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Providing compassionate and effective identification, treatment and support for childhood communication disorders.

Shows & Performances at the Ives

 

Small Talks – Split Rock Lighthouse History with Greg Vokovan

March 30, 2024

March 30, 2024

Completed in 1910 at a cost of $75,000, Split Rock Lighthouse sits on a cliff 130 feet above Lake Superior, at a particularly perilous place for ships. Split Rock Lighthouse State Park volunteer Greg Vokovan's family history with the beacon goes back to it's very beginning. Come listen as Greg delves into the history of the lighthouse!

Small Talks are free and open to the public. This event is held inside the Alfred E. Ames Lodge Room at the MMHC.

Space is limited.
Please RSVP to Mark Anderson at mark.anderson@mnmasonic.org or at (952) 948-6503.

 

Twin Cities Trumpet Ensemble: A Trumpeting Adventure

April 14, 2024

TCTE welcomes Master of Ceremonies Tim Blotz to their procession of trumpets at the Ives!

Show starts at 3:00pm
Doors open at 2:30pm

Tickets: Individual, $15

The Twin Cities Trumpet Ensemble returns to the Ives Auditorium to share new selections and old favorites. Twin Cities Trumpet Ensemble features 24 of the finest amateur and semi-professional trumpet players from the Twin Cities metro area that will lead you on an adventure through musical genres. Performing pieces composed from the 1500's through 2023, there is something for everyone in this concert! 

Bloomington Symphony Orchestra: Out of this World!

April 21, 2024

Join the BSO as it concludes its 61st season with performances guaranteed to be Out of this World!

Show starts at 3:00pm.

Advance Tickets: Adult, $17, Senior, $14, Advance Discount, $12, Students are free.

Manny Laureano, Music Director & Conductor

Celine Bares, Viola

Leonard Bernstein, arr. Maurice Peress - Overture to West Side Story 
Paul Hindemith - ZwischenBergundtiefemTal from Der Schwanendreher
Celine Bares, Viola; Winner of the MNSOTA Mary West Solo Competition
Gustav Holst - The Planets, Op. 32
Treble voices from the Normandale College Concert Choir and Angelica Encore Choral Ensemble

The BSO will conclude its sixty-first season with a concert guaranteed to get you thinking outside the box…or the galaxy! We’ll start off by honoring American composer Leonard Bernstein with a performance of his beloved Overture to West Side Story. After we present violist Celine Bares, this year’s Grand Prize Winner of the MNSOTA Mary West Solo Competition, the BSO will end the season with the full forces necessary to bring to you The Planets, by English composer Gustav Holst, with help from he Normandale Concert Choir and Angelica Encore Choral Ensemble. 

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