Description:

The Florida Orchestra exists to INSPIRE-EDUCATE-UNITE and build community through the power of music. Celebrating our 57th season in 2024-25, The Florida Orchestra (“TFO”) is the largest professional orchestra in the state and largest performing arts organization that bridges the bay. TFO employs 70 full-time professional musicians and conductors, graduates of some of the top music schools and conservatories, under the leadership of internationally acclaimed Music Director Michael Francis. Excellence is behind our musicians, the music, and all we do. Each season, TFO offers more than 100 high quality music experiences, education, and outreach programs. Concert series include classical, popular, and light symphonic morning concerts in three major performing arts venues in Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater, as well as in theaters and other non-traditional venues throughout Tampa Bay, and free Pops in the Park community concerts. Beyond the concert halls, TFO programs bring the transformative power of music to schools, youth and senior centers, to underserved areas, and to those who would not otherwise have access to such opportunities. We put instruments in the hands of children, offer inspiration and joy to all ages and stages, uplifting comfort to those who most need it, and bring our community together. The Florida Orchestra has a budget of about
$12 million.