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Today, The Toledo Symphony announced Justin Rhoades as the recipient of its 2023 Outstanding Music Educator Award. Mr. Rhoades is the band director for Washington Local Schools. This is the fourth consecutive year the TSO has honored current, full-time, K-12 music educators who teach music in public and private schools in the Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan region. 

Toledo Ballet announced its 2023 summer programs for students ages 4 and above and all ability levels. Toledo Ballet’s summer offerings include two summer dance intensives for intermediate and advanced students, a themed workshop, dance camps for young dancers ages 4-8, and regularly scheduled classes. Registration is available now to both Toledo Ballet and non-Toledo Ballet dancers by calling 419.471.0049 or visiting toledoballet.com.  

On April 17, 2023, Toledo Symphony Orchestra (TSO) and Toledo Ballet, together as the Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA), announced its 2023/2024 performance season. Subscriptions are now available for purchase by calling the TAPA Box Office at 419.246.8000. Single tickets will go on sale on Tuesday, August 1, 2023. For a full listing of events, visit toledosymphony.com or toledoballet.com.

The Toledo Symphony is excited to once again announce a special collaboration with Imagination Station to celebrate Music In Our Schools Month. For the second year, during the month of March, various groups of Toledo Symphony musicians, faculty members, and students will present free activities at Imagination Station. 

Music Director Alain Trudel and the Toledo Symphony Orchestra (TSO) open the 2022/2023 season with a one-night-only performance on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at 8PM at the Toledo Museum of Art’s Peristyle Theater. The program features works inspired by Shakespeare’s great romantic play, Romeo and Juliet, including music from Sergei Prokofiev’s iconic ballet, the 1968 classic film, and Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story. This opening concert is part of the ProMedica Masterworks Series with additional support from UBS Financial Services. 

Toledo, Ohio, August 8, 2022— The Greater Toledo Community Foundation (GTCF) is celebrating “Fifty Years of Funding Futures” with a yearlong calendar of events and programs in 2023. As the largest philanthropic institution in the region, GTCF now holds more than 900 funds and $435 million in assets with the goal of creating a better

The Toledo Symphony Orchestra (TSO), Toledo Ballet, and Toledo Jazz Orchestra (TJO) announced that tickets to the 2022/2023 performance season – spanning September 10 through June 3 – will be available for purchase starting Monday, August 1. Subscription packages can be purchased now by calling the Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA)

The Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) and Toledo Ballet named professional dancer, educator, and choreographer Eric Otto as its new Artistic Director & Head of Curriculum this morning.

“TAPA is such a unique organization and I look forward to beginning my journey as Artistic Director & Head of Curriculum of Toledo Ballet,” says Otto. “I absolutely love the idea of the ballet and symphony operating under one performing arts organization..."

On July 4, 2022 at 2:00 PM, the Toledo Concert Band featuring members of the Toledo Symphony will perform a free Independence Day concert at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums in Fremont, Ohio under the direction of Bruce Moss. This year’s performance, sponsored by Hal & Diane Hawk and Crown Battery with additional funding

The Toledo Symphony (TSO) announced the recipient of its annual Outstanding Music Educator Award: Megan Porter, music teacher at Oregon City Schools. “The Toledo Symphony is built on the hard work of music instructors around the world,” says Rachel Schultz, Director of Education & Community Engagement for the Toledo Alliance for the