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Historic concert was a joy

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Tenor Shawn Mathey, left, and baritone Sean David Cooper.

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Ode-to-Joy-Toth

Kirk Toth, concertmaster, warms up backstage.

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Members of Masterworks Chorale sing "Ode to Joy."

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Enjoying pre-concert activities on state are, from right, Glen Fitkin, Marlon Fitkin, Pat Mauk, Clint Mauk, Ann Stranahan, and Steve Stranahan.

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Katherine Cosgrove on trumpet.

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The Toledo Symphony makes its Huntington Center debut with a choir of more than 1,000 voices.

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