Recognized as the premier choral ensemble in Tampa Bay and praised by music critics from both the Tampa Bay Times and The Tampa Tribune as “one of the country’s finest choirs,” “an amazing instrument,” and a “cultural treasure,” The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay has consistently delivered some of the most profoundly moving music performances in the area. The Master Chorale is an auditioned, highly select 150-voice volunteer chorus embracing a broad representation of singers from the entire Tampa Bay area. The Master Chorale serves Tampa Bay and west central Florida with a mission to advance the art of choral music by performing great works of the past, commissioning and performing new literature, and sharing the joy and power of choral music with new and existing audiences and singers. With internationally distributed recordings and important commissions from renowned composers, the chorale is consistently advancing the choral art form. Since its founding by Dr. Robert Summer TFO Spring Family Concerts 56 THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA | 2016-2017 in 1979, the chorale has produced at least one major choral-orchestral work each year. These performances include J.S. Bach’s Passion According to St. Matthew, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, Felix Mendelssohn’s Elijah, and Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, which was performed with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and others under the direction of Robert Shaw. The chorale has regularly commissioned some of the most important contemporary composers including Eric Whitacre (Lux Aurumque), Paul Basler (Missa Kenya), Alice Parker (The Rock and the River), René Clausen (Jubilate Deo), and Jake Runestad (We Can Mend the Sky), to name a few. In addition to traditional concerts, the chorale performs a variety of outreach activities throughout the Tampa Bay community. The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay is designated as the principal chorus of The Florida Orchestra and artist-in-residence at the University of South Florida College of the Arts School of Music. Join a Florida Orchestra chamber ensemble for a concert combined with storytime, especially for young children in preschool through second grade. Come early for the Instrument Petting Zoo. Admission is pay what you can at the door. Concerts at 10 am and 11:30 am on each date. Sat, Feb 25, HCC-Ybor Performing Arts Building Sat, April 22, Dunedin Fine Art Center Sat, May 13, Mahaffey Theater Atrium
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