Welcome! Welcome! This is our 11th concert season, and we have an
exciting 2009-2010 season planned, with mixed-chorus concerts in November and May, Gregorian Chant
in December, Baroque Chamber music in January, and a recital of soprano songs & arias plus solo harpsichord works in March.
(2002 Concert Photo by Tom Wineman.)
Sacred Heart Residency - Florida Pro Musica is happy to continue as ensemble in residence at Sacred Heart Church in downtown Tampa. Sacred Heart had been a Jesuit parish from 1888 until July 2005, when the Franciscan Friars of Holy Name Province took over the parish.
Our concerts over the first ten years 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 critcs 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
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.