It’s good to have friends, isn’t it? They make tough times easier to bear, and they make good times even better.

Our 56th season celebrates the great friendships we already have in our community, with individuals, arts partners, local businesses, and more.

Click the links below for more details on this very exciting season!

Toe-Tappin’
Sunday, August 24, 2025, 7pm
FREE Concert at Switchyard Park alongside the Bloomington Jazz Orchestra

Otherwhere
Sunday, October 19, 2025, 5pm
Partnering with our friends at My Sister’s Closet, we present a concert featuring Amy Beach’s Gaelic Symphony, Gabriela Ortiz’s Antrópolis, and Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto.

Celebrate the Season at the BCT
Friday November 28, 2025 – two shows – 5:00 and 8:00 pm
Rock in the holidays with the BSO’s much-loved Celebrate the Season concert, this year featuring our friends from the band Don’t Call Me Betty.

Celebrate the Season at the Tivoli
Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 7pm

Old Friends: Chamber Orchestra Concert
at Switchyard Park Pavilion
Sunday, January 17, 2026, 7pmHelp us welcome back our much-loved former principal bassoonist Catherine Marchese this coming January for a special concert, featuring Strauss’s Duet-Concertino for Clarinet and Bassoon, Haydn’s Symphony No. 104 “London”, and David Baker’s Hommage à l’Histoire. A collaboration with the IU Archives of African American Music and Culture.

Between Silence and Strauss
Sunday, March 8, 2026, 5pm
Soloist Shawn Tairyu Head joins the orchestra for Hosokawa’s Autumn Wind for Shakuhachi and Orchestra as a collaboration with the IU Asian Cultural Center. Also on the program is Strauss’s Rosenkavalier Suite.

Resounding Joy: Beethoven 9 at the MAC
Saturday, May 16, 2026, 7pm
For 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 shaping up to be an unforgettable concert experience.