TOLEDO, OH – Today, The Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced that the alt-rock band Guster will perform with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra for one night only on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 7:30pm at the Peristyle Theatre. Pre-sale tickets for 23/24 season ticket holders and donors are available now by calling the TAPA Box Office at 419.246.8000. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday, June 16 at 9am at www.toledosymphony.com.

Founding members Adam Gardner, Ryan Miller, and Brian Rosenworcel formed the group in 1991 while attending Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. The group has since gone on to release eight full-length albums and create beloved songs like "Satellite," "Do You Love Me," and "Amsterdam."

“I first saw Guster alongside Barenaked Ladies and Ben Folds in 2013 and I’ve been a huge fan ever since,” say Vanessa Gardner, Vice President of Marketing and Operations for TAPA. “I have been trying to get Guster to come to Toledo since 2020 and I’m excited that not only are they coming to Toledo but that they are going to play an amazing show with our Toledo Symphony.”

Guster's symphony performances have become can't-miss destination events for Guster fans across the country. Previous symphony shows have included performances with the Colorado Symphony at Red Rocks Amphitheatre and two sold-out concerts earlier this month with the Boston Pops and Keith Lockhart.

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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. 

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) 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 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.