APRIL 2018

Calendar of Free* Classical Concerts in Jacksonville

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*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.

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Tuesday, April 3 @ 7:30pm
Concert Band Final Concert
* UNF - Lazzara Performance Hall
UNF Music Calendar

Tuesday, April 3 @ 7:30pm
Gary Smart, piano
Debussy Preludes, Books I and II Complete
* UNF - Recital Hall
UNF Music Calendar

Friday, April 6 @ 7pm
The Heritage Singers of Jacksonville Benefit Concert
Free, but a freewill offering will be taken to benefit The International Myeloma Foundation
* South Jacksonville Presbyterian Church (2137 Hendricks Ave 32207)
Events (facebook)

Friday, April 6 @ 7:30pm
Piano Studio Celebrates The Music Of Brahms
The piano students of Dr. Scott Watkins celebrates their tenth class recital with the music by Johannes Brahms. Performances of his intimate Intermezzi of Opp. 117, 118, and 119 are paired with moving readings of Brahms’ letters, many recently published. Don’t miss the powerful music of Johannes Brahms!
* JU - Terry Concert Hall
JU Music Events Calendar

Friday, April 6 @ 7:30pm
Marc-André Hamelin, piano: Beaches Fine Arts Series
Pianist Marc-André Hamelin is ranked among the elect of world pianists for his unrivaled blend of musicianship and virtuosity in the great works of the established repertoire, as well as for his intrepid exploration of the rarities of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries – in concert and on disc.
* St Paul's By the Sea Episcopal Church
Jax AGO Calendar of Events

Sunday, April 8 @ 3pm
Intermezzo Concert Series presents JU Voice Students
Please join us for a delightful afternoon of song with Jacksonville University Voice Majors, Kimberly Beasley, Faculty Coordinator
* JPL - Main Library Hicks Auditorium
Library Events Calendar

Sunday, April 8 @ 3pm
Violin And Viola Studio Recital
Come enjoy the talent and musicianship of the violin and viola students in the studio of Dr. Marguerite Richardson as they perform in this showcase concert.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall
JU Music Events Calendar

Sunday, April 8 @ 3pm
Grant Us Thy Peace
Join the Orange Park Chorale as they present Robert Ray's Gospel Mass. Based on the traditional Catholic Mass, Robert Ray's "Gospel Mass" blends jazz with the rhythm and harmony of African- American gospel music.
* Ortega United Methodist Church (4807 Roosevelt Blvd.)
EventBrite Entry

Sunday, April 8 @ 4pm
The Heritage Singers of Jacksonville Benefit Concert
Free, but a freewill offering will be taken to benefit the National Kidney Foundation.
* Woodlawn Presbyterian Church (3026 Woodlawn Rd 32209)
Events (facebook)

Sunday, April 8 @ 5pm
First Coast Flute Choir
* St. John's Episcopal Cathedral
Music Events Calendar

Sunday, April 8 @ 6pm
JU Wind Ensemble “Song And Dance”
The Wind Ensemble will feature a concerto soloist and works from the standard and contemporary wind band repertoire.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall
JU Music Events Calendar

Tuesday, April 10 @ 7:30pm
Concert with Bassoonist Anthony Anurca
The Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Music Series presents Generation Series
* UNF Recital Hall
UNF Music Calendar

Wednesday, April 11 @ 7:30pm
Percussion Showcase Concert
Dr. Andrea Venet, director
* UNF - Recital Hall
UNF Music Calendar

Thursday, April 12 @ 7:30pm
JU Chamber Ensembles
From trios to quintets, enjoy an evening of chamber music performed by JU student groups, including the Honors chamber ensembles
* JU - Terry Concert Hall
JU Music Events Calendar

Thursday, April 12 @ 7:30pm
Lawson Ensemble Concert
Works by Bach and Torelli, performed by Dr. Nick Curry, cello; Clinton Dewing, violin and viola; Aurica Duca, violin; with special guests Erin Bennett, piano and Randy Tinnin, trumpet.
* UNF - Recital Hall
UNF Music Calendar

Saturday, April 14 @ 3pm
Violin Studios Recital
Dr. Simon Shiao, conductor
* UNF - Recital Hall
UNF Music Calendar

Saturday, April 14 @ 6pm
Spring Osprey Choral Showcase
Cara Tasher, director of choral studies
* UNF - Recital Hall
UNF Music Calendar

Saturday, April 14 @ 7:30pm
In Flanders Fields: Songs Of Peace, War And Reconciliation
Join the JU Choirs for an evening of contemplative and engaging works by contemporary American composers and poets including Elizabeth Alexander, Kirke Mechem, Jeffrey Van and folksongs, songs of protest and spiritual songs. Presented as part of the “Confluence” series of campus events.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall
JU Music Events Calendar

Sunday, April 15 @ 3pm
Community Concert: The Vivace Trio
Gia Sastre and Carolyn Snyder-Menke, flutes, and Denise Wright, piano
* Riverside Presbyterian Church
Community Concert Calendar

Sunday, April 15 @ 6pm
Senior Honors Recital
The Senior Honors Recital features outstanding Senior-level students nominated by their professors in recognition of distinguished performance.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall
JU Music Events Calendar

Wednesday, April 18 @ 7:30pm
Piano Studio Recital
Featuring the students of Dr. Erin K. Bennett and Dr. Gary Smart
* UNF - Recital
UNF Music Calendar

Friday, April 20 @ 3pm
Clarinet Studio Recital
Dr. Sunshine Simmons, conductor
* UNF - Recital Hall
UNF Music Calendar

Sunday, April 22 @ 12noon
Brick City Piano Trio Concert
Natasha Herrera, Flute, Michael Amos, Cello and Kosumo Morishita, Piano.
Natasha and Michael currently play with the Ocala Symphony Orchestra and Kosumo has a private piano studio in Ocala. The concert will include works by Gaubert, Farrenc and von Weber. There is no charge for the concert, but any donations will go to the musicians and Church mission projects.
* Christ United Methodist Church (400 Penman Rd., Neptune Beach)
FTU Calendar Entry

Sunday, April 22 @ 3pm
Don Thompson Chorale Spring Concert
* St. Paul United Methodist Church (8264 Lone Star Rd 32211)
donthompsonchorale.org

Sunday, April 22 @ 3pm
First Coast Wind Symphony Family Concert
Music for the whole family featuring performances by our Annual Concerto Competition winners. Admission is free
* JU - Terry Concert Hall
FTU Events Calendar

Sunday, April 22 @ 3pm
Sam Haywood, piano
Sam Haywood has performed to critical acclaim in many of the world’s major concert halls. The Washington Post hailed his ‘dazzling, evocative playing’ and ‘lyrical sensitivity’ and the New York Times his ‘passionate flair and sparkling clarity’. He embraces a wide spectrum of the piano repertoire and is equally at home as a soloist, chamber musician or with accompanying Lieder. He has had a regular duo partnership with Joshua Bell since 2010 and often performs with cellist Steven Isserlis.
* Friday Musicale
Event Information

Tuesday, April 24 @ 7pm
St. Mark’s Bach Ensemble
Led by Rhonda Cassano and Laurie Casseday (both of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra), our wonderful St. Mark’s Bach Ensemble offers its yearly “Bach and Beyond” concert of lovely Baroque chamber music, this year featuring the music of Bach, Quantz, and Corelli. The concert is free and open to the public, and a reception will follow.
* St. Mark's Episcopal Church
St. Marks Concert Calendar

Thursday, April 26 @ 6pm
Music Through the Ages: Spain & Portugal Tour Farewell Concert
Join us for a ‘Bon Voyage’ concert before members of the Jacksonville University Choirs and Orchestra and members of the All Saints Parish Choir spend a week performing concerts in Spain and Portugal. Their program includes unaccompanied motets and spirituals, along with solos from select members of the ensemble.
* All Saints Episcopal Church
Calendar of Events

Thursday, April 26 @ 8pm
Tech Ensemble Concert
Michael Taylor, coordinato
* UNF - Robinson Theater
UNF Music Calendar

Friday, April 27 @ 7:30pm
Don Thompson Chorale Spring Concert
* Southside Baptist Church (1435 ATLANTIC BLVD 32207)
donthompsonchorale.org

Sunday, April 29 @ 3pm
JCA Special Musical Event with Boyd Jones
Dr. Boyd Jones will visit the JCA for a performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations (1741) on a large, two-manual harpsichord. This event is free to the community thanks to the generosity of Henson Markham. For information, contact the JCA registrar at 730-2100 ext. 228 or Thelma Nied at thelma.nied@jcajax.org. Reservations are requested.
* Jewish Community Alliance
FTU Events Calendar

Sunday, April 29 @ 5pm
Festal Evensong for St. George
An annual tradition at St. John's Cathedral in honor of the Patron Saint of England. The Cathedral Choir, The Cathedral Brass, Jacksonville Pipes & Drums
* St. John's Cathedral,
Jax AGO Calendar

Sunday, April 29 @ 5pm
PNC Arts Alive Educational Concert
The Civic Orchestra closes their second season with the PNC Arts Alive Concert–The Sounds of our community, a concert that explores through music, the cultural diversity that makes our city so unique.
* Ritz Theater (829 N Davis St. 32202)
CivicOrchestraJax.org/performances

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MARCH 2018

Calendar of Free* Classical Concerts in Jacksonville

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*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.

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Thursday, March 1 @ 7:30pm
Ritz Chamber Players • Creative Collaborators
The Ritz Chamber Players will be joined for this performances by the famed Lawson Ensemble, comprised of faculty members of the University of North Florida and members of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. This program showcases works by great black female and American composers written for pure fun and enjoyment!
O’CONNOR Old Country Fairy Tale | WALLEN Five Postcards | MOZART Quintet in A major for Clarinet and Strings, K. 581 | BRAHMS String Sextet No 2 in G major, op. 36
Players: Kyle Lombard and Aurica Duca – Violin, Orlando Wells and Clinton Dewing – Viola, Nick Curry and Grace Bahng Gavin – Cello and Terrance L. Patterson – Clarinet
* Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church
Get Free Tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ritz-chamber-players-creative-collaborators-tickets-43415635334

Thursday, March 1 @ 7:30pm
Student New Music
Join us for a showcase of student works featuring varied instrumentations and an array of new soundscapes from the JU Music Composition studio.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall
JU Music Events Calendar

Friday, March 2 @ 7:30pm
Guest Artist Recital with Nicholas Phillips, piano
* UNF - Recital Hall
UNF 2017-2018 School of Music Concert Calendar

Saturday, March 3 @ 7:30pm
Hot Off The Press!
Join the Jacksonville University Orchestra in a celebration of new music that is “hot off the press!” Featured will be commissioned works by the Delius Composition Award winners for 2016 and 2017, Anne McKennon and Daniel Farrell. Also featured will be Transposed Memories by award-winning composer Dr. Piotr Szewczyk.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall
JU Music Events Calendar

Monday, March 5 @ 7:30pm
Faculty Violin Recital: Music for Dance, works by Stravinsky, Bach and Piazzolla
Dr. Simon Shiao, violin
* UNF - Recital Hall
UNF 2017-2018 School of Music Concert Calendar

Tuesday, March 6 @ 7:30pm
An Historic Recital Recreation
Featuring Baritone Jay Ivey, Violinist Marguerite Richardson, and Pianist Benjamin Beck. Enjoy this historical recital program given at the College of the Pacific in San Jose, California, October 27, 1919, featuring music by Mendelssohn, Grant-Schaeffer, Hubay, Chopin. Program closes with the (then) premiere performance of Howard Hanson’s “Symphonic Rhapsody,” played by the composer. History comes to life in this unique concert!
* JU - Terry Concert Hall
JU Music Events Calendar

Wednesday, March 7 @ 12noon
Music at Noon
Matthew Phan, piano
* Riverside Presbyterian Church
Community Concerts (pdf)

Friday, March 9 @ 7:30pm
Alpha Psi Omega Spring Production
Jacksonville University’s chapter of Alpha Psi Omega, the theater honors society, presents the annual student-led production on campus. This year’s production promises family friendly fun, intrigue for theater and non-theater goers, and a range of musical styles to interest everyone.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall
JU Music Events Calendar

Saturday, March 10 @ 7:30pm
The University Singers of Florida State University
Under the direction of Kevin Fenton, The University Singers, founded in 1948 by Dr. Wiley Housewright, is the premier undergraduate touring choir at Florida State University.
* Palms Presbyterian Church
Fine Arts Series Brochure (pdf)

Sunday, March 11 @ 3pm
Music @ Main Intermezzo Concerts presents Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts is a Duval County Public School for students grades 9 through 12 with a desire for intensive study in the arts. In 2000, DA’s Piano program was recognized as the best music program in Northeast Florida and was awarded the Jacksonville Symphony Association’s Harmony Grant. With Vera Watson, faculty coordinator.
* JPL - Main Library Hicks Auditorium
JPL Events Calendar

Sunday, March 11 @ 3pm
The Nouvelle Central Florida Trio
Music for violin, clarinet & piano
* Riverside Presbyterian Church
Community Concerts (pdf)

Sunday, March 11 @ 5pm
Choral Evensong for Lent
One of our most beautiful liturgies, Evensong is a lovely, sung, evening service led by the choir in which we thank God for the day that has passed and ask for peace and protection during the night ahead. This fourth Sunday in Lent, called Laetare Sunday (meaning “rejoice”), is traditionally a “lighter” Sunday compared to the rest of the season, so please join us as we liven things up with a festive Choral Evensong and stay for dinner in Leatherbury Hall immediately afterwards ($5 suggested donation; proceeds benefiting St. Mary’s Mission). Music of Harwood, Reading, Luther, Wood, and Ley. A nursery is available during the service.
* St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Upcoming Concerts

Tuesday, March 13 @ 7:30pm
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Senior Recital
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Orchestra
* JU - Terry Concert Hall
https://www.facebook.com/daorchestra/

Wednesday, March 14 @ 12noon
Lunch @ the Lounge concert featuring Samantha Wells, classical guitarist
Bring your lunch - bagged, boxed or bought from a local eatery - to the Lounge, located just inside the Main Library entrance on Laura Street.
* JPL - Main Library, The Lounge at 303 North
JPL Events Calendar

Thursday, March 15 @ 7:30pm
Ariadne Daskalakis, violin and Arthur Haas, harpsichord
The Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Music Series presents...
* UNF - Recital Hall
UNF 2017-2018 School of Music Concert Calendar

Friday, March 16 @ 7pm
Music at All Saints: Fuego Saxophone Quartet
An award-winning saxophone ensemble that is changing the way people hear the saxophone!
* All Saints Episcopal Church
Facebook Page

Friday, March 16 @ 7:30pm
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet & Allen Vizzutti, trumpet
With the UNF Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Simon Shiao and Jazz Ensemble 1, under the direction of J.B. Scott
* UNF - Lazzara Performance Hall
BeachesFineArts.org/stoltz

Sunday, March 18 @ pm
JCA Young Concert Artists Series: Pianist Dasol Kim
The JCA welcomes Korean pianist Dasol Kim to the JCA. Kim is the winner of the 2015 Young Concert Artist Series. Thanks to the generosity of the Berman Family, this concert is free to the community.
* Jewish Community Alliance
FTU Calendar Page

Thursday, March 22 @ 7:30pm
Friday, March 23 @ 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 24 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, March 25 @ 2:00 PM
Le Grande Tango
Join us for an evening celebrating the music of Argentine tango composer Astor Piazzolla. Jacksonville University faculty Shannon Lockwood, cello, Marguerite Richardson, violin, and Scott Watkins, piano, will perform Piazzolla’s greatest tangos, including The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires and Oblivion.
* JU - Swisher Theater
JU Music Events Calendar

Friday, March 23 @ 7:30pm
JU Percussion Ensemble
This final percussion ensemble concert of the year will highlight contemporary works for percussion. On the program is the Carlos Chavez’s, Xochipilli: An Imagined Aztec Music. This concert will exemplify the wide variety of expression found in the percussion family.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall
JU Music Events Calendar

Sunday, March 25 @ 3pm
The Florida Chamber Music Project
Live classical music in an intimate chamber music setting.
The players: Patrice Evans & Anna Genest, violins; Susan Pardue, viola; Laurie Casseday, cello
* Friday Musical
FLORIDA CHAMBER MUSIC PROJECT

Sunday, March 25 @ 7pm
SMCMS Goes for Baroque 2018
San Marco Chamber Music Society Our annual concert of all-Baroque music. This year we feature 3 pieces by Antonio Vivaldi, plus a piece by largely unknown, but fabulous, composer Johann Janitsch. With Les Roettges, flute; Eric Olson, oboe; Conrad Cornelison, bassoon; Melissa Barrett, violin; Ellen Olson, viola; and Peter DeWitt, harpsichord. Free admission
* St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Facebook Page

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JANUARY 2018

Calendar of Free* Classical Concerts in Jacksonville

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*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.

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Friday, January 5 @ 11am 7:30pm
Con Brio Quartet
A young ensemble comprised by four international musicians from Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and Mexico! The quartet has been thrilling audiences all over United States and abroad and they are excited to debut at Friday Musicale!
* Friday Musicale
http://fridaymusicale.com/schedule/con-brio-quartet/

Sunday, January 7 @ 3pm
Intermezzo Sunday Concerts: The Vivace Trio
The Jacksonville Public Library is excited to welcome back The Vivace Trio at their Music @ Main Sunday Intermezzo Concert Series. Members of the ever-popular ensemble are Gia Sastre (flute), Carolyn Snyder-Menke (soprano and flute) and Denise Wright (piano).
* JPL - Main Library, Hicks Auditorium
http://jplcalendar.coj.net/evanced/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=340582

Wednesday, January 10 @ 12noon
Lunch @ The Lounge
Bring a lunch and relax to the classical guitar sounds of local musician Vadim Troshkin.
* JPL, Main Library, The Lounge at 303 (near the Laura St. Entrance)
http://jplcalendar.coj.net/evanced/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=345919

Thursday, January 11 @ 3pm
Guitarist Jeff Bianchi
Join guitarist Jeff Bianchi for a journey through classical guitar. Bianchi showcases the beauty of the classical guitar through a variety of works, including a series of lute pieces from the Renaissance and Leo Brouwer’s Cuban Inspirations. Free and open to the public.
* JPL, Mandarin Branch Library, 3330 Kori Rd.
http://events.jacksonville.com/event/classical-guitar-concert-jeff-bianchi

Thursday, January 11 @ 6pm
Guitarist Jeff Bianchi
Join guitarist Jeff Bianchi for a journey through classical guitar. Bianchi showcases the beauty of the classical guitar through a variety of works, including a series of lute pieces from the Renaissance and Leo Brouwer’s Cuban Inspirations. Free and open to the public.
* JPL, Pablo Creek Regional Library, 13295 Beach Blvd.
http://events.jacksonville.com/event/classical-guitar-concert-jeff-bianchi-0

Sunday, January 14 @ 3pm
Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert
H. Alvin Green Alumni Chorale
* Riverside Presbyterian Church
http://rpcjax.org/music/concerts

Sunday, January 14 @ 7:30pm
Lawson Ensemble Concert
Dr. Nick Curry, cello; Clinton Dewing, violin and viola; Aurica Duca, violin presents Works by Schumann and Dvorak with special guests Sonja Harasim, violin and Yukino Miyake, piano.
* UNF - Recital Hall
https://www.unf.edu/coas/music/Calendar.aspx#75162010148

Tuesday, January 16 @ 7:30pm
Faculty Flute and Piano Recital
Rhonda Cassano, flute, Jihye Chang, piano
* UNF - Recital Hall
https://www.unf.edu/coas/music/Calendar.aspx#75162010150

Friday, January 19 @ 7:30pm
Outstanding Young Pianists
Come listen to the winners of the Outstanding Young Pianist Competition
* Friday Musicale
http://fridaymusicale.com/schedule/outstanding-young-pianist/

Friday, January 19 @ 7:30pm
The Bold City Contemporary Ensemble In Concert
Featuring new works of composers from around the world. Performers include Linda Minke, Matt Monroe, Boja Kragulj, Boja Kragulj, Philip Pan, Piotr Szewczyk, Jorge Antonio Peña Portillo, Scott Erickson, Sarah Jane Young, Galen Dean Peiskee, Anthony Anurca, Jacob Goforth, Cole Belt. Admission is free but donations are warmly welcome.
* UNF - Recital Hall
Program information: https://www.boldcity.org/january-19th-program

Sunday, January 21 @ 4pm
Beaches Fine Arts Series: Adam Brakel, organ
The spell-binding performances of concert organist Adam J. Brakel have led to his being compared to Liszt, Gould, Bernstein, and Paganini. National Public Radio in Florida hailed him as “An absolute organ prodigy, with the technique and virtuosity that most concert pianists could only dream of..."
* St. John's Episcopal Cathedral
http://beachesfinearts.org/bfas-brings-adam-brakel-to-st-johns-cathedral-on-january-21/

Sunday, January 21 @ 6pm
Music Through the Ages: DUO-B, Violin and Cello Duo
Founded in 2009, violinist Hirono Sugimoto Borter and cellist Philip Lawrence Borter have dedicated their performing careers to promoting music for violin, cello duo. As winners of the prestigious Eastman Concerto Competition, they have performed across three continents including performances in Kodak Hall at the Eastman Theater, the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., the Universität der Künste in Berlin, and Minato Mirai Hall in Japan. In addition to performing rarely heard masterpieces and lesser-known works, emphasis is placed on the power and intimacy found only in the string duo.
* All Saints' Episcopal Church
https://www.duo-b.com/single-post/2017/10/18/Florida-Winter-Tour-Dates-Announced

Sunday, January 21 @ 7pm
San Marco Chamber Music Society
SMCMS Presents the 3 B's: Brahms - Clarinet Quintet with Ran Kampel, clarinet; Bach - 3 Part Inventions; Beethoven - La Ci Darem La Mano
* St. Mark's Lutheran Church
http://www.sanmarcochambermusic.org/future-concerts.html

Monday, January 22 @ 7:30pm
The Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Series presents Line Upon Line Percussion
* UNF - Recital Hall
https://www.unf.edu/coas/music/Calendar.aspx#75162010152

Wednesday, January 24 @ 7:30pm
Brian Luckett in Concert
Classical guitarist Brian Luckett has performed in solo and chamber music recitals throughout the United States. Past performances have paired him with guitarist Eliot Fisk, flutist Nicole Chamberlain, I Cantori vocal ensemble, the Georgia Southern University Symphony and baritone Allen Henderson. Brian has been featured in many programs on Minnesota Public Radio, as well as NPR affiliate stations, including WABE in Atlanta.
* UNF - Recital Hall
https://www.unf.edu/coas/music/Calendar.aspx#75162016792