It is the goal of our parish music ministry to lead the faithful in praise and worship of God at our liturgies.  We strive to encourage full, conscious, and active participation ​of the assembly as we celebrate the Eucharist, the source and summit of our faith.

How Can I Get Involved?

9:30 AM and 11:30 AM Masses

Adults of all ages who have been blessed with the gift of a mu​sical voice are encouraged to share their gift with our parish family by joining our 9:30 or 11:30 choirs, which sing a combination of traditional and contemporary music. These choirs will begin rehearsing again the week of September 12, with 11:30 Choir meeting at 6:30pm on Wednesdays, and 9:30 choir meeting at 6:30pm on Thursdays.

Children's and Junior Choir

I am happy to announce that we will be resuming our Children’s Choir (K through 5th grade) and our Junior Choir (6th grade and up), starting on Tuesday, September 13. These two group stopped meeting in March 2020 when COVID shutdowns first took place, and we haven’t met since. Children’s Choir will meet on Tuesday evenings at 5:30pm, and Junior Choir will meet on Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm. You can start thinking now about having your child participate in one of these groups and whether this will work for your schedule when the school year begins. If you are interested in being part of the 9:30 AM or 11:30 AM choir and for more information, please contact Tony Sievert, the Director of Music Ministry, at (813) 949-4565 ext. 235 or Music@ladyrosary.org.  To register your child for Children's Choir or Junior Choir, and to see our full schedule for 2022-2023, please CLICK HERE. 

OLOR Contemporary Worship (5 PM Mass)

OLOR Contemporary Worship is led by Mr. Jonathan Rine and plays for the 5 PM Mass on Sunday evenings. They are currently looking for a drummer, bass player, keyboardist, and vocalist. To audition or for more information, please contact Jonathan Rine at (727) 457-9726 or at jedarine@gmail.com. Their music style is influenced by today's top liturgical composers of praise and worship music, notably Matt Maher, Chris Tomlin, Matt Redman and many more.

Spanish Choir (6 PM Masses)

The Spanish Choir is led by Mr. Jose Diaz and plays weekly for our 6:00pm Spanish Mass on Saturday.  To join this group, please contact Jose at  813-758-9401. 

Resurrection Choir

The Resurrection Choir sings for our parish funerals. This group gathers 30 minutes before each funeral. If you are interested in being part of the resurrection choir, please contact Tony Sievert, the Director of Music Ministry, at (813) 949-4565 ext. 235 or Music@ladyrosary.org.

Links & More

OLOR Music Ministry Channel  

Sample Wedding Music

Links

About Our Music Director

Our parish music director, Tony Sievert, has been at our Our Lady of the Rosary since 2010.  He moved here from Dexter, Michigan with his wife, Kimberly and three children, Carmen, Dominic, and Alicia.  Prior to arriving at Our Lady of the Rosary he worked for 11 years at St. Joseph Parish in Dexter, Michigan.  He received his undergraduate education at Eastern Michigan University, and his Master's Degree in Pastoral Liturgy and Music from St. Joseph's College in Rennselaer, Indiana.  It was in his graduate work that he worked closely with composer, liturgist, and fellow liturgical musician, Dr. Steven Janco, whose Mass settings, "Mass of the Angels and Saints" and "Mass of Wisdom" are regularly used at our weekend liturgies.

Tony currently serves on the board of the Tampa Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.  He has also been a presenter at the national convention for the National  Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM).    He has served as cantor for diocesan liturgies in the St. Petersburg diocese, and while in Michigan served on the Diocesan Worship Commission for the Diocese of Lansing, Michigan.  In addition to this parish work, he has served as music director on the diocesean level in Michigan for the Diaconate Ordination liturgy in 2005 and 2008.  He served 10 years as music leader for the Presbyeteral Convocation in the Diocese of Lansing.  He has been a presenter for the Diocese of Lansing's annual Liturgy and Music Conference and was presented with an "Alleluia" award from the Diocese of Lansing in 2010 for outstanding achievement in music and liturgy.  

Tony has training as a vocalist, pianist, and organist, having studied organ with University of Michigan organist Dr. Marilyn Mason.  He has also studied under Dr. Donald Williams and Keith Branson.   He also plays guitar, drums, and saxophone.

We have a very active and vibrant music ministry at our parish that is always looking for new members.  Descriptions of our music ministry groups are listed below.  Please prayerfully consider where you would like to be involved.