January 2013

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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Wednesday, January 2 @ 7pm
Promenade! Art Walk Concert
Boyan Bonev, cello; Shaun Bennett, horn, and Austin Clark, piano; Katherine Adams, piano

BACH: Cello Suite No.1, BWV 1007

MOZART: Horn Concerto No.3, K. 447

MOZART: Piano Sonata No.16, K. 545

CASSADO: Suite for Solo Cello

MOZART: Piano Fantasia No.3, K. 397
Concertgoers should use the Main St. entrance becaue the Laura St. entrance closes at 7pm on Wednesdays. Free parking is available

Main Library - Hicks Auditorium

Friday, January 4 @ 11am & 7:30pm
Kayo Ishimaru, harp & Dickie Fleisher, harp

Friday Musicale

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.

Riverside Presbyterian Church

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.

Church of the Epiphany, 5230 Harlow Boulevard

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. St. Mark's Episcopal Church

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

UNF - Recital Hall

Friday, January 18 @ 11am & 7:30pm
Heidi Louise Williams, piano

Friday Musicale

Friday, January 18 @ 7:30pm
Beaches Fine Arts Series
Tokyo Quartet with pianist Alon Goldstein

St. Paul's by the Sea

Saturday, January 19 @ 7:30pm
Faculty Recital: Dr. Krzysztof Biernacki, baritone
Schubert: Winterreise
Denise Wright, piano

UNF - Recital Hall

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.

St. Paul's by the Sea

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.

Times-Union Center/Jacoby Hall

Friday, January 25 @ 7:30pm
Friday Musicale presents Outstanding Young Pianists

Friday Musicale

Sunday, January 27 @ 3pm
Edward Waters Concert Series
Shawn Puller, tenor, guest vocalist; Michele Huang, piano

EWC - Milne Auditorium

Monday, January 28 @ 7:30pm
Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Music Series presents Pianist Leonidas Lipovetsky
Dr. Guy Yehuda, Artistic Director
WEEKDAY PARKING FEES APPLY

UNF - Recital Hall

Thursday, January 31 @ 7:30pm
Percussion Ensemble Chamber Concert
Charlotte Mabrey, advisor. Donations Welcome for “Percussion Rocks” Scholarship Fund
WEEKDAY PARKING FEES APPLY

UNF - Recital Hall

December 2012

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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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.

Barnes and Noble Bookseller, 11112 San Jose Blvd., 32223

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!

Parker Auditorium on the Bartram campus of The Bolles School.
2264 Bartram Road FL, 32207

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)

UUCJ

Sunday, December 2 @ 4pm
Elizabeth Reed Smith, violin & Scott Watkins, piano
description: http://www.fridaymusicale.com/Site/Sunday,_December_2,_2012.html

Friday Musicale

Sunday, December 2 @ 5pm
Advent Procession of Lessons & Carols
Cathedral Choir

St. John's Episcopal Cathedral

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.

Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd

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.

Episcopal Church of Our Savior

Monday, December 3 @ 7pm
Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Music Series presents Percussionist Matthew Coley
Weeknight parking fees apply.

UNF Recital Hall

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).

Riverside Presbyterian Church

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

MOZART: Trio in Bb Major, K.502

PIAZZOLLA: 4 Seasons of Buenos Aires

SHOSTAKOVICH: Trio No.2, Op.67
jplmusic.blogspot.com Free parking is available. Concertgoers are encouraged to use the Main Street entrance because the Laura Street entrance closes at 7pm.

JPL Main Library, Hicks Auditorium

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!!

JU - Terry Concert Hall

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.

Lakewood Presbyterian Church

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

Times-Union Center/Jacoby Hall

Friday, December 10 @ 7:30pm
Handel's Messiah
UNF Chamber Singers, Chamber Orchestra, and Student Soloists, Dr. Cara Tasher, conductor. Donations welcome.

St. Marks Episcopal Church

Saturday, December 15 @ 7pm
Midnight Clear: Christmas Music with a Twist
Bob Moore and Tony Steve in concert

Episcopal Church of Our Savior

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.

JU - Terry Concert Hall

Monday, December 31 @ 5pm
Service of Nine Lessons and Carols
Sung by the Cathedral choir.

St. John's Episcopal Cathedral

November 2012

 

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, November 1 @ 7:30pm
Edward Waters College Chamber Concert
Timothy Edwards, violin; Tyrone Tidwell, viola; Linda Minke, cello; Michelle Huang, piano

Edward Waters College - Milne Auditorium
1658 Kings Road / 32209

Friday, November 2 @ 11am & 7:30pm
Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti
Performed by Bella Voce Caberet

Friday Musicale

Sunday, November 4 @ 6pm
Solemn Evensong for All Saints' Day
Music of Ireland, Howells and Parry. Reception to follow.

Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd

Sunday, November 4 @ 7pm
San Marco Chamber Music Society
Chamber music by Bach, Mozart and Shostakovich

St. Mark's Lutheran Church

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.

Main Library - Hicks Auditorium

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.

St. Paul's by the Sea Episcopal Church

Sunday, November 11 @ 10:45am
Griffin Seuter, cello & Jeanne Huebner, piano
Sunday Music series

UUCJ

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.

St. Marks Lutheran Church

Tuesday, November 13 @ 7:30pm
Fall Percussion Ensemble Concert
Charlotte Mabrey, conductor.
Weeknight parking fees apply.

UNF - Robinson Theater

Friday, November 16 @ 11am & 7:30pm
BENJAMIN SUNG, violin & JIHYE CHANG, piano
Recital.

Friday Musicale

Friday, November 16 @ 7:30pm
Fall Choral Showcase
Wayne Bailey & Dr. Cara Tasher, conductors

UNF - Robinson Theater

Friday, November 16 @ 7pm
UNF Orchestra Concert
Dr. Simon Shiao, conductor

All Saints Episcopal Church

Monday, November 19 @ 7:30pm
Faculty Recital: "The British are Coming"
Dr. Guy Yehuda, clarinet. Weeknight parking fees apply.

UNF - Recital Hall

Sunday, November 25 @ 5pm
Festal Choral Evensong in honor of St. Andrew
Cathedral Choir & Jacksonville Pipes and Drums

St. John's Episcopal Cathedral

Thursday, November 29 @ 7:30pm
Piano Studio Recital
Featuring students of Dr. Erin Bennett and Dr. Gary Smart.
Weeknight parking fees apply.

UNF - Recital Hall

Friday, November 30 @ 7:30pm
Clarinet Studio Recital
Dr. Guy Yehuda, director

UNF - Recital Hall

October 2012

 

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, October 5 @ 7:30pm
Süssmann, violin, and Signe Bakke, piano
Norwegian virtuosi performing sonatas by Grieg, Debussy and Brahms, plus Svendsen's Romance.

UNF Fine Arts Center - Recital Hall

Friday, October 5 @ 7:30pm
Intercollegiate Choral Concert
The Florida State College at Jacksonville hosts a free intercollegiate choral concert on the main stage.

FSCJ Wilson Center for the Arts

Saturday, October 6 @ 3pm
Intermezzo SATURDAY Concert with Michael Süssmann, violin, and Signe Bakke, piano
Norwegian virtuosi performing sonatas by Grieg, Debussy and Brahms, plus Svendsen's Romance.

JPL Main Library/Hicks Auditorium

Saturday, October 6 @ 4pm
Dr. Michael Mastronicola, piano
Faculty Piano Recital

UNF Fine Arts Center - Recital Hall

Sunday, October 7 @ 3pm
Jacksonville Symphony Ensemble - Cover the Town with Sound
A free concert series featuring small groups of Jacksonville Symphony musicians performing in community venues throughout the area.

Palms Presbyterian Church Featured musicians include violinist Ruxandra Marquardt and Aurelia Duca, violist Merryn Corsat, and cellist Alexei Romanenko.

Thursday, October 11 @ 7:30pm
First Coast Wind Ensemble
Now in its 23rd season of free concerts offered as a Jacksonville cultural service, this 60-member group of JU students and community musicians perform masterworks from the wind repertoire.

JU - Terry Concert Hall

Thursday, October 11 @ 7:30pm
Symphonic Pops
The Florida State College at Jacksonville hosts a free Symphonic Band Pops Concert on the Main Stage.

FSCJ - Wilson Center for the Arts

Friday, October 12 @ 7pm
DeProfundis in Concert
On the Riverbank Fine Arts at Church of Our Saviour kicks off with a concert of sacred jazz and world music performed by Bob Moore (piano), Joe Yorio (saxophones) and Tony Steve (percussion). You’ll hear the music of the church (traditional and folk hymns, chants and spirituals) like you’ve never heard them before.

Episcopal Church of Our Saviour

Friday, October 12 @ 7:30pm
8th Annual Upbeat Pink: A Musical Tribute to Breast Cancer Survivorship
Dr. Gordon Brock, UNF Wind Symphony, conductor Dr. Cara Tasher, UNF Chorale, conductor

UNF - Lazzara Performance Hall

Friday, October 12 @ 7:30m
Friday Musicale Season Gala Opening
Featuring Lynne Arriale Drawing from jazz, world/folk, pop/rock, and alternative musical influences, Lynne masterfully connects with her increasingly diverse audience creating an intimate experience through her boldly melodic original compositions and imaginative reinterpretations of unexpected pop classics. Black tie optional Opening Gala Tickets are RSVP only. Please call 904-355-7584 or email rentals@FridayMusicale.com for your Free Tickets.

Friday Musicale

Saturday, October 13 @ 7:30m
JU Percussion Ensemble Concert
Exotic, exciting and exhilarating is the music from Bali, Africa, Brazil, and beyond. The JU percussion ensemble performs a wide variety of songs, styles and pieces from percussion music from around the globe.

JU - Terry Concert Hall

Monday, October 15 @ 7:30pm
Dr. Michael Bovenzi, saxophone
Faculty Saxophone Recital
Weeknight Parking Fees Apply

UNF Fine Arts Center - Recital Hall

Thursday, October 18 @ 7:30pm
FSCJ Choral Concert
Choral Concert featuring Men’s Chorus, Women’s Chorus and The Chorale

FSCJ - Wilson Center for the Arts

Saturday, October 20 @ 3:30pm
Brass Extravaganza
Sponsored by Music & Arts. Dr. Randy Tinnin, UNF Brass Ensemble, conductor; James Jenkins, UF Brass Ensemble, conductor

UNF Fine Arts Center, Room 1404 – 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, October 21 @ 4pm
Beaches Fine Arts Series: American Boy Choir
Founded in 1937 and a perennial favorite during the early years of the series, the American Boychoir continues to dazzle audiences with its unique blend of musical sophistication, effervescent spirit, and ensemble virtuosity.

St. Pauls by-the-Sea Episcopal Church

Sunday, October 21 @ 6pm
Brass Extravaganza
Sponsored by Music & Arts. Dr. Randy Tinnin, UNF Brass Ensemble, conductor; James Jenkins, UF Brass Ensemble, conductor

Church of the Good Shepherd

Tuesday, October 23 @ 7:30m
Orchestra and Percussion Ensemble Shared Concert
Dr. Simon Shiao, Charlotte Mabrey, conductors Special Guest Pianists: Dr. Gary Smart and Dr. Erin Bennett
Evening Parking Rates Apply

UNF Fine Arts Center - Lazzara Performance Hall

Tuesday, October 23 @ 7:30 pm
Serenade for Strings
The Jacksonville University Orchestra, conducted by Marguerite Richardson, opens its season with Dvorak’s beautiful Serenade for strings, and Mozart’s Symphony 35 (Haffner).

JU - Terry Concert

Friday, October 26 @ 7:30pm
Tim Tuller, organ and Cliff Newton, trumpet
Reception following.

St. John's Cathedral

September 2012

 

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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Saturday, September 1 @ 7pm
Don Thompson Chorales Reunion Concert
Past and present members of the Don Thompson Chorale will be joined by alumni from the Don Thompson-era FJC Chorales in a concert of audience favorites. Mr. Thompson will be with us as we celebrate this reunion and his upcoming 75th birthday. The concert is free and open to the public -- please bring your friends and family.
http://www.donthompsonchorale.org

Times-Union Center/Jacoby Symphony Hall

Sunday, September 2 @ 3pm
Faculty Recital, “Afternoon of Art Song Selections by Poulenc, Ravel, Debussy, and Rachmaninoff”
Dr. Krzysztof Biernacki, baritone & Laura Nocchiero, piano

UNF - Recital Hall

Sunday, September 9 @ 6pm
Friday Musicale presents JOHN URBAN, piano
BRAHMS: Klavierstucke (1878); BEETHOVEN: Sonata in F major, Op. 10, No. 2; J.S. BACH: Partita, No. 1 B-flat; CHOPIN: Ballade No. 4 in F-minor, Op. 52
Friday Musicale

Sunday, September 9 @ 7pm
San Marco Chamber Music Society
Benefit Concert for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Featuring Scott Watkins, piano, Eric Olson, oboe, Chris Dwyer, horn, Hugh Patterson, baritone, and Ellen Olson, viola. Music of Bach, Hersogenberg, and others. Free will offering will support JDRF in fighting type 1 diabetes.

St. Mark's Lutheran Church

Monday, September 10 @ 7:30pm
Solo Piano Improvisations
Dr. Gary Smart, piano

UNF - Recital Hall
WEEKNIGHT VISITOR PARKING FEE: $3

Tuesday, September 11 @ 6:30pm
September Peace Concert
Douglas Anderson Chorale, Jeffrey Clayton, conductor; Jacksonville Children’s Chorus, Darren Dailey, conductor; Jacksonville Mass Choir, Deborah McDuffie, conductor; UNF Chamber Singers, Dr. Cara Tasher, conductor

St. John’s Cathedral

Friday, September 21 @ 8pm
Jacksonville SINGS! Invitational Showcase
A Concert Showcasing UNF Faculty and Student Ensembles Dr. Cara Tasher, Director of Choral Activities. Donations Welcome

UNF - Lazzara Performance Hall

Saturday, September 22 @ 7:30pm
Jacksonville SINGS! Finale Concert
Featuring UNF Student Ensembles and the 2012 High School Invitational Honor Chorus Dr. Cara Tasher, Director of Choral Activities Special Guest Clinician: Simon Carrington

UNF - Lazzara Performance Hall

Tuesday, September 25 @ 7:30pm
Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Music Series presents Baritone Theodore Baerg
Dr. Guy Yehuda, Artistic Director; Denise Wright, piano

UNF - Recital Hall
WEEKNIGHT VISITOR PARKING FEE: $3

Sunday, September 30 @ 5:30pm
Choral Evensong for St. Michael and All Angels
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. Join us as we celebrate Michael and all the angels in their great heavenly war against Satan and the forces of evil.

St. Mark's Episcopal Church

Sunday, September 30 @ 7pm
Lakewood Concert Series: The Lopez Tabor Duo
Alfonso Lopez, violinist, conductor, composer, and teacher, is one of the most versatile and prominent musicians of his generation in Venezuela. He is the concertmaster of the Venezuela Symphony Orchestra (OSV) which, as the national symphony, is the oldest and the principal orchestra of the country.
Dr. Michelle Tabor is a scholar, researcher, professor and performer. Lopez and Tabor have performed in the U.S. and Venezuela since 2004. In Caracas, the duo has performed in prominent chamber music series and festivals such as Pro Musica de Camara, the Friedman Festival of Chamber Music, and the series Recital con la Sinfonica at the Asociacion Cultural Humboldt.

Lakewood Presbyterian Church

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July - August 2012

 

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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JULY

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Sunday, July 1 @ 10:45am
Sunday Music
Hector Gonzalez, countertenor
Zeek Smith, piano

UUCJ

Sunday, July 1 @ 7:30pm
“Liebestrau” : Vocal Music of Johannes Brahms
Jane Christeson, mezzo-soprano; Rebecca Holbrook-Loar, soprano; Bobb Robinson, baritone; Michael Rickman, piano. Concert information at www.fridaymusicale.com/Site/Sunday,_July_1,_2012.html

Friday Musicale

Sunday, July 8 @ 10:45am
Sunday Music
Matthew Young, classical piano

UUCJ

Tuesday, July 10 @ 7:30pm
River City Men's Chorus Benefit Concert for Wolfson Children’s Hospital
The concerts are free but audience members will be asked to donate to Wolfson. Donations can also be made by going online to tinyurl.com/rcmcdonate.

Hendricks Ave. Baptist Church

Sunday, July 15 @ 10:45am
Sunday Music
Brandon Mosely, clarinet
Michelle Huang, piano

UUCJ

Sunday, July 15 @ 5pm
River City Men's Chorus Benefit Concert for Wolfson Children’s Hospital
The concerts are free but audience members will be asked to donate to Wolfson. Donations can also be made by going online to tinyurl.com/rcmcdonate.

St. Paul's by the Sea Episcopal Church

Friday, July 20 @ 7:30pm
River City Men's Chorus Benefit Concert for Wolfson Children’s Hospital
The concerts are free but audience members will be asked to donate to Wolfson. Donations can also be made by going online to tinyurl.com/rcmcdonate.

St. John's Episcopal Cathedral

Sunday, July 22 @ 10:45am
Sunday Music
Donna Hopkins, folksinger
triple threat as songwriter, singer and guitarist

UUCJ

Sunday, July 29, 10:45am
Sunday Music
Aron Mujumdar, violin
Henson Markham, harpsichord

UUCJ

Sunday, July 29 @ 6pm
Summer Organ Series
Filippa Duke and Mason Copeland in a Duo Recital
Ms. Duke is currently a candidate for a Doctorate of Music from the University of Kansas. Mr. Copeland is pursuing his Master's in Music at Indiana University. Reception following in Craig Hall

Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd

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AUGUST

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Sunday, August 12 @ 6pm
Summer Organ Recital Series
Christopher Jacobson, Organist
Mr. Jacobson holds his Master's degree in Music from the Eastman School of Music. He is currently Associate Organist and Choirmaster at Trinity Cathedral in Columbia, South Carolina. Reception Following in Craig Hall.

Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd

Sunday, August 19 @ 7pm
Rodney Cleveland, organ
A benefit concert to feed the soul…and the hungry, featuring Rodney Cleveland, LPC’s Minister of Music. Donations of monetary gifts and non-perishable food items will benefit United Community Outreach Ministry (UCOM), whose food pantry serves Jacksonville’s Southside neighborhoods. Light refreshments following the performance.

Lakewood Presbyterian Church

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June 2012

 

Calendar of Free* Classical Concerts in Jacksonville

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*Listings of Jacksonville concerts advertised as FREE are compiled chiefly from online calendars, and could be subject to change or cancellation. || Most venue addresses are given at left.


Sunday, June 3 @ 10:45am
Sunday Music
Ken Anoff, drums, timetodrum.com
11 am: The Joyful Singers, Dr. Sharon Scholl, director
UUCJ

Sunday, June 3 @ 3pm
Barbee Monk, soprano
Shirley Elliott, Piano
A recital to benefit Barbee Monk's upcoming summer studies in Salzburg. Admission is free, donations are appreciated. Even if you cannot provide financial support, come support with your presence!
Music by: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Richard Strauss Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Charles Gounod, George Frideric Handel, Ernst Bacon, Richard Hundley, Jerome Kern, Stephen Sondheim, and Noel Coward
St. Mark's Episcopal Church

Friday, June 8 @7:30pm
Serafini Brillanti: Ginger Meets Curry
Rhonda Nus Tinnin, soprano, Randy Tinnin, trumpet, and Erin Bennett, piano
Baroque to Broadway

Love is Where You Find It / Herb Brown

Concerto for Trumpet Mvt.1 / Molter

Cradle Songs / Bob Moore

Irving Berlin Medley

Three Hymns / Andrew Clarke

The Girl in 14-G / Jean Tesori

Cornet Man / Jules Stine
Admission is Free, with a love offering to help Camille Tinnin defray expenses towards her summer internship in India.
Jacksonville Church of Christ, 6118 Bowden Road Jacksonville, FL 32216 (904)998-0060

Sunday, June 10 @ 10:45am
Sunday Music
Aron Mujumdar, violin; Joe Engel, cello, Henson Markham, harpsichord

Vivaldi: Violin Sonata in C Minor
UUCJ

Sunday, June 10 @ 2:30pm
Intermezzo Sunday Concert, with pianist Jost Van Dyke

CHOPIN: Prelude in C# minor, Op. 45

J.S. BACH: English Suite No. 5, in E minor, BWV 810

ALBÉNIZ: El puerto, and, El Albaicin (from Iberia)

BRAHMS: 3 Intermezzi and 2 Capriccios
A student of Edward Kilenyi, Thaddeus Sadlowski, Regina Shamvilli and Daniell Revenaugh, pianist Jost Van Dyke had to interrupt his concert career in the early 1990s, due to the onset of focal dystonia, a muscular condition that has hindered or ended the careers of many distinguished musicians. This performance marks not only the Jacksonville concert debut of Mr. Van Dyke, but his first public recital in nearly two decades.
JPL-Main Library Hicks Auditorium

Sunday, June 10 @ 6pm
Summer Organ Recital Series
Shannon Galliger, Organist. Music of Mendelssohn, Dupre, Wright, and Bach. Reception following in Craig Hall.
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd

Saturday, June 23 @ 11:30am
Prelude Chamber Music Camp Concert
Hendricks Ave. Baptist Church

Monday, June 25 @ 7pm
A COLLABORATIVE REUNION, PART I
David Graham, flute; Johnathan Robinson, clarinet; Anthony Felton, piano
Click Here for concert guide.
Friday Musicale

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ALSO OF INTEREST (free, but not local)
June 21-23 and June 28-30
St. Augustine Music Festival [click for details]

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May 2012

Calendar of Free* Classical Concerts in Jacksonville

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*Listings of Jacksonville concerts advertised as FREE are compiled chiefly from online calendars, and could be subject to change or cancellation. || Most venue addresses are given at left.


Friday, May 4 @ 11am
The Philanthropic Concert
THE FRIDAY MUSICALE CHORUS and 2012 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP LAUREATES
Friday Musicale

Friday, May 4 @ 7pm
Lamentations
Jacksonville Masterworks Chorale
Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church

Sunday, May 6 @ 10:45am
Sunday Music: Tyrone Tidwell, violin and Michelle Huang, piano
Liszt, Kreisler, Bach
UUCJ

Sunday, May 6 @ 2:30pm
Melodies from the Heart
Singers by the Sea, a 60 member chorale that sings in 4 part harmony, accompanied by banjo, flute, drums, cello and piano. A reception will follow the concert.
Palms Presbyterian Church

Sunday, May 13 @ 10:45am
Sunday Music: In Celebration of Mother's Day
Jaime and Skye Sanborn, sopranos and Sharon Scholl, piano
UUCJ

Sunday, May 13 @ 4pm
Ritz Chamber Players' Mother's Day Recital
Alison Buchanan, soprano, and Robert Sims, baritone
Friday Musicale

Friday, May 18 @ 11am and 7:30pm
Rebecca Zapen and Friends
Friday Musicale

Friday, May 18 @ 6pm
JSYO Young Artist Concerto Competition Finals
Listen to the top JSYO musicians in recital as they compete for the chance to solo with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra.
Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts

Sunday, May 20 @ 8:30am and 11:00am
Part III of Handel’s Messiah
LPC’s Chancel Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Lakewood Presbyterian Church

Sunday, May 20 @ 2:30pm
Intermezzo Sunday Concert, with Gia Sastre, flute and Katherine Roberts, piano
JPL Main Library - Hicks Auditorium

Sunday, Sunday, May 20 @ 3pm
Spring Handbell Concert
The three handbell choirs of the church will perform a variety of repertoire. Mr. Rodney Cleveland will be the guest organist. A nursery will be provided.
Riverside Park United Methodist Church

Sunday, May 27 @ 10:45am
Sunday Music: Timothy Edwards, violin, Michelle Huang, piano, Rob McKennon, trumpet, and Jeremy Lucas, narrator
UUCJ

Sunday, May 27 @ 6pm
Voices in Upper Air - Hymn Festival
Presented by the Mayse-Turner Fund for Anglican Hymnody and the Jacksonville Chapter of the American Guild of Organists All members of local choirs are invited to join the Festival Choir, made up of the combined choirs of Good Shepherd, All Saints', St. Mark's, and St. John's Episcopal Cathedral.
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd

ALSO OF INTEREST:
Friday, May 25 - Sunday, May 27
Jacksonville Jazz Festival

April 2012

Calendar of Free* Concerts in Jacksonville

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*Listings of Jacksonville concerts advertised as FREE are compiled chiefly from online calendars, and could be subject to change or cancellation. || Most venue addresses are given at left.


Monday, April 2 @ 7:30pm
Electronic Music: Retrospective and Prospective
Methods of Synthesis & Sampling students will perform classic electronic music pieces during the first half of the program. During the second half, current techniques used in electronic music will be demonstrated through student and faculty compositions.
JU - Terry Concert Hall

Thursday, April 5 @ 7pm
Organ and Piano Music with Bette Mattox and Gwen Hernandez
The free concert featuring classical and religious music will be followed with a reception in the Maguire Fellowship Hall. Donations will be accepted.
Southside Baptist Church, 1435 Atlantic Blvd. 396-6633

Thursday, April 5 @ 7:30pm
JU Student 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

Friday, April 6 @ 7pm
Marcel Dupré’s Stations of the Cross (Le Chemin de la croix)
Timothy Tuller, organ, with poetry by Paul Claudel preceding each movement, recited by Hayley Zeller.
St. John's Cathedral

Sunday, April 8, 10:45 am
Sunday music with Julian Toha, piano
Villa Lobos, Scriabin
UUCJ

Monday, April 9 @ 7:30pm
Borromeo String Quartet
UNF Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Music Series
Dr. Guy Yehuda, Artistic Director
UNF - Recital Hall
WEEKNIGHT VISITOR PARKING FEE: $3

April 10 at 7:30 PM
Pictures at an Exhibition
Piano Studio Annual Spring Recital.
The popular suite by Russian composer Modest Musorgsky, plus American composer Edward MacDowell’s hauntingly beautiful New England Idyls. Features JU’s piano students.
JU - Terry Concert Hall

Friday, April 13 @ 11am & 7:30pm
Read Gainsford, piano
• Fantasy in C Minor, K. 457 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• 3 Préludes | Claude Debussy
• Sonata in C Minor, Op. 111 | Ludwig van Beethoven
Friday Musicale

Friday, April 13 @ 7pm
The University of North Florida Chorale - A Spring Choral Festival
Choral music from the Renaissance to the 21st Century, Dr. Cara Tascher, Director. A freewill offering will support the choir's upcoming tour of South Africa.
All Saints Episcopal Church

Sunday, April 15 @ 10:45am
Sunday Music, with Swantje Biernacki (violin), Linda Minke (cello) & Jeanne Huebner (piano)
• Elfrida Andrée: Piano Trio in G minor
UUCJ

Sunday, April 15 @ 2:30pm
Intermezzo Sunday Concert, with Lawrence Quinnett, piano
2011 Winner of the FSU Chapman Piano Competition
• Haydn: Sonata in E minor, Hob XVI: 34
• Ligeti: Etudes, Book I
• Chopin: Polonaise, in A-flat major, Op. 53 “Heroic”
• Franck: Prélude, Choral et Fugue
• Rachmaninoff: Lilacs
JPL Main Library - Hicks Auditorium

Sunday, April 15 @ 3pm
Winds Chamber Concert
JU - Terry Concert Hall

Sunday, April 15 @ 4pm
First Coast Chorale, Claire Scott, Director
Gregorian Chant and Medieval Conductus, Southern Harmony Shape Note songs, works by Craig Courtney, Don Besig, Katie Moran Bart, Thomas Morley and Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck. With Lorraine Roettges and Steven Gonzalez, Recorders, and Michael Dell, organ.
A freewill offering will be requested.
St. Paul's By the Sea Episcopal Church

April 15 @ 6pm
Chamber Music Society of Good Shepherd presents
JU Spring Choral Concert
University Singers, Men’s and Women’s Choruses in a varied program of music from the centuries.
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd

Thursday, April 19 @ 7:30pm
JU Spring Choral Concert
Featuring the University Singers, Men’s and Women’s Choruses in a varied program of music from the centuries
JU - Terry Concert Hall

Thursday, April 19 @ 7:30pm
Sing into Spring Choral Sendoff Concert
Dr. Cara Tasher, conductor
UNF - Lazzara Performance Hall
WEEKNIGHT VISITOR PARKING FEE: $3

Friday, April 20 @ 11am & 7:30pm
Opera at Friday Musicale: Mozart's The Impressario
Bella Voce Cabaret, Jim Goodell, producer
Friday Musicale

Sunday, April 22 @ 10:45am
Sunday Music, with Michael Cameron, piano
UUCJ

Sunday, April 22 at 3:00pm
First Coast Wind Ensemble Family Concert
An educational concert for the whole family. Bring the kids!
JU - Terry Concert Hall

Tuesday, April 24 @ 7:30pm
Exotic Journeys
During the winter of 1887, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov began work on a symphonic suite based on the exotic book The Arabian Nights, resulting in his most popular work, the dazzling and colorful Scheherazade. Join the JU Orchestra in a performance of this distinctively Russian work in the season finale concert.
JU - Terry Concert Hall

Sunday, April 29 @ 5pm
A Safari Soundlab Benefit Concert
The local band Safari Soundlab and guests will present a benefit concert to support and raise awareness for both the Invisible Children (Kony2012) and Against Malaria Foundation charities. Though the concert is free, a donation for these charities will be taken at the conclusion of the concert. Also accepting donations of a non-perishable food items for Arlington Community Services.
St. Luke's Episcopal Church

Sunday, April 29 @ 6pm
Solemn Choral Evensong in observance of Good Shepherd Sunday
Music of Stewart, Sumsion, Smith, Finzi, and Howells.
Reception following in Craig Hall. (Incense will be used at this service)
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd

Sunday, April 29 @ 7pm
On the Riverbank Fine Arts Series: Choral Concert
The Parish Choir, Dr. Matthew Caine, Director.
Works by Byrd, Biebl, Brahms, Britten, Parry, and others. A freewill offering will be taken and a reception will follow.
Episcopal Church of Our Savior

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March 2012

Calendar of Free* Concerts in Jacksonville

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*Listings of Jacksonville concerts advertised as FREE are compiled chiefly from online calendars, and could be subject to change or cancellation. || Most venue addresses are given at left.

Friday, March 2 @ 11am & 7pm
Mary L'Engle Ensemble

Luigi Boccherini: Quartett Op. 33, No. 6 in A Major

Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet, Op. 44
Timothy Edwards & Swantje Biernacki,violins
Angelo Goderre, viola; Linda Minke, cello; Tugci Tari, piano
Friday Musicale

Friday, March 2 @ 7:30pm
Julie Detweiler, clarinet. Michelle Huang, piano
Guest Clarinet and Piano Recital
UNF - Recital Hall

Sunday, March 4 @ 10:45am
Sunday Music: In Celebration of Women's History Month
Brittnee Siemon, mezzo; Brent Bevis, guitar

Monodies of Francesca Caccini (1587- after 1641)
UUCJ

Sunday, March 4 @ 7pm
Brahms and Friends
With mezzo-soprano Jane Christeson, baritone Bobb Robinson and pianist Michael Rickman.
Lakewood Presbyterian Church

Monday, March 5 @ 7:30pm
UNF Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Music Series presents
Mezzo Soprano Aidan Soder with Pianist Lee Thompson
Dr. Guy Yehuda, Artistic Director
UNF- Recital Hall
WEEKNIGHT VISITOR PARKING FEE: $3

Tuesday, March 6 @ 7:30pm
Concerto Showcase Concert
Featuring Members of the UNF Orchestra, Dr. Simon Shiao, conductor
UNF - Robinson Theater
WEEKNIGHT VISITOR PARKING FEE: $3

Tuesday, March 6 @ 7:30pm
Hot off the Press!
Join the JU Orchestra and JU faculty composers for an evening of newly composed orchestral music in this biennial event, a community favorite. Also featured will be compositions by the 2010 and 2011 student winners of the Delius Prize in Composition. Following the concert, “get into the heads” of the composers in an informal audience Q & A.
JU - Terry Concert Hall

Wednesday, March 7 @ 7:30pm
Composition Majors Concert
Varied Orchestration performing new works by some of Jacksonville University’s most talented young composers.
JU - Terry Concert Hall

Wednesday, March 7 @ 7:30pm
Guest Violin Recital with Dr. Sarah Gentry
Dr. Simon Shiao, coordinator
UNF Recital Hall
WEEKNIGHT VISITOR PARKING FEE: $3

Thursday-Saturday, March 8-10
UNF Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Music Series presents
4th Annual Florida Clarinet Extravaganza!
Dr. Guy Yehuda, Artistic Director
Check UNF Calendar for complete Events Schedule
UNF - Fine Arts Center

Thursday, March 8 @ 7:30pm
Guy Yehuda & Michael Bovenzi Recital “Wood and Gold”
UNF - Recital Hall
THURSDAY NIGHT VISITOR PARKING FEE: $3

Friday, March 9 @ 7:30pm
Beaches Fine Arts: Ian Bostridge, tenor
St. Paul's by the Sea

Friday, March 9 @ 7:30pm
Sean Osborn, Clarinet
UNF - Recital Hall

Saturday, March 10 @ 7:30pm
JU Percussion Ensemble Concert
Rags, Rags, Rags featuring the music of George Hamilton Green, Sammy Herman, Harry Breuer, Zez Confrey and others. This is a concert that is perfect for old and young alike.
JU - Terry Concert Hall

Saturday, March 10 @ 7:30pm
Michael Norsworthy, clarinet “The Color of Sound”
UNF - Recital Hall

Sunday, March 11 @ 10:45am
Sunday Music: In Celebration of Women's History Month
Jena Huebner, doublebass; Jeanne Huebner, piano
UUCJ

Sunday, March 11 @ 2:30pm
Intermezzo Sunday Concert, with Flint River Trio
Russell Brown, clarinet; Boyan Bonev, cello; Mimi Noda, piano

Martinu: Variations on a Theme of Rossini

Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 73

Beethoven: Trio, Op. 38
HANDBILL
JPL Main Library - Hicks Auditorium

Sunday, March 11 @ 3pm
New Music Improvisations
Dr. Jeff Agrell, horn, Dr. Gary Smart, piano
UNF - Recital Hall

Sunday, March 11 @ 5pm
Bobb Robinson Studio Recital
Featuring the voice students of Dr. Bobb Robinson:
Nick Boucher, Raquel Lopez, Ellen Marini, Zeek Smith, Kelly Wolfe, Alex Rodriguez, Michelle Mestas, Erick Crow, Claire C. Futo, Leanna Brown, Ciaran Sontag, Rachel Harding, Brittany Carter and Dean Winter; Stephen Fennell, Keyboard
There will be a wine and cheese reception following the concert. Please bring a donation of a non-perishable food item for Arlington Community Services.
Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church

Sunday, March 11 @ 7:30pm
A Journey of the Heart
Orange Park Chorale
Hendricks Avenue Baptist

Monday, March 12 @ 6pm
2012 Young Artists Competition Finals
Jacksonville Youth Symphony
Times-Union Center

Thursday, March 15 at 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

Sunday, March 18, 10:45 am
Sunday Music: Ken Anoff, drums
UUCJ

Sunday, March 18 @ 3pm
Dreamy March Music
Northeast Florida Conservatory Band, Richard Dickson, Director; The Heritage Singers of Jacksonville, Michael Dell, Artistic Director; Cathy Nye, Accompanist
All Souls Anglican Church (4042 Hartley Road)

Sunday, March 18 @ 7pm
San Marco Chamber Music Society Presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
We learn about Mozart's financial troubles during the later years of his life through his letters to his wealthy friend, Michael Puchberg. Actor Kevin Roberts will portray Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Featuring Violinist Ruxandra Marquardt, violist Ellen Olson, and cellist Laurie Casseday

Mozart's Divertimento, K. 563.
Free will offering taken.
St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran

Tuesday, March 20 @ 7:30pm
UNF Percussion Ensemble Concert
Charlotte Mabrey, director
UNF - Robinson Theater
WEEKNIGHT VISITOR PARKING FEE: $3

Friday, March 23 @ 11am & 7:30pm
Baroque Music, Baroque Instruments

Louis de Caix d’Hervelois: Les Vendangeuses for oboe and basso continuo

Pietro Antonio Locatelli: Sonata No. 1 for flute and basso continuo

Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto, BWV 971

Giovanni Benedetto Platti: Sonata for Oboe, Bassoon, and Basso Continuo

Georg Philipp Telemann: Quartet No. 1 in D Major
Tammara Phillips, baroque flute; Ann Adams, baroque oboe; Lee Goodhew Romm, baroque bassoon; Boyd Jones, harpsichord
Friday Musicale

Saturday, March 24 @ Times to be determined
John Cage Festival: 100th Birthday Celebration : Opening Event
“Circus of Happening: A Chance-Determined Series of Arranged Convergence (for John Cage)”
Performances by numerous local and regional artists
FESTIVAL WEBSITE
CoRK Arts District (2689 Rosselle St., Jacksonville, FL)

Sunday, March 25 @ 10:45am
Sunday Music: Rob Tudor, baritone; Michelle Huang, piano
UUCJ

Sunday, March 25 @ 6pm,
Kim Beasley Sings Bach Cantatas

Cantata No. 84, 'Ich bin vergnügt meinem Glücke'

Cantata No 31, 'Der Himmel lacht'

'Mein gläubiges Herze' from Cantata No. 68

Cantata No. 51, 'Jauchzet Gott'

'Mein Freund ist mein' from Cantata No. 140
Assisted by: Kristin Kusic, oboe; Julian Kaplan, trumpet, Marguerite Richardson, Sam LaGarde, violins, Peter Dutilly, viola; Shannon Lockwood, cello; Scott Watkins, continuo
Good Shepherd - Worsham Hall

Sunday, March 25 @ 7:30pm
Clarinet Recital
Students from the Studio of Dr. Guy Yehuda, coordinator
UNF - Recital Hall

Monday, March 26 @ 7:30pm
John Cage Festival: 100th Birthday Celebration
The Revenge of the Dead Indians: In Memoriam of John Cage
A screening of the documentary film
MOCA-Jacksonville (133 N. Laura St.)

Monday, March 26 @ 7:30pm
UNF String Showcase Concert
Students from the Studios of Dr. Nick Curry, Dr. Simon Shiao, Dr. Jason Lindsay, and Professors Melissa Barrett and Renate Falkner
Dr. Simon Shiao, coordinator
UNF - Recital Hall
WEEKNIGHT VISITOR PARKING FEE: $3

Tuesday, March 27 @ 7:30pm
John Cage Festival: 100th Birthday Celebration
Dutch Sound Artist Jaap Blonk
MOCA-Jacksonville (133 N. Laura St.)

Wednesday, March 28 @ 7:30pm
John Cage Festival: 100th Birthday Celebration
Violinist Tom Chiu,founder of the the esteemed FLUX Quartet, presents a program of rarely heard works for solo stringed instrument.

Freeman Etudes (1977-90)

26' 1.1499" for solo string instrument (1953-55)

Cheap Imitations (1969/1977)
J. Johnson Gallery (177 4th Ave. N., Jax Beach)

Wednesday, March 28 @ 7:30pm
Evning of Contemporary Music
UNF Brass and Percussion Ensembles
Featuring Concerto for Flute and Metal Orchestra by Randall Croley
Dr. Randall Tinnin, conductor
Rhonda Cassano, coordinator, guest flute soloist
UNF - Fine Arts Center, Room 1404
WEEKNIGHT VISITOR PARKING FEE: $3

Wednesday, March 28 @ 7:30 – 8:30 PM
Peter Dutilly, composition (Senior recital)
JU - Venue not given

Thursday, March 29 @ 7:30pm
Carolyne Scott, harp (Senior Recital)
JU - Venue not given

Friday, March 30 @ 11am & 7:30pm
John Cage Festival: 100th Birthday Celebration
Pianist Louis Goldstein (Wake Forest University)

4’33” (1952)

ASLSP (1985)

Sonatas and Interludes (1946-48)
Friday Musicale

Saturday, March 31
@ 3:30 – Jacob Campbell, viola (Junior Recital)
@ 5:30 – Ronald (Sam) Lagarde, violin (Senior Recital)
@ 7:30 – Alfred Meneses, piano (Senior Recital)
JU - Venues not given

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February, 2012

Calendar of Free* Concerts in Jacksonville

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*Listings of Jacksonville concerts advertised as FREE are compiled chiefly from online calendars, and could be subject to change or cancellation. || Most venue addresses are given at left.


Wednesday, February 1 @ 6:15pm
Music of the Civil War
Students from Douglas Anderson School of the Arts,
Piano Chamber Music Class, Vera Watkins, director
JPL Main Library - Hicks Auditorium

Thursday, February 2 @ 7:30pm
Percussion Chamber Concert
Charlotte Mabrey, director
UNF - Recital Hall
WEEKNIGHT VISITOR PARKING FEE: $3

Friday, February 3 @ 12noon – 7pm
A Day of Cello Classes with Mike Block
Dr. Nick Curry, cello
Hailed by Yo-Yo Ma as the "ideal musician of the 21st Century," Mike Block is a pioneering multi-genre cellist, composer, and educator living in New York City.
12:00 p.m. - Performance/lecture for all music students.
2:30-4:30 p.m. - Cello masterclass for college students.
4:45-5:45 p.m. - The cello in the 21st century-unusual techniques and improvisation.
6:00-7:00 p.m. - Masterclass for pre-college students.
UNF - Recital Hall
DAYTIME PARKING FEES MAY APPLY

Sunday, February 5 @ 6pm
Chamber Music Society of Good Shepherd
presents Jacksonville University Singers
Timothy Snyder, director, Michael Mastronicola, collaborative pianist
The University Singers present the inaugural concert of the annual Winter Tour featuring a varied program including works by Josquin, Pärt, Pinkham, Handel, folksongs, spiritual songs, and opera, oratorio and American musical theatre selections
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd

Monday, February 6, 2012 @ 7:30pm
UNF Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Music Series
"Generation Series" with Paul Marquardt, composer/pianist
Dr. Guy Yehuda, Artistic Director
UNF - Recital Hall
WEEKNIGHT VISITOR PARKING FEE: $3

Thursday, February 9 @ 7:30pm
University of South Carolina Faculty Trio
Tina Stallard, soprano, Joseph Eller, clarinet, Lynne Kompas, piano
UNF - Recital Hall
WEEKNIGHT VISITOR PARKING FEE: $3

Friday, February 10 @ 11am & 7:30pm
Piotr Szewczyk, violinist & composer
Friday Musicale

Sunday, February 12 @ 10:45am
Sunday Music
Aron Mujumdar, violin; Linda Minke, cello; Henson Markham, harpsichord

Vivaldi: Violin Sonata in F Major
UUCJ

Sunday, February 12 @ 2:30pm
Intermezzo Sunday Concert
Sarah Wilson MacMillan, soprano, Louis Poeltl, tenor, Bonita Sonsini Wyke, piano
Songs, Folksongs, Arias & Duets, featuring selections from opera and musical theater
JPL Main Library - Hicks Auditorium

Monday, February 13, 2012 @ 7:30pm
UNF Faculty Chamber Music Concert
featuring works by Copland and Prokofiev
Dr. Gary Smart, piano, Dr. Nick Curry, cello, Dr. Guy Yehuda, clarinet,
Dr. Simon Shiao, violin, Renate Falkner, viola, Melissa Barrett, violin
UNF- Recital Hall
WEEKNIGHT VISITOR PARKING FEE: $3

Wednesday, February 15 @ 7:30pm
Composerfest
This concert will feature works by Jian-jun He, Thomas Harrison, and Tony Steve, as well as other composers on the faculty at JU.
JU - Terry Concert Hall

Thursday, February 16 @ 7:30pm
Where Music Takes You
Journey with the First Coast Wind Ensemble to sound landscapes that are full, vibrant and uniquely American
JU - Terry Concert Hall

Thursday, February 16 @ 7:30pm
Invitation Band Festival
Dr. Gordon R. Brock, UNF Wind Symphony, conductor/coordinator
UNF - Lazzara Performance Hall
WEEKNIGHT VISITOR PARKING FEE: $3

Friday, February 17 @ 11am & 7:30pm
Laurent Boukobza, piano
Friday Musicale

Sunday, February 19 @ 6pm
Chamber Music Society of Good Shepherd
presents JU Chamber Strings
Marguerite Richardson, conductor
Works by Mozart, Elgar, Ravel, Dutilly, and others
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd - Worsham Hall

Monday, February 20 @ 7:30pm
Guest Artist Recital
Dr. Gary Smart, piano, Ruxandra Marquardt, violin
Featuring the Premiere of "Smart - Violin Sonata"
UNF - Recital Hall
WEEKNIGHT VISITOR PARKING FEE: $3

Thursday, February 23 CANCELED
Faculty Piano Recital
Dr. Erin K. Bennett, piano

Friday, February 24 @ 7pm
On the Riverbank Fine Arts Series
Glorious Light by the Jacksonville Masterworks Chorale
performing Britten's Festival Te Deum; Handel's Coronation Anthem/Zadok the Priest; and the Poulenc Gloria
Episcopal Church of Our Savior

Saturday, February 25 @ 7:30pm
Private Schools Honor Band Concert
This 19th annual young artist program features the best instrumentalists from eight area private schools: Bishop Kenny, Bishop Snyder, Bolles, Episcopal, First Coast Christian, Providence, Trinity Christian and University Christian.
JU - Terry Concert Hall

Sunday, February 26 @ 10:45am
Sunday Music
Timothy Edwards, violin; Jeanne Huebner, piano
UUCJ

Sunday, February 26 @ 4pm
Beaches Fine Arts Series
Paquito D'Rivera and The Brasil Duo: Cuba Meets Brazil:Latin American Synergy
St. Paul's by the Sea Episcopal Church

Sunday, February 26 @ 7pm
Glorious Light by the Jacksonville Masterworks Chorale
performing Britten's Festival Te Deum; Handel's Coronation Anthem/Zadok the Priest; and the Poulenc Gloria
Lakewood Presbyterian Church

Tuesday, February 28 @ 7pm
St. Mark's Bach Ensemble : Bach and Beyond
Music by J.S. Bach & C.P.E. Bach
Rhonda Cassano, flute, Philip Pan, violin, Laurie Casseday, cello, with special guests James Hall, tenor & Michael Mastronicola, harpsichord
St. Mark's Episcopal Church

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January 2012

Free Jacksonville Concerts scheduled for January, 2012

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(Most venue addresses are given at left)

Sunday, January 1 @ 10:45am
UUCJ Music for Sunday Morning
Hector Gonzalez, countertenor; Timothy Edwards, violin
Larry Rawdon, cello; Henson Markham, harpsichord
> Handel: Cantata: 'Praise of Music
UUCJ

Friday, January 6 @ 11:00 am & 7:30pm
Friday Musicale, featuring the Michael Bakan Ensemble
Friday Musicale

Friday, January 6 @7:30pm
Beaches Fine Arts Series: Jon Kimura Parker
Beaches Fine Arts Series presents famed concert pianist Jon Kimura Parker in concert. Reception follows featuring art exhibit by Francesca Tabor-Moilla.
St. Paul's by the Sea Episcopal Church

Sunday, January 8 @ 2:30pm
Intermezzo Sunday Concert, with Tugce Tari, piano
> Bach: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue
> Bach-Busoni: Chaconne in D Minor
> Mozart: Sonata “Alla Turca”
> Debussy: 4 Preludes
JPL Main Library - Hicks Auditorium

Monday, January 9 @7:30pm
UNF/Cummer Chamber Series, with Brian Osborne, trumpet
UNF - Recital Hall
WEEKNIGHT VISITOR PARKING FEE: $3

Sunday, January 15 @ 10:45am
UUCJ Music for Sunday Morning
Gabrielle Williams, soprano; Rick Alessi, piano
> Spirituals
UUCJ

Sunday, January 15 @ 5pm
Hector Gonzalez, counter-tenor
Concert to benefit Arlington Community Services, featuring works by Strauss, Handel, Gounod, Hogan, Mozart, Purcell, and Rossini.
There will be a wine and cheese reception following the concert. Please bring a donation of a non-perishable food item for Arlington Community Services.
Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church

Monday, January 16 -- RESCHEDULED to Feb. 23
Faculty Recital: Erin Bennett, piano

Friday, January 20 @ 11:00 am & 7:30pm
Friday Musicale, featuring Krzysztof Biernacki, baritone & Denise Wright, piano
Friday Musicale

Sunday, January 22 @3pm
Cover the Town With Sound, with J-Sym players
A free community concert series featuring groups of Jacksonville Symphony musicians (including string, woodwind and brass quintets) bringing music directly to local residents.
JPL Main Library - Zimmerman Overlook (Ground Floor)

Friday, January 27 @7:30pm
Friday Musicale: Outstanding Young Pianists 2012
Friday Musicale

Friday-Saturday, January 27-28 [?]
Jacksonville SINGS!
Choral competition & concert
UNF - FOR FINALIZED TIME/VENUE: see http://www.unf.edu/coas/music/Calendar.aspx

Sunday, January 29 @ 7pm
San Marco Chamber Music Society
Chamber Music with Double Bass and Clarinet
Bassist Kevin Casseday and clarinetist Peter Wright joins the San Marco Chamber Music Society in music by Prokofiev, Thomson, and Goplerud. This promises to be a fun concert with some unusual and jazzy music. Free will offering taken. Lots of free parking.
St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church

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