Link Up Program Participants will present a Live Concert, with teachers and students nationwide for the 2025–2026 season
TOLEDO, OH — In collaboration with Carnegie Hall, the Toledo Symphony is participating in Link Up: The Orchestra Moves, a music education program provided by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute (WMI), during the 2025-2026 season. Students participating in the Link Up curriculum will attend a culminating concert on February 26 at the Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle where they sing and play the recorder or their desired instrument with the orchestra from their seats. This experience often serves as a students’ first concert and provides them with the opportunity to apply the musical concepts they have studied. All Live Arts Toledo Young People’s Performances are made possible with the generous support of SSOE Group.
For over 40 years, Link Up has paired orchestras with students in grades 3–5 at schools in their local communities to explore orchestral repertoire and fundamental musical skills, including creative work and composition, through a hands-on music curriculum. Link Up addresses the urgent need for music instruction and resources by providing a free, high quality, year-long curriculum that teachers can implement, along with printed and digital classroom materials, online video and audio resources, and the professional development and support necessary to make the program an engaging experience for students.
The Toledo Symphony is one of over 100 national and international organizations chosen for this program. Since 2003, Carnegie Hall has partnered with professional, community, and university orchestras across the US and around the world to support their existing education programs and strengthen their partnerships with local schools. In 2025–2026, Link Up will partner with sites in the United States, as well as in Canada, China, Dominican Republic, Japan, Kenya, New Zealand, Nigeria, United Kingdom, and Vietnam to serve more than 300,000 students and teachers globally. Visit carnegiehall.org/LinkUp for a complete list of participants and further details.
Link Up: The Orchestra Moves will be performed at 9:45am and 11:00am on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at the Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle. For more information, please visit liveartstoledo.com/LinkUp.
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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 professional orchestra that employs seventy professional full-time musicians.
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 Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute
Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute produces an extraordinary range of music education and social impact programs each season that extend far outside the physical walls of the concert halls. These programs will reach hundreds of thousands of people in New York City, across the United States, and around the globe during the 2025–2026 season.
About Live Arts Toledo
Live Arts Toledo, formerly the Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA), is the region’s hub for live performance, cultural education, and community connection. Bringing together the Toledo Symphony, Toledo Ballet, Toledo Jazz Orchestra, Toledo Symphony School of Music, and Toledo Symphony Youth Orchestras, Live Arts Toledo presents more than 200 nights of programming each year, offering unforgettable experiences that stir the senses and strengthen the cultural fabric of Northwest Ohio.
Media Contact:
Ellie Lee, Director of Community Engagement, 419.418.0037, elee@liveartstoledo.com
