TOLEDO ALLIANCE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
1838 PARKWOOD AVENUE, TOLEDO, OH 43604 www.toledosymphony.com

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE TOLEDO ALLIANCE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS EXISTS TO SUSTAIN A WORKING COMMUNITY OF PERFORMING ARTISTS IN OUR AREA WHO PERPETUATE THE EXPERIENCE OF SUPERB MUSICAL AND DANCE PERFORMANCES AND EDUCATION FOR ALL PEOPLE.

THE 2019-2020 SEASON REPRESENTED FOR TAPA ITS FIRST FULL SEASON AS A NEWLY MERGED ORGANIZATION. BEFORE THE SEASON WAS CUT SHORT IN MARCH 2020 BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, IT HAD ALREADY ACHIEVED MANY HIGH POINTS FOR THE ORGANIZATION. THIS INCLUDED PERFORMANCES WITH VIOLINIST ITZHAK PERLMAN, PIANIST OLGA KERN, AND SINGER/SONGWRITER BEN FOLDS. IN NOVEMBER 2019, TAPA WELCOMED BRETT LONEY, J.D., AFCRE AS DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT. HE BRINGS DECADES OF FUNDRAISING EXPERTISE TO THE ORGANIZATION AND A CLEAR STRATEGY TO ENHANCE CONTRIBUTED INCOME.FEBRUARY 2020 BROUGHT THE TOLEDO SYMPHONY AND TOLEDO BALLET TOGETHER IN A NEW PRODUCTION OF CARL ORFF'S CARMINA BURANA. WITH NEW CHOREOGRAPHY AND DANCERS FROM TOLEDO BALLET, AN EXPANDED TOLEDO SYMPHONY, AND COMBINED CHORUSES FROM BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY, THE SOLD-OUT WEEKEND CELEBRATED TAPA'S TWO ARTISTIC FACES IN EPIC SONIC AND VISUAL PERFORMANCES. LATER THAT MONTH, A SPECIAL CONCERT CONCEPT, BRAHMS VS. RADIOHEAD, ENCOURAGED A DECIDEDLY YOUNGER CROWD TO EXPLORE MUSICAL GENIUSES SEPARATED BY MORE THAN A CENTURY. TAPA'S FINAL PERFORMANCE BEFORE THE COVID CRISIS WAS A MARCH 2020 CONCERT OF MUSIC BY MAHLER AND BRAHMS. PRESENTED TO AN EMPTY HALL AND BROADCAST AS THE ORGANIZATION'S FIRST-EVER LIVESTREAMED CONCERT, THE PROGRAM WAS A LOVE LETTER FROM THE MUSICIANS OF THE TOLEDO SYMPHONY TO THE WORLD IN A TIME OF CRISIS. DESPITE THE REALITIES OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE ORGANIZATION FINISHED ITS FISCAL YEAR INTACT, WITH STAFF AND MUSICIANS RETAINED AND SALARIES SUSTAINED. THIS WAS A SPECIAL AND INTENTIONAL COMMITMENT TO OUR NEW ORGANIZATION AND PRESENTED A CREATIVE CHALLENGE TO PERSEVERE AND IDENTIFY NEW WAYS TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. DESPITE THE REALITIES OF THE COVID PANDEMIC, TAPA'S STAFF AND PERFORMERS CONCLUDED 2019-2020 SEASON WITH MUCH TO BE PROUD OF.

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