August 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, August 15 @ 7:30pm
Voice Recital: Matheus Coura, tenor & Jordan Rutter, countertenor
Shirley Elliott, piano
* UNF Fine Arts Center

Sunday, August 24 @ 10:45 am

Sunday Music: Timothy Edwards, violin
Followed by worship service
* UUCJ

Thursday, August 28 @ 7pm
Bob Moore: Canticle
Song cycle on 5th-Century texts by Augustine of Hippo 
Bob Moore, baritone & Jim Wright, piano
* Episcopal Church of Our Saviour

2014 -2015 SEASON PREVIEW



The San Marco Chamber Music Society, Inc.
            world class chamber music in the marvelous acoustics of St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jacksonville, FL  
2014-2015 Concert Season
Five Sundays at 7:00 PM at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 3976 Hendricks Avenue, Jacksonville 32207

September 14, 2014   Concert to Benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
              Robert Schumann            Marchenbilder for viola and piano
                Robert Schumann            Romance for oboe and piano
                Madeleine Dring              Trio for flute, oboe and piano
                Ph Gaubert                         Tarantella for oboe and flute
                J. M. Kraus                          Duo for flute and viola
Featuring Les Roettges, flute, Rachel Clifton, piano, Eric Olson, oboe, and Ellen Olson, viola

November 2, 2014     Back to BASS-ics
                Hoffmeister                       Quartet for double bass, violin, viola, and cello
                Tom Knific                           Duo for viola and bass
                Andrea Clearfield             3 Songs for Oboe and double bass
                Franz Schubert                  Trio in B flat, op. 471
Featuring Kevin Casseday, bass

January 25, 2015    SMCMS Goes for Baroque 2015
                Telemann                            Concerto for oboe d’amore
                Tartini                                   Concerto for trumpet
Featuring Julian Kaplan, trumpet and Eric Olson, oboe d’amore

March 1, 2015     Percussion Concert
                Koppel                                  Toccata for Marimba and Xylophone
                Debussy                               Children’s Hour arranged by Steve Merrill
                Nathan Daughtry             Tangling Shadows for oboe and vibraphone
Featuring percussionists Steve Merrill and Joel Panian

May 31, 2015  Program to be announced

All programs are subject to change.  Please check this page for updates or ask to be put on our email list.  Contact us atinfo@sanmarcochambermusic.org.  


BEACHES FINE ARTS SERIES

2014 - 2015 Concert Schedule

Italian Saxophone Quartet

Friday, October 3 - 7:30pmSt. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church  
The Italian Saxophone Quartet was founded in 1982 by four close
friends determined to join together to perform ensemble music for
saxophone at the very highest artistic level. Early in their career, the
quartet won a number of important chamber music competitions
including the unanimous First Prize at the prestigious “Premio Ancona”
(under the direction of Goffredo Petrassi), and in addition, were
awarded a special prize for their performance of contemporary music.
HabaƱeros
Sunday, October 26 - 4:00pm St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church  
Following a highly successful 2012 US debut tour of The National
Symphony Orchestra of Cuba, this highly energetic ensemble who
are members of the orchestra will bring to you what is the “Heart
of Havana,” its music and culture. Though classically trained, Habaneros
will not only delight you with familiar pieces such as Mozart, they will
also introduce you to Latin repertoire that will surely have you clapping
and tapping!
Todd Wilson, organist
Sunday, November 9 - 4:00pmSt. John's Cathedral 
Regarded across America and around the world as one of today’s
finest concert organists, Todd Wilson is head of the Organ
Department at The Cleveland Institute of Music, and Director of
Music and Worship at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Cleveland, Ohio.
In addition, he is Curator of the E.M. Skinner pipe organ at Severance
Hall (home of The Cleveland Orchestra), and House Organist for
the newly-restored Aeolian organ at the Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens
in Akron, Ohio.
Dallas Brass
Friday, December 5 - 7:30pmSt. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church  
Since its founding in 1983 by Michael Levine, the Dallas Brass has
become one of America’s foremost musical ensembles.  The group
has established a unique blend of traditional brass instruments with
a full complement of drums and percussion, which creates a performing
entity of extraordinary range and musical challenges.  The Dallas Brass
repertoire includes classical masterpieces, Dixieland, swing, Broadway,
Hollywood and patriotic music.

Chanticleer

Sunday, January 25 - 4:00pmSt. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church  
Called “the world’s reigning male chorus” by The New Yorker
magazine, the San Francisco based GRAMMY® award winning
ensemble Chanticleer embarks upon its 37th season in 2014-15,
performing in 25 of the United States, Canada, France, Germany,
Italy and Sweden.
Kurt Elling & The UNF Jazz Ensemble 1
Friday, February 6 - 7:30pmUNF Fine Arts Center 
GRAMMY winner Kurt Elling is among the world’s foremost
jazz vocalists. He has won every DownBeat Critics Poll for the
last fourteen years and has been named “Male Singer of the
Year” by the Jazz Journalists Association eight times in that
same span. Every one of Elling’s ten albums has been
nominated for a GRAMMY.
St. Thomas Choir
Friday, March 27 - 7:30pm
St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
The Saint Thomas Choir School houses, nurtures and educates
the boy choristers of the world-renowned choir of Saint Thomas
Church Fifth Avenue. Founded in 1919, and located in the
heart of New York City, Saint Thomas Choir School is the only
church-affiliated boarding school of its kind in the United States.
Sean Chen, Crystal Award Winner, 2013 Cliburn Competition
Sunday, April 12 - 4:00pmSt. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church  
Pianist Sean Chen is being hailed as a rising star with a "million-volt
smile" and a "formidable set of fingers" (Dallas Morning News).
In 2013 Chen won the American Pianists Association's DeHaan
Classical Fellowship, one of the most lucrative and significant prizes
available to an American pianist. He also won Third Prize at the
14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, becoming the first
American to reach the finals since 1997Republic.

FRIDAY MUSICALE OPENING NIGHT CONCERT: SEAN LEE, VIOLIN & PETER DUGAN, PIANO

Sean Lee Peter Dugan Friday Musicale
Friday, October 3, 2014, 7:30pm Concert is free and open to the public. Doors open at 7:00pm Violinist Sean Lee and pianist Peter Dugan present an all-Beethoven program featuring three Sonatas for Violin and Piano. Ludwig van Beethoven's (1770-1827) work is often grouped into three periods: the Early, Middle, and Late Periods--this program features one sonata from each,...
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MARIA KNAPIK, SOPRANO & MICHEL BROUSSEAU, PIANO

Michel Brousseau & Maria Knapik-Sztramko
Sunday, November 2, 2014, 3:00pm Concert is free and open to the public. Doors open at 2:30pm Pieśni – Chopin’s Songs for Voice and Piano Maria Knapik * Michel Brousseau Polish-born Soprano Maria Knapik and Montreal pianist and conductor Michel Brousseau offer a concert dedicated to Chopin’s most beautiful melodies for voice and piano. Showcasing a profound romantic sensibility, these...
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July 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.




Wednesday, July 2 @ 6:45pm
The American Dream: A Literary & Musical Collage
The words of prose, poetry and song by Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr., Langston Hughes, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Walt Whitman and more. The audience will participate by singing several American standards, and the Lakewood Presbyterian Music Ministry will present instrumental and vocal music directed by Rodney Cleveland. All are welcome to this free event.
* Lakewood Presbyterian Church

Sunday, July 6  @ 10:45am
Sunday Music & Worship Service
Sharon Scholl & Jeanne Huebner, piano duet
* UUCJ

Sunday, July 6 @ 7:30pm
Solo Voice Recital: Barbee Monk, Soprano
Barbee Monk, soprano & Rose Oberlin, piano, performing repertoire by Bellini, Verdi, Korngold, Schubert, Hahn, and Stravinsky. Free admission. Donations will be gladly accepted and will support Ms. Monk's future musical endeavors.
* St. Mark's Episcopal Church

Sunday, July 13  @ 10:45am
Sunday Music & Worship Service
Anne McKinnon, flute
* UUCJ

Sunday, July  13 @ 6pm
Summer Chamber Concerts at All Saints
 Members of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and students from the area performing works by Corelli, J.S. Bach, Gordon Jacob & Charles Griffes. With Carolyn Snyder Menke, flute and Marcy Brenner, viol da gamba.
* All Saints Episcopal Church

Tuesday, July 15 @ 7:30pm
River City Men’s and Women’s Chorus  Series
There is no cost to attend the event, but a goodwill donation is encouraged following the concert to help raise money for Dreams Come True.
* Hendrick's Ave. Baptist church

Friday, July 18 @ 7:30pm
River City Men’s and Women’s Chorus  Series
There is no cost to attend the event, but a goodwill donation is encouraged following the concert to help raise money for Dreams Come True.
* Lakewood Presbyterian Church

Sunday, July 20 @ 10:45am
Sunday Music & Worship Service
Aaron and Mary Lou Krosnick, violin & piano
* UUCJ

Tuesday, July 22 @ 7:30pm
River City Men’s and Women’s Chorus  Series
There is no cost to attend the event, but a goodwill donation is encouraged following the concert to help raise money for Dreams Come True.
* St. John's Episcopal Cathedral

Friday, July 25 @ 7:30pm
River City Men’s and Women’s Chorus  Series
There is no cost to attend the event, but a goodwill donation is encouraged following the concert to help raise money for Dreams Come True.
* Riverside Presbyterian Church

Sunday, July 27  @ 10:45am
Sunday Music & Worship Service
Timothy Edwards, violin
* UUCJ

June 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.



Sunday, June  @ 10:45am
Sunday Music & Worship Service
Victor Minke Huls & Linda Minke, cellos
*UUCJ

Sunday, June 1 @ 3pm
The Heritage Singers of Jacksonville: Color My World – A Spectrum of Songs  
Started in 2010, this 40-voice choir is the artistic vision of Jacksonville organist Michael Dell. Blending sacred and secular works, new and not-so-familiar with much-loved traditional melodies, the ensemble will present a kaleidoscope of songs sure to inspire audiences of all ages.
* Palms Presbyterian Church, 3410 Third Street South, Jacksonville Beach  904-246-6427

Sunday, June 8 @ 8:30am and 11am
Palms Presbyterian Church: Music Sunday
The Chancel Choir, The CAMP Choir, The Children’s Choir, violinists Matthew Hakkarainen and Nicholas Abrahams, soprano Jessica Menke, tenor Mario Almonte, organist Cathy Fortson, conductor Ronn Cummings and 26 members of The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. Handel: Organ Concerto, No. 9, Opus 7, No. 3; Bruch: Violin Concerto; Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso; Bach: Concerto for Two Violins. Additional works by Vaughan Williams, Dan Forrest, Mack Wilberg and Ola Gjeilo. Free and open to all.
* Palms Presbyterian Church  3410 Third Street South  Jacksonville Beach

Sunday, June 8 @ 10:45am
Sunday Music & Worship Service
Dean Allan Slickis, Native American flute
*UUCJ

Sunday, June 8 @ 3pm
Intermezzo: Windward Brass from Navy Band Southeast
  • MU2 Scott Farquhar (Unit leader, Horn) 
  • MU3 Carl Schulte (Trumpet) 
  • MU3 Shawn Reince (Trumpet) 
  • MU2 Tony Garcia (Trombone) 
  • MU2 Rebecca Jenkins (Tuba)
     Giovanni Gabrieli : Canzona per Sonare No. 2
     Ludwig Maurer : Three Pieces
       Maestoso alla marcia - Andante con moto - Allegro grazioso
     Victor Ewald : Quintet No. 3, Op. 7. Allegro
     Michael Kamen : Quintet
     W. C. Handy : St. Louis Blues
     John Philip Sousa : El Capitan
     Eric Ewazen : Frost Fire. Tense and dramatic
     Armed Forces Medley
 * JPL Main Library - Hicks Auditorium

Sunday, June 8 @ 6pm
Summer Chamber Concerts at All Saints: Duo Proto
Max Huls, violin, Victor Minke Hulls, cello, Linda Minke, cello, Michal Mastronicola, piano
* All Saints Episcopal Church

Tuesday, June 10 @ 7pm
Prelude Chamber Music: Dover String Quartet
Free concert by the Dover String Quartet, presented by Prelude Chamber Music, Inc.,
* Riverside Park United Methodist Church

Sunday, June 15 @ 10:45am
Sunday Music & Worship Service
Jeanne Huebner, piano
*UUCJ

Out of town, but of interest ...
Thursday - Saturday, June 19-21 @ 7:30pm
St. Augustine Music Festival
The 2014 Eighth Annual St. Augustine Music festival is again scheduled as a series of six free concerts over the last two weekends in June. The concerts are free – no ticket is required. Among the internationally acclaimed guests artists returning to the concert programs this year are The Diaz Trio, pianist Eugenio Urrutia-Borlando and violinist Elissa Lee Koljonen.
CLICK HERE for concert details
* St. Augustine Cathedral Basilica, 38 Cathedral Pl, St Augustine, FL 32084

Saturday, June 21 @ 7pm
Solstice 3: De Profundis in Concert
De Profundis (Joe Yorio,Tony Steve and Bob Moore) presents the third annual Solstice concert
* St. Paul's by the Sea

Sunday, June 22 @ 10:45am
Sunday Music & Worship Service
Timothy Edwards, violin
*UUCJ


Out of town, but of interest ...
Thursday - Saturday, June 26-28 @ 7:30pm
St. Augustine Music Festival
The 2014 Eighth Annual St. Augustine Music festival is again scheduled as a series of six free concerts over the last two weekends in June. The concerts are free – no ticket is required. Among the internationally acclaimed guests artists returning to the concert programs this year are The Diaz Trio, pianist Eugenio Urrutia-Borlando and violinist Elissa Lee Koljonen.
CLICK HERE for concert details
* St. Augustine Cathedral Basilica, 38 Cathedral Pl, St Augustine, FL 32084


Sunday, June 29 @ 10:45am
Sunday Music & Worship Service
Anne McKennon, flute & Jeff Parker, guitar
*UUCJ

Sunday, June 29 @ 5pm
Patriotic Concert
Enjoy the patriotic sounds from the Riverside Presbyterian Church Choir and orchestra at this free community concerty.
* Riverside Presbyterian Church



May 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, May 2 @ 11am
Friday Musicale Chorus Spring Concert

Michael Dell, Director.
Friday Musicale

Sunday, May 4 @ 5pm
St. George's Day Festal Choral Evensong
The Cathedral Choir, Jacksonville Pipes & Drums Music in honor of the patron saint of England.
St. John's Episcopal Cathedral

Tuesday, May 6 @ 7pm

Tuesday Serenade with Ken Trimmins (trumpet) & Mimi Noda (piano)
Albany State Univ. faculty artists performing works by Pierre Gabaye, EugĆØne Bozza, Jacques CastĆ©rĆØde and George Enescu. Dr. Noda will fill out the program with solo piano pieces by Chopin and Dohnanyi.
JPL - Main Library Hicks Auditorium

Wednesday, May 7 @ 12:30pm
Rebecca Frazier, Mezzo-Soprano and students of Eugene J. Butler Middle School

Ms. Frazier teaches Music at Eugene J. Butler Middle School. She desires to continue her love of teaching through music and continue her dream of creating a spiritual, gospel and Christian recording. She has asked some of her students from Eugene J. Butler Middle School to perform with her. If you plan on attending and staying for lunch please RSVP to the church office at 355-4585.
Riverside Presbyterian Church

Sunday, May 11 @ 3pm
Intermezzo Sunday Concert with Gary Smart (piano) & Marilyn Smart (soprano)
University of North Florida faculty artists Gary & Marilyn Smart performing piano pieces by Prokofiev, Debussy and Gershwin, and song selections by Debussy and Gershwin.
JPL - Main Library Hicks Auditorium

Sunday, May 11 @ 6pm
Mayse-Turner Festival for Anglican Hymnody
This year's festival will be led by Christopher Jacobson, Associate Organist-Choirmaster of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Columbia, South Carolina.
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd

Friday, May 16 @ 11am & 7:30pm
Nadine Cheek, mezzo-soprano & Edward Eickner, piano

Ms. Cheek is Mildred Goodrum Heyward Professor of Music and Chair of the Music Department at Wesleyan College in Macon, Ga.
Friday Musicale

Sunday, May 18 @ 3pm
Don Thompson Chorale
Community concert.
Riverside Presbyterian Church

Sunday, May 18 @ 6pm
Zach Klobnack Organ Recital
All Saints Episcopal Church

Wednesday,  May 21 @ 7:30pm
Jacksonville Public Library presents Ritz Chamber Players
The Spring Finale concert of the legendary chamber music group
JPL - Main Library Hicks Auditorium

April 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.




Tuesday, April 1 @ 7:30pm
UNF Percussion Ensemble Spring Concert
Special Guests: Students from Pacetti Bay Middle School
 Charlotte Mabrey, conductor, Charlie Rankin, director
(There will be bucket passing for donations to Percussion Rocks scholarships.)

UNF - Robinson Theater 
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Sunday, April 6 @ 3pm
Intermezzo Sunday Concert with Kimberly Beasley (soprano) & Scott Watkins (piano)
Jacksonville University faculty artists in an afternoon of art songs in Italian (by Wolf-Ferrari), Russian (by Tchaikovsky), German (by R. Strauss), French (by Debussy) & English (by William Bolcom).
JPL - Main Library, Hicks Auditorium

Sunday, April 6 @ 6pm
UNF Pianopalooza
Music for solo piano, duets, and two-pianos by Chopin, Debussy, Saint-Saens, and others.  Students and faculty will perform.
Friday Musicale

Monday, April 7 @ 7:30 p.m.
Faculty Saxophone Recital
“New and Rediscovered Works”

Dr. Michael Bovenzi, saxophone
Dr. Gary Smart, piano
Charlotte Mabrey, percussion

Free admission/ Get E-tickets
UNF - Recital Hall 
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Tuesday, April 8 @ 7:30pm
The Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Series “Generation Series” 
Gloriosa Trio
Free admission / Get E-tickets
UNF - Recital Hall 
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Thursday, April 10 @ 7:30pm
 JUMU: Students Recital
The sixth and final installment in the series of recitals that feature
nominated music students for special recognition as performers
and composers.

JU - Terry Concert Hall

Thursday, April 10 @ 7:30pm
UNF Wind Symphony/Concert Band Concerto Showcase Concert
Dr. Gordon R. Brock, Wind Symphony director
Shawn Barat, Concert Band director

Mandarin High School, 4831 Greenland Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32258

Friday, April 11 @ 11am & 7:30pm
Gloriosa Trio
Friday Musicale

Friday, April 11 @ 6pm
Lenten Sacred Recital at Assumption featuring Pablo Pomales-Ojeda, tenor, Regina Torres, mezzo-soprano, and Bonita Wyke, piano
The program includes a wide range of composers: Bach, Verdi, Mendelssohn, Faure, Casals, Mascagni, Markus Williams, and Gounod. Attendees are welcome to remain for Stations of the Cross at 7pm.
Assumption Catholic Church, 2403 Atlantic Blvd. 32207

Saturday, April 12 @ 7:30pm
JU Percussion Ensemble
Under the direction of Professor Tony Steve, enjoy exciting new
sounds and music from students and area composers.
JU - Terry Concert Hall

Sunday, April 13 @ 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

Sunday, April 13 @ 4pm
Julietta Curenton - Flute, Bridget Kibbey - Harp

Presented by the Ritz Chamber Music Society
Bach, Debussy, Dohnanyi
Friday Musicale

Sunday, April 13 @ 4pm
UNF Orchestra presents Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov
Dr. Simon Shiao, conductor
St. Paul's by the Sea Episcopal Church

Sunday, April 13 @ 7pm

Saint Mark's Chamber Music Society
Season Finale Concert
All of the music on this concert will involve harp and flute, with pieces by Telemann, Mozart, Debussy, and Krouse. This concert runs the gamut from baroque, classical, impressionistic, and Celtic styles of music! Featured musicians are Kayo Ishimaru, harp, Les Roettges, flute, Ellen Olson, viola, Eric Olson, oboe, and Betsy Federman, cello. Please join us for this fun and free concert! Free will donations taken.
St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church

Monday, April 15 @ 7:30pm
Spring Finale - JU Orchestra
From the opening notes of Beethoven’s Egmont Overture until
the final strains linger in the concert hall, the spring finale concert
of the Jacksonville University Orchestra promises to excite and
inspire.

JU - Terry Concert Hall

Wednesday, April 16 @ 7:30 p.m.
Piano Studio Recital Featuring the Students of Dr. Erin K. Bennett and Dr. Gary Smart
Free admission / Get E-tickets
UNF - Recital Hall
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Thursday, April 17 @ 7:30pm
JU Choirs in Concert
The University Singers and the Men’s and Women’s Choruses
wrap up the season with a varied program of choral works highlighting
student and faculty soloists and conductors

JU - Terry Concert Hall

Thursday, April 17 @ 7:30pm
Osprey Choral Showcase Featuring the UNF Chorale, Chamber Singers and the Osprey Choruses
Visiting Professor Frank Watkins, conductor
UNF - Lazzara Performance Hall 

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Friday, April 18 @ 7:30pm
Good Friday Organ Recital and Poetry Reading
The Stations of the Cross by Marcel DuprĆ©, presented by Timothy Tuller, organ 

St. John's Episcopal Cathedral

Wednesday, April 23 @ 7:30pm
JU Chamber Ensembles
From saxophones to string quartets, enjoy an evening of chamber
music performed by JU student groups, including the Honors
Chamber Ensembles.  

JU - Terry Concert Hall 

Sunday, April 27 @ 3pm
Intermezzo Sunday Concert with M. Brent Williams (violin) & Douglas Jurs (piano)
Faculty artists from Valdosta performing jazz-inspired works for violin & piano, including sonatas by Ravel & Antheil, and selections from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess arranged by Heifetz
JPL- Main Library, Hicks Auditorium

Sunday, April 27 @ 3pm
Pianist Cristina Altamura
Friday Musicale

Sunday, April 27 @ 4:30pm
Beaches Fine Arts Series presents Ukranian pianist Vadym Kholodenko
2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Gold Medalist
Doors open at 3:15 PM and seating is first come, first served. Reception follows the concert, with art exhibit by Lyn Asselta.
St. Paul's-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church



March 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.



Sunday, March 2 @ 3pm
Alexei Romanenko: Bach Cello Suites 3 & 5
Free. Donations will benefit Music@Grace
* ORANGE PARK: Grace Episcopal Church, 245 Kingsley

Sunday, March 2 @ 3pm
Piano Studio Recital
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Monday, March 3 @ 7:30pm
Andre Washington's Senior recital

Music for on cello
* UNF Fine Arts Center
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Tuesday, March 4 @ 7pm
Tuesday Serendade with DA Piano Students

Students from the award-winning Piano Department at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts will perform under the guidance of faculty coordinator Vera Watkins. Their varied program includes works by Scarlatti, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy and Rachmaninoff.
* JPL - Main Library, Hicks Auditorium

Wednesday, March 5 @ 7:30pm
Music by Carlisle Floyd & Samuel Barber
Favorite arias from the operas of Carlisle Floyd, plus Floyd’s dramatic Piano Sonata, and Samuel Barber’s Cello Sonata and Dover Beach for Baritone and String Quartet. Features soprano Kimberly
Beasley, baritone Jay Ivey, pianist Scott Watkins, cellist Shannon Lockwood, violinist Marguerite Richardson.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Thursday, March 6 @ 7:30pm
Howard Hanson's Merry Mount
Composed in 1930 and rarely heard today, American composer Howard Hanson’s Merry Mount is loosely based on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “The Maypole of Merry Mount.” Featuring soprano Kimberly Beasley and new faculty member baritone Jay Ivey. Concert also includes a premiere performance of a new work for chorus and percussion by composer Donald McCullough. The Jacksonville University Chorus is conducted by Tim Snyder.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Friday, March 7 @ 7:30pm
Student New Music Recital
 * JU - Terry Concert Hall

Saturday, March 8 @ 7:30pm
Faculty New Music Recital
 * JU - Terry Concert Hall

Sunday. March 9 @ 3pm
Mario Carbotta, flute
* Friday Musicale

Sunday, March 9 @ 7pm
San Marco Chamber Music Society
Hans Christian Andersen's classic story, with music and narrator. Narrated by Jocelyn Geronimo. Also on the program is the Kodaly Serenade for 2 violins and viola, and Rebonds B for solo percussion. With Les Roettges, flute, Chris Chappell and Aurica Duca, violins, Ellen Olson, viola, Betsy Federman, cello, and Steve Merrill, percussion. This will be a kid-friendly concert! Please come and bring the family! Free admission, free will offering taken.
* St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church

Monday, March 10 @ 7pm
Alexei Romanenko: Bach Cello Suites 1, 2, 4 & 6
Free. Donations will benefit Music@Grace
* ORANGE PARK: Grace Episcopal Church, 245 Kingsley

Monday, March 10 @ 7:30pm
The Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Series presents Flutist Mario Carbotta

Co-sponsored with Friday Musicale
* UNF - Recital Hall
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Monday, March 10 @ 7:30pm
Hot Off the Press
Join the Jacksonville University Orchestra plus faculty, student, and community composers for an evening of newly composed orchestral music in this biennial event. Compositions by the 2012 and 2013 student winners of the Delius Prize in Composition will be featured. Following the concert, enjoy your chance to “get into the heads” of the composers in an informal question/answer session with the audience. This concert caps off the inaugural New Music Festival at JU.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Wednesday, March 12 @ 7:30pm
High School Choral Invitational
The JU Choirs share the stage with outstanding high school choruses from throughout the greater Jacksonville area in a celebration of choral music education in our schools.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Thursday, March 13 @ 7:30pm
JUMU: Student Recital
Another installment in the series of recitals that feature nominated music students for special recognition as performers and composers.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Friday, March 14 @ 7:30pm
Baritone Jacob Rothman's  Senior Recital
It will be a night featuring themes of love with Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Finzi, Mozart, Handel, and Ravel. 
* UNF - Recital Hall

Sunday, March 16 @ 3pm
Orange Park Chorale's "Musical History Tour: A Whole Lot of Years of Broadway.”
Musical theater is a passion of ours, and for more than a hundred years so many incredible composers and styles have made their way through the Great White Way. This program will run the gamut of that great variety, with representative pieces from throughout the history of Broadway ranging from Carousel to Guys and Dolls to Candide to Wicked, and everything in between.
* Riverside Presbyterian Church

Sunday, March 23 @ 3pm
Intermezzo Concert: First Coast Community Music School
Faculty Recital

Performers include instructors from Jacksonville University, Stetson University and the University of North Florida. Among the scheduled performers are flutists Laura Dwyer and Angela Muller, oboist Ann Adams, pianist Lynne Radcliffe, violinist Timothy Edwards, and cellist Shannon Lockwood.
* JPL - Main Library, Hicks Auditorium

Sunday, March 23 @ 3pm
David Sadlier, tenor & Lelia Molthrop Sadlier, piano
This husband and wife team specializes in German Lieder and British art song.
* Friday Musicale

Sunday, March 30 @ 5pm
Choral Evensong - The St. Mark’s Choir

The St. Mark’s choir will sing an Evensong for Lent featuring beautiful classical organ and choral music. Free and open to the public.
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church



February 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.






Saturday, February 1 @ 5pm
Music for Cellos

There will be a wide range of students performing works of Vivaldi, Bach, and Beatles, and Victor Minke Hulls will conduct a little piece by David Popper for 9 celli.
St. Paul's by the Sea

Tuesday, February 4 @ 7pm
Julian Toha, piano: Immersion

Currently engaged in a 30-city concert tour throughout the United States, Toha is known for his passionate performances and innovative concert design. His Immersion is a through-composed performance piece which combines music with dance, poetry and the visual arts.
JPL - Main Library Hicks Auditorium

Friday, February 7 @ 11am & 7pm
Saturday, February 8 @ 7:30pm
Yarn/Wire

Yarn/Wire is a quartet of two percussionists and two pianists. This instrumental combination allows the ensemble flexibility to slip effortlessly between classics of the repertoire and modern works that continue to forge new boundaries.
Friday Musicale (Friday only)
UNF - Recital Hall Saturday only)

Friday, February 7 @ 7:30pm
Sing into Spring

Visiting Professor Frank Watkins, conductor. Free admission (Limited seating!) Get E-tickets
UNF - Recital Hall

Sunday, February 9 @ 3pm
Jorge A. PeƱa, viola and Maila Gutierrez Springfield, piano

Jorge PeƱa is a member of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and Founder and Artistic Director of the annual St. Augustine Music Festival. Award-winning pianist Maila Gutierrez Springfield is an instructor at Valdosta State University.
* Haydn/Piatigorsky : Divertimento in D Major
* Manuel De Falla/PeƱa : Suite Populaire Espagnole
* Henri Vieuxtemps : Sonata in B-flat Major
JPL - Main Library Hicks Auditorium

Sunday, February 9 @ 3pm
JU Chamber Ensembles

JU's top student chamber groups present an exciting concert of varied repertoire.
JU - Terry Concert Hall

Sunday, February 9 @ 5pm
Diocesan Evensong

Choral Evensong sung by St. John's Cathedral Choir
St. Paul’s by the Sea Episcopal Church

Sunday, February 9 @ 7pm
San Marco Chamber Music Society Organ Showcase

St Mark's newly upgraded organ is the star of this concert! Of course, there is organist Rodney Cleveland, trumpet player Julian Kaplan, and oboists Eric Olson and Claudia Minch, plus a small chamber orchestra. Performing music of Handel, Mullikin, Albinoni, and Telemann. Free admission, free will offering taken.
St. Mark's Lutheran Church

Thursday, February 13 @ 7:30 p.m.
Studio Recital featuring the Voice Students of Dr. James Hall

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UNF -Recital Hall

Thursday, February 13 @ 7:30pm
JUMU Student Recital

The fifth installment in the series of recitals that feature nominated music students for special recognition as performers and composers.
JU - Terry Concert Hall

Monday, February 17 @ 7:30 p.m. 
Presidents' Day Concert : Testament of Freedom
First Coast Wind Ensemble and the Don Thompson Chorale in a joint concert featuring “The Testament of Freedom” by American composer Randall Thompson. This work, for mixed voices and wind symphony, is a setting of four passages from the writings of Thomas Jefferson. To celebrate Black History month, the Don Thompson Chorale will present two arrangements of spirituals by local composer Don McCullough. The First Coast Wind Ensemble will feature the music of popular band composer James Curnow, including his “Fantasia” for tuba and winds, which will feature soloist Hugh Rankin.
Bolles School Bartram Campus, Parker Auditorium -- 2264 Bartram Road

Tuesday, February 18 @ 7 p.m. 
St. Mark’s Bach Ensemble Concert
Led by Rhonda Cassano and Philip Pan (both of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra), our wonderful Bach Ensemble offers its yearly “Bach and Beyond” concert of lovely Baroque music. This concert will feature favorite instrumental music by Telemann, Pergolesi, Bach, and Mozart. Please join us for this wonderful free concert.
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church

Saturday, February 22 @ 7:30pm
Jacksonville Private Schools Honor Band Concert
James Curnow, guest composer/conductor.  This 21st annual young artist program features the best instrumentalists from seven area private schools: Bishop Kenny, Bishop Snyder, Bolles, Episcopal, First Coast Christian, Providence and Trinity Christian Academy.
JU - Terry Concert Hall

Friday, February 21 @ 11am & 7:30pm
Friday Musicale presents Maurizio Moretti, piano
The internationally acclaimed Italian concert pianist, on a Carnegie Hall tour of United States, is one of the best interpreters of the renowned Italian school of pianoforte.
Friday Musicale

Wednesday, February 26 @ 7:30pm
A Traditional Chinese Orchestra

A special evening of music played on traditional Chinese instruments by The Qingdao University Orchestra, not often seen in the Jacksonville area. A night not to be missed!
JU - Terry Concert Hall

January 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.




Tuesday, January 7 @ 7pm
Tuesday Serenade with violinist Dr. Min Young Cho & pianist Eun Mi Lee

The duo will perform compositions by Franz Schubert, Josef Suk and Felix Mendelssohn.
From Seoul, South Korea, Dr. Cho has performed with major orchestras in her homeland and regularly performs with chamber and symphony orchestras in Northeast Florida. Ms. Lee, also a native of South Korea, is a passionate accompanist and teacher currently pursuing her doctoral degree at Florida State University, where she is much in demand as a collaborative artist.   For more information about this and other free concerts at the Main Library, please visit the Music @ Main blog, at jplmusic.blogspot.com, or call (904) 630-2665.
JPL Main Library - Hicks Auditorium

Friday, January 10 @ 11am & 7:30pm
Ritz Chamber Players 
Concerts are both Open & Free to the General Public. Help us to kick off a great start to a great new year! 

Friday Musicale

Friday, January 17 @ 8 pm
Stars of the Symphony Tour

Michael Butterman, Conductor
*Philip Pan, Violin
*Peter Wright, Clarinet
*Les Roettges, Flute
*Jeffrey Peterson, Trombone
"Stars of the Symphony" features the entire Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, with four virtuoso principal musicians as soloists. Conducted by Michael Butterman, concert highlights include Rimsky Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol, Glinka's Russlan and Ludmilla Overture, Sarasate’s Gypsy Airs violin showpiece (featuring Philip Pan), a jazzy clarinet concerto by Artie Shaw (featuring Peter Wright), a concerto inspired by the trombones of Copenhagen’s Casino Theatre Orchestra (featuring Jeffrey Peterson), and an elegy for flute and orchestra composed by an original member of Deep Purple (featuring Les Roettges).
Palms Presbyterian Church

Monday, January 20 @ 7:30pm
The Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Series presents Pianist Ludmil Angelov
Free admission / Get E-tickets
UNF - Recital Hall
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Sunday, January 26 @ 3pm
Intermezzo Sunday Concert, with Dr. James Hall, tenor & Dr. Michael Mastronicola, piano
UNF faculty artists performing
*Franz Liszt: Tre sonetti di Petrarca
*Reynaldo Hahn: Venezia
*Benjamin Britten: Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo
JPL Main Library - Hicks Auditorium


Thursday, January 30 @ 7:30pm
UNF Percussion Ensemble Chamber Music Concert
Charlotte Mabrey, conductor
Free admission (There will be bucket passing for donations to
Percussion Rocks scholarships.) Get E-tickets
UNF - Recital Hall
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Thursday, January 30 @ 7:30pm
JUMU: Students Recital
The fourth installment in the series of recitals that feature nominated music students for special recognition as performers and composers.
JU - Terry Concert Hall