October 2014



Calendar of Free* Classical Concerts in Jacksonville



*Listings of Jacksonville concerts advertised as FREE are compiled chiefly from online calendars. Listed concerts could be subject to change or cancellation, and additional concert listings might be added.  Most venue addresses are given at left.



Friday, October 3 @ 7pm
Opening Night Concert: Sean Lee, violin & Peter Dugan, piano
* Friday Musicale

Friday, October 3 @ 7:30pm
Beaches Fine Arts Series: Italian Saxophone Quartet
* St. Paul's-by-the-Sea

Tuesday, October 7 @ 7pm
Music @ Main: Emergence
Vocal Students from Jacksonville University
Songs and arias plus a preview of their upcoming production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. JU professors Kim Beasley & Jay Ivey accompany.
* JPL - Main Library Hicks Auditorium

Tuesday, October 7 @ 7:30pm
Percussionist Ivan Trevino
WEEKDAY PARKING RATES APPLY
* UNF - Recital Hall

Thursday, October 9 @ 7:30pm 
First Coast Wind Ensemble: Fall Concert “Fiesta!” 
Featuring H. Owen Reed’s exciting La Fiesta Mexicana folksong symphony With the combined forces of the FCWE and the JU Wind Ensemble
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Friday, October 17 @ 7:30pm
Intercollegiate Choral Festival of Jacksonville
Choirs from UNF, EWC, FSCJ & JU
UNF - Robinson Theater

Saturday, October 18 @ 7:30pm(?)
JU Percussion Ensemble
Directed by Professor Tony Steve, along with the JU Brass Quintet and special guest Professor Chris Creswell, present Nosferatu: Symphony of Horror. F.W. Murnau’s silent film classic from 1922 is set to a new score by Professor Tony Steve.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Sunday, October 19 @ 3pm 
Dr. Zachary Johnson - Classical guitar 
Dr. Zachary Johnson is an amazing young guitarist with degrees from Stetson, Yale, and FSU and has performed all over the United States to great acclaim. Join us for this wonderful afternoon of classical guitar music, something different that you're sure to enjoy. This concert will be held in the chapel.)
* St. Mark's Episcopal Church

Sunday, October 12 @ 3pm
Music @ Main: Intermezzo Sunday Concerts
Canciones de Amor: Regina Torre, mezzos & Pablo Pomales-Ojedo, tenor
With Bonita Sonsini Wyke, piano & Joseph Hanson, guitar
* JPL - Main Library Hicks Auditorium

Tuesday, October 21 @ 7pm
Music @ Main: Tuesday Serenade
Dr. Corrine Stillwell & Dr. Deloise Lima, piano
FSU faculty artists performing works by Bach, Bartok, Debussy, Wieniawski and others.
* JPL - Main Library Hicks Auditorium

Tuesday, October 21, 2014 @ 7:30pm(?) 
JU's Fall Orchestra Concert 
An evening of orchestral masterworks and contemporary compositions.
* JU Terry Concert Hall

Sunday, October 26 @ 4pm
Beaches Fine Arts Series: Habaňeros Chamber Ensemble
* St. Paul's-by-the-Sea

Friday, October 31 @ 7:30pm
UNF Percussion Ensemble Halloween Concert
Charlotte Mabrey, coordinator; special guest: Ivan Trevino, percussionist & composer
* UNF - Robinson Theater