Seattle Pro Musica

Mission

Mission: Seattle Pro Musica exists 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.

Description

Seattle Pro Musica believes in the power of voices joined in harmony to enrich the lives of our audiences, our singers, and the community at large. We also believe in making the beauty of choral music available to as many people as possible. Though our members come from all walks of life and span generations, we are united by our desire to make beautiful music together and share it with the world.

Throughout our 50-year history, we've been recognized for the caliber of our programming and performances. We've received the Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence and the ASCAP/Chorus America Award for Adventurous Programming, and we were ranked as "among America's very best choirs" by American Record Guide. Under the baton of Artistic Director and Conductor Karen P. Thomas, we've received international acclaim for our CD recordings and live performances. Choir and Organ writes, "Seattle Pro Musica presents a cappella singing at its best," and Fanfare Record says, "This is truly an extraordinary choir." We've also appeared by invitation at numerous international and national festivals, and we've been fortunate enough to perform with artists like Jane Eaglen, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Pacific MusicWorks, and Seattle Symphony. In 2018, we adopted a Statement on Cultural Equity so that as we pursue our artistic mission, we will hold ourselves accountable. By acknowledging and challenging inequities, both as an individual arts organization and in partnership with others, we can and will make change happen.

Karen P. Thomas, our Artistic Director and Conductor, is a nationally known leader in the field of choral music and performance, both as a conductor and as an arts advocate. She serves on the boards of Chorus America and the American Choral Directors Association (NW Region), and she was a founding member of the Greater Seattle Choral Consortium. For her leadership in multiple areas, including making choral ensembles welcoming spaces for transgender and nonbinary singers, she received a 2018 Seattle Mayor's Arts Award.

Most importantly, Seattle Pro Musica is beloved by a community of listeners and supporters who make everything we do possible. We are so thankful for your generous support of SPM.