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) Box Office at 419.246.8000 or by visiting toledosymphony.com and toledoballet.com.

The Toledo Symphony celebrates its 79^th season and Alain Trudel’s 5^th season as Music Director.

“I am overjoyed to return to Toledo this fall for my fifth season as Music Director of the Toledo Symphony,” says Alain Trudel. “I’ve been incredibly fortunate to work alongside many talented people, form life-long friendships on and off stage, and engage in meaningful music-making experiences over the years. Cheers to five years together, it’s going to be the best one yet!”

Toledo Ballet celebrates its 83^rd season and continues to present the longest-running, annual production of The Nutcracker in the nation. Professional dancer, educator, and choreographer Eric Otto was recently named Artistic Director & Head of Curriculum for the organization. "In this new season as Artistic Director of Toledo Ballet, I look forward to the collaborative possibilities working with Alain and Toledo Symphony musicians,” says Otto. “It is so rare for a ballet school to perform with live music by professional musicians and I am so excited that our dancers and our audiences will have numerous opportunities to experience that.”

The 2022/2023 performance season features new and traditional symphonic works, famous ballets, world-renowned artists, and a new partnership with the Toledo Jazz Orchestra (TJO).

“A cornerstone of TAPA is the belief that we can do more together than apart. That’s the power of collaboration,” says Zak Vassar, President & CEO of TAPA. “We have worked with leaders of the Toledo Jazz Orchestra for a couple of years to explore ways that we could work together. They recently celebrated their 40th Anniversary and announced that evening the selection of Alain Trudel as the TJO’s next Artistic Director. This provides us with even more opportunities to work together, dream together, and build something beautiful for this community.”

TJO’s 2022/2023 season includes five big band performances, three of which Trudel will lead: Classics from the Great American Songbook (Nov. 17), A Swingin’ Christmas (Dec. 17), a celebration of Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn (Mar. 23), an evening with award-winning Matt Catingub (Apr. 8), and the Art of Art Tatum (May 6). The November performance will additionally feature dancers from Toledo Ballet.

“Both of my parents were jazz musicians. Some people may not know that jazz was my first love and the traditional music that my family was brought up in,” says Trudel. “I am really honored and excited to take on a leadership role together with the wonderful musicians of our very own Toledo Jazz Orchestra this season.”

Since 1979, the TJO has worked with dozens of industry legends, including Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Williams, Clark Terry, and Zoot Sims. The group also performs the works of the major big bands from the past eight decades, along with arrangements commissioned specifically for the orchestra.

“We look forward to expanding our audiences through the marketing efforts of TAPA,” says Scott Potter, President of the TJO Board of Directors. “Alain has an artistic vision for the TJO and we are eager to begin working with him. This season presents some very challenging yet rewarding music that I think Toledo is going to love.”

2022/2023 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

• 2021 Grammy Award-winner and powerhouse vocalist Ledisi joins the TSO to perform music by legendary singer, songwriter, and activist Nina Simone.
• Midori performs Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto on a program paired with Dvo?ák’s Seventh Symphony.
• Toledo Ballet’s 82nd presentation of The Nutcracker, the longest-running, annual production in the nation.
• Singer, trombone player, and songwriter Aubrey Logan, Music Director Alain Trudel, and the TSO to perform annual Christmas at the Peristyle.
• Handel’s Messiah at Rosary Cathedral.
• The TSO will perform live soundtracks for the films Mary Poppins and Psycho.
• The Great American Songbook featuring a unique collaboration between the Toledo Jazz Orchestra, vocalists Ramona Collins and Kim Buehler, Alain Trudel on trombone, and Toledo Ballet dancers.
• The Buckeye Broadband and The Blade Chamber Series returns to the Toledo Club.

For a full listing of events, visit toledosymphony.com or toledoballet.com.

WAYS TO ATTEND

• Subscriptions to the ProMedica Masterworks Series (7 Fridays + one Saturday or 10 Saturday performances starting at $168), KeyBank Pops Series (6 Saturday performances starting at $156), Buckeye Broadband & The Blade Chamber Series (5 performances for $175), The Andersons Family Series (3 performances for $75), or Toledo Jazz Orchestra Series (5 performances starting at $150) are available to purchase now by calling 419.246.8000.
• Flex passes for 5, 6, or 8 performances starting at $135 are available to purchase now by calling 419.246.8000.
• Single tickets to all Toledo Symphony, Toledo Ballet, and Toledo Jazz Orchestra performances starting at $20 go on sale to the general public on Monday, August 1 and can be purchased at toledosymphony.com, toledoballet.com, or 419.246.8000.
• TAPA Streaming: All-Access Pass, a streaming subscription to watch Toledo Symphony and Toledo Ballet performances online and on Apple TV and Roku devices for an annual fee of $149.99 or $14.99 per month.
• Streaming tickets to watch individual Toledo Symphony and Toledo Ballet performances for $19.99.

For full program information regarding the 2022/2023 performance season, visit toledosymphony.com or toledoballet.com. For questions, please contact Vanessa Gardner, Vice President of Marketing & Operations for TAPA at vgardner@artstoledo.com.

ABOUT 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.

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.

ABOUT TOLEDO BALLET

Toledo Ballet is a pre-professional dance company that inspires the passions and spirit of the Toledo community through dance. Toledo Ballet provides quality dance instruction and exceptional performance opportunities to over 250 students throughout northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan annually.

Founded in 1939 by Marie Bollinger Vogt, Toledo Ballet continues to offer quality dance education spanning all ages and ability levels. Classes include ballet, contemporary, tap, tumbling, and Adaptive Dance, a unique class providing those with special needs an opportunity to learn to move in ways that come naturally to them. Acting, voice, musical theater, and conditioning are also offered at the school. In addition, Toledo Ballet brings in world-renowned, professional dancers each year to lead its summer intensive programs, drawing students from across the region seeking to advance their skills.

Toledo Ballet students have competed at the national and international level, including the Youth American Grand Prix (YAGP), the world’s largest international student ballet competition, and many have pursued dance professionally at some of the most prestigious ballet institutions in the nation, including New York City Ballet, Chicago Ballet, and Cincinnati Ballet.

In July 2022, Toledo Ballet named professional dancer, educator, and choreographer Eric Otto as Artistic Director.

ABOUT TOLEDO ALLIANCE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

On January 1, 2019, the Toledo Ballet and Toledo Symphony 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. Stemming from an 81-year partnership and annual presentation of The Nutcracker in Toledo, this merger is one of only a few in the nation and promises to create new and invigorating programs, provide cost and revenue synergies in operations, and integrate the arts through shared educational missions.

ABOUT THE TOLEDO JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Since 1979, the Toledo Jazz Orchestra has worked with dozens of industry legends, including Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Williams, Clark Terry and Zoot Sims. This 18-member group also performs the works of the major big bands from the past eight decades along with arrangements commissioned specifically for the orchestra. The Toledo Jazz Orchestra has two albums to its credit titled “Groovin’” and “Out of Nowhere.” For more information about TJO, visit toledojazz.org.