Toledo SymphonyLAB™

Wearing masks and socially distanced in the studio, we discuss how the TSO has adapted their 20-21 season to the pandemic and to preview the opening concert, Max Richter's magical recomposition of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. Info on the TAPA streaming platform is at https://stream.artstoledo.com/

Wearing masks and socially distanced in the studio, we discuss how the TSO has adapted their 20-21 season to the pandemic and to preview the opening concert, Max Richter's magical recomposition of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.Info on the TAPA streaming platform is at https://stream.artstoledo.com/

TSO Music Director Alain Trudel (pictured) joins us by phone along with panelist Felecia Kanney to discuss the many different ways that composers (including Alain) can add color to a piece of music. Our point of departure is the upcoming WGTE Presents: TSO in HD program which features Rimsky-Korsakov's Tale of Tsar Saltan suite; Smetana's The Moldau; selections by Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, and Mahler – plus Alain Trudel's own Greek mythology-related fanfare for orchestra, Rhea. As an added bonus: we take the Color Personality Test! What's your favorite color?

TSO Music Director Alain Trudel (pictured) joins us by phone along with panelist Felecia Kanney to discuss the many different ways that composers (including Alain) can add color to a piece of music. Our point of departure is the upcoming WGTE Presents: TSO in HD program which features Rimsky-Korsakov's Tale of Tsar Saltan suite; Smetana's The Moldau; selections by Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, and Mahler – plus Alain Trudel's own Greek mythology-related fanfare for orchestra, Rhea. As an added bonus: we take the Color Personality Test! What's your favorite color?

Our panelists pull back the curtain on what it means to be a "virtuoso" musician, focusing in-depth on two recent TSO guest soloists: violinist Augustin Hadelich, and pianist Olga Kern (pictured).

Our panelists pull back the curtain on what it means to be a "virtuoso" musician, focusing in-depth on two recent TSO guest soloists: violinist Augustin Hadelich, and pianist Olga Kern (pictured).

We offer a rundown of the ongoing WGTE Presents: TSO in HD program on WGTE-TV, and revisit some conversations from the past — including clips from TSO tubist David Saltzman and composers Samuel Adler (pictured) and Jennifer Higdon. All three are featured in an upcoming episode of TSO in HD, along with works by Christopher Dietz and Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Panelists Zak Vassar and Merwin Siu join us by phone to give the backstory on these selections, and the thematic thread that binds them together.

We offer a rundown of the ongoing WGTE Presents: TSO in HD program on WGTE-TV, and revisit some conversations from the past — including clips from TSO tubist David Saltzman and composers Samuel Adler (pictured) and Jennifer Higdon. All three are featured in an upcoming episode of TSO in HD, along with works by Christopher Dietz and Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Panelists Zak Vassar and Merwin Siu join us by phone to give the backstory on these selections, and the thematic thread that binds them together.

While concert halls are dark, classical musicians are increasingly turning to social media to share their talents and keep the music alive. We highlight some recent entries from TSO members on YouTube, including a brand new work for cello by composer Maddy Wildman. TSO brass play Gabrieli: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fptbmp27BDA TSO cellist Kellen Degnan premieres Tinted Postcards by Maddy Wildman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRCpuhLkEF4 TSO violinist Merwin Siu performs the second movement of Another Spring, a violin concerto written for him by former TSO Music Director Andrew Massey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEWJUABEKUA

While concert halls are dark, classical musicians are increasingly turning to social media to share their talents and keep the music alive. We highlight some recent entries from TSO members on YouTube, including a brand new work for cello by composer Maddy Wildman.TSO brass play Gabrieli: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fptbmp27BDATSO cellist Kellen Degnan premieres Tinted Postcards by Maddy Wildman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRCpuhLkEF4TSO violinist Merwin Siu performs the second movement of Another Spring, a violin concerto written for him by former TSO Music Director Andrew Massey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEWJUABEKUA