Orchestra Earns Standing Ovation

By Peter Jacobi H-T Reviewer | pjacobi@heraldt.com April 30, 2012 The Bloomington Symphony Orchestra’s closing concert of the season was labeled “Finale Fantastique,” in reference to the presence on the program of the Symphonie Fantastique by Hector Berlioz. The label, however, could well have been applied to the way the orchestra played that work on Saturday evening at Bloomington High School North. It was praiseworthy and gained a cheers-dotted standing ovation. Music director Charles Latshaw has...

Talk to Us! Please take...

Every Spring, the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra asks audience and orchestra members alike to complete a short survey. This helps up understand what you like (or don’t like) about what we’re doing, and gives you a chance to provide input on the Orchestra’s future. Please...

A concert of collaborat...

MUSIC REVIEW: BLOOMINGTON SYMPHONY AND WINDFALL By Peter Jacobi H-T Reviewer | pjacobi@heraldt.com February 28, 2012 Sunday afternoon’s Bloomington Symphony concert was all about collaboration. At various times, it shared the stage with members of the Windfall Dancers, the 15-year-old...

Musicians in Good Form

Musicians in good form: www.heraldtimesonline.com By Peter Jacobi H-T Reviewer | pjacobi@heraldt.com 10/3/2011 The Bloomington Symphony Orchestra opened its 42nd season Saturday evening with a concert its conductor, Charles Latshaw, imaginatively titled “Brasstissimo (ma no troppo),”...

BSO Kicks Off 42nd Seas...

Music Beat BSO kicks off 42nd season with flush budget, in a ‘state of perpetual recruiting’ By Peter Jacobi H-T Columnist | pjacobi@heraldt.com September 25, 2011, last update: 9/25 @ 12:30 am Charles Latshaw leads an orchestra in this 2010 file photo. Jeremy Hogan |...

Strings the star of BSO...

MUSIC REVIEW: VIOLAPALOOZA! Strings the star of BSO concert By Peter Jacobi H-T Reviewer | pjacobi@heraldt.com May 2, 2011 It was definitely an evening for strings on Saturday, when the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra performed in St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, there with ending...

It’s Really a Fam...

from Indiana Daily Student – IDSnews.com BSO means company, business for members By Amanda Jacobson | IDS | February 10, 2011 The combined flutter of flutes and trill of trumpets engulfed the auditorium. A blue padded case was rolled in and unzipped to reveal an ornamental ...

An Impressive Performan...

Orchestra, Latshaw produce astonishingly good sounds in impressive performance: www.heraldtimesonline.com By Peter Jacobi H-T Reviewer 11/22/2010 The Bloomington Symphony Orchestra gave its Saturday evening concert this promotional title: “A German, a Russian, and a Finn.” As the...

Spirit and Discipline M...

excerpted from MUSIC REVIEW: WEEKEND VARIETY By Peter Jacobi H-T Reviewer October 4, 2010 Never say the Bloomington music scene lacks variety. On Saturday evening Charles Latshaw must have told his musicians in the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra to play their hearts out. They surely did...

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