\n  \nJoin the BSO on Saturday May 13 for an open rehearsal and reception to say so long and good luck to our Artistic Director and Conductor of the past 6 seasons\, Alejandro Gómez Guillén\, as he prepares to conducts his last concert with the BSO.. \nSaturday\, May 13th\, 2023\, 3:30-6:00 PM \n3:30-4:30 PM: Come watch the Maestro in his element leading the BSO in an open rehearsal for the next day’s Legends concert.\n4:30-600 PM: A reception with snacks and refreshments. \n\nMore info: bloomingtonsymphony.com/fanfare
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/legends/
LOCATION:Buskirk-Chumley Theater\, 114 E. Kirkwood Avenue\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47408\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Bloomington Symphony Orchestra":MAILTO:bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230513T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230513T180000
DTSTAMP:20260425T115905
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SUMMARY:A Fanfare Farewell - Open Rehearsal and Reception
DESCRIPTION:Join the BSO to say so long and good luck to our conductor of the past 6 seasons\, Alejandro Gómez Guillén\, as he prepares to conduct his last concert with the BSO as Artistic Director. \nSaturday\, May 13th\, 2023\, 3:30-6:00 PM \n3:30-4:30 PM: Come watch the Maestro in his element leading the BSO in an open rehearsal for the next day’s Legends concert.\n4:30-600 PM: A reception with snacks and refreshments. \nFaith Lutheran Church Gymnasium (map)\n2200 S High St\nBloomington\, IN 47401 \n  \nTickets for the reception are $19.69 in honor of our founding year\, and can be paid by making a donaton online\, or pay at the door with cash\, check\, credit card\, paypal\, venmo. We aren’t accepting RSVPs any more\, but you we still have seats available so come and pay at the door.  \nAnd don’t forget to get your tickets for our concert\, Imagine: Legends\, Sunday May 14\, 5pm at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/fanfare/
LOCATION:Faith Lutheran Church Gym\, 2200 S. High Street\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47401
ORGANIZER;CN="Bloomington Symphony Orchestra":MAILTO:bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230305T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230305T190000
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SUMMARY:Imagine: Legacy - with BSO founder Geoffrey Simon
DESCRIPTION:Buy your Legacy tickets here\n \nRepertoire\nSerenade\, Op. 11\, Mvt. 1\, by Johannes Brahms\nPiano Concerto No. 2\, by Sergei Rachmaninoff\, featuring pianist Ignas Maknickas\nHümn (The Anthem)\, by Hanna Havrylets\nDances of Galanta\, by Zoltán Kodály \n\nDescription:\nHe’s back! Our founder Geoffrey Simon planned to come help us celebrate our 50th season in March 2020\, but we all know how that ended up. Fortunately\, he will join us this March instead for a concert featuring pianist Ignas Maknickas. Come be a part of history as the man who started it all returns to conduct the orchestra he founded in 1969! With guest conductors Geoffrey Simon and Isaac Terceros. \nThe 4:30 pre-concert talk\, led by musicologist Dr. Alexis Witt\, will focus on how the theme of “legacy” applies to each composer on the concert program — Brahms grappling with the legacy of Beethoven’s symphonies and choosing to write his orchestral serenades first as a sort of test-run for a symphony; Rachmaninoff heartbroken over how the Soviets destroy the legacy of the Russia he loved causing him to focus on his piano performance rather than composition; Havyrlets dying on day three of the current Russian invasion of Ukraine because she couldn’t receive medical attention and the legacy of Ukrainian music in the face of Russian erasure; Kodály’s interest in collecting Hungarian folk music to preserve the musical legacy of his homeland \n\nTickets\nAdult: $25\nStudent w/ID $12\nChildren 18 and under: FREE \nBuy your Legacy tickets here\nor at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater box office\, 114 E Kirkwood Ave\, Bloomington
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/legacy/
LOCATION:Buskirk-Chumley Theater\, 114 E. Kirkwood Avenue\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47408\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230303T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230303T183000
DTSTAMP:20260425T115905
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SUMMARY:Piano Masterclass with Ignas Maknickas
DESCRIPTION:FREE masterclass open to middle and high-school pianist from Bloomington and surrounding areas. Audience is open to the public. \nApply here to participate in the masterclass \n  \nThe Bloomington Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is excited to welcome concert pianist Ignas Maknickas to Bloomington as part of our upcoming “Imagine: Legacy” concert where he will perform Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Ignas’s impressive biography boasts numerous awards and prizes\, such as “The Queen’s Commendation for Excellence” (the highest-scoring graduate of the Royal Academy of Music\, July 2021)\, First Prize at the XIX Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition for Youth in Szafarnia\, First Prize at the XX Piano Competition “Young Virtuoso” in Zagreb\, Third Prize at the Aarhus Piano Competition and\, in 2021\, he was the semi-finalist of the Vendome Prize. Ignas has also appeared with orchestras all over the world\, playing everything from Mozart to Chopin. \nDuring his visit to Bloomington\, Ignas has generously offered his time and expertise to lead a masterclass\, coaching young pianists who will receive world-class feedback on their playing. Selected applicants will get to play for Ignas and then receive his help in areas of technique\, expression\, and musicality. This  is a rare opportunity for young performers to learn from a highly-accomplished professional performer who will only be in Bloomington for a short time! \nThe BSO welcomes all interested local (Bloomington and surrounding area) middle- and high-school piano students to apply. Applicants must submit a roughly one-minute video (in any format\, even cell phone video is fine!) of them playing either piano or keyboard. For the application you can play anything you would like – something from a piece you’ve mastered\, a piece you are working on\, or something that you aspire to play! If you are selected\, you will be asked to bring any Classical or non-Classical piece on which you would like to receive Maestro Maknickas’s feedback to a public masterclass held on Friday\, March 3rd\, from 4:30-6:30pm at the Faith Lutheran Church Sanctuary (2200 S. High Street). Selected participants will each get 10-20 minutes of one-on-one time to work exclusively with the maestro himself. This masterclass is FREE and open to the public: parents\, friends\, any interested pianists\, BSO superfans\, or lovers of music are welcome to attend as audience members\, with the request that all attendees be quiet and respectful of the students in the class. \nApplications are due by February 24th\, and we will send details to participants by February 27th. \nAre you (or someone you know) interested in the opportunity to be part of this exciting masterclass? Click here for to submit your application.\, or let us know  if you have questions! bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com \n 
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/ignas/
LOCATION:Faith Lutheran Church Sanctury\, 2200 S. High Street\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47401
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230119T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230119T200000
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SUMMARY:Conversations at FAR: A BSO Chamber Concert
DESCRIPTION:FAR Center for Contemporary Art\nTickets: Adults $12\, under 18 FREE\nBuy tickets at the door\, or save time and pay ahead: BUY TICKETS HERE\n\n  \n\n\n\nOn January 19th\, 7pm\, a BSO Chamber concert will premier Gabriel Lubell’s recently finished piece “Nils Magis Mirandum: Industrial Landscape no. 1” at FAR Center for Contemporary Art. The nonet has 5 movements and each movement depicts a different piece of water infrastructure: the water reclamation wetlands for Melbourne\, an ancient step well India\, aeration fountains in NY\, the oldest continuously working steam pump in the Netherlands\, and water towers in West Africa that gather water from the air.  It is a complex and exciting piece.  Here are some of Gabriel’s words about his process. \n\n\n“As urban society has blossomed\, it has had to confront a morass of challenges: too much water\, too little\, too dirty\, etc. Some solutions have been more elegant and effective than others. Yet all invite a kind of wonder: how does it all work? I find the question all the more poignant against the backdrop of mystery that shades much modern infrastructure. Most facilities are off-limits to the public\, and an awful lot is entirely invisible. What can be seen suggests entire fantasy worlds and mythologies; just how many alligators\, giant goldfish\, or (with gratitude to the X-Files) mutant fluke men live in the sewers? More seriously\, how many lives and hours were given to let our faucets flow? And what goes on in places where they do not?……I wanted to write music that might do some good for the planet\, but didn’t distress people by merely illuminating already known issues. Water infrastructure presented a powerful topic in this regard: as Matthew Gandy put it\, “water lies at the intersection of landscape and infrastructure\, crossing between visible and invisible domains.” Musicalizing its works could therefore provide oblique (and some direct) reminders of our increasingly troubled relationship to the natural world without succumbing to fearmongering or preachiness. At the same time\, it could celebrate the wonderous ingenuity that lies behind our lives\, create emotional connections to the inanimate mediators of our lifeblood\, and encourage new ideas about futures\, pasts\, and places both hidden and awesome.”\n\n\nPersonnel: \nKit Boulding\, violin\n\nEsteban Hernandez Parra\, viola\nScott Sgueglia\, cello\nRon Kadish\, bass\nEric Bowling\, flute\nBritta Goetz\, oboe\nCatherine Marchese\, bassoon\nCarl Weinberg\, clarinet\nChristina Blahovich\, french horn
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/chamberjan19/
LOCATION:FAR Center\, 505 W. Fourth Street\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47404
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221125T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221125T200000
DTSTAMP:20260425T115905
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SUMMARY:Celebrate the Season 5pm and 8pm
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the Season with the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. We’ll have two festive and family-friendly shows perfectly framing downtown’s Canopy of Lights. First a slightly shorter concert at 5pm (finishing just in time to catch the Canopy of Lights)\, followed by an expanded 8pm show as a great way to warm up after the lights have been lit. Start your season off with some SPARKLE! \nBuy your Celebrate the Season tickets here. \nAdult: $25\nStudent w/ID $12\nChildren 18 and under: $5
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/cts22/
LOCATION:IN
ORGANIZER;CN="Bloomington Symphony Orchestra":MAILTO:bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221023T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221023T200000
DTSTAMP:20260425T115905
CREATED:20220920T182700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221015T042457Z
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SUMMARY:Jazzin' Btown - Imagine: Collaboration - Jazz\, Sax\, and Sibelius
DESCRIPTION:BSO and AAAMC present:\nImagine: Collaboration\nSunday\, October 23\, 2022\nBuskirk-Chumley Theater\, 6pmMickey Tucker’s Spiritual Collage: A Suite for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra\nNkieru Okoye’s Voices Shouting Out\nJean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto – Elson Koh\, violin\, 2022 BSO Youth Concerto Competition Winner\n\nCLICK HERE TO BUY YOUR TICKETS FOR IMAGINE: COLLABORATION\n($25 adults\, $12 students\, FREE ages 18 and under) \nOR GET A BSO SEASON PASS TO SAVE OVER 12% OFF FULL PRICE!\n \nIndiana University’s Archives of African American Music and Culture (AAAMC) and the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra (BSO) are making musical history. In 1978\, African American jazz pianist and composer Mickey Tucker received the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant to compose what he calls his magnum opus\, Spiritual Collage: A Suite for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra. Inspired by the Negro spiritual\, “I’ve Just Come from the Fountain\,” this work was written for a seventy-piece orchestra innovatively merging classical and jazz musical traditions. While the NEA grant supported composition and part printing processes\, it unfortunately did not fund a culminating performance. As a result\, Tucker stored this masterpiece in his home for forty-plus years\, where it would seemingly never be heard by anyone. Speaking with AAAMC Director Dr. Tyron Cooper\, the eighty-one-year-old composer lamented\, “I don’t think I will ever hear this piece performed in my lifetime.” In 2021\, Tucker and his wife Sheila donated the only hand-written copy of Spiritual Collage\, along with numerous original musical scores\, manuscripts\, photos\, letters\, audio and video recordings and other materials\, establishing the Mickey Tucker collection at AAAMC. Then\, Cooper in collaboration with the BSO’s Artistic Director and Conductor Alejandro Gómez Guillén\, formed a partnership between their respective organizations to normalize musical works by Black composers in Bloomington Symphony Orchestra’s concert seasons\, where recently BSO has presented the Indiana premiere of Florence Price’s Symphony no. 4\, and Dawn Norfleet’s Seed. In keeping with this vision\, the BSO will present the world premiere of Tucker’s Spiritual Collage at the Buskirk Chumley Theater on Sunday\, October 23rd at 6pm EDT.  \nJoining the BSO is a lineup of internationally acclaimed jazz greats including pianist Cyrus Chestnut\, bassist Avery Sharpe\, drummer Ronnie Burrage with saxophonists Gary Bartz\, Greg Osby\, Carol Sudhalter\, and Indianapolis native Rob Dixon. The audience will have an opportunity to meet Mickey and Sheila\, as they both join via live stream from their home in Australia. This live performance will be recorded for the award-winning documentary series AAAMC Speaks\, which brings AAAMC collections alive through episodes highlighting performers\, scholars and industry executives who intersect with the archives’ holdings.  \nIn addition to Tucker’s piece\, other works and artists will be showcased\, such as Voices Shouting Out by African American composer Okoye Nkeiru\, and the BSO 2022 Youth Concerto Competition winner\, Elson Koh\, performing Jean Sibelius’s Violin Concerto in D Minor\, Op. 47. This concert is co-sponsored by IU’s Office of the Provost\, the City of Bloomington\, the Indiana Arts Commission\, IU’s Platform Arts and Humanities Laboratory\, and IU’s College Arts and Humanities Institute. \n\nBuy your Collaboration tickets here.\n\nIndividual concerts:\n\nAdult: $25\nStudent w/ID $12\nChildren 18 and under: Free\n\n\n\nOr get all 4 BSO season tickets now! \n  \n\n\n  \n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \nAlso join us for “Engage the Artists” (Saturday\, October 22\, 2022—FAR Center for Contemporary Arts\, 6pm)\nFREE\, Space Limited. RSVP here. Reservations appreciated by not required \nOn Saturday\, October 22 (6pm-8:30pm) at Bloomington’s FAR Center\, the Bloomington community will have an opportunity to “meet the artists.” Moderated by the Director of Indiana University’s Archives of African American Music and Culture Dr. Tyron Cooper\, nationally and internationally acclaimed jazz musicians Greg Osby\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Gary Bartz\, Ronnie Burrage\, Carol Sudhalter\, Avery G. Sharpe\, and Rob Dixon will discuss their backgrounds and careers\, provide a brief masterclass\, and enjoy a community jam session. This event will be FREE and open to the public (space is limited). Musicians who would like to participate in the masterclass and/or jam session will be able to sign up at the door\, which opens at 5:30pm. This event is co-sponsored by IU’s Office of the Provost\, FAR Center\, and the City of Bloomington. \n\n\nJazzin’ B-Town: Discovery Through Music is the umbrella concept for events on October 22nd and 23rd dedicated to fostering meaningful exchange between jazz and classical music traditions as well as Indiana University Bloomington and broader community artists. The above two events will be offered in line with this significant initiative\, which stems from a recent partnership between IU’s Archives of African American Music and Culture and the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra. For more information contact aaamc@indiana.edu or bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com.
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/collaboration/
LOCATION:Buskirk-Chumley Theater\, 114 E. Kirkwood Avenue\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47408\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Bloomington Symphony Orchestra":MAILTO:bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221022T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221022T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T115905
CREATED:20220925T164427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221015T042755Z
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SUMMARY:Jazzin' Btown: “Engage the Artists”
DESCRIPTION:  \n“Engage the Artists” (Saturday\, October 22\, 2022—FAR Center for Contemporary Arts\, 6pm)\nFREE\, Space Limited. RSVP here. Reservations appreciated by not required\nOn Saturday\, October 22 (6pm-8:30pm) at Bloomington’s FAR Center\, the Bloomington community will have an opportunity to “meet the artists.” Moderated by the Director of Indiana University’s Archives of African American Music and Culture Dr. Tyron Cooper\, nationally and internationally acclaimed jazz musicians Greg Osby\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Gary Bartz\, Ronnie Burrage\, Carol Sudhalter\, Avery G. Sharpe\, and Rob Dixon will discuss their backgrounds and careers\, provide a brief masterclass\, and enjoy a community jam session. This event will be FREE and open to the public (space is limited). Musicians who would like to participate in the masterclass and/or jam session will be able to sign up at the door\, which opens at 5:30pm. This event is co-sponsored by IU’s Office of the Provost\, FAR Center\, and the City of Bloomington. \n  \nAlso be sure to join us the following day for:\n“Imagine: Collaboration” (Sunday\, October 23\, 2022—Buskirk-Chumley Theatre\, 6pm)\nTICKETS AT THE BCT BOX OFFICE ($25 adults\, $12 students\, FREE ages 18 and under)\nIndiana University’s Archives of African American Music and Culture (AAAMC) and the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra (BSO) are making musical history. In 1978\, African American jazz pianist and composer Mickey Tucker received the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant to compose what he calls his magnum opus\, Spiritual Collage: A Suite for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra. Inspired by the Negro spiritual\, “I’ve Just Come from the Fountain\,” this work was written for a seventy-piece orchestra innovatively merging classical and jazz musical traditions. While the NEA grant supported composition and part printing processes\, it unfortunately did not fund a culminating performance. As a result\, Tucker stored this masterpiece in his home for forty-plus years\, where it would seemingly never be heard by anyone. Speaking with AAAMC Director Dr. Tyron Cooper\, the eighty-one-year-old composer lamented\, “I don’t think I will ever hear this piece performed in my lifetime.” In 2021\, Tucker and his wife Sheila donated the only hand-written copy of Spiritual Collage\, along with numerous original musical scores\, manuscripts\, photos\, letters\, audio and video recordings and other materials\, establishing the Mickey Tucker collection at AAAMC. Then\, Cooper in collaboration with the BSO’s Artistic Director and Conductor Alejandro Gómez Guillén\, formed a partnership between their respective organizations to normalize musical works by Black composers in Bloomington Symphony Orchestra’s concert seasons\, where recently BSO has presented the Indiana premiere of Florence Price’s Symphony no. 4\, and Dawn Norfleet’s Seed. In keeping with this vision\, the BSO will present the world premiere of Tucker’s Spiritual Collage at the Buskirk Chumley Theater on Sunday\, October 23rd at 6pm EDT. Joining the BSO is a lineup of internationally acclaimed jazz greats including pianist Cyrus Chestnut\, bassist Avery Sharpe\, drummer Ronnie Burrage with saxophonists Gary Bartz\, Greg Osby\, Carol Sudhalter\, and Indianapolis native Rob Dixon. The audience will have an opportunity to meet Mickey and Sheila\, as they both join via live stream from their home in Australia. This live performance will be recorded for the award-winning documentary series AAAMC Speaks\, which brings AAAMC collections alive through episodes highlighting performers\, scholars and industry executives who intersect with the archives’ holdings. In addition to Tucker’s piece\, other works and artists will be showcased\, such as Voices Shouting Out by African American composer Okoye Nkeiru\, and the BSO 2022 Youth Concerto Competition winner\, Elson Koh\, performing Jean Sibelius’s Violin Concerto in D Minor\, Op. 47. This concert is co-sponsored by IU’s Office of the Provost\, the City of Bloomington\, the Indiana Arts Commission\, IU’s Platform Arts and Humanities Laboratory\, and IU’s College Arts and Humanities Institute. \n\nBuy your Collaboration tickets here.\n\nIndividual concerts:\n\nAdult: $25\nStudent w/ID $12\nChildren 18 and under: Free\n\n\nOr get all 4 BSO season tickets now!\n\n\n\n\nJazzin’ B-Town: Discovery Through Music is the umbrella concept for events on October 22nd and 23rd dedicated to fostering meaningful exchange between jazz and classical music traditions as well as Indiana University Bloomington and broader community artists. The following two events will be offered in line with this significant initiative\, which stems from a recent partnership between IU’s Archives of African American Music and Culture and the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra. For more information contact aaamc@indiana.edu or bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com.
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/engage/
LOCATION:FAR Center\, 505 W. Fourth Street\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47404
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20220921T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20220921T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T115905
CREATED:20220913T183323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220920T014430Z
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SUMMARY:Autumn Reflections: A Chamber Concert
DESCRIPTION:at Bell Trace \nAs we welcome the coming of Fall\, we hope you’ll join us for a serene evening of chamber music\, featuring members of the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra. We chose these pieces to be contemplative in nature\, reflecting the mood of the season as we enjoy the last of Summer’s warmth and look forward to the holidays to come. \nAutumn Rain                                                                              Tyler Mazone\nThe ensemble \nOblivion                                                                                     Astor Piazzolla\nRuth Mayhew\, flute\, and the ensemble \nDeux Interludes                                                                         Jaques Ibert\nKit Boulding\, violin\nRuth Mayhew\, flute\nAlissa Guntren\, piano \nReflection\, Op 19 for cello and piano                               Louis Moseson\nStephen Moseson\, mosi nova\nChristina Chung\, piano \nThe Deserted Garden                                                            Florence B. Price\nAdoration                                                                                Florence B. Price \nSuite de Pieces\, Op. 3                                           Samuel Coleridge-Taylor\nPastorale\nCavatina\nBarcarolle\nContemplation \nDeep River\, Op. 59 No. 10                                     Samuel Coleridge-Taylor\nSarah Strickland\, violin\, Dr. Vicki King\, piano \nEnsemble\n \nViolin: \nNancy Argersinger\nTobi Abubakare\nKit Boulding\nJennifer Morgan\nEllison Oliger\nJuli Songer \nViola: \nAngela Gallip\nCrista Riter\nCosmo Pearson-Young \nCello: \nNicole Vasconi\nStephen Moseson \nBass: \nRon Kadish \n\nNOTE: \nWe will be performing in the multi-storied apartment building; the entrance is up the first right hand turn onto Bell Trace Circle\, after one enters Bell Trace from John Hinkle Road. \nParking is on the right side of that road and in the parking lot just to the left after you turn on to Bell Trace Circle\, in any place not marked as Reserved for Residents. \nPlease come in the main entrance and sign in at the front desk.
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/autumn-reflections-a-chamber-concert/
LOCATION:Bell Trace\, 800 Bell Trace Ct\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47408\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Bloomington Symphony Orchestra":MAILTO:bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20220910T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20220917T190000
DTSTAMP:20260425T115905
CREATED:20220827T043752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220910T222105Z
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SUMMARY:Space Jams 2: Return of The Planets
DESCRIPTION:Did you miss out on the out-of-this world BSO performance of Holst’s The Planets last May? Or do you want a chance to relive the magic?\nMake a donation to the BSO\, big or small\, and we’ll send you a link to a professional recording of the event!\nWatch during the viewing party on Saturday\, September 10th at 7pm to chat with BSO friends. Or choose to watch and re-watch as many times as you want through Sept 17th. \n\n\n\nor send a check with your email in the memo line to:\nBloomington Symphony Orchestra\n320 W 8th St\, Ste 100A\nBloomington\, IN 47401 \n  \n**After you make a paypal donation\, you should be redirected back to the BSO website that contains the link. If that doesn’t happen\, you will receive the link within 24 hours.**
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/space2/
LOCATION:Online\, IN\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Bloomington Symphony Orchestra":MAILTO:bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220829
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221023
DTSTAMP:20260425T115905
CREATED:20220827T041447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220920T183455Z
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SUMMARY:Season 53: Imagination - On Sale now!
DESCRIPTION:Season 53: Imagination \nBuy your season tickets HERE\nJoin us at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater for four imaginative performances\, and save up to 12% off individual prices! \nAdult: $88\nStudent w/ID $44\nChildren 18 and under: $5 \n\n\n  \nIndividual concerts:\n\nAdult: $25\nStudent w/ID $12\nChildren 18 and under: Free\n\n\n  \n  \n\n\nSunday October 23\, 2022\, 6pm\nImagine: Collaboration\nJazz\, Sax\, and Sibelius \nAs part of this week’s Jazzin’ B-Town special presentations\, the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra and the IU Archives of African American Music and Culture (AAAMC) present Spiritual Collage: A Suite for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra by jazz pianist Mickey Tucker\, as the BSO plays alongside acclaimed jazz artists Greg Osby\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Gary Bartz\, Avery Sharpe\,\, Ronnie Burrage\, Carol Sudhalter and Rob Dixon. The BSO 2022 Youth Concerto Competition winner\, Elson Koh\, will also be showcased performing Jean Sibelius’s Violin Concerto in D Minor\, Op. 47.\n\nBuy your Collaboration tickets here.\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\nFriday November 25\, 2022\, 5pm or 8pm\nCelebrate the Season \nCelebrate the Season with the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. We’ll have two festive and family-friendly shows perfectly framing downtown’s Canopy of Lights. First a slightly shorter concert at 5pm (finishing just in time to catch the Canopy of Lights)\, followed by an expanded 8pm show as a great way to warm up after the lights have been lit. Start your season off with some SPARKLE! \nBuy your Celebrate the Season tickets here. \n  \n\n  \nSunday March 5\, 2023\, 5pm\nImagine: Legacy\nfeaturing BSO founder Geoffrey Simon\nHe’s back! Our founder Geoffrey Simon planned to come help us celebrate our 50th season in March 2020\, but we all know how that ended up. Fortunately\, he will join us this March instead for a concert featuring pianist Ignas Maknickas. Come be a part of history as the man who started it all returns to conduct the orchestra he founded in 1969! \nBuy your Legacy tickets here. \n  \n\n  \nSunday May 14\, 2023\, 5pm\nImagine: Legends\nfeaturing Stravinsky and Ranjbaran \nHeroic victory. Rising from the ashes. The BSO explores epic mythology as we end our 53rd season with Igor Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. Behzad Ranjbaran’s Seven Passages\, based on Persian mythology\, will add to the mystique of this epic concert. \nBuy your Legend tickets here.
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/season53/
LOCATION:Buskirk-Chumley Theater\, 114 E. Kirkwood Avenue\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47408\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Bloomington Symphony Orchestra":MAILTO:bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20220828T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20220828T200000
DTSTAMP:20260425T115905
CREATED:20220801T201942Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T233712Z
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SUMMARY:A Summer Serenade at Switchyard Park
DESCRIPTION:Who doesn’t love animals? Join the BSO in a summer serenade to our furry and feathered friends. Featuring works by Stravinsky\, Copland\, and Gershwin\, this concert will make you sit up and BEG for more! Bring a picnic\, some comfy seating\, and the whole family for this FREE summer event. \n  \n  \n6:00pm – Animal Adoption event: Find your new furever friend\, with the City of Bloomington Animal Care and Control\n6:30pm – Musical Petting Zoo: Get a chance to touch and play several of the instruments you are about to hear perform. A fun event for kids of all ages.\n7:00pm –Concert begins: Be sure to bring chairs or a picnic blanket. Well behaved pups are welcome!
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/summer22/
LOCATION:Switchyard Park Main Stage\, 1601 S Rogers St\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47403\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation":MAILTO:ritterc@bloomington.in.gov
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20220719T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20220719T200000
DTSTAMP:20260425T115905
CREATED:20220629T190141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220629T191335Z
UID:3878-1658257200-1658260800@www.bloomingtonsymphony.com
SUMMARY:2022 BSO Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Everybody is cordially invited to the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra’s Annual Meeting on Tuesday\, July 19th at 7-8:00pm EDT\, live on Zoom. Join the meeting using THIS LINK\, or log in using the meeting ID: 820 1298 8355\, Passcode: BSO53 \nThe purpose of the annual meeting is to provide a State of the Orchestra\, discuss the upcoming 53rd season programming (including a pair of exciting international guest performers)\, and present other information of interest.  We will also conduct our required annual orchestra business: financial reports\, voting on board members and officers\, and bylaws updates.  We will conclude with an opportunity for YOU to give feedback and join the BSO as we begin looking at our Strategic Plan for the next 5-10 years. \nVoting members of the BSO are composed of performing musicians (at least 3 concert this season)\, staff\, and individual donors contributing $25 or more.  If you are a voting member of the BSO\, we hope you can join us for the meeting but even if not\, we STRONGLY encourage you to respond to the ballot and cast your vote. Your participation in person OR via the ballot is vital as we again need to achieve quorum to conclude our official business.  So please\, take a moment to visit the ballot and let your voice be heard: \nYou can vote any time now through July 20th\, but why wait? \nBSO Ballot: VOTE HERE \nPlease feel free to contact us with any questions. bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com \nWe hope to see you on July 19th!
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/2022-bso-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20220522T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20220522T183000
DTSTAMP:20260425T115905
CREATED:20220407T211940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220521T202935Z
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SUMMARY:A BSO Gala-ctic Party
DESCRIPTION:Tickets available now! $35 includes sci-fi themed drinks\, hors d’oeuvres\, and desserts \n\n\n\n\n\n Click here to buy party tickets using a credit card or paypal.\nOr mail a check to: BSO Gala\, 320 W 8th St\, Ste 100A\, Bloomington\, IN 47404\nOr pay with cash\, check\, or credit card at the door\, but please reserve your place at the event by emailing us at gala@bloomingtonsymphony.com\, or leaving a message at 812-331-2320\n\n\n\n\n\nDon’t forget your tickets for the Space Jams concert\, too! \n  \n\nGALA-CTIC PARTY at the MILL\n\nHave you ever wanted to shake hands with Han Solo or take a photo with Mr. Spock? All of your sci-fi dreams are about to come true with the BSO’s \n\n\nTucked in between our 3:00 and 7:00 pm performances of Space Jams\, we’re hosting the galaxy’s coolest event! Take some time to party with your fellow music fans\, meet the members of the orchestra\, show off your costuming skills\, and have fun while supporting your community orchestra. Sci-fi themed drinks\, hors d’oeuvres\, and desserts are included in the $35 ticket price. \nMake sure you also get tickets to Space Jams to hear the BSO perform Holst’s The Planets! \n  \n \n  \nBSO Musicians: reserve your 1 free ticket by emailing us: gala@bloomingtonsymphony.com.
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/gala-ctic-party/
LOCATION:The Dimension Mill\, 642 N Madison St\, Bloomington\, IN\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Bloomington Symphony Orchestra":MAILTO:bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20220522T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20220522T190000
DTSTAMP:20260425T115905
CREATED:20210626T035547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220522T142405Z
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SUMMARY:Space Jams
DESCRIPTION:View the printed program for today’s concert HERE \n  \n  \n  \nJoin us for our last concert of our 52nd season\, featuring Holst’s The Planets! \nBuy CONCERT TICKETS here or at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater box office. \nClick here for GALA-CTIC PARTY info and tickets. \n \n  \nWhy are we here? What is the meaning of life? \n\nThose questions – and humanity’s fascination with the cosmos – hearken back to our very origins. Since early history\, depictions of what might exist in the canopy of stars abound in art\, stories\, and music.  \nIn the world of symphonic music\, one of the most famous and exciting explorations of these questions is Gustav Holst’s beloved The Planets. Holst’s masterwork captures our collective imagination\, and has inspired composers since Holst began writing it in 1914. It has also influenced practically every sci-fi movie ever\, and has spurred our imaginations to think of what might be out there\, in the expanse of outer space.  \nJoin your Bloomington Symphony Orchestra for Space Jams\, a cosmic celebration featuring Holst’s beloved masterpiece in its full\, expanded\, original instrumentation.  \n2 performances available \n\n3:00-4:00pm – Matinee performance: Holst’s The Planets (60 minutes\, no intermission)\n7:00-8:45pm – Expanded evening performance: IN addition to The Planets\, you will hear Cycles by local film composer Zachary Walter (The Good Catholic\, Ms. White Light) which will set the mood for our interstellar voyage. A collaboration with local choir Voces Novae will share stellar music such as Ērik Ešenvalds Stars and Lauren Bernofsky’s O Cosmos. This later show also includes a sci-fi costume contest (come dressed as your favorite sci-fi character!)\, space-themed visuals to accompany the music\, and more! \n\n  \nHow can I make this evening even more memorable? \nGlad you asked! To celebrate the end of our season and the very special music we have planned for you\, the BSO is hosting a Gala-ctic Party between the two performances at 4:30-6:30pm. Learn more at bloomingtonsymphony.com/gala-ctic-party. \n  \n  \nDoors open 1 hour before each performance for this reserved seating event. Wearing a mask indoors is strongly encouraged. Vaccine verification or negative covid test results within 48 hours is required to enter the venue. BCT COVID Policy FAQ. \n 
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/spacejams/
LOCATION:Buskirk-Chumley Theater\, 114 E. Kirkwood Avenue\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47408\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Bloomington Symphony Orchestra":MAILTO:bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20220406T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20220406T200000
DTSTAMP:20260425T115905
CREATED:20220303T004956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220405T050213Z
UID:3698-1649271600-1649275200@www.bloomingtonsymphony.com
SUMMARY:Conversations @ FAR: A BSO Chamber Concert
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE to reserve your seat using Paypal \nTo pay with cash or check\, email us at: bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com\, or leave a message at 812-331-2320. \n  \n  \nFor the safety of our musicians and patrons\, face masks will be required to attend. \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \nConversations @ Far: A BSO Chamber Concert \nApril 6\, 2022 @ 7pm\nFAR Center for Contemporary Art\n505 W 4th St\, Bloomington\, IN 47404 \n\nParking Information– Enter from the North entrance on 4th Street. \n\nFeaturing: \n\n\n\n\nFranz Schubert – Trout Quintet\nKit Boulding\, violin; Sarah Strickland\, viola; John Winninger\, cello; Audrey Williams\, Bass; Diane Rivera\, piano\n\nGeorge Enescu – Légende\nTodd Davidson\, trumpet; Paulette Davidson\, piano\n\nFrancis Poulenc – Trio for Piano\, Bassoon\, and Oboe\nVicki King\, piano; Catherine Marchese\, bassoon; Jeehoon Kim\, oboe\n 
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/trout/
LOCATION:FAR Center\, 505 W. Fourth Street\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47404
ORGANIZER;CN="Bloomington Symphony Orchestra":MAILTO:bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20220313T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20220313T180000
DTSTAMP:20260425T115905
CREATED:20210626T034853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220313T165614Z
UID:3315-1647190800-1647194400@www.bloomingtonsymphony.com
SUMMARY:Through Our Eyes
DESCRIPTION:View Concert Program Here (pdf)\n\nBuy Tickets Now\nJoin the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra for Through Our Eyes\, as we encourage us all to view different perspectives\, through 3 unique pieces:\nIn Indian-American composer Reena Esmail’s Testament from Vishwas you will hear traditional Hindustani melodies and see why Esmail is one of the most important musicians of her generation. \nAdolfo Mejía’s Pequeña Suite encapsulates different music from Colombia and was the first piece to feature the Colombian Cumbia rhythm on the orchestral stage!  \nStacy Garrop’s The Battle for the Ballot was written to commemorate the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote\, and features quotes from the U.S. suffragette movement. \n  \nWe hope you join us for this eye-opening event! \n  \n  \nDoors open at 4:00 pm for this General Admission event. The estimated length of the show is 60 minutes without an intermission. Wearing a mask is required indoors in Monroe County. Proof of vaccine or negative covid test results within 48 hours required to enter the venue. BCT Covid Policy FAQ. Please stay home of you do no feel well. In person tickets can be transferred to virtual tickets. \n  \nCan’t make it to the theater? WATCH THE LIVESTREAM. High-quality video will be available for streaming to watch live\, or anytime within 48 hours of the performance. To watch online\, purchase your tickets by 3pm on the day of the concert through the Buskirk-Chumley website\, then use the same email to create or login to your account on mandolin.com. Within 48 hours of the concert\, “Through Your Eyes”should appear on the “see my tickets” section when you log on to mandolin.com. on the top of the page. If the concert does not appear there within 48 hours before the concert\, you should contact live@mandolin.com
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/oureyes/
LOCATION:Buskirk-Chumley Theater\, 114 E. Kirkwood Avenue\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47408\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Bloomington Symphony Orchestra":MAILTO:bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20211211T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20211211T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T115905
CREATED:20210626T034650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211029T220236Z
UID:3313-1639249200-1639254600@www.bloomingtonsymphony.com
SUMMARY:Celebrate the Season\, 7pm at Brown County Music Center
DESCRIPTION:The Bloomington Symphony Orchestra’s Celebrate the Season show returns once more to the Brown County Music Center with a festive performance including themes of peace and thanksgiving. Come get in the holiday spirit with family favorites like “Sleigh Ride” and discover new music that’s guaranteed to put some sparkle in your holidays!\n  \nPurchase tickets at the BCMC Box Office.* \n*Vaccine verification or negative covid test results within 48 hours required to enter the venue. BCMC Safety Policy. \n  \n  \n \n  \n 
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/celebrate-the-season-brown-county/
LOCATION:Brown County Music Center\, 200 Maple Leaf Boulevard\, Nashville\, IN\, 47448\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Bloomington Symphony Orchestra":MAILTO:bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20211126T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20211126T213000
DTSTAMP:20260425T115905
CREATED:20210626T033829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211107T205003Z
UID:3307-1637956800-1637962200@www.bloomingtonsymphony.com
SUMMARY:Celebrate the Season - 8pm at BCT
DESCRIPTION:  \nCome Celebrate the Season with the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater! Pick from two festive performances with music including themes of peace and thanksgiving. The two family-friendly shows perfectly frame downtown’s Canopy of Lights: first a shorter concert at 5:30pm (with a special guest from the North Pole!) finishing just in time to catch the Canopy of Lights celebration on the Square\, followed by an expanded 8pm show as a great way to warm up after the lights have been lit. \nSpecial guests include Sylvia McNair narrating a unique ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas\, Lucia Walker singing I Dreamed a Dream\, and dancers from Motion Arts Dance Academy helping give life to excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. \n  \nCan’t make it to the theater? The 8pm show will be livestreamed and available for 48 hours! \nOr join us at the Brown County Music Center on December 11\, 7pm. \n\n\nBuy your tickets now!\nNov 26 at Buskirk-Chumley Theater* \nNov 26 Livestream \nDec 11 at Brown County Music Center* \n  \n  \n*Vaccine verification or negative covid test results within 48 hours required to enter the venue\, per the safety policies for the BCT or BCMC. \n 
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/celebrate-the-season-bloomington/
LOCATION:Buskirk-Chumley Theater\, 114 E. Kirkwood Avenue\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47408\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Bloomington Symphony Orchestra":MAILTO:bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20211126T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20211126T183000
DTSTAMP:20260425T115905
CREATED:20210626T033923Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211107T204954Z
UID:3305-1637947800-1637951400@www.bloomingtonsymphony.com
SUMMARY:Celebrate the Season - 5:30pm at BCT
DESCRIPTION:  \nCome Celebrate the Season with the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater! Pick from two festive performances with music including themes of peace and thanksgiving. The two family-friendly shows perfectly frame downtown’s Canopy of Lights: first a shorter concert at 5:30pm (with a special guest from the North Pole!) finishing just in time to catch the Canopy of Lights celebration on the Square\, followed by an expanded 8pm show as a great way to warm up after the lights have been lit. \nSpecial guests include Sylvia McNair narrating a unique ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas\, Lucia Walker singing I Dreamed a Dream\, and dancers from Motion Arts Dance Academy helping give life to excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. \n  \nCan’t make it to the theater? The 8pm show will be livestreamed and available for 48 hours! \nOr join us at the Brown County Music Center on December 11\, 7pm. \n\n\nBuy your tickets now!\nNov 26 at Buskirk-Chumley Theater* \nNov 26 Livestream \nDec 11 at Brown County Music Center* \n  \n  \n*Vaccine verification or negative covid test results within 48 hours required to enter the venue\, per the safety policies for the BCT or BCMC. \n  \n\n 
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/celebrate-the-season-530/
LOCATION:Buskirk-Chumley Theater\, 114 E. Kirkwood Avenue\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47408\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20211024T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20211024T190000
DTSTAMP:20260425T115905
CREATED:20210626T033038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211023T083026Z
UID:3302-1635094800-1635102000@www.bloomingtonsymphony.com
SUMMARY:Wade in the Water: Exploring Florence Price's Symphony No. 4 & art songs
DESCRIPTION:  \nClick here to view the digital version of the printed program\, including program notes and art song texts \n  \n\n\n \n  \n  \nIn collaboration with the Archives of African American Music and Culture (AAAMC)\, the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra presents “Wade in the Water: Exploring Florence Price’s 4th Symphony and art songs”. Included in the program is a guest appearance by tenor\, scholar\, and cultural activist Dr. Marquese Carter who will perform and share insights on Price’s art songs\, expand on her historical context\, the renaissance of her music in the last few years\, and address why her music and that of other composers of color have been historically overlooked. Written in 1945\, Price’s 4th Symphony has only been performed a few times since its 2018 premiere. Help raise awareness for one of the most important musical voices in the United States\, and be one of the few people to experience the piece live!  \nThere will be time for Q&A.\n \n  \nTickets are now available through the Buskirk-Chumley Box Office\nIn-person*: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/10847514\nLivestream**: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/10863976 \n  \nJoin us Wednesday\, Oct 20\, 7-8pm EDT for a FREE Zoom event featuring BSO Artistic Director Alejandro Gómez Guillén and tenor\, scholar\, and cultural activist Dr. Marquese Carter as they have an informal discussion about their careers and musical journeys involving under-represented musicians and composers.  Zoom link\, Meeting ID: 856 2892 4390\, Passcode: BSO.  \n  \nKeep an eye out for updates here and on our social media for more events in the week leading up to the performance. \n  \n\n*Per BCT policy\, wearing a mask is required in the building. Vaccine verification or negative covid test results within 48 hours required to enter the venue. \n**Livestream tickets must be purchased by 3pm EDT on the day of the show\, and will only be available concurrent with the live performance at 5pm EDT on Sunday Oct 24. You will receive a link via email the week of the show from hello@mandolin.live and will have to create a free Mandolin account if you don’t have one yet. This is the same service we used for the Beethoven recording last February. For technical support contact help@mandolin.live. \n\n 
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/wadeinthewater/
LOCATION:Buskirk-Chumley Theater\, 114 E. Kirkwood Avenue\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47408\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Bloomington Symphony Orchestra":MAILTO:bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20211023T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20211023T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T115905
CREATED:20211023T074342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211023T081728Z
UID:3551-1635004800-1635008400@www.bloomingtonsymphony.com
SUMMARY:BSO Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:In anticipation of the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra’s concert on Sunday\, we will host an informal panel to discuss the inclusion of Black composers and musicians within (and without) Western musical traditions\, and more. JOIN THE DISCUSSION VIA ZOOM OR FACEBOOK LIVE.\n\nPanelists include:\nShenika John Jordan\nRoad Manager\, African American Choral Ensemble\n\nAndre Jamal Cardine Jr.\nIndiana University\nDepartment of Folklore and Ethnomusicology\nDr. Dawn Norfleet\ncomposer/flutist/singer/pedagogue\n\nModerated by Kennedi Johnson\nGraduate Student\, Indiana University\nDepartment of Folklore and Ethnomusicology\nDepartment of African American and African Diaspora Studies
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/bso-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="Bloomington Symphony Orchestra":MAILTO:bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20211020T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20211020T200000
DTSTAMP:20260425T115905
CREATED:20211020T022633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T023615Z
UID:3525-1634756400-1634760000@www.bloomingtonsymphony.com
SUMMARY:Zoom Discussion with the BSO and Dr. Marquese Carter
DESCRIPTION:In advance of the BSO’s “Wade in the Water” concert at the BCT on Sunday\, featuring works by Florence Price\, we are giving prospective audience members (and anyone else who is interested) the chance to learn more about this fascinating composer and her work. Please join us and our special guest Dr. Marquese Carter (they/them) for an informal discussion about the careers and musical journeys of under-represented musicians and composers. \n\nThis event will take place from 7:00-8:00pm EST over Zoom. Please join us: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85628924390… \n\n\nLearn more about Dr. Carter’s and all of their amazing endeavors\, including their scholarship on Price: http://www.marquesecarter.com/bio.html \n\n\nMore information and tickets for Sunday’s concert is available at: https://bctboxoffice.org/event/wade-in-the-water/
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/wade-in-the-water-zoom-discussion-with-the-bso-and-dr-marquese-carter/
LOCATION:Zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="Bloomington Symphony Orchestra":MAILTO:bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com
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