OCTOBER 2016




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.



Sunday, October 2 @ 4pm
Beaches Fine Arts Series

Organist David Briggs will improvise a score for a showing of Lon Chaney's silent film, Phantom of the Opera
* St. John's Episcopal Cathedral

Wednesday, October 5 @ 12noon
Music at Noon

Kamila Shahtakhtinski, piano
* Riverside Presbyterian Church

Wednesday, October 5 @ 7:30pm
Faculty Recital: The Music of Fats Waller and Spencer Williams

Marc Dickman, trombone, tuba, euphonium; Bill Prince, cornet, clarinet; Dave Steinmeyer, trombone; Gary Smart, piano; Dennis Marks, bass; Danny Gottlieb, drums
Weekday parking rates apply.
* UNF - Recital Hall

Saturday, October 8
CANCELED: Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra Community Concert & Open House

The Mayo Clinic Community Concert and Open House scheduled for Saturday, October 8 has been rescheduled for Thursday, October 27 at 7pm. Open House will begin at 5:30pm.
For more information on this event, please visit www.jaxsymphony.org or call (904)354-5547.
* Times-Union Center/Jacoby Concert Hall

Sunday, October 9 at 3pm
Rededication Concert

* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Sunday, October 9 @ 3pm
Community Concert

Chamber Players of North Florida
* Riverside Presbyterian Church

Wednesday, October 12 @ 12noon
Lunch @ the Lounge

Bring your lunch and enjoy the sounds of Goliath Flores—singer, songwriter, classical guitarist, R&B and rap music producer. Flores also writes musical scores for movies
* JPL-Main Library, The Lounge ot 303 North

Thursday, October 13 @ 7:30pm
Lawson Ensemble Concert presents an all Mozart Program

Dr. Nick Curry, cello; Clinton Dewing, viola; Aurelia Duca, violin, with special guest Dr. Erin Bennett, piano
Weekday Parking Rates Apply
* UNF - Recital Hall

Thursday, October 13 @ 7:30
Wind Ensemble Concert

* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Friday, October 14 @ 7:30pm
12th Annual Upbeat Pink: A Musical Tribute to Breast Cancer Survivorship: Superheroes

Dr. Gordon R. Brock, conductor
* UNF - Lazzara Performance Hall

Sunday, October 16 @ 3pm
Intermezzo with Bonev - Noda Duo

As part of the ongoing Intermezzo Sunday Concerts series, Jacksonville Public Library is pleased to welcome back cellist Boyan Bonev and pianist Mimi Noda for an afternoon concert including works by Chopin, Saint-Saens and Shostakovich.
* JPL - Main Library, Hicks Auditorium

Sunday, October 16 @ 5pm
Civic Orchestra of Jacksonville

The Civic Orchestra of Jacksonville extends an invitation to listeners of all ages for a free concert featuring festive and exciting symphonic music. Following the concert, audience members are invited to celebrate with the musicians during a champagne reception.
* St. John's Episcopal Cathedral

Thursday, October 20 @ 7pm
Ritz Chamber Players Season Opener: "Coexist"

Music by Brahms, Perkinson, Bonds, Crusell and Quilter.
Free, but donations are welcome!
* Hendricks Ave. Baptist Church

Sunday, October 23 @ 5pm
First Coast Wind Symphony Fall Concert

Featuring works for organ and winds, with Tim Tuller, organist
* St. John's Episcopal Cathedral

Tuesday, October 25 @ 7:30
American Celebration--the Music of Howard Hanson

With the JU Orchestra
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Thursday, October 27 @ 7:30pm
Fall Percussion Concert

Dr. Andrea Venet, director
* UNF - Robinson Theater

Thursday, October 27 @ 8pm
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra Community Concert & Open House

Open House will begin at 5:30pm.
For more information on this event, please visit www.jaxsymphony.org or call (904)354-5547.
* Times-Union Center/Jacoby Concert Hall

Friday, October 28 @ 7:30pm
Intercollegiate Choral Festival

* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Sunday, October 30 @ 7pm
Bach Vespers

* St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church