The Toledo Symphony Orchestra (TSO) announced today that it is seeking nominations for its 2021-2022 Outstanding Music Educator Award.
“One of the most important influences in my life as a young musician was my high school teacher,” says Alain Trudel, Toledo Symphony Music Director. It doesn’t matter if you become a professional musician or develop a love for the arts, the life lessons and impact music educators have on young students is one that cannot be put into words. It is an honor to recognize and celebrate the passionate teachers of our Toledo community.”
The recipient of the Outstanding Music Educator Award will be recognized by TSO Music Director Alain Trudel on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at the ProMedica Masterworks program, Romantic Rhapsodies. The recipient’s class will receive complimentary tickets to a Young People’s concert or Masterworks concert and a complimentary ensemble presentation for the classroom or an assembly for the entire school during the 2022-2023 academic year.
Current, full-time, K-12 music educators who teach music public and private schools in the Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan region are eligible for the award. Teachers in other educational settings, including before and after-school programs are private studios are not eligible. Teachers must plan on teaching at the same school (district) in the 2022-2023 academic year.
“Our organization and the music industry of today exists because of committed educators who introduce, develop, and foster the performers, arts-lovers, and arts educators of tomorrow,” says Rachel Schultz, Director of Education & Community Engagement for the Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts. “It is a privilege to honor deserving teachers and thank them for their commitment to the arts and leadership in our music community.”
Visit toledosymphony.com/outstanding-music-educator-award for complete details and to submit a nomination. Entries are due by Thursday, March 31. Anyone in the Toledo community, such as administrators, students, parents, and colleagues may nominate music educators for the award.
For question or more information, please contact Rachel Schultz, Director of Education & Community Outreach for the Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts at rschultz@artstoledo.com.
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.
