Merging the music: Bemidji Symphony Orchestra, local electronic music ensemble MIDIots to perform together

2960455+111316.N.BP_.EXPRESSIONS1.jpg — Greg Gaston plays a MIDI drumset during MIDIots practice on Nov. 3. The MIDIots will join the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra on stage at 3 p.m. Sunday at Bemidji High School Auditorium. (Maggi Stivers | Bemidji Pioneer)

By Maggi Stivers

November 13, 2016 03:00 AM

1/5: Del Lyren play an electronic wind instrument (EWI) during MIDIots practice on Nov. 3. The MIDIots will join the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra on stage at 3 p.m. Sunday at Bemidji High School Auditorium. (Maggi Stivers | Bemidji Pioneer)

2/5: Eric Sundeen plays a malletKAT during MIDIots practice on Nov. 3. The MIDIots will join the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra on stage at 3 p.m. Sunday at Bemidji High School Auditorium. (Maggi Stivers | Bemidji Pioneer)

3/5: Dan Nelson plays a MIDI guitar during MIDIots practice on Nov. 3. The MIDIots will join the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra on stage at 3 p.m. Sunday at Bemidji High School Auditorium. (Maggi Stivers | Bemidji Pioneer)

4/5: Lee Foster plays an electric bass during MIDIots practice on Nov. 3. The MIDIots will join the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra on stage at 3 p.m. Sunday at Bemidji High School Auditorium. (Maggi Stivers | Bemidji Pioneer)

5/5: John Stewart checks a laptop during MIDIots practice on Nov. 3. The MIDIots will join the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra on stage at 3 p.m. Sunday at Bemidji High School Auditorium. (Maggi Stivers | Bemidji Pioneer)

Merging the music: Bemidji Symphony Orchestra, local electronic music ensemble MIDIots to perform together

BEMIDJI--History will be made Sunday when the local band MIDIots and the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra take the stage. It will be the first time the MIDIots have played with an orchestra, and the first time the symphony plays with a group of the MID...