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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250604T190000
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SUMMARY:BSO Mixtape - A Free Chamber Concert
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we celebrate the start of the summer with some beautiful chamber music from our talented BSO musicians. \nSchubert String Quintet\nThuille Woodwind Sextet\nTchaikovsky Serenade for Strings\nClara Schumann Piano trio\nPiazzola\n…and MORE! \nNo ticket needed. Free entrance – donations always appreciated: bloomingtonsymphony.com/donate
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/mixtape/
LOCATION:First United Church\, 2420 E 3rd St\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250617T173000
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DTSTAMP:20260424T101647
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SUMMARY:BSO Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra’s Annual Meeting on Tuesday\, June 17 at 5:30pm. This meeting is open to the public and will be held in person in Meeting Room A/B Combo at the Southwest Branch of the Monroe County Public Library. Join us for refreshements starting at 5pm. \n\n\nThe 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 3 if you are interested in joining the BSO board of directors. \n\n\nWhile the Annual Meeting is open to the public\,  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 2024-25 season OR at least 30% of full orchestra performances during the previous 2 seasons–Individual donors of $25 or more–Corporate donors of $125 or more – one representative of the corporation receives a vote. \n\n\nIf you are elligible to vote\, you can do so here: 2025 BSO Ballot. Voting closes at 11:59 EDT on Wednesday\, June 18\, 2025. We have three potential new board members that need to be voted on\, so please submit your ballot on time. If you cannot attend in person\, you can  participate via this zoom link:\nAnnual Meeting Zoom link\, or Meeting ID: 893 8321 3099\, Passcode: BSO \n\nAn email invitation was sent to all members on May 16. If you are a member and did not receive an email\, please contact us at us: bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com \n\nThank you so much for being a part of the BSO’s 55th season\, and we look forward to seeing you on June 17!\n 
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/2025annualmeeting/
LOCATION:MCPL Southwest Branch\, 890 W. Gordon Pike\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47403
ORGANIZER;CN="Bloomington Symphony Orchestra":MAILTO:bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250824T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250824T203000
DTSTAMP:20260424T101647
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SUMMARY:Toe-Tappin’ - FREE Concert at Switchyard Park
DESCRIPTION:Toe-Tappin’ with the Bloomington Jazz Orchestra\nThe BSO kicks off its 56th season\, Between Friends\, with a FREE concert at the Switchyard Park Main Stage. \nBring a blanket\, a picnic\, and sit back to enjoy some hot jazz on a summer evening as we groove with our friends from the Bloomington Jazz Orchestra\, and dance along with the Swing Dance Club at IU. \nFeaturing music of Basie\, Gershwin\, Ellington and others\, this concert will really put the swing in your step! \n6pm: Swing dance lesson with the Swing Dance Club at IU. No experience or partner needed!\n6pm: Instrument Petting Zoo – for kids of all ages! Get up close and personal with the instruments of the symphony.\n7pm: Concert with the BSO and BJO \n \nSunday\, August 24\, 7pm  at Switchyard Park Main Stage \nFREE
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/toetappin/
LOCATION:Switchyard Park Main Stage\, 1601 S Rogers St\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47403\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Bloomington Symphony Orchestra":MAILTO:bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20251019T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20251019T183000
DTSTAMP:20260424T101647
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SUMMARY:Otherwhere - Concert at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE for tickets\navailable through the Buskirk-Chumley Box Office.\nChildren FREE\, Students $16\, Adults $29.\nGeneral Admission Seating \n  \nMusic opens up new horizons – to places we’ve always longed to see\, or maybe even places we’ve only imagined. This October\, please join us and our friends from My Sister’s Closet as we explore the boundaries of imagination in Otherwhere. \nOn the program: \nGabriela Ortiz described her work Antrópolis “as the sonorous reflection of a city through its experiences…in this very complex but fascinating Mexico City.” \nFelix Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor\, Opus 25 (1st movement) featuring Youth Concerto Competition winner Solar Manley \nAmy Beach’s Gaelic Symphony pays tribute\, in her own words\, to the “simple\, rugged\, and unpretentious beauty” of traditional Irish folksongs. \nSunday\, October 19\, 2025\, Buskirk-Chumley Theater\n4pm Pre-concert talk with our friends from My Sister’s Closet\n5pm Concert
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/otherwhere/
LOCATION:Buskirk-Chumley Theater\, 114 E. Kirkwood Avenue\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47408\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20251108T100000
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SUMMARY:BSO Youth Concerto Competition - Apply by Oct 25\, Audition Nov 8
DESCRIPTION:The Bloomington Symphony Orchestra sponsors an annual competition among the best music students in the area. Students work with their teachers to select and prepare a solo piece\, then perform it for members of the BSO. We then award the top performers a scholarship and arrange for them to play their chosen piece as a soloist with the BSO during our regular concert season. Violinist Joshua Bell was one of our first winners! \n\n\nOur January 2025 winner\, Solar Manley\, will perform Felix Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1\, Mvt 1: Molto allegro con fuoco with the BSO on October 19\, 2025 \n  \n\nBSO Youth Concerto Competition Information\nThe next round of auditions will be November 8\, 2025 so that the winner can have a change to perform with the BSO during our March 2026 concert. \nApplications are due October 25\, and auditions will be in Novemeber 8\, 2025.\nVideo auditions will be accepted only in case of a scheduling conflict. \nApply here: 2025 BSO YCC Application \nGeneral BSO YCC Rules of Participation \n\nNovemeber 2025 Rules of Participation \nEligibility:\n1. Entrants can include any instrumental musician up to high school graduates of Spring 2026\, and must be under 20 years old at time of audition. \n2. The competition is open to Indiana residents of Monroe\, Brown\, Greene\, Lawrence\, Morgan\, or Owen counties. \n3. Previous BSO Youth Concerto Competition winners are not eligible to compete. \nApplication \n1. This application is due October 25\, 2025. \nAudition:\n1. The audition will be held in person on November 8\, 2025\, at Faith Lutheran Church. \n2. Video auditions will be accepted only in case of a scheduling conflict\, and must be received before November 5th. Send a link to a file or video on Google Drive\, Dropbox\, or Youtube. Make sure settings allow for anybody with the link to be able to view it. Also send a PDF of the music for the judges to follow along. Send all info to ycc@bloomingtonsymphony.com \n3. There may be two in-person rounds: a preliminary and final round. Both may be recorded for judging purposes. \n4. Applicants will perform a piece of music that has an orchestral accompaniment\, not to exceed 15 minutes in length. \n5. An accompianist will not be provided\, but a piano will be available for your own accompianist. A 2nd piano (professional electronic keyboard) will be available for piano concertos. \n6. Entrants must provide five copies of their musical score for the judges. \nJudging/winnings: \n1. The results of the competition will be announced by the end of November 2025. All entrants will receive a phone call from the BSO Music Director after a decision is confirmed\, and all entrants will receive notes from the judges. All decisions by the judges are final. The panel of judges includes the BSO Music Director Ryo Hasegawa\, and other musicians of the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra. \n2. The BSO Youth Concerto Competition winner will receive a $300 cash prize. The Runner-up will receive a $200 cash prize. The judges reserve the right not to award a winner or runner-up. \n3. The winner and runner up may be offered the opportunity to perform live with the orchestra at the March 2026 concert. \nPlease contact us if you have any questions\, need help choosing appropriate music\, or need any other support. We will make every effort possible to assist you.\nycc@bloomingtonsymphony.com\n812-369-4212 \nApply here by October 25: 2025 BSO YCC Application \n\nMany thanks to our corporate sponsor\, Baird Private Wealth Management for making this event possible! \nPlease contact us at ycc@bloomingtonsymphony.com for more information on the BSO Youth Concerto Competition\, or any of or other education and outreach programs. 
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/bso-youth-concerto-competition-apply-by-oct-25-audition-nov-8/
LOCATION:IN
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SUMMARY:2025 Poinsettia Sale Orders Due
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR BEAUTIFUL POINSETTIAS \nOr print and send in this order form. \n \nPoinsettias are the perfect way to add some festive sparkle at home or at work\, while supporting YOUR Bloomington Symphony Orchestra at the same time. Our plants are healthy\, long-lasting\, and overloaded with big\, beautiful blooms. \n$18: 6.5” pot has 1 plant\, 5+ blooms\, 14-18” high\n$30: 7.5” pot has 2 plants\, 10+ blooms\, 16-20″ high\n$55: 10” pot has 4 plants\, 20+ blooms\, 26-28” high \nGive the gift of poinsettias!\nFor only $5 we will deliver to any location in Bloomington. \nOrders are due Thursday\, Nov 13\nDelivery and pick-up: Thursday\, Dec 4\, 12-6 pmFirst United Church\, 2420 E 3rd Street
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/2025-poinsettia-sale-orders-due/
LOCATION:Online\, IN\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Bloomington Symphony Orchestra":MAILTO:bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20251128T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20251128T180000
DTSTAMP:20260424T101647
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SUMMARY:Celebrate the Season with the BSO - 5pm show
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE for tickets\navailable through the Buskirk-Chumley Box Office.\nChildren $9\, Students $16\, Adults $29.\nGeneral Admission Seating \nRock in the holidays with the BSO’s much-loved Celebrate the Season\, this year featuring our friends from the rock band Don’t Call Me Betty. \n \n  \nFriday\, November 28\, 2025: 2 shows at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater\n– Our early show (5:00 pm) gets out in time for you to watch the Canopy of Lights\n– Our later show (8:00 pm) sends you off home in a rockin’ holiday mood! \nTuesday\, December 9\, 2025: 7pm at Spencer’s Tivoli Theater
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/cts2025/
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:20251128T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20251128T213000
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SUMMARY:Celebrate the Season with the BSO – 8pm show
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE for tickets\navailable through the Buskirk-Chumley Box Office.\nChildren $9\, Students $16\, Adults $29.\nGeneral Admission Seating \n  \nRock in the holidays with the BSO’s much-loved Celebrate the Season\, this year featuring our friends from the rock band Don’t Call Me Betty. \n \n  \nFriday\, November 28\, 2025: 2 shows at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater\n– Our early show (5:00 pm) gets out in time for you to watch the Canopy of Lights\n– Our later show (8:00 pm) sends you off home in a rockin’ holiday mood! \nTuesday\, December 9\, 2025: 7pm at Spencer’s Tivoli Theatre
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/ctsbct8/
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:20251209T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20251209T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T101647
CREATED:20250606T183350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T215221Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrate the Season at the Tivoli Theatre!
DESCRIPTION:Tickets available now at spencertivoli.org\nChildren $5\, Adults $11 \nRock in the holidays with the BSO’s much-loved Celebrate the Season\, this year featuring our friends from the rock band Don’t Call Me Betty. \nTuesday\, December 9\, 2025: 7pm at Spencer’s Tivoli Theater
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/ctstivoli/
LOCATION:Tivoli Theatre\, 24 N Washington St\, Spencer\, IN\, 47460
ORGANIZER;CN="Bloomington Symphony Orchestra":MAILTO:bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260117T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260117T203000
DTSTAMP:20260424T101647
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SUMMARY:Old Friends - A Chamber Orchestra Concert
DESCRIPTION:  \nA unique concert experience surrounding the orchestra. \nSaturday\, January 17\, 2026Switchyard Park Pavilion6:15pm Refreshments – provided by Oliver Winery and Cabin Restaurant7:00pm ConcertAdults $15\, Students $10\, Children under 18 FREE. \n  \nOne of the best things in life is friendship. That’s especially true when a friendship stands the test of time. You may not live near each other anymore. You may have different hobbies\, careers\, and schedules. But when you DO get to spend time together again\, none of that matters. \nHelp us welcome back our much-loved former principal bassoonist Catherine Marchese this coming January for a special concert. On the program: \nSelections from David Baker’s Hommage à l’Histoire\, presented as part of our ongoing collaboration with IU Archives of African American Music and Culture.\nStrauss’s Duet-Concertino for Clarinet and Bassoon featuring Catherine Marchese on bassoon and our own Carl Weinberg on clarinet.\nHaydn’s Symphony No. 104 “London” \n 
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/oldfriends/
LOCATION:Switchyard Park Pavilion\, 1601 S Rogers St\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47403\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Bloomington Symphony Orchestra":MAILTO:bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260308T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260308T183000
DTSTAMP:20260424T101647
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SUMMARY:Between Silence and Strauss - Concert at Buskirk-Chumley Theater
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE for tickets\navailable through the Buskirk-Chumley Box Office.\nChildren FREE\, Students $16\, Adults $29.\nGeneral Admission Seating \nSoloist Shawn Tairyu Head joins the orchestra for Hosokawa’s Autumn Wind for Shakuhachi and Orchestra as a collaboration with IU Asian Culture Center. Also on the program is songs from the Strauss’s Rosenkavalier Suite\, and 2026 Youth Concerto Competition winner Ella Hightower performing Dvorak’s Concerto for Violin\, Allegro ma non troppo. \n4:15pm pre-concert talk\n5:00pm concert – Repertoire: \nSongs from Richard Strauss\nFeierlicher Einzug\n“Morgen!” Op. 27\, No. 4\, with vocalist Siyi Yan\n“Allerseelen”\, with vocalist Danielle Long \nfrom Der Rosenkavalier:\n“Presentation of the Rose”\, with vocalists Siyi Yan and Danielle Long\nFinal trio\, with vocalists Siyi Yan\, Danielle Long\, and Rachel Spodek \nAntonín Dvořák\, Concerto for Violin\, Allegro ma non troppo\, with Ella Hightower – 2026 BSO Youth Concerto Competition Winner \nKosaku Yamada\, Flower of Mandala \nToshio Hosokawa\, Autumn Wind for Shakuhachi and Orchestra\, with Shawn Tairyu Head – shakuhachi soloist \n \n 
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/silencestrauss/
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:20260516T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260516T203000
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SUMMARY:Resounding Joy: Beethoven 9 at the MAC
DESCRIPTION:Get your tickets now\n  \nWhat is it about Beethoven’s 9th Symphony that sets it apart? Maybe it’s the innovative musical structure. Maybe it’s the way Beethoven blends themes of chaos\, redemption\, grace\, and struggle so effortlessly. Or it could be that this piece culminates\, as John Henken of the LA Philharmonic writes\, “expressing our highest aspirations with music of life-affirming exaltation.” \nFor the first time in our history the BSO will perform Beethoven’s iconic 9th Symphony. Joined by a 100+ member community chorus on the stage of Indiana University’s Musical Arts Center (MAC)\, this is sure to be an unforgettable concert experience that will also feature a world premiere piece by Daixuan Ai. \nParticipating choirs include the Bloomington Chamber Singers (Caio Lopes\, director)\, Voces Novae (Sue Swaney\, director) and the choir of the Unitarian Universalist Church (Sue Swaney\, director)\, as well as individuals from many other local choirs. The choirs are all coming together under the direction of Dr. Betsy Burleigh. \nVocal soloists:Soprano: Natalie FriedrichAlto: Esther JoTenor: Suro KimBass: Stephen Stavnicky \nAdults: $25\, Students: $12\, Children under 18: Free\nSaturday May 16\, 2026\, at the IU Musical Arts Center\n6:15pm pre-concert talk\n7:00pm concert \nGet your tickets now
URL:https://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com/event/joy/
LOCATION:IU Musical Arts Center\, 105 N Eagleson Ave\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47406\, United States
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