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“I don’t remember my life without music. I truly believe that it was a universal calling.”

Ed Toth had no choice but to answer that call. Immersing himself in his fathers’ record collection, a young Ed took in all he could from The Ventures and Wes Montgomery to the Beatles and Jimmy Smith. “It was pretty eclectic,” says Toth. “I could hear Resphigi’s ‘Fountains of Rome’ one minute and Crosby Stills and Nash the next.”

Ed participated in any and all music programs throughout his education in East Lyme Connecticut. “Marching band was a big deal for me and taught me a lot of what I needed to know about listening and ensemble playing. Plus, I played in my first bands during high school.”

After high school, Ed took off to the University of Miami, graduating in 1994 with a Bachelor of Music degree. “That place was incredible. I learned as much outside of the classroom as I did in it.& . . .