2024 - 2025 season
upcoming events
Opening Night!
Ravel’s Bolero
Saturday, October 5th at 8:00 PM
Mahaffey Theater
St. Petersburg
Sunday, October 6th at 7:30 PM
Ruth Eckerd Hall
Clearwater
CONCERTS WITH THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA
Opening Night!
Ravel’s Bolero
October 5th and 6th, 2024
The Florida Orchestra and The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay kick off their 2024-25 seasons with Ravel’s Bolero, Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances, and Heitor Villa-Lobos’s Choros 10.
Also on the program is De Falla’s Gardens of Spain, featuring pianist Chelsea Guo.
Classical Christmas
December 13th and 14th, 2024
A cozy concert that evokes a traditional Christmas on the cobbled streets of a snow-covered village. Featuring music by John Rutter, traditional carols, an audience sing-along, and more!
Belshazzar’s Feast
February 22nd and 23rd, 2025
Michael Francis welcomes world-renowned soloist Olga Kern to perform one of the most memorable passages in music, Tchaikovsky’s striking Piano Concerto No. 1. This epic concert also features William Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast, which brings back baritone Donnie Ray Albert and The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay. The dramatic oratorio is sure to bring down the house.
Mahler: Symphony No. 3
May 24th & 25th, 2025
Gustav Mahler said: “The symphony must be like the world. It must embrace everything.” That has never been truer than his Symphony No. 3 – an immense, cosmic work that speaks to everyone. Nature and its place in human life infuses all six movements. Michael Francis conducts this grand event, featuring mezzo-soprano Susan Platts, the Women of The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, and Lumina Youth Choirs.
Self-Produced
Programs
Is Handel’s Messiah a staple in your holiday traditions? Whether you’d like to sing along or sit back and listen, the Interactive Messiah is sure to be a festive celebration of the holiday season.
December 7th, 2024
Join in the fun!
Messiah Sing-Along
Radiant Visions
WORLD PREMIERE
In a program celebrating innovation and ingenuity, The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay and chamber orchestra delivers texts from two of history’s brilliant minds: Leonardo da Vinci and Marie Curie.
The program feature’s Jocelyn Hagen’s Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci and the world premiere of a piece by Natalie Draper, who has been commissioned by The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay.
April 24th and 25th, 2025
Big Sing St. Pete
Saturday, November 9th
5:30 PM at Vinoy Park in St. Petersburg
Join The Master Chorale for a fun, social, FREE, group singing experience.
The BIG SING is open to everyone, regardless of musical training or experience.
The event takes place just before The Florida Orchestra’s Pops in the Park concert.
Going to the Show
Tampa Theatre and Palladium Theater
A music education offering that reaches more than 2,000 children in Hillsborough and Pinellas County. The event advocates for lifelong music-making and teaches fundamental elements of music participation.