Episode 24 - Zak Vassar

Toledo Matters Podcast

Episode 24 of the Toledo Matters Podcast – Zak Vassar, CEO/President of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra ——————————————————— With Bob Tucker, Danny Woodcock, & Nathan Lewis ——————————————————— Fun things in the 419 TONIGHT 7/21: EPIC Toledo’s T-Town Dash. Downtown Toledo’s biggest scavenger hunt. Teams of 6 will be combing the town for clues and hidden treasures. -- http://www.epictoledo.com/events/EPIC-Toledo-2016-TTown-Dash-1404/details August 13-14: Bach Around the Clock! - The TSO season doesn't start until September, but Merwin Siu and other TSO musicians are putting on a 24-hour Bach Festival at the Toledo Art Museum - Bach Around the Clock! At the Museum and on Museum Grounds, enjoy the music of Johann Sebastian Bach in this 24-hour live music marathon. -- http://www.toledosymphony.com/index.php?src=events&srctype=detail&category=Special%20Event&refno=466 ——————————– Today’s Guests: *** Zak Vassar *** * CEO/President of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra (www.toledosymphony.com) * Toledo Matters Podcast Quiz Master * Extraordinary Birthday Party Guest FUN FACT - Zak and his wife, Emilie, started the first bar trivia at Homeslice Pizza. Outgrowing the space quickly, they took their trivia to a second location at the Oliver House. Favorite hidden gem in Toledo: The Oliver House and Mon Ami on Catawba Island Toledo Trivia: When and where was the first concert given by The Toledo Symphony? When did a Toledo Symphony first perform at the Toledo Museum of Art. In 1967, the TSO appointed the first African-American concertmaster in a professional American orchestra. What was his name? The Peristyle concert hall opened in 1933, prior to the incorporation of the TSO. What orchestra was featured at the opening gala? **Royalty music provided by Bensound