We the People – Concert at Buskirk-Chumley Theater

Tickets Available Now Adults – $27, Student – $14, Children under 18 – Free Sunday, Nov 1 2026 4:15 pm pre-concert talk with composer Gary Nash 5:00 pm performance Buskirk-Chumley Theater General Admission America is a tune. It must be sung together. – Gerald Stanley Lee, Crowds: A Moving-Picture of Democracy, 1913 On Sunday, November 1, the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra, in collaboration with the IU Archives of African American Music and Culture, will perform a concert in recognition of our country’s 250th year. From the familiar square dance feel of Aaron Copland’s Hoedown to the soulful, bluesy tonalities of William Grant Still’s Afro-American Symphony, this concert explores what it means to be an American. Program: “Hoedown” from Rodeo – Aaron Copland “In Memoriam Sojourner Truth” – Gary Powell Nash All Things Majestic – Jennifer Higdon Symphony No. 1 – Afro-American Symphony – William Grant Still I travel the world, and I’m happy to say that America is still the great melting pot – maybe a chunky stew rather than a melting pot at this point, but you know what I mean. – Philip Glass, 1999 NPR interview BSO Season Passes can be purchased through October 16th. Passes include discounted tickets to all 4 season concerts, reserved seating, and other benefits. Learn more and purchase your Season Pass (CLICK HERE) Tickets for this concert are available for purchase through the Buskirk-Chumley Theater Box Office online, or call 812-323-3020 ext 1, or go to 114 E Kirkwood Ave. We don’t want cost to be the reason you don’t come to this concert. Thanks to our generous donors, we have some tickets available to ensure that anybody who wants to attend our concerts can do so, regardless of their current financial situation. If you will use a ticket, we will do all we can to make you our guest. Fill out THIS SHORT FORM and we will contact you when we have free tickets available.