DECEMBER 2016

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, December 1 @ 2pm
Flute Master Class with Eugenia Zuckerman
Rhonda Cassano, coordinator
* UNF - Recital Hall (WEEKDAY PARKING RATES APPLY)

Thursday, December 1 @ 7:30pm
Piano Play Off
The audience gets to vote for their favorite performance of the evening! Come ready to vote!
* UNF - Recital Hall (WEEKDAY PARKING RATES APPLY)

Thursday, December 1 @ 7:30pm
Honors Recital
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Friday, December 2 @ 11am & 7:30pm
Friday Musicale: Francesca dePasquale, violin & David Kaplan, piano
Join us for a winter-themed concert including Schnittke's Silent Night and works such as Vivaldi's "Winter" from the Four Seasons and Prokofiev's Sonata for Violin and Piano, No. 2 in D major.
Doors open 30 minutes in advance of concert.
* Friday Musicale

Friday, December 2 @ 7:30pm
Sounds of the Season
Join R. Hugh Patterson and the Don Thompson Chorale as they once again join Artie Clifton and the First Coast Wind Symphony for their 18th annual joint holiday concert.
* Arlington Baptist Church (6009 Arlington Rd, 32211)

Friday, December 2 @ 7:30pm
Beaches Fine Arts Series: Eugenia Zukerman & Manhattan Piano Trio
* St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church

Friday, December 2 @ 7:30pm
Student Chamber Music Recital
Dr. Erin Bennett, coordinator
* UNF - Recital Hall

Friday, December 2 @ 7:30pm
Student New Music
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Friday, December 2 @ 7pm
"Eat, Drink & Sing Merrily!"
The Heritage Singers of Jacksonville under the direction of Michael Dell.
* City Rescue Mission (426 McDuff Ave S, 32254)

Saturday, December 3 @ 4pm
Handel’s Messiah
The performing of Handel’s Messiah has become a beloved tradition around Christmas time. This free concert will feature the Chamber Singers from the University of North Florida, a small, auditioned group of college students led by Dr. Cara Tasher, accompanied the Lawson Ensemble. In addition to the Christmas section, the choir will perform excerpts from the Passion and Resurrection sections as well, offering a more complete Messiah.
* St. Mark's Episcopal Church

Sunday, December 4 @ 3pm
"Eat, Drink & Sing Merrily!"
The Heritage Singers of Jacksonville under the direction of Michael Dell.
* South Jacksonville Presbyterian Church (2137 Hendricks Ave, 32207)

Sunday, December 4 @ 3pm
Wind Ensemble Holiday Concert
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Sunday, December 4 @ 5pm
A Festival of Advent and Christmas Music
Choirs, Soloists, and Hand bells celebrate the Season.
* Riverside Presbyterian Church

Tuesday, December 6 @ 12noon
The Vivace Trio
The group consists of two flutes, voice, and piano! Hope to see you there!
* Mayo Clinic- Cannaday Building/Kinne Auditorium (4500 San Pablo Rd.S. 32224)

Wednesday, December 7 @ 12noon
Music at Noon
Andy Clarke will be performing improvisations on the piano and organ. You don't want to miss this! The concert is followed by lunch in Bittinger Hall
* Riverside Presbyterian Church

Wednesday, December 7 @ 7:30pm
"Eat, Drink & Sing Merrily!"
The Heritage Singers of Jacksonville under the direction of Michael Dell.
* Geneva Presbyterian Church (1755 State Rd 13, 32259)

Thursday, December 8 @ 7pm
"Eat, Drink & Sing Merrily!"
The Heritage Singers of Jacksonville under the direction of Michael Dell.
* First Christian Church, Mandarin (11924 San Jose Blvd. 32250)

Friday, December 9 @ 7:30pm
Orchestra Holiday Concert
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Saturday, December 10 @ 7:30pm
Make We Joy: Songs of the Season
The JU Choirs and Brass
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Sunday, December 11 @ 8:30am & 12noon
Winter's Grace, a Cantata
Come and here our choir perform the cantata at both worship services. We are truly blessed to have such voices in our choir!
* Lakewood Presbyterian Church

Sunday, December 11 @ 3pm
Intermezzo Sunday Concerts with The Heritage Singers of Jacksonville
"Eat, Drink & Sing Merrily!" - Holiday music under the direction of Michael Dell.
* JPL - Main Library, Hicks Auditorium

Sunday, December 11 @ 3pm
"What Sweeter Music" Holiday Concert
The Don Thompson Chorale, R. Hugh Patterson, director
* Jacksonville Heights Baptist Church (6730 Ricker Rd, 32244)

Sunday, December 11 @ 5pm
Civic Orchestra Winter Concert
Join us for a fun, festive musical journey during our "Cultural Snapshots” performance with music from Fiddler On the Roof, Nutcracker, Sibelius’s Karelia Suite, Chabrier’s España, and Walton’s Crown Imperial. Please join us for a post--concert reception where you can mingle with friends and family, meet the musicians of this newly formed orchestra and see the featured photography of our Civic Orchestra Artist in Residence, Maddie Hamrick.
* Jacksonville Jewish Center (3662 Crown Point Rd, 32257)

Sunday, December 11 @ 6pm
Make We Joy: Songs of the Season
The JU Choirs and Brass
* All Saints Episcopal Church

Wednesday, December 14 @ 6pm
Lessons & Carols
Join us for this very meaningful celebration of the season. Lessons and Carols is a lovely, candlelight service, led by our Choir and Choristers, featuring beautiful readings, carols, and other music that retell the wonderful Christmas story from Genesis through the Word made flesh and beyond. Nursery provided.
* St. Mark's Episcopal Church

Sunday, December 18 @ 11am
Lessons and Carols (during worship)
* Riverside Presbyterian Church

Sunday, December 18 @ 3pm
Friday Musicale Scholarship Laureates
Doors open 30 minutes in advance of concert.
* Friday Musicale

Saturday, December 24 @ 8pm
Christmas Meditations
Prelude to 8:30 pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
* Riverside Presbyterian Church

Saturday, December 31 @ 5pm
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
* Saint John's Episcopal Cathedral

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NOVEMBER 2016

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, November 1 @ 7:30pm
Lawson Ensemble Concert
Dr. Nick Curry, cello; Clinton Dewing, violin; Aurelia Duca, violin, with special guests Ellen Olson, viola and Eric Olson, oboe
WEEKDAY PARKING RATES APPLY
* UNF - Recital Hall

Wednesday, November 2 @ 7:30pm
Faculty Recital: The Music of Fats Waller and Spencer Williams
Marc Dickman, trombone, tuba, euphonium; Bill Prince, cornet, clarinet; Dave Steinmeyer, trombone; Gary Smart, piano; Dennis Marks, bass; Danny Gottlieb, drums
WEEKDAY PARKING RATES APPLY
* UNF - Recital Hall

Thursday, November 3 @ 7:30pm
The Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Music Series presents
Saxophonist Katherine Weintraub with pianist Deloise Lima
WEEKDAY PARKING RATES APPLY
* UNF - Recital Hall

Friday, November 4 @ 11am & 7:30pm
Johnandrew Slominski, piano
A child prodigy, Slominski gave his first public performance at age 5, won his first piano competition at age 6, and entered college at age 15. By age 21, Slominski had earned three degrees from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, including a Master of Music in Performance and Literature, a Master of Arts in Pedagogy of Music Theory, and a Bachelor of Music in Performance; his first professorship followed two years later. He was unanimously nominated for (and received) Eastman's coveted Performer's Certificate in recognition of outstanding concert artistry--the youngest individual to have received such an honor. MORE...
* Friday Musicale

Friday, November 4 @ 7:30pm
Percussion Ensemble: Escape Ten PASIC Preview
Dr. Andrea Venet and Dr. Annie Stevens (Virginia Tech), percussion
* UNF - Recital Hall

Saturday, November 5 @ 7:30pm
Percussion Ensemble
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Sunday, November 6 @ 10:45am
Worship Music: River City Dulcimers and Friends
* UUCJ

Sunday, November 6 @ 3pm
Fall Concert: "Forever Music"
The Don Thompson Chorale, R. Hugh Patterson, director
* Hendricks Ave. Baptist Church

Sunday, November 6 @ 3pm
Rededication Concert
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Sunday, November 6 @ 4pm
Beaches Fines Arts Series
Fuoco E Cenere (Read about them HERE)
* St. Paul's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church

Sunday, November 6 @ 5pm
Choral Evensong for the Feast of All Saints
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 on this special day as we celebrate all the saints in our lives, those that have gone on before us and those in our midst now, during this brief service and immediately afterwards stay for a potluck in Leatherbury Hall. Music of Batten, Victoria, Drinkell, Parry, and Walmisley. A nursery is available during the service. No reserved sacrament Eucharist after the service.
* St. Mark’s Episcopal Church

Tuesday, November 8 @ 7:30pm
Honors Recital
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Thursday, November 10 @ 7:30pm
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Orchestra, String Chamber Recital
The String Chamber class, offered to all strings students, provides students with a foundation for playing in a chamber ensemble. Playing chamber music allows more interpretive freedom and enhances musicianship as performers communicate with one another in the absence of a conductor.
* St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church

Sunday, November 13 @ 10:45am
Worship Music: Erin Barnes, vocalist
* UUCJ

Sunday, November 13 @ 3pm
Intermezzo, with Gary Smart (piano) & Midori Kugota (violin)
UNF faculty artist GARY SMART is a composer, classical and jazz pianist, and teacher, and may be the only pianist to have studied with Yale scholar/keyboardist Ralph Kirkpatrick, the great Cuban virtuoso Jorge Bolet, and the master jazz pianist Oscar Peterson. Joining Dr. Smart is violinist MIDORI KUGOTA, a visiting Professor from Kyoto City University of Arts and member of the Japan String Quartet. You won't want to miss this engaging afternoon of classical chamber music intertwined with jazz piano stylings!
PROGRAM NOTES (PDF)
* JPL - Main Library, Hicks Auditorium

Sunday, November 13 @ 3pm
Fine Arts Series Kickoff Concert
The Classical Guitar: Music from Spain & South America by Brian Luckett
* Palms Presbyterian Church

Sunday, November 13 @ 3pm
Community Concert
Two Piano Concert
* Riverside Presbyterian Church

Sunday, November 13 @ 4pm
Hymn Festival--“Northern Lights: Hymns of Scandinavia”
Presented by the Jacksonville Chapter of the American Guild of Organists
* St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church (6801 Merrill Road)

Monday, November 14 @ 7:30pm
The Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Music Series presents
Violinist Midori Kugota with special guests Dr. Simon Shiao and Dr. Gary Smart
WEEKDAY PARKING RATES APPLY
* UNF - Recital Hall

Thursday, November 17 @ 7:30pm
Chamber Ensembles Concert
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Friday, November 18 @ 7:30pm
Guest Artist Piano Recital with Naomi Niskala
* UNF - Recital Hall

Sunday, November 20 @ 10:45am
Worship Music: David Gall, classical guitar
* UUCJ

Sunday, November 20 @ 4pm
Osprey Choral Showcase
Featuring Osprey Women’s Chorus, Osprey Men’s Chorus and select student soloists, Dr. Cara Tasher, director of choral studies, Tommy Shapard, conductor & Yume Omura, collaborative keyboard artist
* UNF - Recital Hall

Sunday, November 20 @ 5pm
St. Andrew's Evensong
* St. John's Episcopal Cathedral

Sunday, November 20 @ 6pm
Choral Evensong
Donald McCullough, organist & choir master
* Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd

Sunday, November 27 @ 10:45am
Worship Music: Tim Edwards, violinist
* UUCJ

Sunday, November 27 @ 3pm
Fall Concert: "Forever Music"
The Don Thompson Chorale, R. Hugh Patterson, director
* Hendricks Ave. Baptist Church

Sunday, November 27 @ 5pm
Advent Procession
* St. John's Episcopal Cathedral

Sunday, November 27 @ 7pm
Music for the Holiday Season
Aaron Brask & Friends: featuring jazz, string ensemble and pipe organ.
(8 strings, 2 percussion, 2 horns, keyboard, bass)
90 min with short intermission; NO offering of any kind taken.
* South Jacksonville Presbyterian Church (2137 Hendricks Ave. 32207)

OCTOBER 2016

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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Sunday, October 2 @ 4pm
Beaches Fine Arts Series
Organist David Briggs will improvise a score for a showing of Lon Chaney's silent film, Phantom of the Opera
* St. John's Episcopal Cathedral

Wednesday, October 5 @ 12noon
Music at Noon
Kamila Shahtakhtinski, piano
* Riverside Presbyterian Church

Wednesday, October 5 @ 7:30pm
Faculty Recital: The Music of Fats Waller and Spencer Williams
Marc Dickman, trombone, tuba, euphonium; Bill Prince, cornet, clarinet; Dave Steinmeyer, trombone; Gary Smart, piano; Dennis Marks, bass; Danny Gottlieb, drums
Weekday parking rates apply.
* UNF - Recital Hall

Saturday, October 8
CANCELED: Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra Community Concert & Open House
The Mayo Clinic Community Concert and Open House scheduled for Saturday, October 8 has been rescheduled for Thursday, October 27 at 7pm. Open House will begin at 5:30pm.
For more information on this event, please visit www.jaxsymphony.org or call (904)354-5547.
* Times-Union Center/Jacoby Concert Hall

Sunday, October 9 at 3pm
Rededication Concert
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Sunday, October 9 @ 3pm
Community Concert
Chamber Players of North Florida
* Riverside Presbyterian Church

Wednesday, October 12 @ 12noon
Lunch @ the Lounge
Bring your lunch and enjoy the sounds of Goliath Flores—singer, songwriter, classical guitarist, R&B and rap music producer. Flores also writes musical scores for movies
* JPL-Main Library, The Lounge ot 303 North

Thursday, October 13 @ 7:30pm
Lawson Ensemble Concert presents an all Mozart Program
Dr. Nick Curry, cello; Clinton Dewing, viola; Aurelia Duca, violin, with special guest Dr. Erin Bennett, piano
Weekday Parking Rates Apply
* UNF - Recital Hall

Thursday, October 13 @ 7:30
Wind Ensemble Concert
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Friday, October 14 @ 7:30pm
12th Annual Upbeat Pink: A Musical Tribute to Breast Cancer Survivorship: Superheroes
Dr. Gordon R. Brock, conductor
* UNF - Lazzara Performance Hall

Sunday, October 16 @ 3pm
Intermezzo with Bonev - Noda Duo
As part of the ongoing Intermezzo Sunday Concerts series, Jacksonville Public Library is pleased to welcome back cellist Boyan Bonev and pianist Mimi Noda for an afternoon concert including works by Chopin, Saint-Saens and Shostakovich.
* JPL - Main Library, Hicks Auditorium

Sunday, October 16 @ 5pm
Civic Orchestra of Jacksonville
The Civic Orchestra of Jacksonville extends an invitation to listeners of all ages for a free concert featuring festive and exciting symphonic music. Following the concert, audience members are invited to celebrate with the musicians during a champagne reception.
* St. John's Episcopal Cathedral

Thursday, October 20 @ 7pm
Ritz Chamber Players Season Opener: "Coexist"
Music by Brahms, Perkinson, Bonds, Crusell and Quilter.
Free, but donations are welcome!
* Hendricks Ave. Baptist Church

Sunday, October 23 @ 5pm
First Coast Wind Symphony Fall Concert
Featuring works for organ and winds, with Tim Tuller, organist
* St. John's Episcopal Cathedral

Tuesday, October 25 @ 7:30
American Celebration--the Music of Howard Hanson
With the JU Orchestra
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Thursday, October 27 @ 7:30pm
Fall Percussion Concert
Dr. Andrea Venet, director
* UNF - Robinson Theater

Thursday, October 27 @ 8pm
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra Community Concert & Open House
Open House will begin at 5:30pm.
For more information on this event, please visit www.jaxsymphony.org or call (904)354-5547.
* Times-Union Center/Jacoby Concert Hall

Friday, October 28 @ 7:30pm
Intercollegiate Choral Festival
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Sunday, October 30 @ 7pm
Bach Vespers
* St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church

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SEPTEMBER 2016

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, Sept. 9 @ 7:30pm
Woodwind Chamber Recital
Carol Griffin, flute; Ann Adams, oboe; Sunshine Simmons, clarinet; Ted Shistle, bassoon; Ben Lieser, horn; Rose Grace, piano
* UNF Recital Hall

Sunday, Sept. 11 @ 3pm
Intermezzo with The Vivace Trio
Jacksonville Public Library is delighted to welcome back the Vivace Trio for the season opener. Members of the ever-popular ensemble are Gia Sastre (flute), Carolyn Snyder-Menke (soprano and flute) and Denise Wright (piano). A reception will follow the concert. MORE
* JPL Main Library, Hicks Auditorium

Sunday, Sept. 11 @ 6pm
Jacksonville’s Annual September Peace Concert
UNF Chamber Singers, DASOTA Chorale and the Jacksonville Children’s Chorus with the Jacksonville Sister Cities Association and OneJax, coordinated by Dr. Cara Tasher
Free admission, donations accepted, reception to follow
* St. John’s Cathedral

Tuesday, Sept. 13 @ 7:30pm
The Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Music Series presents
The Chamber Music of Gary Smart
With special guest Dr. James Hall, tenor
* UNF Recital Hall

Sunday, Sept. 18 @ 3pm
Soprano Paula Merritt and pianist Lucy Chen
Featuring works by Schubert, Liszt and Satie
* St. John's Episcopal Cathedral, Taliaferro Hall

Sunday, Sept. 18 @ 7pm
Benefit Concert for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
The San Morco Chamber Music Society's annual concert for diabetes research. Music by Telemann, Schickele, Jacobs, and Gershwin. With Les Roettges, flute, Eric Olson, oboe; Scott Watkins, keyboard; Nick Curry, cello: and Ellen Olson, viola. Free admission. Donations to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation are welcome! Fabulous reception with refreshments afterwards!
* St. Marks Evangelical Lutheran Church

Sunday, September 25 @ 5pm
Choral Evensong for the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels
One of our most beautiful liturgies, Evensong is a lovely evening service led by the choir. We will thank God for the day that has passed and ask for peace and protection during the night ahead through choral music of Sumsion, Smith, Vulpius, Stainer, and Goss. A nursery is available during the brief service. Stay for a potluck in Leatherbury Hall immediately afterwards.
* St. Mark's Episcopal Church

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AUGUST 2016

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, August 10 @ 12 noon
Lunch @ the Lounge with John "Johnny the Claw" Piantadosi
A New Jersey native, John studied bass at Berklee College of Music in Boston and currently performs on guitar and vocals, as well as bass, with various local bands. Affectionately known as, “Johnny the Claw,” he also teaches bass & guitar privately, is involved with numerous recording projects, and is a member of the worship band at Ponte Vedra Presbyterian Church and former Music Director at Jacksonville Anglican Fellowship (The Ship). Enjoy his music while you eat your lunch at the Lounge @ 303 North in the Main Library on Wednesday, August 10 at noon.
* JPL - Mail Library - The Lounge at 303 North

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July 2016

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, July 2 @ 6pm
Big Orange Chorus Patriotic Concert
The Big Orange Chorus will present a concert of patriotic music and Americana on Saturday, July 2 at 6 p.m. in the sanctuary of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. The concert is free and open to the public, but a freewill offering will be taken to help support the chorus. Please join us for what promises to be a wonderful, festive concert for the holiday weekend.
* St. Mark’s Episcopal Church

Saturday, July 9 @ 7pm
Joint Military Concert
Features Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Training Squadron Band and U.S. Navy Band Southeast. Opens with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Taiko Drum Ensemble. Includes concerts by each group and a joint concert by all.
* UNF - Lazzara Performance Hall

Wednesday, July 13 @ 12noon
Lunch @ the Lounge with Mrs. Kate
Mrs. Kate’s concerts have been described as heartwarming, hilarious, homespun and heavenly. She plays guitar and entertains at festivals, schools, and other special events throughout Northeast Florida. Join the fun with a musical performance the whole family will love!
* JPL - Main Library, The Lounge at 303 North

Friday, July 15 @ 7:30pm
River City Men's and Women's Choruses
Choral concert directed by Wayne Bailey.
* Riverside Presbyterian Church

June 2016

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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Sunday, June 5 @ 7pm
San Marco Chamber Music Society
Concert of music entirely by American composers. Music of Thomas Harrison, George Gershwin, Bill Douglas, Amy Beach, and Charles Ives. Aurica Duca and Clinton Dewing, violins; Ellen Olson, viola; Nick Curry, cello; Les Roettges, flute; and Eric Olson, oboe. This is the first concert of our concert tour of North Florida and Oxford, England. Free Admission. Donations accepted.
* St. Marks Evangelical Lutheran Church
(This concert will be repeated on Thursday, June 9 at 7 PM at the Cathedral Basilica of St.Augustine)

Wednesday, June 8 @ 12 noon
Lunch @ The Lounge Concert featuring the Wehner Weddings Trio
Bring your lunch and enjoy the sounds of the Whener Weddings Trio. Whether you like classical, jazz, ragtime or other genres, this talented trio delivers! This group is part of Project Listen, a music outreach program of the Riverside Fine Arts Association. Bring you lunch and relax to the music while dining solo or with friends. Free and open to the public.
* JPL - Main Library, The Lounge at 303 North

Sunday, June 12 @ 3pm
Intermezzo Sunday Concerts Season Finale
JiWon Hwang (violin), Boyan Bonev (cello) and Mimi Noda (piano) are proven favorites with Music @ Main audiences, and June 12 will mark the first time all three combine their talents! Our powerhouse season finale will feature duets by Pablo de Sarasate, Edward Lein, Astor Piazzolla and David Popper, and conclude with the magnificent Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 8 by Johannes Brahms.
* JPL - Main Library, Hicks Auditorium


MEANWHILE, in nearby St. Augustine...
Thursday-Saturday, June 16-18
Thursday-Saturday, June 23-25
St. Augustine Music Festival 10th Season
Presented FREE to audiences of all ages, features musicians from the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra joined by internationally renowned artists presenting a variety of classical compositions in the historic Cathedral Basilica located in picturesque St. Augustine, Florida. Now in its 10th year, the event is garnering national attention as the largest free classical music festival in the USA, attracting more than 5000 attendees over two weekends. The festival provides the opportunity for new and avid concert goers to appreciate live classical music of the highest quality in the Cathedral’s uplifting setting.
CLICK HERE FOR SCHEDULE SPECIFICS
* St. Augustine Cathedral Basilica (38 Cathedral Place, St. Augustine, FL 32084)

May 2016

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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Sunday, May 8 @ 3pm
Joshua Ross, piano
Pianist Joshua Ross made his Carnegie Hall debut in February 2014, and is returning to Carnegie this June. In the meantime, please join him in the Main Library's Hicks auditorium for a recital featuring works by Lyapunov, Liszt, Brahms and Ravel, and concluding with Schumann's complete 'Kinderszenen', op. 15. For more information please visit the JPL Event Calendar.
* JPL, Main Library/Hicks Auditorium

Sunday, May 15 @ 3pm
Radical Jewish Culture
Lecture with music by Grammy-nominated jazz/classical pianist, Uri Caine.
This will be an experience for arts, literature, and music lovers; a cultural experience that fuses jazz, klezmer, classical, ethnic, and other world traditions.
* JPL, Main Library/Hicks Auditorium

Friday, May 20 @, 11am & 7:30pm
Christine Lamprea, cello
* Friday Musicale

Sunday, May 22 @ 3pm
Community Concert: Don Thompson Chorale
* Riverside Presbyterian Church

Friday, May 27 @ 7:30pm Concert
Friday Musicale Scholarship Laureates
* Friday Musicale

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April 2016

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, April 2 @ 9 am
Scholarship Competition
A scholarship may be awarded to a high school senior musician (instrumental) in the greater Jacksonville area entering an accredited college or university in the United States in the fall semester of 2016 who will major in music.
* Friday Musicale

Sunday, April 3 @ 4pm
Beaches Fine Arts: Imani Winds
More than North America’s premier wind quintet, Imani Winds has established itself as one of the most successful chamber music ensembles in the United States. Since 1997, the Grammy nominated quintet has taken a unique path, carving out a distinct presence in the classical music world with its dynamic playing, culturally poignant programming, adventurous collaborations, and inspirational outreach programs. With two member composers and a deep commitment to commissioning new work, the group is enriching the traditional wind quintet repertoire while meaningfully bridging European, American, African and Latin American traditions.
* St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church

Tuesday, April 5 @ 7pm
"Bach and Beyond"
Philip Pan and Rhonda Cassano, both from the Jacksonville Symphony, are back to lead our annual concert of lovely Baroque chamber music. This year's concert will feature Bach's wonderful Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 as well as other instrumental favorites. This concert is free and open to the public, so please come and join us. Nursery provided. Reception to follow.
* St. Mark's Episcopal Church

Tuesday, April 5 @ 7:30pm
Spring Percussion Ensemble Concert
Charlotte Mabrey, conductor
WEEKDAY PARKING RATES APPLY * UNF - Robinson Theater

Wednesday, April 6 @ 12noon
Music at Noon
"Reflections: What to Listen for in Music". Pianist Eda Schlyam will perform and discuss Beethoven's "Pathetique" Sonata, Opus 13 in C minor. Concert is followed by lunch in Bittinger Hall
* Riverside Presbyterian Church

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

Thursday, April 7 @ 7:30pm
Viola Studio Recital
Dr. Renate Falkner, coordinator
WEEKDAY PARKING RATES APPLY
* UNF - Recital Hal

Friday, April 8 @ 11am & 7:30pm
Ilya Yakushev, piano
Beethoven: Sonata Pathétique; Marcello: Adagio/Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Doors open 30 minutes in advance of concert.
* Friday Musicale

Friday, April 8 @ 7:30pm
Lawson Ensemble Concert with Sonja Harasim
Featuring works by Schubert and Brahms Dr. Nick Curry, cello; Clinton Dewing, viola; Aurica Duca, violin; Sonja Harasim, violin
* UNF - Recital Hall

Sunday, April 10 @ 3pm
Intermezzo, with Maila Springfield, piano & Linda Cionitti, clarinet
Faculty artists Linda A. Cionitti (Georgia Southern University) and Maila Gutierrez Springfield (Valdosta State University) will present a free recital of duos for clarinet and piano. The varying moods of their program range from the lyricism of Louis Cahuzac's 'Cantilène' and Maurice Saylor's 'Romanza', to jaunty movements from Hindemith's Clarinet Sonata, and the dancing rhythms of both Victor Babin's 'Hillandale Waltzes' and James M. David's 'Historias y Danzas'. Please join us!
* JPL - Main Library/Hicks Auditorium

Monday, April 11 @ 12noon
Out to Lunch with The Adderbury Ensemble
String players from the British ensemble will perform works by Delius and Vaughan Williams, and Jacksonville Symphony Principal Oboist will join them for Mozart's Oboe Quartet.
* JPL - The Lounge at 303 North (just inside the Laura St. entrance)

Tuesday, April 12 @ 7:30pm
Piano Studio Recital
Featuring the students of Dr. Gary Smart and Dr. Erin Bennett
WEEKDAY PARKING RATES APPLY
* UNF - Recital Hall

Wednesday, April 13 @ 7:30pm
Charlotte’s Farewell: World Premiere Percussion Concerto
Charlotte Mabrey, percussion; UNF Orchestra, Dr. Simon Shiao, conductor
WEEKDAY PARKING RATES APPLY
* UNF - Lazzara Performance Hall

Thursday, April 14 @ 7:30pm
JU Chamber Ensembles
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Saturday, April 16 @ 7:30pm
JU Percussion Ensemble and The Tom Bennett Band
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Tuesday, April 19 @ 7:30pm
First Ever UNF Tech Ensemble Concert
Alex Hayward, coordinator
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* UNF - Fine Arts, Room 1404

Friday, April 22 @ 3pm
Clarinet Studio recital
Featuring students of Dr. Sunshine Simmons and the UNF Clarinet Choir
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* UNF - Recital Hall

Sunday, April 24 @ 5pm
St. George's Day Evensong
* St. John's Episcopal Cathedral

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March 2016

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, March 1 @ 7:30 pm
Palms' Fine Arts Series concert featuring The American Boychoir
Celebrating the rich 75-year history as America's premier concert boys' choir, The American Boychoir has long been recognized as one of the finest musical ensembles in the country. Boys in fourth through eighth grades come from across the country and around the world to pursue a rigorous musical and academic curriculum at The American Boychoir School in Princeton, New Jersey. Concert is free and open to all. Nursery provided.
* Palms Presbyterian Church

Sunday, March 6 @ 5pm
Lenten Evensong
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. Nursery provided.
* St. Mark's Episcopal Church

Monday, March 7 @ 7pm
Strings Attached
Featuring Jacksonville Symphony Principal Cellist Alexei Romanenko, assisted by Jiayi Huang, viola, Lynn Radcliffe, piano & Brian Magnus, cello. The concert is free but any donations will benefit the children's choir of the church.
* St. Paul's By The Sea Episcopal Church

Wednesday, March 9 @ 12noon
Lunch @ The Lounge with Fair Winds
Navy Band Southeast’s popular woodwind quintet. Bring your lunch—bagged, boxed or bought from a local food truck or restaurant—to The Lounge, located just inside the Main Library entrance on Laura Street.
* JPL - Main Library/Lounge at 303 North

Friday, March 11 @ 11:00am & 7:30pm
Friday Musical with Marquita Raley, mezzo-soprano Deah L. Harriott, piano Concerts are free and open to the public. Doors open 30 minutes in advance of concert.
* Friday Musicale

Sunday, March 13 @ 3pm
Intermezzo, with Piano Students from Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
Under the guidance of faculty coordinator Vera Watson, the talented young pianists will perform favorite selections by Beethoven, Haydn, Kuhlau, Linn and Mozart.
* JPL Main Library/Hicks Auditorium

Sunday, March 13 @ 3-5pm
Community Concert, Orange Park Chorale
Tim Snyder, Director
* Riverside Presbyterian Church

Sunday, March 13 @ 7pm
San Marco Chamber Music Society
Our annual free concert of Baroque music. This year we perform Vivaldi, Loeillet, Telemann, and Pergolesi. Violinist Aurica Duca will perform Vivaldi's Spring. Also featured will be Les Roettges, flute, Eric Olson, oboe, and Ileana Fernandez, harpsichord. Join us after the concert for a reception with the musicians.
* St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church

Thursday, March 17 @ 7:30pm
Faculty Selection Honors Recital
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Friday, March 18 @ 7pm
Piano Studio Class Recital
*JU - Terry Concert Hall

Thursday, March 24 @ 7:30pm
The Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Music Series presents Shakuhachi Flutist Riley Lee
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* UNF - Recital Hall

Friday, March 25 @ 7pm
Organ recital
* St. John's Episcopal Cathedral

Saturday, March 26 @ 7:30pm
UNF Showcase Concert
* UNF - Robinson Theater

Tuesday, March 29 @ 7:30pm
Osprey Choral Showcase
Osprey Men’s and Women’s Choruses, Yukino Miyake, piano, Tommy Shapard, conductor
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* UNF - Recital Hall

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February 2016

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, Feb. 3 @ 12noon
Music at Noon: Matthew Phan, 9 year old pianist
Free Community Concert in Sanctuary, followed by luncheon in Bittinger Hall.
* Riverside Presbyterian Church

Thursday, Feb. 4 @ 7:30pm
Faculty Chamber Recital
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Friday, Feb. 5 @ 11:00am & 7:30pm
Friday Musicale: Mariana Hill, violin Naira Cola, violin
PROGRAM: Duos for Two Violins, No. 9, Op. 70 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791); Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 56 by Sergei O. Prokofiev (1954 - 2014); Selections from Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin. Doors open 30 minutes in advance of concert.
* Friday Musicale

Sunday, Feb. 7 @ 3pm
RareSong: Music from 16th Century Spain
Featuring Patricia and Peter DeWitt, Barrie and Linda Mosher, Marcy Brenner, Lynne Radcliffe and Tony Cruz. Using musical instruments popular or available at that time, these talented musicians will perform the compositions of: del Enzina, Gombert, Ortiz, Guerrero, di Lasso and others.
* St Paul's By the Sea Episcopal Church

Wednesday, Feb. 10 @ 12noon
Lunch @ the Lounge, with Friction Farm
Combining country, folk and pop, Friction Farm combines storytelling, social commentary and humor to create ballads and anthems based upon books, everyday life and quirky observations. Bring your lunch to the Lounge (just inside the Laura St. entrance) and settle in for a good time! Free, public invited.
* JPL - Main Library, the Lounge at 303 North

Thursday, Feb. 11 @ 7:30pm
Faculty Selection Honors Recital
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Friday, Feb. 12 @ 7:30pm
Beaches Fine Arts Series, featuring Voice
Voice is a London-based, female a cappella trio performing repertoire spanning both ages and continents. Formed in 2006, Voice performs secular and non-secular music from the medieval music of Hildegard of Bingen, to twenty-first-century commissions, and songs from around the world. Their distinctive sound is driven by individual voices that blend to create beautiful harmonies.
* St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church

Friday, Feb. 12 @ 7:30pm
Sing into Spring Concert
featuring the University of North Florida Chamber Singers, Chorale, and the Osprey Men’s and Women’s Choruses, Dr. Cara Tasher, director, Tommy Shapard, assistant conductor
* Palms Presbyterian Church

Sunday, Feb. 14 @ 3 p.m.
Intermezzo with Cliff Newton & Friends
As a special Valentine's Day treat, Jacksonville Public Library will present a free Intermezzo Concert featuring Cliff Newton, who retired from the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra after 32 years as Principal Trumpet. Joining him are his wife, Jacksonville Symphony violinist Glynda Newton, Dr. Bill Prince (winds), Bob Gauger (trombone), Bonita Sonsini Wyke (piano), Dennis Hunsicker (accordion) and Thomas P. "Pat" Brown (percussion). Their varied program ranges from concert selections by Hindemith, Hovhaness and Shostakovich to pieces inspired by Latin American dances by Milhaud and Piazzolla, further spiced with a little Louis Armstrong. (Visit http://jplmusic.blogspot.com/ for additional information)
* JPL - Main Library Hicks Auditorium

Tuesday, Feb. 16 @ 7:30pm
DA Band Senior Recital
Fancy clothes, lots of flowers, an elegant reception….is it a wedding? No! It’s the DA Band Senior Recital. Please join us as select DA Band Seniors showcase their high school musical achievements! The concert is free and open to the public and, as always, there is no charge for parking. We hope you will join us and show your support for these dedicated and extraordinarily talented musicians!
* Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Theater, 2445 San Diego Rd, 32207

Wednesday, Feb. 17 @ 7:30pm
The Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Music Series presents Pianist Bertrand Giraud
* UNF - Recital Hall
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Friday, February 19 @ 11:00am & 7:30pm
Friday Musicale: The Mana Quartet
Music for 4 saxophones by J.S. Bach, Glazunov, Piazzolla and Dankner. Concerts are free and open to the public. Doors open 30 minutes in advance of concert.
* Friday Musicale

Sunday, February 21 @ 7:30pm
Faculty New Music Recital
Featuring Guest Composer Daniel Fulmer (EWC & FSCJ faculty)
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Tuesday, February 23 @ 7:30pm
JU Chamber Ensembles
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Thursday, February 25 @ 7:30pm
Student New Music Concert
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Friday, February 26 @ 7:30pm
Lawson Ensemble Concert with Rimma Bergeron-Langlois
featuring works by Mendelssohn and Mozart. Dr. Nick Curry, cello; Clinton Dewing, viola; Aurica Duca, violin; Rimma Bergeron-Langlois, violin
* UNF - Recital Hall

Sunday, Feb. 28 @ 3pm
All American Program for Cello and Piano
Music by Arthur Foote, Amy Beach, Adolphus Hailstork, and Zack Browning.
Rosemary Elliott, cello and Rose Grace, piano.
* Riverside Presbyterian Church

Sunday, February 28 @ 4pm
Beaches Fine Arts Series: Chamber Orchestra Kremlin
Founded in 1991, the orchestra, comprising some of Russia's finest young string players, has carved a niche for itself under the creative baton of its founder and music director Misha Rachlevsky. Whether it is the highly-acclaimed CDs or its mesmerizing concerts, Chamber Orchestra Kremlin's warmth and high energy create addictive performances that stay with listeners long after the last note has been played.
* St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church

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January 2016

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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Sunday, 1/3 @ 3pm
Honduras Benefit Concert
Jorge Peña, viola, with family & friends
* Trinity Lutheran Church (In Riverside, at the corner of McDuff & Park)

Friday, 1/8 @ 9am
Calidore String Quartet Master Class and Performance
Sponsored by the Riverside Fine Arts Association. Dr. Nick Curry, coordinator
* UNF - Recital Hall
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Friday, 1/8 @ 7pm
An Evening of Music for Violin and Harp
Kelly Hall -Tompkins, violin and Ann Hobson Pilot, harp
Works By: Donizetti, Marson, Albeniz, Saint-Saens, Williams and Piazzolla!
* Cummer Museum, 829 Riverside Ave. - GET FREE RESERVATION

Friday, 1/8 @ 7:30pm
Friday Musicale presents Outstanding Young Pianists
* Friday Musicale

Sunday, 1/10 @ 3pm
Intermezzo Sunday Concert with the Vivace Trio
Members of the ever-popular ensemble are Gia Sastre (flute), Carolyn Snyder-Menke (soprano and flute) and Denise Wright (piano). The talented trio will present a varied program that includes music for solo piano, 1-2 flutes and piano, and songs in part with flute obbligato, variously by Saint-Saens, Ravel, Debussy, Gaubert, Delibes, Nielsen, and 21st-century composers Edward Lein and Ian Clarke.
* JPL - Main Library Hicks Auditorium

Sunday, 1/10 @ 3pm
FREE Choral Concert
The UNF Chorale is making a choral tour of Portugal this summer. This amazing group will present a concert of some of this wonderful music. Admission will be free, but a collection will be taken with all proceeds going to their tour fund. Please come enjoy an afternoon of great music and support our UNF singers!
* St. Mark’s Episcopal Church

Sunday, 1/10 @ 4pm
Beaches Fine Arts Series: Ken Cowan, organ
* St. John's Cathedral

Wednesday, 1/13 @ noon
Lunch @ The Lounge, featuring Jig to a Milestone
Kicking off 2016 is special guest "Jig to a Milestone," playing songs ranging from melancholy laments to blistering Irish reels. This dynamic Celtic folk duo from Gainesville promises an upbeat, toe-tapping lunchtime experience.
Bring your lunch—bagged, boxed or bought from a local food truck or restaurant—to The Lounge, located just inside the Main Library entrance on Laura Street, on the second Wednesday of each month. Enjoy live music while dining solo or with friends. Free and open to the public.
* JPL - Main Library, Lounge at 303 North

Thursday, 1/14 @ 7:30pm
The Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Music Series presents
Soprano Simone Osborne
* UNF - Recital Hall
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Friday, 1/22 @ 7:30pm
Friday Musicale Presents Anne Tormela, Soprano
* Friday Musicale

Sunday, 1/24 @ 7pm
San Marco Chamber Music Society: Woodwind Showcase
Featuring Les Roettges, flute, Eric Olson, oboe, Anthony Anurca, bassoon, Kevin Reid, french horn, and Scott Watkins, piano
--Concerto for flute, oboe, and bassoon in G minor by Antonio Vivaldi
--Divertimento for flute, oboe, bassoon, and french horn by Knudage Riisager
--Quartet for flute, oboe, bassoon, and piano by Bill Douglas
* St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church

Tuesday, 1/26 @ 7:30pm
Percussion Chamber Concert
Charlotte Mabrey, conductor
* UNF - Recital Hall
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Wednesday, 1/27 @ 6:30pm
Ritz Chamber Players Concert
The program will feature the celebrated works of both living African-American composers and great works of the Chamber Music repertoire. Tickets to the concert are free but should be reserved in advance at www.beachesmuseum.org or by calling 904-241-5657.
* Beaches Museum Chapel (381 Beach Boulevard Jacksonville Beach FL)

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