The Tallahassee Community Chorus is a non-auditioned group that draws members of all musical abilities from all walks of life in the Big Bend community, including professional musicians who want to sing with Dr. André Thomas, our Artistic Director.  Dr. Thomas’s musical genius is in demand throughout the world.  The Tallahassee Community Chorus recently participated in the Beijing International Choral Festival and performed in Carnegie Hall in 2004.

The Tallahassee Community Chorus was formally organized in the spring of 1988.  Representatives from the Tallahassee community met with Robert Glidden, Dean of the College of Music at Florida State, to gain support for a new choral organization. As part of Dean Glidden's vision of a community chorus, FSU provided the artistic director, an assistant conductor, and an accompanist from the College of Music. 

Our repertoire comprises large masterworks with orchestra. Recent performances included works by Handel, Fauré, Lauridsen, Penderecki, Honneger, Haydn, Mahler, and Beethoven.  A dynamic and mature musical organization, the Chorus has performed with and under the direction of such well-known musicians as Billy Taylor, Bobby McFerrin, Krzystof Pendercki, Sir David Willcocks, and the late Robert Shaw.  The chorus also performs gospel songs, spirituals, and other music, some pieces composed or arranged by Dr. Thomas.

In addition to the fall and spring concerts, the Tallahassee Community Chorus sponsors a concert each January celebrating community unity.  The Tallahassee Community Chorus has performed with the Tallahassee Symphony, the Florida State University Choral Department, the Florida A&M Choral Department, as well as many groups from local schools and churches.