Toledo SymphonyLAB™

All roads lead to Sergei Rachmaninoff in this concert from the Toledo Symphony that pairs his Symphony No. 2 with Canadian wunderkind André Mathieu's Piano Concerto No. 3 (starring guest pianist Jean-Philippe Sylvestre). Joining us for the hour is composer Evan Williams, whose a ghost wandering in a world grown alien receives its world premiere from the TSO. What does Evan have to do with Rachmaninoff, you may ask? Listen and find out!

All roads lead to Sergei Rachmaninoff in this concert from the Toledo Symphony that pairs his Symphony No. 2 with Canadian wunderkind André Mathieu's Piano Concerto No. 3 (starring guest pianist Jean-Philippe Sylvestre). Joining us for the hour is composer Evan Williams, whose a ghost wandering in a world grown alien receives its world premiere from the TSO. What does Evan have to do with Rachmaninoff, you may ask? Listen and find out!

May The Fourth Be With You! We celebrate Star Wars Day with trivia, quizzes, impressions, and much, much more – all inspired by the Toledo Symphony's live performance of John Williams' iconic score, accompanying The Empire Strikes Back on the big screen at the Stranahan Theater. Special guests include WGTE's Haley Taylor and 13abc's Tony Geftos (who – as you'll hear – not only does a killer Jar Jar Binks impression, but is also a master Elmo impersonator!).

May The Fourth Be With You! We celebrate Star Wars Day with trivia, quizzes, impressions, and much, much more – all inspired by the Toledo Symphony's live performance of John Williams' iconic score, accompanying The Empire Strikes Back on the big screen at the Stranahan Theater. Special guests include WGTE's Haley Taylor and 13abc's Tony Geftos (who – as you'll hear – not only does a killer Jar Jar Binks impression, but is also a master Elmo impersonator!).

We bring two special guests into the studio to talk about two TSO concerts: Toledo Ballet Gala Featuring Dancing Wheels, and Historias de España (Spanish Stories). Toledo Ballet's Ann Heckler talks about her teaching and her work with adaptive dance, and introduces us to the Dancing Wheels Company (which appears on the program). Also, TSO Percussionist Keith McWatters makes a return podcast appearance to talk up the Spanish Stories program, which employs an encyclopedia's worth of percussion instruments, especially in Rodion Shchedrin's Carmen Suite (based on the opera by Georges Bizet). And finally, if you're a Tango whiz, then you're in luck: exercise your Tango chops in our quiz of the day!

We bring two special guests into the studio to talk about two TSO concerts: Toledo Ballet Gala Featuring Dancing Wheels, and Historias de España (Spanish Stories). Toledo Ballet's Ann Heckler talks about her teaching and her work with adaptive dance, and introduces us to the Dancing Wheels Company (which appears on the program). Also, TSO Percussionist Keith McWatters makes a return podcast appearance to talk up the Spanish Stories program, which employs an encyclopedia's worth of percussion instruments, especially in Rodion Shchedrin's Carmen Suite (based on the opera by Georges Bizet). And finally, if you're a Tango whiz, then you're in luck: exercise your Tango chops in our quiz of the day!

It's that time of year when we preview what the upcoming TSO season has in store! Just to make it interesting, we pull out the old spinning wheel and play a game of "concert roulette" (well, sort of). Check out the exciting offerings coming our way in 22/23 at https://www.toledosymphony.com/subscribe.

It's that time of year when we preview what the upcoming TSO season has in store! Just to make it interesting, we pull out the old spinning wheel and play a game of "concert roulette" (well, sort of). Check out the exciting offerings coming our way in 22/23 at https://www.toledosymphony.com/subscribe.

We visit with the fantastic young cellist and musical entrepreneur Loa Cho, who, along with Dr. Jason Stumbo from University of Toledo, and the Toledo Symphony's Merwin Siu, tell us all about Loa's upcoming chamber music competition. Loa used her proceeds from the 2020 Toledo Symphony's Young Musician Award to create and fund the organization, which is found online at glasscitychambermusic.org. Also, WGTE's Spring fundraiser is underway – so in keeping with the theme, we present both an NPR and a PBS quiz!

We visit with the fantastic young cellist and musical entrepreneur Loa Cho, who, along with Dr. Jason Stumbo from University of Toledo, and the Toledo Symphony's Merwin Siu, tell us all about Loa's upcoming chamber music competition. Loa used her proceeds from the 2020 Toledo Symphony's Young Musician Award to create and fund the organization, which is found online at glasscitychambermusic.org. Also, WGTE's Spring fundraiser is underway – so in keeping with the theme, we present both an NPR and a PBS quiz!