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More info available at our website: [url=http://www.seattlepromusica.org]http://www.seattlepromusica.org[/url]
Biography
Seattle Pro Musica is a critically acclaimed choral ensemble performing under conductor Karen P. Thomas. Recipient of numerous awards, including the Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence and the ASCAP/Chorus America Award for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music, Seattle Pro Musica is widely considered to be one of the finest ensembles in the Pacific Northwest. American Record Guide ranks the group “among America’s very best choirs” and “the crème de la crème of the Pacific Northwest.”
One of only seven choirs nationwide selected for the National Endowment for the Arts’ American Masterpieces Choral Initiative, Seattle Pro Musica hosted the American Masterpieces Choral Festival in Seattle in 2007, with guest conductor Dale Warland and Grammy-nominated guest composer Morten Lauridsen. The ensemble toured extensively in the Northwest during the 2006-07 season.
Seattle Pro Musica has received international recognition and acclaim for both its CD recordings and live performances. Of the CD Alnight by the Rose, Choir and Organ magazine (Great Britain) writes: “…there is great depth and purity in this performance… Seattle Pro Musica presents a cappella singing at its best…” Fanfare Record Magazine writes: “the tone and blend are exquisite.” Of the CD Rachmaninov’s Vespers, American Record Guide says: “They sing with incredible smoothness, rich sonic textures, impeccable technique, and truly heartfelt emotionality… masterly and utterly gorgeous.” The Seattle Post-Intelligencer has praised the group’s “crystalline textures and precise musicality” as well as its “provocative and evocative” programming.
Seattle Pro Musica has appeared on the NPR radio show Saint Paul Sunday, and by invitation for the World Festival of Women’s Singing, Canada’s Festival Vancouver, the American Guild of Organists Convention, and the American Choral Directors Association Convention, among others. The choir performs an annual concert series of repertoire ranging from Medieval chant to choral masterpieces and works by living composers.
Karen P. Thomas, Artistic Director and Conductor of Seattle Pro Musica, has conducted at international festivals in Europe and North America, and has lectured for Chorus America, the American Guild of Organists, the American Choral Director’s Association, the Seattle Symphony, and the Alliance International Festival. She has served on the boards of the American Choral Director’s Association, the Conductor’s Guild, the League-ISCM and the International Alliance for Women in Music. She has received awards from the NEA, American Academy & Institute, and ASCAP, among others. As a conductor, she has received critical acclaim for her “sweeping vision”, her “integrity and high purpose...delivered with taste and impeccable musicianship…”, and she has been lauded for her “charismatic...magnetic podium presence.” A prize-winning composer, her numerous commissions include the Rome Grand Jubilee 2000, American Guild of Organists, and the Goodwill Arts Festival. Her compositions are performed internationally by groups such as The Hilliard Ensemble, and have been praised as “…superb work of the utmost sensitivity and beauty.”
For more information, visit [url=http://www.seattlepromusica.org]http://www.seattlepromusica.org[/url] or contact (206) 781-2766.
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MISSION:
To enrich and inspire our audiences, singers, and community through the experience of choral artistry, and to increase access to and appreciation of choral music.
VISION:
To be among the world's finest choral organizations, known as innovative, inspiring and essential to our growing community.
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Seattle Pro Musica is committed to:
Artistry
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April 06, 2026 11:45 AM |
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March 23, 2018 09:58 AM |
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January 15, 2014 10:18 AM |
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