From TOLEDO ALLIANCE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
On Friday, Jan. 24, at 7 p.m. at St. John XXIII’s Catholic Church in Perrysburg, Toledo Symphony League (TSL) Young Artist Competition winners will perform as soloists with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra (TSO) under the direction of emerging conductor Todd Craven.
The program opens with small, interactive groups of Toledo Symphony musicians spread throughout St. John XXIII. Various works will be performed in an intimate, easily accessible setting allowing the listeners to experience several ensembles in different rooms.
Following intermission, the entire orchestra will present a program featuring young, local musicians Loa Cho (cello), Julia Masiker (bassoon), and Owen Robinson (alto saxophone). Their performances will be bookended by famous orchestral works that show off the diversity of symphonic music.
Loa Cho, Principal Cello of the Toledo Symphony Youth Philharmonic Orchestra is a 16-year-old senior at Maumee Valley Country Day School who has studied cello for ten years. She has performed at various institutes, including Cellofest in London, Young Artists Program at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, the National Cello Institute in LA, Indiana University’s Summer String Academy, and Meadowmount School of Music. She will perform the first movement of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Concerto No. 1 for Cello and Orchestra with the TSO.
Julia Masiker, Principal Bassoon of the Toledo Symphony Youth Philharmonic Orchestra is a junior at Toledo School for the Arts (TSA) where she is part of the TSA Studio Winds group and Chamber Winds ensemble. In 2019, Julia was awarded the Toledo Symphony’s Music Director Scholarship, an award given to an outstanding member of the Toledo Symphony Youth Orchestras. She will perform Ferdinand David’s Concertino for Bassoon with the TSO.
Owen Robinson, Principal Clarinet of the Toledo Symphony Symphonic Orchestra is a senior Alto Saxophonist at Sylvania Southview High School. He has been an active member of the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) for many years and is one of two students selected to play Tenor Saxophone in the OMEA All-State Jazz band this year. He will perform Alexander Glazunov’s Concerto in E-Flat Major with the TSO.
The Toledo Symphony League is dedicated to promoting the Toledo Symphony through fundraising activities. Funds raised by the TSL help provide scholarships, professional development, and educational opportunities to foster the growth of young musicians in Northwest Ohio and Southern Michigan.
The one-night-only performance “Introducing the Orchestra” Featuring Toledo Symphony League Young Artist Competition Winners will take place on Friday, January 24, 2020 at St. John XXIII’s church in Perrysburg, Ohio. General admission tickets are $10 and can be purchased online at toledosymphony.com, by calling 419-246-8000, or by stopping by the box office at 1838 Parkwood Avenue.
