{"id":5310,"date":"2025-05-11T17:56:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T21:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bloomingtonsymphony.com\/staging\/6573\/?page_id=5310"},"modified":"2026-07-21T22:11:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T02:11:55","slug":"between-friends-our-56th-season","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bloomingtonsymphony.com\/staging\/6573\/between-friends-our-56th-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Between Friends – Our 56th Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\u2019s good to have friends, isn\u2019t it? Our 56th<\/sup> Season celebrates the connections we\u2019ve made within the Bloomington community.
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Toe-Tappin\u2019 with the Bloomington Jazz Orchestra
<\/strong>Sunday August 24, 2025
Switchyard Park
Enjoy some smooth jazz on a hot summer evening with the BSO and the BJO. Bring the whole family and make a day of it!

Exploring Soundscapes
<\/strong>Sunday, October 19, 2025
Buskirk-Chumley Theater
We\u2019re partnering with our friends at My Sister\u2019s Closet to present a concert featuring Amy Beach\u2019s Gaelic Symphony<\/em>, Gabriela Ortiz\u2019s Antr\u00f3polis, <\/em>and Mendelssohn\u2019s Piano Concerto<\/em> (with Youth Concerto Winner Solar Manley).

Celebrate the Season<\/strong>
Friday, November 28, 2025
Buskirk-Chumley Theater
Get in a rockin\u2019 holiday mood with the BSO and our friends from Don\u2019t Call Me Betty

Celebrate the Season<\/strong>
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Tivoli Theater, Spencer
Can\u2019t be there for the first two shows? Come join the celebration in Spencer!

Old Friends, New Music: A Chamber Concert<\/strong>
Saturday, January 17, 2026
Location TBA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Longtime BSO Principal Bassoonist Catherine Marchese returns to perform Strauss\u2019s Duet-Concertino for Clarinet and Bassoon<\/em> with Carl Weinberg. Also on the program; Haydn\u2019s Symphony No. 104 \u201cLondon\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Refined Airs<\/strong>
Sunday, March 8, 2026
Buskirk-Chumley Theater
Shawn Head joins the orchestra for Hosokawa\u2019s Autumn Wind for Shakuhachi and Orchestra. <\/em>Also on the program; Berlioz\u2019s Roman Carnival Overture <\/em>and Strauss\u2019s Rosenkavalier Suite<\/em>

Resounding Joy
<\/strong>Sunday, May 16, 2026
Musical Arts Center, Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, Bloomington
For the first time in our history the BSO will perform Beethoven\u2019s epic 9th<\/sup> Symphony<\/em> with a 100-member chorus.
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It\u2019s good to have friends, isn\u2019t it? 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