The BSO is an orchestra made up of talented professional, semi-professional and amateur musicians who are selected through a highly competitive audition process. The BSO performs major symphonic works at accessible church, school, park and community center locations in the south and southwest Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area.

*All BSO concerts are handicap accessible and ushers are available to assist patrons with special needs.
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UPCOMING BSO EVENTS:

The next BSO concert is October 10 and is entitled “Anglophilia” It is at 3:00 PM, at St. Michael's Lutheran Church in Bloomington. Greg Milliren, flautist with the Minnesota Orchestra, will perform the Rouse Flute Concerto. The BSO will open the program with Four Cornish Dances by Malcolm Arnold, and close the program with Hayden’s Symphony No. 99, written while he was in London.

BSO Tickets are available for all concerts online, by phone or at the door. Online: Click purchase tickets and follow the instructions. Prices: Tickets are $14 Adults; $12 Seniors; Students of any age FREE with ID. Phone: Call the BCT Box Office at 952-563-8575.

BSO Auditions
Auditions will be held on August 15, 2010 from 6:00 to 9:00 P.M. and will be held in the Black Box Theater at the Center for the Arts. The CA is a part of the Civic Plaza at 1800 W Old Shakopee Rd. Bloomington, MN 55431. For more information, click "Auditions" under the Contact Us tab above. Plan to arrive early to warm-up.

The BSO currently plans to hear auditions for Violins, Violas, Basses and Horn. At this time, there are no openings for cellos, but they can be heard for potential sub work. Be sure to download the excerpt for your instrument under the Auditions area of this site.