The Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra will perform a program pairing Beethoven and Mendelssohn on Sunday, November 22, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. at Bloomfield Middle School, 60 Huck Road. Violinist Jeremiah Blacklow will step out as soloist for Beethoven’s Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61, with the orchestra following after intermission with Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, better known as the “Scottish” symphony.
The concert, billed as a Night of Beethoven and Mendelssohn, will be led by conductor Israel “Buzz” Herman, according to TAPinto. The same report lists ticket prices at $15 for adults, $12 for seniors aged 60 and older, and $12 for children under 12, with tickets available through the QR code on the concert flyer or at bloomfieldsymphony.com.
A Soloist Shaped by Harvard and Juilliard
Blacklow’s path to the stage began early. According to the orchestra’s own site, bloomfieldsymphony.org, “Jeremiah Blacklow began studying violin when he was three.” He went on to earn an undergraduate degree from Harvard College, where he majored in Slavic Languages and Literature, before completing a master’s degree in violin performance at the Juilliard School, per the same site.
Beyond his academic training, Blacklow is also a founding member of the Renaissance String Quartet, the orchestra notes on its website. That combination of classical rigor and chamber-music collaboration sets up his turn as soloist on one of the violin repertoire’s most enduring concertos.
A Program Built Around Two Romantic-Era Touchstones
The Beethoven concerto that opens the program is paired after intermission with Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 in A minor, a work the composer titled for Scotland and that carries the nickname “Scottish” into most modern programs, as listed on the orchestra’s site. Together, the two works give the afternoon a shape that moves from a single violin’s voice to the full weight of the orchestra.
An Orchestra Rooted in the Depression Era
The Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra traces its founding to 1932, according to its website, describing itself as having been “born during the worst of the Great Depression.” Its stated mission, per the same source, has long centered on “bringing the joy and power of great symphonic music to live audiences in a relaxed setting at a low cost” — a description that lines up with the modest ticket prices listed for this month’s performance.
