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“Soul and Irony” Concert Tickets

As of today, October 26, ticket sales for our “Soul and Irony” concert are on hold due to box office service disruptions. Please keep an eye on our social media and email newsletter for updates. Stay tuned! If you would like to receive email updates, please send a...

Announcing 2022 Board Match

We have an ambitious season in 2022-23 as we look forward to marking our 60th season, a significant milestone for our volunteer community orchestra. To make the vision of the BSO's season a reality, we invite you to join the musicians who donate their time and...

Concert Health and Safety Policy – October 2022

Vaccinations and masks are encouraged but not required for the audience at the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra's October 9 concert. Please stay home if you are ill or exposed to COVID-19.  Purchase tickets to the Great Music! concert at the Masonic Heritage Center Box...

Tickets are on sale!

Tickets for the October, November, and February concerts are now on sale. We we will announce a special 60th Anniversary VIP ticket package for the February and April 2023 concerts. These ticket packages will be limited. Click each picture to learn more about the...

Save the Dates for 2022-23!

The Bloomington Symphony Orchestra with Manny Laureano, Music Director onstage at the Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center (Photo by Leslie Plesser) We are working behind the scenes, preparing the programs for 2022-23. We will be making the full season announcement...

Music in 3D: #8 :: Concert Preview No. 1

Paul Dukas, composerhttp://By Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3032648 Before each concert, we share “Manny’s Musings,” thoughts from our Music Director and Conductor, Manny Laureano. This is the first entry of the “Musings” for...

Musicians Musings – April 2022

We are always thrilled to share the non-musical talents of our musicians. This month’s musing is written by SO Principal Trombonist John Metcalfe. Read on to learn more about John's other artistic pursuit, and then visit the link at the bottom of the page to bid on...

Tickets on Sale Now!

The BSO looks forward to performing with soloists Clare Longendyke and Yu Chia Hsu for our season-ending concert, Music in 3D: #8, on Sunday May 1. Tickets are on sale now - Order today to assure your chance to hear these outstanding soloists and the BSO's highly...

February concert cancelled

Due to impacts from the COVID-19 omicron surge, the BSO Board has made the decision to cancel the February 27, 2022 concert. With the anticipated decline in cases, we are planning for and anticipate performing our season finale, "Music in 3D: #8" featuring Clare...