July - August 2013
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.
JULY
Tuesday, July 2 @ 7pm
Tuesday Serenade, with TGIF
Jacksonville Public Library is hosting a free program of music featuring Navy Band Southeast’s New Orleans-style Dixieland group, TGIF.
Boasting a long tradition of feel-good music throughout the Southeast, TGIF arose from performances at various Navy commands on Friday afternoons, in the “Thank Goodness It’s Friday” spirit. Now, every day is Friday! This high-energy, seven-piece ensemble promises a toe-tappin’, hand-clappin’ smile-fest that is sure to brighten your evening.
Tuesday Serenade concerts are presented in the Hicks Auditorium on the Conference Level of the Main Library. Concertgoers are encouraged to use the Main Street entrance, because the Laura Street entrance closes at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays.
JPL Main Library - Hicks Auditorium
Tuesday, July 9th @ 7:30pm
River City Men's Chorus
Free, but a collection will be taken and 100% of proceeds will be donated to Tom Coughlin's Jay Fund. Guest Artist: Scott Watkins, piano.
Deermeadows Baptist Church
Friday, July 12th @ 7:30pm
River City Men's Chorus
Free, but a collection will be taken and 100% of proceeds will be donated to Tom Coughlin's Jay Fund. Guest Artist: Timothy Tuller, organ.
St. John's Cathedral
Tuesday, July 16th @ 7:30pm
River City Men's Chorus
Free, but a collection will be taken and 100% of proceeds will be donated to Tom Coughlin's Jay Fund. Guest Artist: Andrew Clark, organ
Hendricks Ave. Baptist Church
Friday, July 19th @ 7:30pm
River City Men's Chorus
Free, but a collection will be taken and 100% of proceeds will be donated to Tom Coughlin's Jay Fund. Guest Artist: Rodney Cleveland, piano
Lakewood Presbyterian Church
Sunday, July 21st @ 6pm
Good Shepherd Chamber Music Society
This month features American music: Hailstork Piano Trio, Suite for String Quartet by Dr. Sharon Scholl, and more.
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
AUGUST
Friday, August 9 @ 7:30pm
Darío Martín, piano
with guest artist, David de la Mora, viola. CLICK FOR PROGRAM
Friday Musicale
Sunday, August 11 @ 6pm
Summer Organ Recital Series, Monica Harper, Organist
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
Wednesday, August 21 @ 12:15pm
Navy Band Southeast Saxophone Quartet
Out to Lunch sack-lunch series
JPL - Main Library Promenade Gallery (aka BOOKtique)
June & July 2013
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.
Wednesday, June 5 @ 7pm
Promenade! Art Walk Concert with Tony Steve, Bob Moore, and Joe Yorio
Chamber music for piano, bass clarinet, and/or percussion. A showing Arbuckle's silent film, "Coney Island," will feature an original score performed live by Tony Steve and Bob Moore.
Main Library Hicks Auditorium
Wednesday, June 5 @ 7pm
Peter Michael @ MOCA
Original songs with piano and string quartet
MOCA Jacksonville
Thursday, June 6 @ 7-8pm
Sound Effects - Music: Supporting the Drama
SOLD OUT - but get on the waiting list for a FREE TICKET via Eventbrite: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/6306303323/efbevent
Join us for an informal concert illustrating the role of music in film and literature. Works by John Williams, Nino Rota, Arvo Pärte, Debussy and others. Featuring Rhonda Cassano, Flute; Philip Pan, Violin; & Christine Yoshikawa, Piano. The performers will share their thoughts and insights with the audience in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Appropriate for all ages!
MOCA Jacksonville
Sunday, June 9 @ 4pm
Handbell Concert
featuring the Chancel Ringers, Wesley Ringers, Chapel Ringers, Chancel Choir and Gregory Spiess, Organist.
Riverside Methodist Church
Sunday, June 9 @ 6pm
Summer Organ Recital Series
Anthony Rispo, Organist
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
Wednesday, June 12 @ 7:30pm
Ritz Chamber Players: Sonic journeys
Free, but you can RSVP HERE
Ann Hobson-Pilot – Harp | Alison Buchanan – Soprano | Larry Williams – Horn | Kelly Hall-Tompkins - Violin | George Taylor – Viola| Tahirah Whittington – Cello | Terrence Wilson – Piano
Times Union Center/Jacoby Hall
Saturday, June 15 @ 11:30am
PRELUDE CHAMBER MUSIC CAMP: Week 1 Concert
More than 60 campers will perform today in large and small ensembles.
Riverside Park Methodist Church
Sunday, June 16 @ 7pm
Good Shepherd Chamber Music Society
The Program:
Violons dans le Soir (for Voice and Violin)...Camille Saint-Saens
Sonata for Cello and Piano...Claude Debussy
Piano Quintet in A Major...Antonin Dvorak
The Performers:
Timothy Edwards and Swantje Biernacki, Violins; Angelo Goderre, Viola; Linda Minke, Cello; Michelle Huang, Piano; Krzysztof Biernacki, Baritone
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
Thursday, June 20 @ 12:15pm
Out to Lunch, with Windward Brass
Bring a sack lunch and enjoy the music of Navy Band Southeast's brass quintet.
Main Library - Conference Center MP1
Friday, June 21 @ 7pm
De Profundis in Concert
Joe Yorio, Bob Moore and Tony Steve performing. It is requested that a canned-food donation be made in support of St. Mary's Food Pantry.
The Episcopal Church of Our Savior
Saturday, June 22 @ 11:30am
PRELUDE CHAMBER MUSIC CAMP: Week 2 Concert
Henricks Ave. Baptist Church
Sunday, June 23 @ 3pm
Barbee Monk Benefit Recital
Barbee Monk, Soprano; Shirley Elliott, Piano; James Holyer, Organ
A voice recital featuring works by Mozart, Strozzi, Ravel, Lehár, and more! Admission is free and donations will be accepted. All proceeds will go toward Barbee's studies at OperaWorks this summer.
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Sunday, June 30 @ 5pm
Concert of Patriotic & American Music
Andrew Clarke, director
Riverside Presbyterian Church
Of Interest, in St. Augustine:
St. Augustine Music Festival
Thursday, June 20 - Saturday, June 22
Thursday, June 27 - Saturday, June 29
All of the free concerts on each of these nights begin at 7:30pm
COMPLETE SCHEDULE
St. Augustine Cathedral Basilica,
38 Cathedral Place, St. Augustine, FL 32084
JULY
Tuesday, July 2 @ 7pm
Tuesday Serenade, with TGIF
Jacksonville Public Library is hosting a free program of music featuring Navy Band Southeast’s New Orleans-style Dixieland group, TGIF.
Boasting a long tradition of feel-good music throughout the Southeast, TGIF arose from performances at various Navy commands on Friday afternoons, in the “Thank Goodness It’s Friday” spirit. Now, every day is Friday! This high-energy, seven-piece ensemble promises a toe-tappin’, hand-clappin’ smile-fest that is sure to brighten your evening.
Tuesday Serenade concerts are presented in the Hicks Auditorium on the Conference Level of the Main Library. Concertgoers are encouraged to use the Main Street entrance, because the Laura Street entrance closes at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays.
JPL Main Library - Hicks Auditorium
Tuesday, July 9th @ 7:30pm
River City Men's Chorus
Free, but a collection will be taken and 100% of proceeds will be donated to Tom Coughlin's Jay Fund. Guest Artist: Scott Watkins, piano.
Deermeadows Baptist Church
Friday, July 12th @ 7:30pm
River City Men's Chorus
Free, but a collection will be taken and 100% of proceeds will be donated to Tom Coughlin's Jay Fund. Guest Artist: Timothy Tuller, organ.
St. John's Cathedral
Tuesday, July 16th @ 7:30pm
River City Men's Chorus
Free, but a collection will be taken and 100% of proceeds will be donated to Tom Coughlin's Jay Fund. Guest Artist: Andrew Clark, organ
Hendricks Ave. Baptist Church
Friday, July 19th @ 7:30pm
River City Men's Chorus
Free, but a collection will be taken and 100% of proceeds will be donated to Tom Coughlin's Jay Fund. Guest Artist: Rodney Cleveland, piano
Lakewood Presbyterian Church
May 2013
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, April 28 @ 3pm
First Coast Wind Ensemble
This Family Concert will feature the winner of the 3rd annual FCWE Concerto Competition for High School Musicians.
JU - Terry Concert Hall
MAY 2013
Wednesday, May 1 @ 7pm
Promenade! Art Walk Concert with Ken Trimmins & Mimi Noda
Faculty artists from Albany University will perform works by Vidal, Neruda, Tomasi, and Peaslee. Dr. Ken Trimmins has appeared on BET Jazz and the Tonight Show, and was a cultural ambassador for the U.S.State Dept. Dr. Mimi Noda, Assistant Professor of Piano, also performs as keyboardist with the Albany Symphony Orchestra.
JPL - Main Library/Hicks Auditorium
Thursday, May 2 @ 7pm
Jacksonville University Touring Choir
"Goodbye" concert before their week-long tour of France; reception follows
All Saints Episcopal Church
Friday, May 3 @ 11am
Annual Spring Concert
Friday Musicale Chorus
Friday Musicale
Friday, May 10 @ 7:30pm
Scholarship Laureates in Concert
Friday Musicale
Sunday, May 12 @ 7pm
San Marco Chamber Music Society present James Jenkins, Tuba and Les Roettges, Flute and Piccolo
Jacksonville Symphony principals performing works by Balmages, Frackenpohl, Vivaldi and Dennison
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Friday, May 17 @ 11am & 7:30pm
Grandpa's Cough Medicine
Brett Bass, acoustic guitar and vocals; Mike “Banjo Boy” Coker, 5 string banjo : Jon Murphy, upright bass and vocals
Friday Musicale
Sunday, May 19 @ 3pm
Community Concert: The Heritage Singers
2013 Spring Concert "If Music Be the Food of Love: The Wisdom of the Poets" Featuring, among others, the poetry of Rudyard Kipling, William Shakespeare, Garcilaso De La Vega and Robert Burns. Music composed by Andrew Clarke, Donald McCullough, Eric Whitacre and Morten Lauridsen, among others. If you enjoy poetry and love music, this concert combines both artistic disciplines into one sublime experience.
Riverside Presbyterian Church
Sunday, May 19 @ 6pm
Mayse-Turner Festival for Anglican Hymnody
Led by Bruce Neswick, Associate Professor of Music in Organ and Sacred Music, Indiana University
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
April 2013
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.
Monday, April 1@ 7:30pm
Piotr Szewczyk, violin
EVENING PARKING RATES APPLY
UNF - Recital Hall
Tuesday, April 2 @ 7:30pm
Oliver Molina - Guest Percussion Concert
EVENING PARKING RATES APPLY
UNF - Recital Hall
Wednesday, April 3 @ 7pm
Promenade! Art Walk Concerts, featuring Krzystof Biernacki & Denise Wright
Performing Schubert's Die schone Mullerin
MORE INFORMATION
JPL - Main Library Hicks Auditorium
Friday, April 5 @ 11am & 7:30pm
Mary L'Engle Ensemble
MORE INFORMATION
Friday Musicale
Friday, April 5 @ 5pm
UNF Clarinet Studio Recital
UNF - Recital Hall
Sunday, April 7@ 6pm
Pianopalooza: Featuring UNF Piano Faculty and Students in an Evening of Multi-Piano Madness
Dr. Erin K. Bennett, coordinator
Donations welcome.
Friday Musicale
Monday, April 8 @ 7:30pm
Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Music Series presents Jacksonville Symphony Principal Trumpet, Julian Kaplan
EVENING PARKING RATES APPLY
UNF - Recital Hall
Tuesday, April 9@ 7pm
Music @ Main Evening Concert, featuring UNF String Students
Chamber music, including music by Brahms, Bach, Dvorak, Prokofiev, Corigliano and Ives
Dr. Simon Shiao, Coordinator
MORE INFORMATION
JPL - Main Library Hicks Auditorium
Wednesday, April 10 @ 7:30pm
Spring Orchestra Concert "Let's Dance" Featuring Members of the Florida Ballet and the Pine Forest Elementary School Orchestra
EVENING PARKING RATES APPLY
Dr. Simon Shiao, conductor
UNF - Lazzara Performance Hall
Thursday, April 11 @ 7:30pm
JU Chamber Ensembles
From saxophones to string quartets, enjoy an evening of chamber music performed by the JU student chamber ensembles, including the Honors chamber ensembles
JU - Terry Concert Hall
Thursday, April 11 @ 7:30pm
Piano Studio Recital: Featuring the Students of Dr. Erin K. Bennett and Dr. Gary Smart
EVENING PARKING RATES APPLY
UNF - Recital Hall
Saturday, April 13 @ 7:30pm
Scott Watkins, piano
A solo recital of virtuoso works by Johann Sebastian Bach (Toccatas in C minor, E minor, and D major, and the Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue) with Johannes Brahms’ epic Third Piano Sonata.
JU - Terry Concert Hall
Sunday, April 14@ 6pm
Mozart Requiem
University of North Florida Chorale, Mozart Mentors Orchestra: UNF Students and Faculty and Select JSO Musicians
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
Sunday, April 14 @ 7pm
San Marco Chamber Music Society Woodwinds Showcase
JSO Winds
MORE INFORMATION
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Wednesday, April 17 @ 7:30pm
JU Electronic Music Concert
This concert will feature a selection of electronic classics using various electronic music methods, plus original pieces by some of Jacksonville University’s most talented composers.
JU - Terry Concert Hall
Friday, April 19 @ 11am & 7:30pm
Gia Sastre, flute & Katherine Roberts, piano
MORE INFORMATION
Friday Musicale
Sunday, April 21 @ 3pm
JU Wind Ensemble
The Wind Ensemble will feature a concerto soloist and works from the standard and contemporary wind band repertoire.
JU - Terry Concert Hall
Tuesday, April 23 @ 7:30pm
JU Orchestra Spring Concert
The JU Orchestra wraps up the season with an evening of thrilling orchestral works, including Brahms heroic Symphony No. 1 and Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2, featuring Dr. Scott Watkins at the piano.
JU - Terry Concert Hall
Thursday, April 25 @ 7:30pm
JU Spring Choral Concert
Featuring the Florida premiere of a new work for mixed voices, percussion and soprano soloist by Donald McCullough commissioned by the Jacksonville University Singers.
JU - Terry Concert Hall
Sunday, April 28 @ 3pm
First Coast Wind Ensemble
This Family Concert will feature the winner of the 3rd annual FCWE Concerto Competition for High School Musicians.
JU - Terry Concert Hall
March 2013
*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.
Wednesday, March 6 @ 7pm
Promenade! Art Walk Concerts, featuring DASOTA Music Students
Piano and Chamber music performed by students from Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, under the direction of Vera Watson
Friday, March 8 @ 7:30pm
Stetson University Choir
Works by Palestrina, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninov, Copland, and others. This is the final concert of the choir's 2013 Spring Tour that included concerts in New Orleans, Tuscaloosa, Nashville, Atlanta, and Savannah. Dr. Timothy Peter is the director.
Friday, March 8 @ 7:30m
Beaches Fine Arts Series
Pablo Ziegler Quartet
Monday, March 11 @ 7:30pm
Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Music Series presents Project Trio
Dr. Guy Yehuda, Artistic Director
Weeknight Parking Rates Apply
Thursday, March 14 @ 7:30pm
Second Annual High School Choral Invitational
The JU Men’s and Women’s Choirs and the University Singers share the stage with outstanding high school choruses from throughout the greater Jacksonville area in a celebration of choral music education in our schools.
Thursday, March 14 @ 7:30pm
Dr. James Hall, tenor & Dr. Michael Mastronicola, piano
Faculty recital.
Weeknight Parking Rates Apply
Friday, March 15 @ 11am & 7:30pm
Friday Musicale: Dover Quartet
11am concert will end at Intermission
Sunday, March 17 @ 7pm
SMCMS Goes Baroque
The San Marco Chamber Music Society presents the music of J. S. Bach, G. F. Handel, and Joseph Fiala. Featuring flutist Les Roettges and oboist Eric Olson.
Tuesday, March 19 @ 7:30pm
Baker's Dozen A Cappella Concert
The Baker’s Dozen of Yale University, one of the nation’s oldest and finest a cappella singing groups, will be giving a free concert in the Riverside Presbyterian Church sanctuary, located at 849 Park Street, Jacksonville, FL. The performance is on Tuesday, March 19th from 7:30pm – 8:30pm. Sanctuary doors open at 7:00pm. Parking is behind the church on Post Road. The concert is open to the public. For more information, call the church office at (904) 355-4585. All donations are greatly appreciated.
Sunday, March 24 @ 6pm
Friday Musicale: The Belmonte Trio
Monday, March 25 @ 7:30pm
Student Recital, Andre Washington, cello
Bach's 1st Cello Suite, Haydn C major Cello Concerto and Brahms E minor Sonata.
Weeknight Parking Rates Apply
Tuesday, March 26 @ 7:30pm
Spring Percussion Ensemble Concert
Charlotte Mabrey, conductor. Donations Welcome for “Percussion Rocks” Scholarship Fund, Frank Epstein, Cymbalist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Weeknight Parking Rates Apply
Thursday, March 28 @ 7:30pm
Bass Trombone Studio Recital
Weeknight Parking Rates Apply
Saturday, March 30 @ 7:30pm
Percussion Ensemble Concert
Under the Direction of Professor Tony Steve, enjoy exciting new sounds and music from Jacksonville University students and area composers.
February 2013
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.
Tuesday, February 5 @ 7:30pm
Concerto Showcase Concert
Dr. Simon Shiao, conductor
WEEKNIGHT PARKING RATES APPLY
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 @ 10:15 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
25th Annual Koger/Matteson Jazz Festival
Dr. Clarence Hines, director
WEEKNDAY PARKING RATES APPLY
Wednesday, February 6 @ 12:30pm
Wednesday Happening: Tugce Tari, piano
Ms. Tari earned music degrees at the Istanbul University State Conservatory and at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. She has performed recitals and chamber music concerts throughout the United States and in Europe. If you would like to stay for the lunch following the concert in Bittinger Hall, please RSVP by Monday, February 4, to the church office 355-4585.
Wednesday, February 6 @ 6-7:30pm
Promendade! Art Walk Concert, featuring the JU Chamber Strings
Jacksonville Public Library is hosting a free program of music for string ensemble as part of its Promenade! First Wednesday Art Walk Concerts series. Students from Jacksonville University will perform under the direction of Dr. Marguerite Richardson, with guest cellist Dr. Shannon Lockwood. The free concert will include works by Handel, Faure, Mozart, Mascagni, Mendelssohn, and local composer Piotr Szewczyk. Free parking is available in the public garage on Duval Street at the corner of Main Street.
Sunday, February 10 @ 4pm
Beaches Fine Arts Series: Paul Jacobs, Organ
The young chair of the Juilliard Organ Department returns for a third appearance on the series.
Tuesday, February 12 @ 7:30-9pm
First Coast Wind Ensemble: Music of Robert Sheldon
A 60-member community music organization led by conductors Artie Clifton and Don Zentz. The concert will feature the music of award-winning American composer Robert Sheldon. His 200 compositions for wind band are some of the most performed works in American music education. The concert will also feature the music of William Grant Still, James Weldon Johnson, Leonard Bernstein, Brian Balmages and Terig Tucci.
Wednesday, February 13 @ 7:30pm
Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Music Series presents Trio di Colore
Dr. Guy Yehuda, Artistic Director
WEEKNIGHT PARKING FEES APPLY
Friday, February 15 @ 11:30am & 7:30pm
Trio di Colore
Dr. Guy Yehuda, clarinet, Lambert Chen, viola, Jimmy Briere, piano
• Friday Musicale
Sunday, February 17 @ 4pm
Guitarist Michael Nigro
Celebrating the release of his new recording, "A Journey Through Latin America," Mr. Nigro will be visiting us from California where he teaches at Southern Vanguard University. He will perform works by Latin American composers and share stories about the composers and their musical works.
• All Saints Episcopal Church
Sunday, February 17 @ 6pm
JU Voice Majors
Voice majors from the voice studios at Jacksonville University under the direction of Kimberly Beasley, Assistant Professor of Voice will be presenting a program of opera and musical theatre, as well as scenes from the JU opera productions for the spring, Street Scene, by Kurt Weill, also directed by Kimberly Beasley.
• Friday Musicale
Friday, February 22 @ 7:30pm
Sing into Spring! Vocal Showcase
Featuring UNF Choral Ensembles and Student Soloists Dr. Cara Tasher, UNF Director of Choral Activities/conductor
Saturday, February 23 @ 7:30-9pm
Guest Composer/Conductor Robert Sheldon
Partner concert by the First Coast Wind Ensemble and the Jacksonville Private Schools Honor Band will take place at Jacksonville University, performing Sheldon's Stormchasers, Rhapsodic Celebration, Iberian Escapades, Velocity and Danzas Cubanas.
Monday, February 25 @ 7:30pm
Faculty Recital: Dr. Erin K. Bennett, piano
WEEKNIGHT PARKING FEES APPLY
Thursday, February 28 @ 7:30pm
Guest Artist Recital: Michelle Huang, piano
WEEKNIGHT PARKING FEES APPLY
January 2013
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.
Wednesday, January 2 @ 7pm
Promenade! Art Walk Concert
Boyan Bonev, cello; Shaun Bennett, horn, and Austin Clark, piano; Katherine Adams, piano
Concertgoers should use the Main St. entrance becaue the Laura St. entrance closes at 7pm on Wednesdays. Free parking is available
Friday, January 4 @ 11am & 7:30pm
Kayo Ishimaru, harp & Dickie Fleisher, harp
Wednesday, January 9 @ 12:30pm
Wednesday Happening
Gia Sastre, flute and Kakie Roberts, piano. Optionally, call 355-4585 to sign up for a $6 lunch following the concert.
Sunday, January 13 @ 3pm
Jacksonville Men's Chorus: Christmas Hims
Christmas Concert. Director, Jim Moody, Accompanist, Steve Jannetti. A free will offering will be taken at intermission.
Tuesday, January 15 @ 7pm
St. Mark's Bach Ensemble
Bach Arias for baritone, plus a flute sonata by General John Reid. Guest artists are Dr. Krzysztof Biernacki, Karen Pommerich, Eric Olson and Ellen Olson joining founding members Rhonda Cassano, Philip Pan, Laurie Casseday and Scott Watkins. Free admission, reception follows.
Thursday, January 17 @ 4:30pm
Chamber Music String Masterclass with Tokyo String Quartet
Sponsored by Beaches Fine Arts Series; Dr. Simon Shiao, coordinator
WEEKDAY PARKING FEES APPLY
Friday, January 18 @ 11am & 7:30pm
Heidi Louise Williams, piano
Friday, January 18 @ 7:30pm
Beaches Fine Arts Series
Tokyo Quartet with pianist Alon Goldstein
Saturday, January 19 @ 7:30pm
Faculty Recital: Dr. Krzysztof Biernacki, baritone
Schubert: Winterreise
Denise Wright, piano
Sunday, January 20 @ 4pm
Martin Luther King, Jr. Service
The Martin Luther King Jr. Service at St. Paul's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Jacksonville Beach will be held on Sunday, January 20, 2013, at 4:00 P.M. The annual service is a collaboration between St. Andrews A.M.E. and St. Paul's by-the-Sea to commemorate the birth and celebrate the legacy of Dr. King. Special music will include a cantata, "Feet of Jesus," composed by Dr. Judith Cloud using the poetry of Langston Hughes, and written for soprano, baritone, choir, soprano saxophone, and organ. Dr. Cloud will conduct the performance; Tracy Morris, saxophonist; Chamber Singers from the University of North Florida, conducted by Dr. Cara Tasher.
Wednesday, January 23 @ 7:30pm
Ritz Chamber Players: In Remembrance of the Dream
Tickets are free, but it is recommended that you reserve them through the "Buy Tickets" link, at http://www.ritzchamberplayers.org/ - a listing of the pieces and performers is also at the same website.
Friday, January 25 @ 7:30pm
Friday Musicale presents Outstanding Young Pianists
Sunday, January 27 @ 3pm
Edward Waters Concert Series
Shawn Puller, tenor, guest vocalist; Michele Huang, piano
Monday, January 28 @ 7:30pm
Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Music Series presents Pianist Leonidas Lipovetsky
Dr. Guy Yehuda, Artistic Director
WEEKDAY PARKING FEES APPLY
Thursday, January 31 @ 7:30pm
Percussion Ensemble Chamber Concert
Charlotte Mabrey, advisor. Donations Welcome for “Percussion Rocks” Scholarship Fund
WEEKDAY PARKING FEES APPLY
December 2012
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.
Saturday, December 1 @ 4-9pm
Barnes and Noble Bookfair Event to Benefit the San Marco Chamber Music Society
Members of SMCMS will be performing at the Barnes and Noble store in the Mandarin area of Jacksonville, FL between 4 and 9 PM on December 1st! Please come and listen to the live music while doing your holiday shopping! If you present the cashier with this special voucher or give them the number 10925584, a percentage of your purchase will go to SMCMS! Log in to facebook for more information.
Saturday, December 1 @ 7:30-9pm
Sounds of the Season
The First Coast Wind Ensemble joins with the Don Thompson Chorale to present a festive holiday concert. This 14th annual event features two outstanding community music organizations!
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Dec. 2 @ 3pm in Orange Park Messiah Sing Along |
Sunday, December 2 @ 10:15 am
Music for Sunday Morning
UNF Brass Quartet (Diane Reyes, Robert Vandivier, trumpets; Ben DeAngelis, Euphonium; Michael Nunez, Bass Trombone)
Sunday, December 2 @ 4pm
Elizabeth Reed Smith, violin & Scott Watkins, piano
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Sunday, December 2 @ 5pm
Advent Procession of Lessons & Carols
Cathedral Choir
Sunday, December 2 @ 6pm
Make We Joy: Songs of the Season
Featuring the Jacksonville University Singers, Men's and Women's Choirs in a festive and varied program drawn from the centuries of choral music for Advent and Christmas,including contemporary works by Morten Lauridsen, Ola Gjeilo and Veljo Tormis, global songs,and Cantata # 140: Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme, by J.S. Bach.
Sunday, December 2 @ 7pm
Advent on the Riverbank
The Parish Choir, accompanied by guest instrumentalists and conducted by Bob Moore, will present an evening of prayer and music designed to help prepare us for the Lord's coming at Christmas. The featured work is Charpentier's "Song of the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ". Following the program, there will be a reception in the Great Hall.
Monday, December 3 @ 7pm
Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Music Series presents Percussionist Matthew Coley
Weeknight parking fees apply.
Wednesday, December 5 @ 12:30pm
Wednesday Happening: Final Concert
Andrew Clarke will play his final Wednesday Happening concert on December 5, beginning at 12:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary. As he has done for the past several years, he will improvise on Advent and Christmas hymns, carols and songs, playing both organ and piano. Lunch will follow at 1:00 p.m. in Bittinger Hall and reservations should be made by Monday, December 3 in the church office. Cost: $6 Reservations should be made in the church office (904-355-4585).
Wednesday, December 5 @ 7-8:30pm
Promenade! Art Walk Concert featuring Piano Trios by Mozart, Piazzolla & Shostakovich
MinYoung Cho, violin; Boyan Bonev, cello: & Eun Mi Lee, piano
jplmusic.blogspot.com Free parking is available. Concertgoers are encouraged to use the Main Street entrance because the Laura Street entrance closes at 7pm.
Friday, December 7 @ 7:30pm
JU Orchestra Holiday Concert
Enjoy the classical and the "pops" side of the holidays with this fantastic performance by the JU Orchestra. Featured are music professors Dr. Jay Ivey (voice) and Professor Laura Dwyer (piccolo). Professor Kimberly Beasley leads the sing along as well!! From Corelli and Vivaldi to the rocked out sounds of the TransSiberian Orchestra, come get your Red and Green ON with the JU Orchestra!! Concert is FAMILY FRIENDLY and free/open to the public!!
Sunday, December 9 @ 7pm
Music for Handbells and Organ
Enjoy the sounds of the season with the First Coast Ringers (Jerald Jay, director) and noted organist and pianist Rodney Cleveland.
Monday, December 10 @ 7pm
Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra Holiday Concert
Scott Gregg, JSYO Music Director and Principal Conductor
http://www.jaxsymphony.org/concerts/Jacksonville-Symphony-Youth-Orchestra-Holiday-Concert.html
Friday, December 10 @ 7:30pm
Handel's Messiah
UNF Chamber Singers, Chamber Orchestra, and Student Soloists, Dr. Cara Tasher, conductor. Donations welcome.
Saturday, December 15 @ 7pm
Midnight Clear: Christmas Music with a Twist
Bob Moore and Tony Steve in concert
Monday, December 17 @ 7:30pm
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Chamber Orchestra Pre-Midwest Concert
A silent auction featuring original pottery by a renowned Florida artist, golf passes, photography sessions, artisan-made goods—and more—will occur before the concert and during intermission for those who wish to do a little holiday shopping. Free, but donations are welcome.
Monday, December 31 @ 5pm
Service of Nine Lessons and Carols
Sung by the Cathedral choir.
November 2012
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.
Thursday, November 1 @ 7:30pm
Edward Waters College Chamber Concert
Timothy Edwards, violin; Tyrone Tidwell, viola; Linda Minke, cello; Michelle Huang, piano
1658 Kings Road / 32209
Friday, November 2 @ 11am & 7:30pm
Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti
Performed by Bella Voce Caberet
Sunday, November 4 @ 6pm
Solemn Evensong for All Saints' Day
Music of Ireland, Howells and Parry. Reception to follow.
Sunday, November 4 @ 7pm
San Marco Chamber Music Society
Chamber music by Bach, Mozart and Shostakovich
Wednesday, November 7 @ 7pm
Promenade! Art Walk Concert, featuring JU Vocal Students
A program of art songs, arias, and selections from musical theater, under the direction of JU Assistant Professor Kimberly Beasley.
Note that the Library's Laura Street entrance loses at 7pm so concertgoers are encouraged to use the Main Street entrance.
Friday, November 9 @ 7:30pm
Beaches Fine Arts Series presents American Brass Quintet
The concert will be recorded by American Public Media for national broadcast on Performance Today. Doors open at 6:45 PM and seating is first come, first served. A reception follows with an art exhibit featuring the work of Keith Doles.
Sunday, November 11 @ 10:45am
Griffin Seuter, cello & Jeanne Huebner, piano
Sunday Music series
Sunday, November 11 @ 5pm
Festival of Hymns
Celebrating the work of Martin Luther. Freewill offering will be taken toward expansion of the Church's organ.
Tuesday, November 13 @ 7:30pm
Fall Percussion Ensemble Concert
Charlotte Mabrey, conductor.
Weeknight parking fees apply.
Friday, November 16 @ 11am & 7:30pm
BENJAMIN SUNG, violin & JIHYE CHANG, piano
Recital.
Friday, November 16 @ 7:30pm
Fall Choral Showcase
Wayne Bailey & Dr. Cara Tasher, conductors
Friday, November 16 @ 7pm
UNF Orchestra Concert
Dr. Simon Shiao, conductor
Monday, November 19 @ 7:30pm
Faculty Recital: "The British are Coming"
Dr. Guy Yehuda, clarinet. Weeknight parking fees apply.
Sunday, November 25 @ 5pm
Festal Choral Evensong in honor of St. Andrew
Cathedral Choir & Jacksonville Pipes and Drums
Thursday, November 29 @ 7:30pm
Piano Studio Recital
Featuring students of Dr. Erin Bennett and Dr. Gary Smart.
Weeknight parking fees apply.
Friday, November 30 @ 7:30pm
Clarinet Studio Recital
Dr. Guy Yehuda, director
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