September 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, September 5 @ 7:30pm
Piano Recital
Rachmaninoff: Five Preludes; Mozart: Sonata in A minor, K. 310; Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

September 5, 2014 @ 7:30pm
 “Q” Ensemble presents “Friday Night Movie-Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (1920) 
Silent movie with live background music
* JU - Mason Hall auditorium
 
Tuesday, September 9 @ 7:30pm
UNF Faculty Recital
Featuring Piano Music by Mendelssohn and Prokofiev, Gershwin Songs, Piano Solo and Duo Music Dr. Gary Smart, piano Marilyn Smart, soprano, special guest Yukino Miyake, piano, special guest
* UNF - Recital Hall
WEEKDAY PARKING RATES APPLY

Thursday, September 11 @ 6pm
September Peace Concert
Sponsored by Jacksonville Sister Cities Association: Annual 9/11 Commemoration Event Includes Performances by UNF Chamber Singers, the DASOTA Concert Choir and the Atlantic Coast High School Honor Chorus with Deborah McDuffie-Doby, conductor Dr. Cara Tasher, coordinator
* St. John’s Cathedral

Friday, September 12 @ 7:30pm
Faculty and Select Student Scholarship Benefit Concert
Featuring UNF Classical Faculty Members in Performance in Special Collaborations with Select Students Dr. Nick Curry, coordinator
Free admission, but donations welcome
* UNF - Recital Hall

Sunday, September 14 @ 2pm
UNF Faculty Recital 
Rhonda Cassano, flute Jihye Chang, pianist
* UNF - Recital Hall

Sunday, September 14 @ 7pm
San Marco Chamber Music Society 
Concert to Benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Les Roettges, flute, Eric Olson, oboe, Ellen Olson, viola, Rachel Clifton, piano
Free, but donations to combat childhood diabetes gratefully accepted
* St. Mark's Lutheran Church

Tuesday, September 16 @ 7pm
Music @ Main Season Opener & Reception
Max Huls, violin, Alexei Romanenko, cello & Christine Clark, piano
performing chamber music by local composer Edward Lein
The Laura St. entrance closes at 7pm so concertgoers are encouraged to arrive 10 minutes early or to use the Main St. entrance at the corner of Monroe St.
FREE PARKING in the public garage at the corner of Main and Duval st.
* JPL - Main Library Hicks Auditorium

Friday, September 19 @ 7:30pm
The Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Series presents The Brahms Sextets
Featuring Simon Shiao, Aurica Duca, Clinton Dewing, Renate Falkner, Grace Bahng Gavin and Nick Curry; Dr. Krzysztof Biernacki, coordinator
* UNF - Recital Hall

Sunday September 21, 2014 @ 3pm 
Edward Waters College Music Dept. presents Serafini
Rhonda Nus Tinnin, soprano, Randy Tinnin, trumpet, and Erin Bennett, Piano
* EWC - Milne Auditorium

Friday, September 26 @ 7:30pm 
Jacksonville SINGS! Invitational Showcase
Featuring the UNF Chamber Singers, Jazz Ensemble, Student Soloists and Faculty Members Dr. Jimmy Hall, Dr. Gary Smart and Dr. Nick Curry, Dr. Cara Tasher, artistic director
* UNF - Lazzara Performance Hall

Friday, September 26 @ 7:30pm
Julietta Curenton, flute & Soyeon Kim, piano

* Friday Musicale

Saturday, September 27 @ 6:30pm 
Jacksonville SINGS! Finale Concert
Featuring Charlotte Mabrey and the UNF Percussion Ensemble with the UNF Chorale and the 2014 High School Invitational Honor Chorus, Dr. Joey Martin, guest clinician, Dr. Cara Tasher, director of choral activities.
* UNF - Lazzara Performance Hall

Sunday, September 28 @ 6pm
Brian McMillan, piano
Works by Mussorgsky, Copland, Prokofiev, and others.
* All Saints Episcopal Church