Coming Up Next:
FPM Chamber Ensemble with Maggie Coleman, soprano
(baroque music, period instruments)
January 25, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. - Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg
(tickets and directions to the Palladium)
January 29, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. - Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Tampa
Tickets are $15, available at the door or purchase online.
(directions to Sacred Heart)
FPM Chamber Ensemble
January 27, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. - Coquina Crossing Clubhouse, Elkton, Florida
A benefit concert for the St. Augustine Community School of Performing Arts.
(directions to
Coquina Crossing)
Doors open at 6:15 for a silent auction, completed by intermission.
Tickets $12 st the door, $10 in advance.
For more information, click here.
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Welcome! We are beginning our 14th season of presenting outstanding concerts, featuring mixed-chorus concerts in December and May, our 9th annual Advent concert of Gregorian Chant in December, and Baroque Chamber music in January. (2010 Concert Photo by Sally Gurba)
This season we are performing for the first time at St. John Greek Orthodox Church in Hyde Park, Tampa. The St. John program includes Medieval and Renaissance choral music of Advent and Christmas from all over Europe. Freewill donations will be accepted. Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. The 2011-2012 season will also take us to Orlando for the first time, for a performance at St. James Catholic Cathedral featuring Victoria's Lamentations of Jermiah on May 19, 2012. That concert is also free, with donations gratefully accepted. Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.
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Florida Pro Musica is a member organization of Early Music America, the leading not-for-profit service organization dedicated to the advancement and support of the field of early music in North America. Our concert last season of baroque chamber music on period instruments is presented in honor of Early Music America's 25th Anniversary.
Sacred Heart Residency - Florida Pro Musica is happy to continue as ensemble in residence at Sacred Heart Church in downtown Tampa, and to play our part in celebrating Sacred Heart's 150th Anniversary.
Click here for directions to Sacred Heart.
Our concerts over the first 13 seasons have included some wonderful highlights, from large-scale works like Mozart's Requiem and Handel's Messiah to intimate offerings such as the complete Masses by William Byrd, baroque trio sonatas, madrigals in costume, and a whole spectrum of choral and instrumental programs. We have performed in Largo, Clearwater, Sun City Center, and Ocala, as well as in St. Petersburg and Tampa. Our main performance home
since 2002 is Sacred Heart Catholic Church in downtown Tampa, where we performed the World Premiere of Brother John Paul Russo's Missa Pro Nova Aurora (Mass for a New Dawn). Click to read more about Russo's Mass. Photo by Sally Gurba.
The critics say:
- The singers displayed a nearly perfect level of precision and a palpable warmth of tone. (St. Petersburg Times)
- The level of musicianship was never in question. (Tampa Tribune)
- Their voices soared perfectly in tune with the space. (St. Petersburg Times)
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One of the season's most anticipated events. (Chamber Music Magazine)
Newspaper articles
Gregorian Chant performance a "holiday favorite." Preview article by John Fleming.
Florida Pro Musica's sound is fit for a sanctuary. A review by Marty Clear.
Read the Tampa Tribune's Preview Article about our December 14 concert. The article also includes links to the WFLA-TV story and additional photos.
FPM's first Gregorian Chant concert was in 2003. Read John Fleming's review in the St. Petersburg Times of Gregorian Chant I: Mass for the 4th Sunday of Advent Review by John Fleming
Florida Pro Musica presents a concert of sacred a cappella pieces ranging from Palestrina to Bruckner....read the full St. Pete Times article.
Left: The Florida Pro Musica Chorus performs at Sacred Heart Church in Tampa. 2008 Concert Photo by Sally Gurba.