An ensemble assembled, not inherited
A highly select, annually auditioned choral ensemble drawn from across Florida and the Southeast.
The Festival Singers of Florida is an auditioned choral ensemble consisting of musicians from throughout Florida. Our mission is to present choral music at the highest level and to provide an artistic outlet especially for those who find themselves conducting choirs in their communities rather than singing.
We are dedicated to expanding awareness and appreciation of ensemble singing and the choral art by providing community performances to communities throughout Florida and the world. Members of Festival Singers of Florida have performed in Kentucky, West Virginia, North Carolina, and New York, and we have also performed in Kenya, China, Indonesia, Mexico and Japan. This past year members of the group celebrated the United States Semiquincentennial with a concert at Boston Symphony Hall with composer Jake Runestad, and next summer members will be performing with Voces Cordis (André van der Merwe, conductor) at Hugo Lambrechts Concert Hall in Cape Town, South Africa.
Festival Singers of Florida is dedicated to promoting works of living composers, and we have commissioned Elaine Hagenberg, Marques Garrett, Troy Robertson, Skip Stradtman, Hans Heruth, DeSean Stokes and Kara Bedwell through the Ron Hatley Commission Fund. FSOF will be premiering the 2026-27 Ron Hatley commission — a work by André van der Merwe — in Cape Town during our South Africa tour. Please consider donating to the fund through FSOF.ORG.
