About Us The Florida Orchestra exists to INSPIRE-EDUCATE-UNITE and build community through the power of music. Celebrating our 57th season in 2024-25, The Florida Orchestra is the largest professional orchestra in the state and the only arts organization that bridges the bay. TFO employs 70 full-time professional musicians and conductors, under the leadership of internationally acclaimed Music Director Michael Francis. Excellence is behind our musicians, the music and all we do. Each season, TFO offers more than 100 high quality music experiences and education and outreach programs. Concert series include classical, popular, and morning concerts in three major performing arts venues in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater, as well as in theaters