The Toledo Symphony Orchestra (TSO) announced today that it is seeking nominations for its 2020-2021 Outstanding Music Educator Award.
The recipient of the award will be recognized by TSO Music Director Alain Trudel on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at the ProMedica Masterworks program, Nakamatsu Plays Chopin. The recipient’s class will receive complimentary tickets to a 2021-2022 Young People’s Concert or Masterworks concert. The recipient will also receive a complimentary ensemble presentation for the classroom or an assembly for the entire school during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Current, full-time, K-12 music educators who teach music in public and private schools in the Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan region are eligible for the award. Teachers in other educational settings, including before and after-school programs and private studios are not eligible. Teachers must plan on teaching at the same school (district) in the 2021-2022 academic year.
“The Toledo Symphony is proud to recognize the incredible work our area music teachers continue to provide our community, especially through the challenges this pandemic has presented in schools,” says Rachel Schultz, Director of Education & Community Outreach for the Toledo Symphony. “Music teachers lay the foundation for a greater love and appreciation of the art form we are also dedicated to serving. They play such an important role educating, inspiring, and cultivating the next generation of musicians and music lovers and we could not be more excited to honor this year’s recipient.”
Please visit toledosymphony.com/2020-2021-outstanding-music-educator-award for complete details. Nominations are due Friday, April 23, 2021. Administrators, students, parents, colleagues may nominate teachers for the award.
For questions or more information, please contact Rachel Schultz, Director of Education & Community Outreach for the Toledo Symphony at rschultz@artstoledo.com.
ABOUT THE TOLEDO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
The Toledo Symphony Orchestra is a community-supported organization of professional musicians and teachers who deliver quality performance and music education for all.
Formed in 1943 as The Friends of Music and incorporated in 1951 as the Toledo Orchestra Association, Inc., the Toledo Symphony Orchestra (TSO) has grown from a core group of twenty-two part-time musicians to a regional orchestra that employs sixty-nine professional musicians who consider the Toledo Symphony their primary employer, as well as numerous extra players annually as repertoire demands.
On January 1, 2019, the Toledo Symphony and Toledo Ballet officially merged to form the Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA), a new non-profit organization dedicated to providing exceptional live music and dance performances and education for the region. This partnership promises to create new and invigorating programs, provide cost and revenue synergies in operations, and integrate the arts through shared educational missions.
The Toledo Symphony reaches more than 260,000 individuals annually through performances and education programs. The series concerts (Masterworks, Pops, Chamber, and Family Series) are the critical underpinning of the orchestra’s artistic mission and regularly draw people from 135 postal zip codes. Education programs, student performances, and community concerts are held in schools, neighborhood churches, performing arts centers, and community facilities throughout the region; many are offered at no charge or provided at a reduced fee to help expand participation.
