Bloomington Symphony Orchestra - Indiana

Through Our Eyes
2022-03-13 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN, 47408, United States
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Join the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra for Through Our Eyes, as we encourage us all to view different perspectives, through 3 unique pieces:
In 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.
Adolfo Mejía’s Pequeña Suite encapsulates different music from Colombia and was the first piece to feature the Colombian Cumbia rhythm on the orchestral stage!
Stacy 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.

We hope you join us for this eye-opening event!

Doors 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.

Can’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

Conversations @ FAR: A BSO Chamber Concert
2022-04-06 19:00 - 20:00 | FAR Center, 505 W. Fourth Street, Bloomington, IN, 47404
CLICK HERE to reserve your seat using Paypal
To pay with cash or check, email us at: bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com, or leave a message at 812-331-2320.

For the safety of our musicians and patrons, face masks will be required to attend.

Conversations @ Far: A BSO Chamber Concert
April 6, 2022 @ 7pm
FAR Center for Contemporary Art
505 W 4th St, Bloomington, IN 47404

Parking Information– Enter from the North entrance on 4th Street.

Featuring:

Franz Schubert – Trout Quintet
Kit Boulding, violin; Sarah Strickland, viola; John Winninger, cello; Audrey Williams, Bass; Diane Rivera, piano

George Enescu – Légende
Todd Davidson, trumpet; Paulette Davidson, piano

Francis Poulenc – Trio for Piano, Bassoon, and Oboe
Vicki King, piano; Catherine Marchese, bassoon; Jeehoon Kim, oboe

Space Jams
2022-05-22 15:00 - 19:00 | Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN, 47408, United States
View the printed program for today’s concert HERE

Join us for our last concert of our 52nd season, featuring Holst’s The Planets!
Buy CONCERT TICKETS here or at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater box office.
Click here for GALA-CTIC PARTY info and tickets.

Why are we here? What is the meaning of life?

Those 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.
In 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.
Join your Bloomington Symphony Orchestra for Space Jams, a cosmic celebration featuring Holst’s beloved masterpiece in its full, expanded, original instrumentation.
2 performances available

3:00-4:00pm – Matinee performance: Holst’s The Planets (60 minutes, no intermission)
7:00-8:45pm – 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!

How can I make this evening even more memorable?
Glad 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.

Doors 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.

A BSO Gala-ctic Party
2022-05-22 16:30 - 18:30 | The Dimension Mill, 642 N Madison St, Bloomington, IN, United States
Tickets available now! $35 includes sci-fi themed drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and desserts

Click here to buy party tickets using a credit card or paypal.
Or mail a check to: BSO Gala, 320 W 8th St, Ste 100A, Bloomington, IN 47404
Or 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

Don’t forget your tickets for the Space Jams concert, too!

GALA-CTIC PARTY at the MILL

Have 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

Tucked 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.
Make sure you also get tickets to Space Jams to hear the BSO perform Holst’s The Planets!

BSO Musicians: reserve your 1 free ticket by emailing us: gala@bloomingtonsymphony.com.

2022 BSO Annual Meeting
2022-07-19 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
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: [REDACTED]
The 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.
Voting 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:
You can vote any time now through July 20th, but why wait?
BSO Ballot: VOTE HERE
Please feel free to contact us with any questions. bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com
We hope to see you on July 19th!

A Summer Serenade at Switchyard Park
2022-08-28 18:30 - 20:00 | Switchyard Park Main Stage, 1601 S Rogers St, Bloomington, IN, 47403, United States
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.

6:00pm – Animal Adoption event: Find your new furever friend, with the City of Bloomington Animal Care and Control
6:30pm – 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.
7:00pm –Concert begins: Be sure to bring chairs or a picnic blanket. Well behaved pups are welcome!

Season 53: Imagination - On Sale now!
2022-08-29 - 2022-10-22 | Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN, 47408, United States
Season 53: Imagination
Buy your season tickets HERE
Join us at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater for four imaginative performances, and save up to 12% off individual prices!
Adult: $88
Student w/ID $44
Children 18 and under: $5

Individual concerts:

Adult: $25
Student w/ID $12
Children 18 and under: Free

Sunday October 23, 2022, 6pm
Imagine: Collaboration
Jazz, Sax, and Sibelius
As 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.

Buy your Collaboration tickets here.

Friday November 25, 2022, 5pm or 8pm
Celebrate the Season
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!
Buy your Celebrate the Season tickets here.

Sunday March 5, 2023, 5pm
Imagine: Legacy
featuring BSO founder Geoffrey Simon
He’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!
Buy your Legacy tickets here.

Sunday May 14, 2023, 5pm
Imagine: Legends
featuring Stravinsky and Ranjbaran
Heroic 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.
Buy your Legend tickets here.

Space Jams 2: Return of The Planets
2022-09-10 19:00 - 2022-09-17 19:00 | Online, IN, United States
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?
Make a donation to the BSO, big or small, and we’ll send you a link to a professional recording of the event!
Watch 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.

or send a check with your email in the memo line to:
Bloomington Symphony Orchestra
320 W 8th St, Ste 100A
Bloomington, IN 47401

**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.**

Autumn Reflections: A Chamber Concert
2022-09-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Bell Trace, 800 Bell Trace Ct, Bloomington, IN, 47408, United States
at Bell Trace
As 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.
Autumn Rain Tyler Mazone
The ensemble
Oblivion Astor Piazzolla
Ruth Mayhew, flute, and the ensemble
Deux Interludes Jaques Ibert
Kit Boulding, violin
Ruth Mayhew, flute
Alissa Guntren, piano
Reflection, Op 19 for cello and piano Louis Moseson
Stephen Moseson, mosi nova
Christina Chung, piano
The Deserted Garden Florence B. Price
Adoration Florence B. Price
Suite de Pieces, Op. 3 Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Pastorale
Cavatina
Barcarolle
Contemplation
Deep River, Op. 59 No. 10 Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Sarah Strickland, violin, Dr. Vicki King, piano
Ensemble

Violin:
Nancy Argersinger
Tobi Abubakare
Kit Boulding
Jennifer Morgan
Ellison Oliger
Juli Songer
Viola:
Angela Gallip
Crista Riter
Cosmo Pearson-Young
Cello:
Nicole Vasconi
Stephen Moseson
Bass:
Ron Kadish

NOTE:
We 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.
Parking 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.
Please come in the main entrance and sign in at the front desk.

Jazzin' Btown: “Engage the Artists”
2022-10-22 18:00 - 20:30 | FAR Center, 505 W. Fourth Street, Bloomington, IN, 47404
“Engage the Artists” (Saturday, October 22, 2022—FAR Center for Contemporary Arts, 6pm)
FREE, Space Limited. RSVP here. Reservations appreciated by not required
On 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.

Also be sure to join us the following day for:
“Imagine: Collaboration” (Sunday, October 23, 2022—Buskirk-Chumley Theatre, 6pm)
TICKETS AT THE BCT BOX OFFICE ($25 adults, $12 students, FREE ages 18 and under)
Indiana 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.

Buy your Collaboration tickets here.

Individual concerts:

Adult: $25
Student w/ID $12
Children 18 and under: Free

Or get all 4 BSO season tickets now!

Jazzin’ 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.

Jazzin' Btown - Imagine: Collaboration - Jazz, Sax, and Sibelius
2022-10-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN, 47408, United States
BSO and AAAMC present:
Imagine: Collaboration
Sunday, October 23, 2022
Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 6pmMickey Tucker’s Spiritual Collage: A Suite for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra
Nkieru Okoye’s Voices Shouting Out
Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto – Elson Koh, violin, 2022 BSO Youth Concerto Competition Winner

CLICK HERE TO BUY YOUR TICKETS FOR IMAGINE: COLLABORATION
($25 adults, $12 students, FREE ages 18 and under)
OR GET A BSO SEASON PASS TO SAVE OVER 12% OFF FULL PRICE!

Indiana 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.

Buy your Collaboration tickets here.

Individual concerts:

Adult: $25
Student w/ID $12
Children 18 and under: Free

Or get all 4 BSO season tickets now!

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Also join us for “Engage the Artists” (Saturday, October 22, 2022—FAR Center for Contemporary Arts, 6pm)
FREE, Space Limited. RSVP here. Reservations appreciated by not required
On 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.

Jazzin’ 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.

Celebrate the Season 5pm and 8pm
2022-11-25 17:00 - 20:00
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!
Buy your Celebrate the Season tickets here.
Adult: $25
Student w/ID $12
Children 18 and under: $5

Conversations at FAR: A BSO Chamber Concert
2023-01-19 19:00 - 20:00 | FAR Center, 505 W. Fourth Street, Bloomington, IN, 47404
FAR Center for Contemporary Art
Tickets: Adults $12, under 18 FREE
Buy tickets at the door, or save time and pay ahead: BUY TICKETS HERE

On 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.

“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.”

Personnel:
Kit Boulding, violin

Esteban Hernandez Parra, viola
Scott Sgueglia, cello
Ron Kadish, bass
Eric Bowling, flute
Britta Goetz, oboe
Catherine Marchese, bassoon
Carl Weinberg, clarinet
Christina Blahovich, french horn

Piano Masterclass with Ignas Maknickas
2023-03-03 16:30 - 18:30 | Faith Lutheran Church Sanctury, 2200 S. High Street, Bloomington, IN, 47401
FREE masterclass open to middle and high-school pianist from Bloomington and surrounding areas. Audience is open to the public.
Apply here to participate in the masterclass

The 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.
During 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!
The 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.
Applications are due by February 24th, and we will send details to participants by February 27th.
Are 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

Imagine: Legacy - with BSO founder Geoffrey Simon
2023-03-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN, 47408, United States
Buy your Legacy tickets here

Repertoire
Serenade, Op. 11, Mvt. 1, by Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2, by Sergei Rachmaninoff, featuring pianist Ignas Maknickas
Hümn (The Anthem), by Hanna Havrylets
Dances of Galanta, by Zoltán Kodály

Description:
He’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.
The 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

Tickets
Adult: $25
Student w/ID $12
Children 18 and under: FREE
Buy your Legacy tickets here
or at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater box office, 114 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington

A Fanfare Farewell - Open Rehearsal and Reception
2023-05-13 15:30 - 18:00 | Faith Lutheran Church Gym, 2200 S. High Street, Bloomington, IN, 47401
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.
Saturday, May 13th, 2023, 3:30-6:00 PM
3:30-4:30 PM: Come watch the Maestro in his element leading the BSO in an open rehearsal for the next day’s Legends concert.
4:30-600 PM: A reception with snacks and refreshments.
Faith Lutheran Church Gymnasium (map)
2200 S High St
Bloomington, IN 47401

Tickets 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.
And don’t forget to get your tickets for our concert, Imagine: Legends, Sunday May 14, 5pm at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.

Imagine: Legends - featuring Firebird and Scheherazade
2023-05-14 17:00 - 19:00 | Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN, 47408, United States
Imagine: Legends – featuring Firebird and Scheherazade
Sunday May 14, 2023, 5:00 PM
Buskirk-Chumley Theater
Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture, by Felix Mendelssohn
Selections from Scheherazade, by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Mar de recuerdos (Sea of Memories), by Antonio Medellín Fajardo (World Premiere)
Firebird Suite, by Igor Stravinsky

Where do legends begin?
The 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.

Your ticket includes a 4:00 pre-concert conversation and Q&A with Drs. Alexis Witt and Alejandro Gómez Guillén.
Lastly, 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.

Buy your Legends tickets here
Adult: $25
Student w/ID $12
18 and under: FREE
Doors open at 3:45 PM for open-seating pre-concert conversation
4:00 PM: Pre-concert conversation with Q+A with Drs. Alexis Witt and Alejandro Gómez Guillén
Doors open at 4:35 PM for reserved-seating concert
5:00 PM: Concert (120 runtime, including 15 minute intermission)

Join 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..
Saturday, May 13th, 2023, 3:30-6:00 PM
3:30-4:30 PM: Come watch the Maestro in his element leading the BSO in an open rehearsal for the next day’s Legends concert.
4:30-600 PM: A reception with snacks and refreshments.

More info: bloomingtonsymphony.com/fanfare

2023 BSO Annual Meeting
2023-06-20 19:00 - 20:30 | City Hall, 410 N. Morton Street, Bloomington, IN, 47404, United States
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.
If you cannot attend in person, CLICK HERE to join via zoom, meeting ID: 811 1012 1469, passcode: [REDACTED]
Voting members include:

Performing 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.
Music managerial personnel
Individual donors of $25 or more
Corporate donors of $125 or more

The 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!

FREE Concert at Switchyard Park
2023-08-27 19:00 - 20:00 | Switchyard Park Main Stage, 1601 S Rogers St, Bloomington, IN, 47403, United States
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
7pm Concert: Come on an adventure with us, across the globe and into outerspace!
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!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!

Chamber Concert
2023-08-28 08:00 - 17:00
Join the BSO for an intimiate evening of chamber music, including a Vivaldi concerto for 4 violins and an English horn duet!
More info coming soon.

“De España vengo (I come from Spain)” - concert and pre-concert talk at BCT
2023-10-22 17:00 - 18:30 | Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN, 47408, United States
How do you like your music? Bustling? Evocative? Exuberant? Sensuous? Breathtaking? Sparkling? Zesty?
What 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!
4:00-4:30pm Pre-concert talk
Join 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.
5:00-6:30pm Concert
ᐧ Intermedio from La boda de Luis Alonso – Giménez
ᐧ Concierto de Aranjuez – Rodrigo (featuring guitarist Carlos Bedoya)
ᐧ “Canción de la Paloma” from El Barbarillo de Lavapiés – Barbieri (featuring mezzo-soprano Arienne Fort Cannock)
ᐧ “De España vengo,” from El niño judío– Luna (featuring mezzo-soprano Arienne Fort Cannock)
ᐧ Danzas fantásticas – Turina
ᐧ Selections from Suite Española – Albéniz
ᐧ Spanish Dance No. 1 from La Vida breve – Falla

Tickets: $25 Adults, $12 Students, Free 18 & under
Get your tickets for this concert as part of the BSO Season Pass.
Save 12% and go on an ADVENTURE through 4 wonderful BSO concerts at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater for only $88.
Click here to purchase your season pass.

After 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:
Bloom Box Office
114 E. Kirkwood Ave.
812-323-3020 ext 1
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Celebrate the Season with the BSO - 5pm and 8pm at BCT
2023-11-24 17:00 - 20:00 | Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN, 47408, United States
‘Tis the season…for music!
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This 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!
Our 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.
Get in the mood for the holidays!
Tickets: $25 Adults, $12 Students, $5 for 18 & under
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Get your tickets online at the BCT Bloom Box Office,
by phone or in person at:
Bloom Box Office
114 E. Kirkwood Ave.
812-323-3020

New Date - BSO Chamber Conversations with AAAMC
2024-01-17 19:00 - 20:00 | First United Church, 2420 E 3rd St, Bloomington, IN, 47401, United States
Are you ready to return to the Archives?
Last 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.
This 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”).
So 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.
The 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.

This concert is part of the ongoing collaboration with the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra and the Archives of African American Music and Culture.

This concert was rescheduled from September 20, 2023 to January 17, 2024.

Countryside Getaway - concert at BCT
2024-03-03 17:00 - 18:30 | Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN, 47408, United States
Escape to the countryside with Dvorak’s 8th Symphony and Montgomery’s Banner.
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Tickets: $25 Adults, $12 Students, Free for 18 & under
4:00-4:30 PM Pre-concert talk with Dr. Alexis Witt
Included with all tickets.
5:00-6:30 PM Concert with the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra
Banner – Jessie Montgomery,
with solo string quartet
Concertstück for Harp and Orchestra, Op. 39 – Gabriel Pierné,
featuring Emma Levesque, BSO Youth Concerto Competition Winner
Symphony No. 8 in G, op. 88 – Antonín Dvořák

Antonín 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.”
Also 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.

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Tickets: $25 Adults, $12 Students, Free for 18 & under

Get your tickets online at the BCT Bloom Box Office, by phone or in person at:
Bloom Box Office
114 E. Kirkwood Ave.
812-323-3020

"There Goes the Sun" - A FREE Solar Eclipse Event
2024-04-07 15:00 - 16:00 | Switchyard Park, 245 W. Grimes Lane, Bloomington, IN, United States
The Bloomington Symphony Orchestra and the City of Bloomington present this FREE concert on Sunday, April 7, 2024, at 3 pm, to celebrate the total solar eclipse. Join us at the Switchyard Park main stage for a lighthearted blend of familiar classical and popular music that pays homage to our very favorite sun and moon. Featuring special guests Voces Novae chamber choir.
We’ll hope for sunny skies as Bloomington is directly in the path of totality of this rare cosmic event the following afternoon.
Special thanks to our concert sponsor, Oliver Winery!

Une Fête Fantastique
2024-04-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Oliver Winery, 200 E Winery Rd, Bloomington, IN, 47404, United States
Une Fête Fantastique
Saturday, April 20, 2024
7:00-9:00 PM at Oliver Winery

Imagine yourself at a French café. Soft jazz fills the air as you sip a glass of fruity Chardonnay. Snippets of conversation from nearby tables drift on the fragrant breeze, and you feel both relaxed and excited. Getting hungry? The baked brie, pastry pinwheels, and crisp crostini look tempting. Oh, but save room for the pastry crème tarts, eclairs, and crème brulee!On Saturday, April 20, immerse yourself in the culture and cuisine of Paris as the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra hosts Une Fête Fantastique from 7-9 PM at Oliver Winery. What you can expect:
-Savory hors d’oeuvres and classic French desserts catered by One World Catering
-One glass of wine (included) or soft drinks – additional wine available for purchase
-Strolling jazz duet (you can request a specific song for a “tip”)
-Photo booth
-Costume contest – come dressed in your favorite French fashion
-Raffle for season tickets
-Announcement of our 55th season programming
…and more
Tickets: $75 per person* or $350 per table of fiveRSVP by April 9
*$45 of your ticket price is eligible for a tax deduction.

Un Voyage Français - concert at BCT
2024-05-12 17:00 - 18:30 | Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN, 47408, United States
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Our season finale takes us on an emotionally-charged tour of Paris. From Lili Boulanger’s tragic, intimate musings on her own small world to the grandiose excesses of Berlioz’s exploration of obsessive love, this will be a program to remember!
Lili Boulanger is often overlooked compared to her better-known sister, Nadia, however she was also a groundbreaking composer in her own right. D’un soir triste (Of a Sad Evening) is shrouded in dark orchestral colors and pushes the boundaries of conventional harmonies for its time. This personal and expressive sonic exploration was completed only a few months before Lili died at the young age of 24.
The shocking originality of Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique goes well beyond the programmatic to enter the realm of the psychological. Its exploration of an unstable, drug-addled mind spills into hallucinations, and is both disturbing and innervating.
To help our audience explore this program in more depth, we’ve chosen to include some extra-musical elements to our performance, including –
– Collaborations with local spoken word performers to give voice to both Berlioz and his beloved Harriet Smithson
– An interactive Listening Guide where musicologists and members of the orchestra provide insights into Berlioz’s masterwork
– Slideshows during each piece to evoke the shifting sentiments/mood brought forth by the composer
– The use of onstage props to highlight exceptional moments in each piece
We hope you’ll join us for this very special, thought-provoking program. The length of these pieces and the added features mean this concert will run a little over 2 hours, so please plan accordingly.
Program:
Symphonie fantastique – Hector Berlioz
D’un soir triste – Lili Boulanger

Tickets: $25 Adults, $12 Students, Free for 18 & under
Click here to purchase tickets for this concert, or you can reserve your seats at:
BCT Bloom Box Office
114 E. Kirkwood Ave.
812-323-3020 ext 1

BSO Annual Meeting
2024-06-18 18:30 - 20:30 | Monroe County Public Library Downtown – Auditorium, 303 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN, 47408
Update 6/18/24:
Reminder that the BSO Annual Meeting is TONIGHT, 6:30pm at the Monroe County Public Library, Room 1B (NOT city hall like previous years). Snacks and refreshments provided. If you need the elevator and are entering from the 6th street parking lot, you will need to ask a MCPL staff person for assistance using the staff elevator as the main elevators are not working at the moment.

To attend virtually, click here for the BSO Annual Meeting Zoom Room. We will try to start as close to 6:30 as possible.

You are cordially invited to the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra’s Annual Meeting on Tuesday, June 18 at 6:30pm. This meeting is open to the public and will be held in person in meeting room 1B at the Monroe County Public Library downtown. A zoom link will be shared the week of the meeting if you cannot attend in person.

The main purpose of the Annual Meeting is to provide a State of the Orchestra and for members to vote in new board members. Please let us know by June 4 if you are interested in joining the board, or in the currently open board position of Treasurer.

While the Annual Meeting is open to the public, only voting members must meet one or more of the following requirements:–Performing musicians who have participated in at least 50% of full orchestra performances during the 2023-24 season OR at least 30% of full orchestra performances during the 2021-2023 seasons.–Individual donors of $25 or more–Corporate donors of $125 or more – one representative of the corporation receives a vote.

An email invitation was sent to all members on May 16. If you are a member and did not receive that email, please contact us.

Thank you so much for being a part of the BSO’s 54th season, and we look forward to seeing you on June 18!
Contact us: bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com

SHOWTIME! A Free BSO Concert at Switchyard Park
2024-08-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Switchyard Park Main Stage, 1601 S Rogers St, Bloomington, IN, 47403, United States
The hills are alive…with the sound of music! This free, family-friendly concert will showcase tunes from Broadway classics like A Chorus Line, Les Misérables, West Side Story, The Sound of Music, and more. Bloomington’s own Windfall Dancers will join us in some toe-tapping fun. Bring your dancing shoes, and get ready to boogie with the BSO!
Sunday, August 25
6pm Instrument Petting Zoo
7 pm ConcertSwitchyard ParkFREE

Once Upon a Midnight
2024-10-20 17:00 - 19:00 | Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN, 47408, United States
Season and Single Tickets Available Now!
What are nightmares made of? Dancing skeletons, ghoulish visions, witches soaring through the night sky – face your fears with the Bloomington Symphony at this Halloween-themed concert. Featuring Bernofsky’s Wild Ride on a Broomstick, Saint-Saëns’s Danse Macabre, Slatkin’s The Raven, and Grieg’s In the Hall of the Mountain King, this concert of the musical macabre will have you whispering “Nevermore!”
Repertoire:
The Raven by Leonard Slatkin
Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saens
“Wild Ride on a Broomstick” from Three Portraits of a Witch by Lauren Bernofsky
“In the Hall of the Mountain King” from Peer Gynt by Edvard Grieg
This Midnight Hour by Anna Clyne
Phantom Chapel by William Grant Still
Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky
October 20, 2024 at 5 pm
Buskirk-Chumley Theater

Season and Single Tickets Available Now at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater box office.
Adult $25
Student $12
Ages 18 and under FREE
