October 2015

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, October 1 @ 7:30pm
Pops Goes to the Opera
Symphonic Band Pops Concert. Admission is free and open to the public.
* FSCJ Wilson Center

Thursday, October 1 @ 7:30pm
JU Orchestra Hosts Gaither High School String Orchestra
* JU Terry Concert Hall

Friday, October 2 @ 7pm
5th Annual Jacksonville SINGS! Invitational Showcase
An Hour-Long Concert featuring the UNF Chamber Singers with Student and Faculty Performers.  Dr. Cara Tasher, artistic director. Donations accepted
* UNF Lazzara Performance Hall

Friday, October 2 @ 7:30pm
Donal Fox, piano
Internationally acclaimed as a composer, pianist, and improviser, Donal Fox expertly fuses jazz, Afro-Latin and classical idioms into intricate new works and electrifying performances. Praised by The Boston Globe as "unique and utterly commanding," Fox de- and reconstructs Bach, Piazzolla, Schumann, Monk, Schoenberg and more, adding propulsive grooves and using composed themes as springboards for glorious improvisational flights that blend baroque with bebop, twelve-tone techniques with twelve-bar blues.
* St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church

Friday, October 2 @ 8pm
Jacksonville Symphony Free Community Concert
Join the celebration as Courtney Lewis begins his inaugural season as music director. The outdoor concert features Beethoven's exciting Symphony No. 7. Concert preceded by Cocktails (presumably not free) at 7pm.
* Unity Plaza Jax, 220 Riverside Ave./32202 (at Forest St.)

Saturday, October 3 @ 6pm
5th Annual Jacksonville SINGS! Finale Concert
featuring the UNF Percussion Ensemble, Chorale, and Invitational Honor Chorus; Dr. Eugene Rogers, guest clinician; Dr. Cara Tasher, artistic director
* UNF Lazzara Performance Hall – 6 p.m.

Saturday, October 3 @ 8pm
Jacksonville Symphony Free Community Concert
Join the celebration as Courtney Lewis begins his inaugural season as music director. The concert features Beethoven's exciting Symphony No. 7. For FREE tickets and more information call: 904-354-5547 or visit: www.jaxsymphony.org
* Times-Union Center, 300 Water St./32202

Sunday, October 4 @ 7pm
Sounds of 16th Century Spain
RareSong, Patricia DeWitt, artistic director: Lynne Radcliffe, Tony Cruz, Lucinda Mosher, Barrie Mosher, Marcy Brenner, Peter DeWitt and Patricia DeWitt (vocal, recorder, viola da gamba, sackbut, and harpsichord). Vocal, chamber and instrumental music as heard in Spain in the 16th century, including villancicos and motets by Encina and Guerrero, European music played in Spanish churches by instrumental ensembles, and instrumental solo works.
* St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church

Wednesday, October 7 @ 12noon
Music at Noon: Kamila Shahtakhtinski, piano.
Free Community Concert (formerly Wednesday Happening) in Sanctuary, followed by luncheon in Bittinger Hall.
* Riverside Presbyterian Church

Friday, October 9 @ 7:30pm
Choral Concert
Under the direction of Dr. Timothy Workman, The Men's Chorus, Women's Chorus and The Chorale from will present the Choral Concert. Join us as the students lift their voices and sing from their hearts. Admission is free and open to the public.
* FSCJ Wilson Center

Friday, October 9 @ 7:30pm
Simply Three
Glen McDaniel, violin, Zack Clark, cello, Nicholas Villalobos, bass. Concert is free and open to the public. Doors open 30 minutes in advance of concert.
* Friday Musicale

Friday, October 9 @ 7:30pm
11th Annual Upbeat Pink: A Musical Tribute to Breast Cancer Survivorship
The Wild West through TV and Movies, Dr. Gordon Brock, conductor
* UNF Lazzara Performance Hall – 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, October 11 @ 3pm 
Faculty Recital: Dr. Gary Smart, piano
* UNF Recital Hall

Sunday, October 11 @ 4pm 
Organ Concert
featuring Diane Combs, Daniel Francabandiero, Richard Lewis, Clifford Parrish and Gregory Spiess, all organists of Riverside Park, on the newly expanded Cornel Zimmer organ.
* Riverside Park United Methodist Church, 819 Park St./32204

Thursday, October 15 @ 7:30pm
The Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Music Series presents
Cellist Andrew Smith and Pianist Alfredo Oyaguez
Weekday parking rates apply
* UNF Recital Hall

Friday, October 16 @ 11am & 7:30pm
Andrew Smith, cello & Alfredo Oyaguez, piano
Concerts are free and open to the public. Doors open 30 minutes in advance of concert.
* Friday Musicale

Friday, October 16 @ 7:30pm
High School Choral Invitational
* JU Terry Concert Hall

Sunday, October 18 @ 5pm
First Coast Wind Ensemble
The program includes works for organ and wind symphony, including André Campra’s Rigaudon and Alfred Reed’s celebratory Alleluia! Laudamus Te. Organist Timothy Tuller will also perform two solo works for organ by Elgar and Guilmant.
* St. John's Episcopal Cathedral

Sunday, October 25 @ 3pm
Two Piano and Duo Organ concert
Michael Mastronicola, Alan K. Ragan, Anton Arensky, Suite No.3, op. 33 for two pianos; Andy Clarke and Michael Dell, improvisations for two pianos; Rodney Cleveland and Lois Gurney, organ duo.
* Riverside Presbyterian Church

Sunday, October 25 @ 3pm
Concert to Benefit the Alzheimer's Association
The Don Thompson Chorale will hold its first concert to benefit the Alzheimer's Association, Central & North Florida Chapter. The concert is in honor of Don Thompson, who is suffering from the effects of this disease.
* Riverside Ave. Christian Church, 2841 Riverside Ave./32205

Tuesday, October 27 @ 7:30pm
Faculty Recital: Sunshine Simmons, clarinet
Weekday parking rates apply
* UNF Recital Hall – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 28 @ 7:30pm
Octubafest Recital
Joanna Hersey, tuba
Weekday parking rates apply
* UNF Fine Arts Center, Room 1404

Wednesday, October 28 @ 7:30pm
Jazz Combo Night
Lynne Arriale, coordinator
Weekday parking rates apply
* UNF Recital Hall

Thursday, October 29 @ 7:30pm
Faculty Selection Honors Recital
* JU Terry Concert Hall

Friday, October 30, 2015
Guest Artist Recital: Joel Hastings, piano
Works by Liszt, Scriabin, and Roger-Ducasse
* UNF Recital Hall

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