{"id":5421,"date":"2025-07-29T11:14:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T15:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bloomingtonsymphony.com\/staging\/6573\/?post_type=news&p=5421"},"modified":"2025-10-08T17:51:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T21:51:11","slug":"season56","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.bloomingtonsymphony.com\/staging\/6573\/news\/season56\/","title":{"rendered":"Between Friends: Our 56th Season – Season Passes Available Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Season Passes are no longer available
Get your tickets for each concert on the concert page linked below<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We get by with a little help from our friends.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s good to have friends, isn\u2019t it? They make tough times easier to bear, and they make good times even better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

Toe-Tappin\u2019<\/strong><\/a>
Sunday, August 24, 2025, 7pm
FREE Concert at Switchyard Park alongside the Bloomington Jazz Orchestra

Otherwhere<\/strong><\/a>
Sunday, October 19, 2025, 5pm
Partnering with our friends at My Sister\u2019s Closet<\/strong>, we present a concert featuring Amy Beach\u2019s Gaelic Symphony<\/em>, Gabriela Ortiz\u2019s Antr\u00f3polis<\/em>, and Mendelssohn\u2019s Piano Concerto.

Celebrate the Season at the BCT<\/a><\/strong>
Friday November 28, 2025 – two shows – 5:00 and 8:00 pm
Rock in the holidays with the BSO\u2019s much-loved Celebrate the Season concert, this year featuring our friends from the band Don\u2019t Call Me Betty<\/strong>.

Celebrate the Season at the Tivoli<\/a><\/strong>
Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 7pm

Old Friends: Chamber Orchestra Concert<\/strong><\/a>
at Switchyard Park Pavilion
Sunday, January 17, 2026, 7pmHelp us welcome back our much-loved former principal bassoonist Catherine Marchese<\/strong> this coming January for a special concert, featuring Strauss\u2019s Duet-Concertino for Clarinet and Bassoon, Haydn\u2019s Symphony No. 104 \u201cLondon\u201d, and David Baker\u2019s Hommage \u00e0 l\u2019Histoire.<\/em> A collaboration with the IU Archives of African American Music and Culture.

Between Silence and Strauss<\/a><\/strong>
Sunday, March 8, 2026, 5pm
Soloist Shawn Tairyu Head<\/em> joins the orchestra for Hosokawa\u2019s Autumn Wind<\/em> for Shakuhachi and Orchestra as a collaboration with the IU Asian Cultural Center. Also on the program is Strauss\u2019s Rosenkavalier <\/em>Suite.

Resounding Joy: Beethoven 9 at the MAC<\/a>
<\/strong>Saturday, May 16, 2026, 7pm
For the first time in our history the BSO will perform Beethoven\u2019s iconic 9th Symphony. Joined by a 100-member community chorus on the stage of Indiana University\u2019s Musical Arts Center (MAC), this is shaping up to be an unforgettable concert experience.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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