Originally known as the FCGM (Filipino Choral Group of Milan), the FCSL Choir marks 1989 as its birth year. The choral group could be considered as a direct fruit of the Euro-Santacruzan that was held that year. Fifteen of those involved in the Euro-Santacruzan were inspired to bond together and sing in parochial masses. One of those pioneers, Ms. Finy Alvarado Jose is very fortunate to see through thirty-two years of the Filipino Community of san Lorenzo (FCSL). After 32 years, she is still serving in the FCSL Choir.

It was the FCGM that sparked the idea of celebrating Sunday Masses in Tagalog. And thru the initiative of Ms. Bisquera, the parish priest of the Basilica of San Lorenzo Maggiore, Corso Porta Ticinese, welcomed the Filipinos. On the 29th day of October 1989, the last Sunday of October, Fr. Emil Santos travelled all the way from Rome, in order to start a worshipping community. In the beginning there were monthly masses, then once every two weeks, until the Tagalog Mass became a regular Sunday feature for Filipinos in Milan.

The FCGM became the primary animators for this Mass. The group of people that regularly comes for this Tagalog mass gradually became the Filipino Community of San Lorenzo. Some years later, the FCGM decided to adopt the name of the community that it so lovingly serves. So the FCGM became the FCSL Choir.