“Live music is making a comeback in Bemidji next week after a five-month coronavirus hiatus,” writes Dennis Doeden in Friday’s (7/24) Bemidji Pioneer (Minnesota). “Music Director Beverly Everett and five [string musicians] of the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra will perform three outdoor concerts called ‘Positive Vibrations’ from the porch at Lake Bemidji Bed & Breakfast … on July 31, Aug. 1, and Aug. 2. The orchestra’s final two concerts of the 2019-20 season were canceled because of COVID-19 restrictions, and the popular Summer Pops concert also was called off.… The concerts are free, but only about 25 tickets are available for each performance, and attendees must reserve tickets online…. Attendees are required to bring their own face mask to wear, to bring their own lawn chair, and to sit at least six feet from the nearest group…. The concerts will also be streamed live on Facebook, and videos will be available on YouTube, Facebook and the BSO website at a later time…. Since the group is unable to rehearse ahead of the concerts, Everett said the Friday night performance will feature mostly solos chosen by each of the musicians. They will add more ensemble pieces for the Saturday and Sunday concerts.”
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