Choral Masterworks Festival, Inc / The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay
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Mission Statement
The Master Chorale is committed to advancing 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.
About This Cause
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 Tampa Bay area. The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay 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. The Master Chorale performs 15 - 25 concerts a year, serving approximately 25,000+ people annually. In addition to traditional concerts, the Chorale performs a variety of outreach activities throughout the Tampa Bay community. Furthermore, with internationally distributed recordings and important commissions from renowned contemporary composers, the Chorale is consistently advancing the choral art form. Since its inception in 1979, The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay has produced at least one major choral-orchestral work each year. These performances have featured many rare and challenging masterworks including J.S. Bach's Passion According to St. Matthew, Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah,Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky, Bach’s Mass in B Minor, Fanshawe’s African Sanctus, Walton's Belshazzar's Feast, and Mahler's symphonies number 2, 3 and 8. The Mahler 8th was performed with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and others under the direction of Robert Shaw and resulted in an internationally distributed recording on the Telarc label.