Andrew Meacham,Tampa Bay Times, 5th January 2017
The Florida Orchestra will take on an expanded presence throughout Florida, thanks to new funding that will send musicians to cities around the state.
Orchestra leaders stood before the St. Petersburg City Council Thursday and spoke of an ambitious state residency program funded by more than $700,000 in […]
Andrew Meacham,Tampa Bay Times, 9th November 2016
Some of the Florida Orchestra’s most interesting concerts have come about through inspiration, grouping a few pieces together to form an image. A good example is the performance this weekend, Songs of the Sea: Britten, Elgar and Debussy.
“The orchestra can unite the bay in a very powerful way,” […]
Martina Schimitschek, The San Diego Union-Tribune, 29th May 2016
Say the word prodigy and, for many, one person immediately comes to mind: Mozart.
“Mozart is still the gold standard for prodigies. He’s our rule of thumb. People will say, he’s the Mozart of soccer, the Mozart of art or the Mozart of jazz,” said Michael Francis, […]
26th April 2016
Hear Michael’s interview live with Jack Harris on WFLA 970 at 7:40am EST.
BBC, 23rd April 2016
Students from The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow University and Glasgow School of Art collaborate with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra on a programme of delights featuring music, dance, composition and British Sign Language.
The performance features four intertwining pieces inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream, including a special recording by David […]
Tampa Bay Newspaper, 11th April, 2016
This spring new Music Director Michael Francis will lead The Florida Orchestra will present its first-ever “Sing Out! Tampa Bay” concert Tuesday, April 26, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Mahaffey Theater, 400 First St. S., St. Petersburg. Admission is “pay what you can.”
Led by Michael Francis, TFO’s […]
NYO Canada, 17th November 2015
Enjoy NYO Canada’s sensational performance of Holst’s The Planets, Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, and two new pieces from Canadian composers; Emilie LeBel’s (RBC Emerging Composer) monograph of bird’s eye views and Alfredo Santa Ana’s (NYO Canada Emerging Composer) Ocaso.
Under the baton of acclaimed conductor Michael Francis, the 2015 NYO Orchestra spent […]
Marianne Hayes, 83 Degrees, 17th November 2015
The Florida Orchestra recently kicked off its latest season with a packed house at the Straz Center in downtown Tampa. New music director Michael Francis may have something to do with all the buzz.
“There’s a tremendous increase in excitement; a new energy on stage that you can feel […]
Andrew Meacham, Tampa Bay Times, 5th October 2015
The Florida Orchestra will give free concerts this week for patients and staff at Hillsborough County hospitals, part of an ongoing effort to reach the sick and the elderly.
The orchestra will perform at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the atrium of St. Joseph’s Hospital-North in Lutz. The program […]
Andrew Meacham, Tampa Bay Times, 23rd September 2015
The new maestro of the Florida Orchestra walks into his empty office, sets down his briefcase and gestures to the empty bookshelves lining one wall.
“You can see I haven’t really done much with decor,” says Michael Francis, 39, who is about to debut as the fourth music […]
