Michael Sutton was appointed Concertmaster of the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra in May 2014. Sutton has been a proud member of the Minnesota Orchestra since 1997. Sutton grew up in Minneapolis, studying at MacPhail Center for Music. He left for Manhattan School of...
The Annual Benefit Recital provides patrons with the unique chance to get up close and personal with the musicians of the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra while raising funds to support the mission of the BSO. The event features refreshments during the social time that...
Can a Bloomington Symphony Orchestra season be complete without a visit to the soloist’s mark onstage from our wonderful concertmaster, Michael Sutton? Michael is happy to meet the challenge of playing a violin concerto, one that is close to his heart, by Dimitri...
The Bloomington Symphony Orchestra is pleased to welcome a new, spectacular pianist, Clare Longendyke, as she collaborates with our musical forces to present the thoughtful delight that is Ludwig van Beethoven’s G-Major Piano Concerto No. 4. In its turn, the BSO will...
There are certain works in the orchestral repertory that are hallmarks of accomplishment for any orchestra, and Mahler’s Fifth Symphony in C# minor is chief among them. A somber trumpet call begins the proceedings that eventually give way to a Viennese Waltz, a sweet...
