Tuesday, February 24 @7:30 pm: UNF Recital Hall

UNF Faculty Woodwind Quintet


Rhonda Cassano, flute
Dr. Guy Yehuda, clarinet
Rebekah Heller, bassoon
Kevin Reid, horn
Claudia Minch, oboe

Program:
Chamber Music, by Paul Hindemith
Opus No. Zoo, by Luciano Berio
Skizzen, by Jan Bach

Free - Donations Welcome

Department of Music
University of North Florida
1 UNF Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32224
(904) 620-2961

The UNF Faculty Woodwind Quintet is a faculty ensemble in residence at the University of North Florida.

Comprised of the woodwind faculty of the UNF Department of Music, the quintet performs a vast array of masterpieces written for this extremely versatile ensemble, and their repertoire consist a wide spectrum from early music written for quintet to music that was written in the last few years.

Friday, February 20 :
Friday Musicale & UNF Choral Ensembles



Friday Musicale@ 11am & 7:30pm

Ritz Chamber Players


  • Crusell: Clarinet Quartet (7:30 pm only)
  • George T. Walker*: Music for 3
  • Beethoven: String Trio in C Minor
  • Dvorak: Piano Quartet No. 2
    *The Pulitzer Prize winning composer is expected to be in attendance for these performances

    Terrance Patterson, artistic director & clarinet
    Kelly Hall-Tompkins, violin
    Amadi Azikiwe, viola
    Kenneth Law, cello
    Kevin Sharpe, piano

    Friday Musicale concerts have been presented for the benefit of the Jacksonville community since 1890 and are free and open to the public. Membership is open to all.

    Friday Musicale
    645 Oak Street, Riverside

    Jacksonville, FL 32204
    904-355-7584
    www.fridaymusicale.com



    UNF Recital Hall @ 7:30 p.m.

    Sing into Spring : UNF Chorale


    Dr. Cara Tasher, conductor
    Tim Tuller, piano

    Be lifted into the spring season with the glorious sounds of our UNF voices, both as individuals and joined together as a united force to inspire beauty and happiness.

    Celebrating American Composers, the 200th anniversary of Haydn, and much more! Featuring the UNF Chorale, Chamber Singers, and Men’s Chorale.

    Free - Donations Welcome

    Department of Music
    University of North Florida
    1 UNF Drive
    Jacksonville, FL 32224
    (904) 620-2961


  • Wednesday, February 18@7:30pm: UNF Recital Hall


    String Quartet Concert
    Featuring members of the Jacksonville Symphony and UNF Faculty Cellist Nick Curry
    Event Info Host: UNF String Ensemble

    Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm
    Location: UNF Fine Arts Center - Recital Hall

    Come enjoy an evening of string quartet playing with Jacksonville Symphony violinists Anna Genest and Annie Morris, Jacksonville Symphony violist Susan Pardue, and UNF cellist Nick Curry.

    The program includes
  • Mozart: String Quartet in G Major, K.387
  • Puccini: Crisantemi
  • Schubert: String Quartet in A minor, opus 29
  • Tuesday, February 17 @ 6:15 p.m.: Music @ Main

    Noteworthy Duo : Music for Flute & Guitar by Latin American Composers
    CLICK HERE for complete details.



    Main Library (Hicks Auditorium)
    303 North Laura Street
    Jacksonville, FL 32202

    Sunday, February 15 @ 2pm: St. Marks Bach Ensemble


    Bach & Beyond


    St. Marks Bach Ensemble with guest soprano Dr. Cara Tasher, in a concert featuring sacred and secular music of Bach, Scarlatti and Couperin.
    A reception follows.

    St. Mark's Episcopal Church (in Ortega)
    4129 Oxford Avenue
    Jacksonville, FL, 32210
    Phone: 388-2681

    Tuesday, February 10 @ 6:15pm: Music @ Main

    University of North Florida students from the Delta Eta Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon Music Honor Fraternity will present a recital featuring pianists, vocalists, and instrumentalists from their chapter. This recital is free and open to the public.

    Main Library
    Hicks Auditorioum (Conference Level)
    122 North Laura Street
    Jacksonville, FL 32202


    Program Selections

    Edvard Grieg : Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
    Chris Fry, piano

    Francesco Bartolomeo Conti : Il mio bel foco
    Barbee Monk, soprano
    Jamar A. Woods, piano

    Philippe Gaubert : Madrigal
    Hannah E. Sharron, flute
    Chris Fry, piano

    Giacomo Puccini : Donde lieta from “La Boheme”
    Elyse Matthews, soprano
    Jamar A.Woods, piano

    Edvard Grieg : Notturno, Op. 54, no. 4
    Quinton Rhodes, piano

    Camille Saint-Saens : The Swan from “Carnival of Animals”
    Brittany Maroney, cello
    Jamar A. Woods, piano

    Giacomo Puccini : Chi bel il sogno from “La Rondine”
    Sergei Rachmaninoff : Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne

    Angelique Perretta, soprano
    Jamar A. Woods, piano

    Franz Liszt : Sonnetto 104 del Petrarca
    Jamar A. Woods, piano

    Stephen Yarbrough : Heartsong
    Anna Wilson, cello
    Jamar A. Woods, piano

    Richard Rodgers : My Funny Valentine from “Babes in Arms”
    Leelynn Osborn, tenor
    Jamar A. Woods, piano
    Jarell Harris, alto saxophone
    Alec Degnats, drums

    Sunday, February 8 @3PM : Two Concerts in Riverside


    Max Turner Huls, Violin
    Christine Armington Clark, Piano
    Bach Beethoven and Brahms

    Bach Partita No. 1, piano
    Beethoven Sonata – Violin and Piano
    Brahms Variations on an Original Theme
    Brahms Scherzo for Violin and Piano

    Riverside Presbyterian Church
    Park & Post
    849 Park Street
    Jacksonville, FL 32204
    Phone: 904-355-4585



    Lift Every Voice and Sing!
    African American History Month Celebration


    Jacksonville Mass Choir & Paxon School for Advanced Studies Choirs
    Deborah J. McDuffie, artistic director • Dr. Herbert Jones, guest director

    150+ voice massed choirs in Good Shepherd's thrilling acoustics.

    Works of celebrated African American composers:
    Roland Carter, Duke Ellington, Moses Hogan
    Arnold Servier, Richard Smallwood, Royal Stanton, Raymond Wise

    Free and open to the public. Donations Gratefully Accepted.
    For additional information: 904-693-7583 ext.125 or 904-504-2763

    Church of the Good Shepherd
    1100 Stockton Street at Park, Riverside

    Jacksonville, FL 32204 * 904-387-5691
    The Rev. Douglas G. Hodsdon, Rector

    Sunday, 1/25 @ 3pm & 7pm

    Lantana Piano Trio
    Lantana Piano Trio
    3:00pm - 4:30pm
    Palms Presbyterian Churh

    3410 South 3rd Street
    Jacksonville Beach, FL
    Music of Clara and Robert Schumann
    Melissa Barrett-violin
    Betsy Federman-cello
    Mary McKee-piano


    San Marco Chamber Music Society
    San Marco Chamber Music Society
    A Concert the Entire Family will enjoy...
    7:00 pm @ St. Mark's Lutheran Church
    3976 Hendricks Avenue

    Beethoven: Duo in F major for violin and viola
    Telemann: Sonata in G minor for harpsichord, oboe, and viola
    Bruce Adolphe: Little Red Riding Hood for oboe, violin, viola, cello, and piano, Narrated by Rev. Richard Dow
    Tomaso Albinoni: Oboe Concerto in D minor
    Performed by oboist Eric Olson, accompanied by small chamber orchestra

    Saturday, 1/24 @ 10am : JU, Terry Recital Hall


    Jupiter String Quartet

    A free masterclass by the dynamic young quartet (who are in town for a ticketed concert at the Cummer on 1/25). This will offer a sneak preview of the next day’s performance.

    Terry Concert Hall
    2800 University Blvd., North,
    Jacksonville, FL, 32211

    INFO: (904) 256-7677

    Tuesday, January 20, 2009@7:30 p.m.: UNF: Violin Concert


    Dr. Simon Shiao, violin
    Dr. Gary Smart, piano
    Dr. Nick Curry, cello

    Tuesday, January 20, 2009
    Recital Hall • 7:30 p.m.
    Free - Donations Welcome

    Program includes Schubert's A major Sonata, a Bach Partita, and selections for violin and piano and a piano trio by Gary Smart.

    Sunday, 1/18/2009@3:30pm: Beaches Fine Arts Series

    Daniel Sullivan, organist
    http://www.beachesfinearts.org/
    Beaches Fine Art Series
    416 12th Avenue North
    Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250

    Mailing Address
    PO Box 51171
    Jacksonville Beach, FL 32240-1171

    Phone: (904) 270-1771


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    Friday, 1/16 @11am & 7:30pm: Friday Musicale

    Tasher
    Boukobza

    Vive la France!

    Cara Tasher, soprano
    Laurent Boukobza, piano


    An exciting program of French songs
    by Debussy, Poulenc, Boellman, Berlioz, Faure, Koechlin
    assisted by cellist Nick Curry

    Friday Musicale concerts are presented for the benefit of the Jacksonville Community and are free and open to the public; membership in the Friday Musicale is open to all.

    Friday Musicale (119th Season)
    645 Oak Street (Riverside)
    Jacksonville, FL 32204
    904-355-7584
    www.fridaymusicale.com

    Wednesday, January 7@6:30pm: Art Walk with the Symphony

    Enjoy a free program at the Main Library during First Wednesday Art Walk">, featuring
    Players from the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra

    Art Walk with the Symphony will feature Jeffrey Peterson, JSO principal trombonist, accompanied by Ileana Fernandez, JSO principal keyboardist, previewing Søren Hyldgaard's Concerto Borealis which Peterson performs with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra on Friday, January 9. In addition, JSO violinist Piotr Szewczyk, winner of the Fresh Ink 2008 Florida Composers’ Competition, will present virtuoso pieces for violin, accompanied by award-winning pianist Christine Clark

    The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra (JSO) continues to affirm its place as the leading performing arts organization in Jacksonville, and is a vital part of cultural life on the First Coast. CLICK HERE for Information about upcoming Symphony Concerts

    Recordings of works scheduled for performance by the JSO this season are on display on the 3rd Floor (West Room) of the Main Library.