Suncoast Singers is in its 39th year! Here are some of our highlights:

1980             Began performing as the Largo Community Chorus, under the direction of Mary Jane Johns (also founder of Clearwater Community Chorus)

1982            Chorus was renamed Suncoast Singers after receiving seed money from Howard and Maxine Cook

1983            Registered as 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation

1985            Presented a full production of The Music Man at Largo High School Auditorium

1988           Began rehearsing in Largo High School's Choral Music room

                   Began performing at St. Petersburg Junior College Auditorium in Clearwater

1989           Performed at Tampa Bay Buccaneers halftime show

1990           10th Anniversary Celebration

1995           Mary Jane Johns retires as artistic director and a new director is appointed

                   The chorus celebrated its 15th Anniversary

1996           Suncoast Singers becomes an anchor performance group at the new Largo Cultural Center

2004            Artistic Director Rob Knabel and accompanist Dede Natale are hired

                    Moved rehearsal venue to Faith Presbyterian Church in Seminole

2005           Celebrated with 25th Anniversary with a Silver Jubilee Show

2006           30 members of Suncoast Singers performed with the East Lake High School Chorus and other choruses from around the nation at New York City's famed Carnegie Hall. The concert commemorated 250th anniversary of Wolfgang Mozart's birth

2007           Moved mid-Pinellas County performance venue to Faith Presbyterian Church in Seminole

                   Began hosting dinner concerts to benefit the church's Honduras Mission Team

2009           At the request of audiences, Suncoast Singers began giving dinner concerts for all concert themes at Faith Presbyterian Church

2010           Celebrated Suncoast Singers of Florida's 30th Anniversary

                   Select members of Suncoast Singers performed at Carnegie Hall

2010/11      For its 31st season, Suncoast Singers of Florida presented "Christmas USA" and "When We Were Young"

2012/13     Started performing at Richey Suncoast Theatre in New Port Richey

Started perfoming at Honeywell Minnreg Hall in Largo

2013          Moved rehearsal venue to St. Paul United Methodist Church in Largo to attract more north Pinellas County singers

2015          Celebrated 35th Anniversary with A Century of Song

                  Returned to performing at the Largo Cultural Center

                  Invited to perform at Mease Manor, a new north county performance venue for the chorus.

                 Ticket prices were reduced

                 Publicity efforts were expanded to include social media

                 A new grant development manager was recruited

                 Performance risers were donated to the chorus.

2016         Concert venues will include local high schools. Concert participation will include Elementary and High School students.

2017         Performed at new venues at East Lake High School, St. Petersburg High School and Christ Presbyterian Church. Students at East Lake High School and St. Petersburg High School share the program with Suncoast Singers.