Michael Francis

The Florida Orchestra is performing special music to recognize a year of COVID-19 and inviting listeners to drink in serene music.

“Strange, disconcerting, and somewhat sad, but necessary.”Those are the words Michael Francis uses when he talks about what it’s been like for the members…

You can hear Baljinder Sekhon’s "Stars" Thursday night at 7 on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9 as part of its Evening Masterwork series.

Baljinder Sekhon’s “Stars” will open a trio of Masterworks Series concerts that also feature Holst’s “The Planets” and Debussy’s “Nocturnes.”

This February, the Florida Orchestra is hoping everyone in the Tampa Bay region will be part of singing together.

Florida Orchestra Music Director Michael Francis is adding a new job title — principal conductor of the German Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz.

Violinist James Ehnes made his reputation recording music like the Ravel Berceuse and other classical works, like Mozart's violin concertos.But this…

Florida Matters recently moderated a panel discussion at the St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs called "Arts Mecca: International Cultural Tourism…

Florida Matters recently moderated a panel discussion at the St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs called "Arts Mecca: International Cultural Tourism…

Florida Matters recently hosted a panel discussion in front of a live audience at the St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs. We talked with experts…

Florida Matters recently hosted a panel discussion in front of a live audience at the St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs. We talked with experts…

The first of the five fanfares to debut comes from composer Paul Reller, an associate music professor at the University of South Florida.