We check in with baritone Sidney Outlaw as he prepares to bring Gustav Mahler's Songs of a Wayfarer to the Peristyle. Music Director Alain Trudel (an early champion of Sidney's) explains the lovelorn connections between Mahler and Brahms's Symphony No. 4 (also on the program), and we touch on the tragically short life of composer Lili Boulanger, whose music opens the concert.

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Touchstone Award Winner - Best Single Radio Report 2022, Best Radio Show 2020, Best Radio Show 2019, Best Broadcast Radio 2018  Toledo SymphonyLAB™ is an award-winning radio podcast series from WGTE Public Media in collaboration with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, providing a weekly half-hour behind-the-scenes look at the world of classical music.  Every week, host Brad Cresswell and TSO personalities explore a theme inspired by a concert or other event from the symphony's season. With lively discussion, quizzes, and even audio "re-enactments" of historical events, Toledo SymphonyLAB™ seeks to bring a pop culture aesthetic to the storied world of classical music. In addition to our regular panelists, the program often features special appearances by guest soloists, members of the TSO, and TSO Music Director Alain Trudel.