September 2013


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.



Friday, September 6 @ 7:30pm 
Dr. Robbie Delcamp, Organ
Dr. Delcamp is the University Organist at The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee. He has toured extensively in the US and Europe, specializing in 19th and 20th century French literature.
St. John's Episcopal Cathedral  

Sunday, September 8 @ 7pm 
San Marco Chamber Music Society: Annual Benefit Concert for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Join us for our annual concert benefiting diabetes research! We will have music by Vitali, Poulenc, and Hanson. Featured performers will be Eric Olson, oboe, Ellen Olson, viola, Anthony Anurca, bassoon, and Scott Watkins, piano. Free admission. A collection will be taken to support the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
St. Marks Lutheran Church

Wednesday, September 11 @ 6:30pm
Jacksonville Sister Cities Association September Peace Concert
Atlantic Coast Chorus, Douglas Anderson, Jacksonville Children’s Chorus and University of North Florida Chamber Singers, Dr. Cara Tasher, director of choral activities
St. John’s Episciopal Cathedral

Friday, September 13 @ 7:30pm 
An Evening of Romantic Chamber Music Featuring Two Cellos
Works by Arensky, Tchaikovsky and Schubert
This concert will collect donations to raise funds for scholarships. Please attend!
Jacksonville Symphony Members: Aurelia Duca, violin; Clinton Dewing, violin and viola
Special Guests: Grace Bahng Gavin, guest cello; Peter Povey, guest violin
with UNF Professors: Dr. Nick Curry, cello; Renate Falkner, viola
UNF - Recital Hall

Friday September 13 @ 7:30pm
Music Faculty Showcase
Come and enjoy the considerable talents of the Music Division Faculty in an evening featuring various styles and genres.
JU - Terry Concert Hall

Sunday, September 15 @ 6pm
Good Shepherd Chamber Music Society : CMS/UF String Quartet
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd - Craig Lounge

Tuesday, September 17 @ 7:30pm
Adam Blackstock, Marimba
Troy University’s Dr. Adam Blackstock will perform a guest artist
recital featuring invigorating repertoire written for the marimba.
JU - Terry Concert Hall

Friday, September 20 @ 7:30pm
Andrew Cummings, Saxophonist
Cummings will present a program of recital works from the classical
saxophone repertoire. He will also present a masterclass at
noon in Terry Concert Hall.
JU - Terry Concert Hall

Sunday, September 22 @ 3pm 
Intermezzo Sunday Concert, with Alexei Romanenko, cello
Join us for a free recital of music for unaccompanied cello performed by the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra's principal cellist, Alexei Romanenko. Music selections will include:
• Corigliano: Fancy on a Bach Air
• Reger: Suite No. 2 in D minor...
• Grutzmacher: Etude No. 21 in D major
• Szewczyk: Convergence (World Premiere)
• Bloch: Suite No. 2
JPL - Main Library, Hicks Auditorium

Sunday, September 22 @ 3pm
EWC Concert Series: Ileana Fernandez, piano & Piotr Szewczyk, violin
EWC - Milne Auditorium

Thursday, September 26 @ 7:30pm
JUMU: Students’ Recital
New to the Performing Arts Series this year are the Music Student Nomination Recital evenings. These special recitals are created to recognize members of the student body selected by the faculty to illustrate individual prowess throughout the academic year.
JU - Terry Concert Hall

Friday, September 27 @ 7:30pm
Jacksonville SINGS! UNF Showcase Concert
Dr. Cara Tasher, director of choral activities
See http://www.visitjacksonville.com/jacksonvillesings for info
UNF - Lazzara Performance Hall

Saturday, September 28 @ 6:30pm
Jacksonville SINGS! Finale Concert, High School Invitational Honor Chorus
Percussion Ensemble and Charlotte Mabrey
Dr. Sandra Snow, guest clinician, Dr. Cara Tasher, artistic director
See http://www.visitjacksonville.com/jacksonvillesings for info
UNF - Lazzara Performance Hall

Saturday, September 28 @ 7:30pm 
Jacksonville Masterworks Chorale: Songs of Creation
Featuring 'God's Trombones' - a work by Roy Ringwald based on the poetry of James Weldon Johnson and 'The Creation' - a rock cantata by David Bobrowitz and Steven Porter.
Mark Stallings, Director and Ted Munn, Accompanist
A free will offering will take place to help offset the cost of the concert.
Avondale United Methodist Church, 1651 Talbot Ave.

Sunday, September 29 @ 5pm
Choral Evensong for the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels.

The St. Mark’s Choir
St. Mark's Episcopal Church

Sunday, September 29 @ 6pm
Evensong - Choir of St. John's Cathedral at Good Shepherd
The Choir of St. John's Episcopal Cathedral will sing an Evensong in preparation for their Summer 2014 English tour. Free and open to the public.
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd - Craig Lounge

Monday, September 30 @ 7:30pm
Faculty Violin and Piano Duo Recital
Dr. Simon Shiao, violin; Dr. Gary Smart, piano
Featuring Sonatas by Schubert, Smart and Dvorak’s Four Romantic Pieces
UNF - Recital Hall
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