News & Noteworthy

'Captain' Sanderling is symphony's leader

Published: Monday, May 14, 2012
Members of the Toledo Symphony (TSO) under the direction of Principal Conductor Stefan Sanderling perform in the Spring for Music festival at Carnegie Hall in New York in 2011.CRAIG RUTTLEEnlarge When Stefan Sanderling strides to the podium on the big Peristyle stage Friday night, his appearance will mark several milestones. It will be the first decade more»

Arts glow at Lourdes' Luminations

Published: Monday, May 14, 2012
Lourdes President Bob Helmer, left, and wife Linda stand with student speaker Tim Berta at Luminations.Enlarge Lourdes University's 11th annual Luminations was a fabulous way to celebrate the performing arts in the community. Broadway's Tim Shew, who took a night off from his starring role in Evita, wowed the crowd with his rendition of "Music of the more»

Toledo Symphony Orchestra in The Avengers

Published: Thursday, May 10, 2012
Click on the link to view the video - http://www.13abc.com/story/18246085/toledo-symphony-orchestra-featured-in-the-avengers TOLEDO, Ohio - It's already broken all kinds of box office records, and there is a Toledo connection to the Hollywood hit The Avengers. The movie is based on the Marvel comic book heroes, and it includes a scene featuring the Toledo more»

Muddy and Muddonna to perform with orchestra!

Published: Wednesday, May 9, 2012
http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120508&content_id=30724478&vkey=news_t512&fext=.jsp&sid=t512 The Toledo Symphony Orchestra (TSO) presents Take Me Out To The Ball Game with the Toledo Mud Henson Sunday, May 13 at 3PM in the Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle. Audiences can look forward to special appearances by Muddy and more»

Toledo Symphony members snare screen time in 'The Avengers'

Published: Wednesday, May 9, 2012
A casting coordinator for The Avengers needed a string quartet for a pivotal scene to be filmed in Cleveland. A Google search brought her to zinquartet.com. She liked what she saw on the musicians' site and so did the film's director, Joss Whedon. And that's how Toledo Symphony members Merwin Siu, Jennifer Burns, Tim Zeithamel, and Renee Goubeaux managed more»

Sharing the stage with the Toledo Symphony

Published: Monday, May 7, 2012
http://www.toledoblade.com/Tom-Walton/2012/05/07/Sharing-the-stage-with-the-Toledo-Symphony.html My bucket list just got a little shorter. I've played the Peristyle. And it's all because I had to open my big mouth about the harmonica. I was surprised by reader reaction to my recent column about trying to take up the harmonica in retirement. One guy more»

'Wartime Reflections' is ambitious program

Published: Monday, April 30, 2012
The Toledo Symphony has been nothing if not ambitious in recent years, earning a Carnegie Hall debut in 2011, and then landing an invitation to tour China. Still, last night's Classics VIII concert represents one of the most audacious artistic moves in a long time. Titled "Wartime Reflections," the program was largely new to both the musicians and symphony more»

Classics concert calls for sound of silence

Published: Thursday, April 26, 2012
Toledo Symphony will offer a tough challenge to audiences at its Classics Concerts VIII at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the Peristyle. The challenge: Please, no applause until the entire first half of the program has ended. (Sitting on their hands is not the norm for symphony fans, who prefer cheers, standing ovations, and the buzz of spanked palms more»