singing praise
wendyMy husband is a singer. Now, don’t go confusing me with wifey whose husband sings in a cool rock and roll band. My husband sings with about 169 other people in starched tuxedoes and black dresses. It’s the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay and remarkably, for a city that desperately wants an arts identity, a lot of people I meet don’t know anything about the Chorale.
The Chorale is a “highly select 170-voice all volunteer chorus embracing a broad representation of singers from the entire Tampa Bay area.” The emphasis is mine. These people rehearse every week (and every night during concert weeks) and get paid nada. And yet they are the Principal Chorus of The Florida Orchestra. I’ve witnessed the dedication of these people and their chorus is world-class. In the summer of 2001, the Master Chorale was invited to perform the Berlioz Requiem with the London Symphony Orchestra in St. Paul’s Cathedral as part of London’s music festival.
They are performing with the Florida Orchestra in a couple of weeks and it’s one of the big crowd-pleasers so go check it out.
Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D
with The Florida OrchestraSaturday, December 17, 2005 — 7:30pm
— Pasadena Community Church - St Petersburg, FLSunday, December 18, 2005 — 7:30pm
— Ruth Eckerd Hall - Clearwater, FLMonday, December 19, 2005 — 7:30pm
— Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
Mark your calendar!
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December 8th, 2005 at 10:39 pm
Sounds like a plan. I used to sing in a community chorus. I miss it.
December 9th, 2005 at 5:45 am
I have tickets to the Ruth Eckerd show. Can’t wait.
December 9th, 2005 at 11:00 am
Thanks for your support! I’ll be selling Master Chorale CD’s at the Tampa performance Monday night (such a dedicated wife). If anybody reading this comes to that show, feel free to say howdy.
December 9th, 2005 at 1:36 pm
How much are tix?