2014-15 Concert Season Announced!

Bloomington Symphony Orchestra Music Director Manny Laureano has assembled four concerts with a variety of well-known classics and a few pieces that may be new to some in the audience. The 2014-15 concert season will feature a young soprano, a seasoned cellist and the...

“Music in 3D” Concert Preview No. 3

We are sharing the thoughts of Manny Laureano, the Bloomington Symphony’s Artistic Director and Conductor, with our audience, in advance of our concert “Music in 3D” on Sunday, April 13. We posted previous Manny’s Musings on Strauss’...

“Music in 3D” Concert Preview No. 1

Prior to each concert, we will post a preview of the concert program, by sharing notes written by our Artistic Director and Conductor, Manny Laureano.  Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24 Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Over the centuries concertgoers have been treated to a...

Bloomington Orchestra Festival – March 17

The Bloomington Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Artistic Director Manny Laureano, will perform at the annual Bloomington Orchestra Festival on Monday, March 17 at 7 p.m. at Thomas Jefferson High School. The BSO will open the program with Richard Wagner’s...

“The Passion of Rachmaninoff” Concert Preview No. 4

This final “Concert Preview” will provide background information on the pieces the BSO will perform at our next concert. Each Concert Preview is written by the BSO’s Artistic Director and Conductor, Manny Laureano.  Sergei Rachmaninoff, Symphony #2 in E Minor –...