Calendar of Free* Classical Concerts in Jacksonville
*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.
PLEASE NOTE!
These concerts were scheduled prior to the Federal Government releasing information concerning the Coronavirus Pandemic, so some of the events may be canceled as precautionary measures. Please check with the concert hosts to confirm whether particular concerts will be held as scheduled!
- https://www.unf.edu/coronavirus/
- https://www.ju.edu/emergency/coronavirus/index.php
FREE LIVE CONCERT VIDEOS
JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY "LIVE" videos:
- https://www.jaxsymphony.org/live
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA's Nightly Opera Streams (updated nightly @ 7:30pm EDT):
- https://www.metopera.org/ | MARCH 16-22 SCHEDULE
BERLIN PHILHARMONIC's Digital Concert Hall
"Redeem the voucher code BERLINPHIL by 31 March and receive free access to all concerts and films in the Digital Concert Hall."
- https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/concerts
Sunday, March 1 @ 3pm
Intermezzo: Cliff Newton (trumpet) & Friends
Cliff Newton retired from the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra after 32 years as Principal Trumpet, and, together with his violinist wife Glynda Newton who retired from the Symphony in 2017, established Newton Musical in 1978. Returning to the Main Library’s Hicks Auditorium, they and their musical friends will amaze and delight with an astounding variety of tunes.
* JPL - Main Library Hicks Auditorium
Online listing
Sunday, March 1 @ 3pm
Second Annual Organ Festival Recital with Joshua Stafford
Joshua Stafford is the 2016 First Prize Winner of the Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition. Reception following
* Riverside Presbyterian Church
Online listing
Sunday, March 1 @ 3pm
Eroica Duo
The Eroica Duo has a long, rich history- even longer than the Eroica Trio’s. When founding members Erika Nickrenz and Sara Sara Sant’Ambrogio were only 12 years old, they had their first musical connection and performances together.
* Friday Musicale
Online listing
Sunday, March 1 @ 5pm
Lenten Evensong
Choral Evensong has long been an important part of our Anglican heritage. Like all forms of liturgical worship, Evensong has elements of drama and ritual that nourish our spiritual lives. You can expect a quiet, meditative service that is full of music. We will offer choral music by William Smith, William Byrd, Anton Bruckner, G.P. da Palestrina, Malcolm Boyle and Edward C. Bairstow. Please come early for the prelude music. The service itself starts at 5:00.
Following the service, we invite you to a reception and an art exhibit in Taliaferro Hall featuring works by Anna Miller. We hope you will consider including this service in your Lenten worship this year.
* St. John's Episcopal Cathedral
Online listing
Sunday, March 1 @ 7pm
A Concert of Harpsichord Music
Dr. Anita Renfroe, performing music of Bach, Handel, and Scarlatti. All are invited. Reception following.
* St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Online listing
Tuesday, March 3 @ 7:30pm
New Music at JU
Join us for the annual New Music at JU Concert featuring works recently composed by JU faculty and students.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall
Online listing
Wednesday, March 4 @ 7:30pm
Palms Presbyterian Church Fine Art Series presents The Concordia Choir
From Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota. This will be Rene Clausen's final tour with the ensemble, as he retires in May. Concert is free and open to all - childcare is provided.
* Palms Presbyterian Church
Online listing
Thursday, March 5 @ 7:30pm
JU Chamber Ensembles
Chamber music performances by JU student groups, including the Honors chamber ensembles.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall
Online listing
Friday, March 6 @ 11am & 7pm
ZOFO
Since joining forces as a professional duo in 2009, internationally acclaimed solo pianists Eva-Maria Zimmermann and Keisuke Nakagoshi—ZOFO duet—have electrified audiences from Carnegie Hall to Tokyo with their dazzling artistry and outside-the-box thematic programming for one-piano-four-hands.
* Friday Musicale
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Sunday, March 8 @ 5pm
Deep Exploration: Civic Orchestra of Jacksonville
Deep Exploration is a celebration of mankind’s insatiable curiosity to understand the world around us and the role classical music plays in characterizing these accomplishments. Dr. Marguerite Richardson conducts Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 (excerpt) by Richard Strauss; The Planets, op. 32 by Gustav Holst; And God Created Great Whales by Alan Hovhaness; and, ET Adventures on Earth by John Williams
* St. Paul's-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
Online listing
Monday, March 9 @ 7:30pm
Faculty Violin Recital: Dr. Simon Shiao
Together with guest pianist Gonzaol Farias, Dr. Shiao will present sonatas for violin and piano by Schubert, Prokofiev and Saint Saens.
* UNF Recital Hall
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Thursday, March 12 @ 7pm
Infusion Baroque - Concert Dedicated in Memory of Joseph Henson Markham
nfusion Baroque draws new audiences to early music through a truly captivating concert experience, deftly combining seasoned musicianship with theatrical elements. Playing music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries on historical instruments, the four women of Infusion Baroque enthrall audiences across North America with their creative and interactive programming.. This evening’s concert will be dedicated in memory of Joseph Henson Markham. He passed away at age 85 on December 24, 2019.
* Friday Musicale
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Friday, March 13 @ 11am
Infusion Baroque
nfusion Baroque draws new audiences to early music through a truly captivating concert experience, deftly combining seasoned musicianship with theatrical elements. Playing music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries on historical instruments, the four women of Infusion Baroque enthrall audiences across North America with their creative and interactive programming.
* Friday Musicale
Online listing
Sunday, March 15 @ 3pm
McClure Award Winner Concert
The Paul and Linda Kahn Foundation focuses on projects in the fields of History, Education, the Arts, and Religion. A music award was first established through the efforts of its arts director, Louise McClure. The McClure Music Performance Award features the winner of a skill-based performance competition open to JU junior and senior music majors.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall
Online listing
Sunday, March 15 @ 3pm
CANCELED:
The JCA is happy to shine a spotlight on these brilliant newcomers as they launch their careers. Thanks to the generosity of the Berman Family, these concerts are free and open to the community.
* Jewish Community Alliance
Online listing
Postponed until June 7, 2020
The San Marco Chamber Music Society Presents Harpist Kayo Ishimaru
Music of Gabriel Pierne, Nino Rota, Deborah Anderson, Adrienne Albert, and Jacques Francaix. Plus the world premiere of Terzetto for oboe, cello, and harp by Florida composer Peter Mathews. With Megan McClendon Rios, violin; Ellen Olson, viola; Kacy Clopton, cello; Les Roettges, flute; Eric Olson, oboe; Patrick Graham, clarinet; and Conrad Cornelison, bassoon. Please come and enjoy our post concert reception with the musicians! St. Mark's is wheelchair accessible.
* St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Online listing
CANCELED
Rivertones Spring Sing
Swing into Spring with Jacksonville University’s Vocal Jazz Ensemble, The Rivertones as they present their 3rd annual “Spring Sing!” a concert of Vocal Jazz, Show Tunes & Popular Song!
* JU - Terry Concert Hall
Online listing
CANCELED
Scott Watkins Solo Piano Recital
Dr. Scott Watkins celebrates 35 years of public performances in this special evening of the most beloved and stirring piano music ever written. Program includes Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata,” Chopin’s “Fantasie-Impromptu,” and Debussy’s “Clair de lune,” plus favorites by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff and Liszt.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall
Online listing
CANCELED
J.S. Bach’s Inventions and Sinfonias
The piano studio of Dr. Scott Watkins presents its eleventh annual recital program featuring J. S. Bach’s Inventions and Sinfonias performed on the new Markham Harpsichord.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall
Online listing
Postponed due to European travel restrictions
Antonio Meneses & Paul Galbraith
Antonio Meneses was the cellist of the legendary Beaux Arts Trio from 1998 through the Trio’s retirement in 2008. He won First Prize and Gold Medal at the 1982 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. Paul Galbraith, a GRAMMY-nominee and Billboad Top-10 artist, is internationally renowned as one of the foremost guitarists of our time. The depth of his interpretations, along with his revolutionary 8-string instrument and cello-like playing position, have made him an instantly recognizable figure in the world of classical music.
* Friday Musicale
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Postponed due to European travel restrictions
Antonio Meneses & Paul Galbraith
Antonio Meneses was the cellist of the legendary Beaux Arts Trio from 1998 through the Trio’s retirement in 2008. He won First Prize and Gold Medal at the 1982 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. Paul Galbraith, a GRAMMY-nominee and Billboad Top-10 artist, is internationally renowned as one of the foremost guitarists of our time. The depth of his interpretations, along with his revolutionary 8-string instrument and cello-like playing position, have made him an instantly recognizable figure in the world of classical music.
* Friday Musicale
Online listing
Postponed to May 3
The Heritage Singers of Jacksonville presents "Heart and Soul"
Come join us for our Spring 2020 Heart and Soul choral presentation. Admission is free but a donation to the International Myeloma Foundation will be gratefully accepted.
* South Jacksonville Presbyterian Church (2137 Hendricks Ave, 32207)
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CANCELED
Faculty Piano Recital
Pianist Gary Smart performs music by Mozart, Chopin, Liszt and Mussorgsky
* UNF Recital Hall
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CANCELED
The Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Music Series presents Conductor Simon Carrington
Featuring UNF Chamber Singers
* UNF Recital Hall
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