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.
Sandra Lopez and Paul Posnak – From Cuba to Broadway
Sandra Lopez is one of the most sought-after sopranos in the opera world. She has collaborated with many conductors including James Levine, Fabio Luisi, Daniele Callegari, Valery Gergiev, Eduardo Muller, Julius Rudel, Dennis Russell Davies, Donals Runnicles, Yves Abel, Anton Guadagno, among others. Ms. Lopez has toured with Andrea Bocelli to critical acclaim and has performed a wide variety of repertoire with various festival and symphonies.
* Friday Musicale
Online listing
Sunday, February 3 @ 3pm
Contralto Classics: Dina Barone in Recital
A collection of songs and arias composed throughout four centuries. With Sachiko Frampton, Collaborative Pianist
* UNF - Recital Hall
Online listing
SOLD OUT: Monday, February 4 @ 7:30pm
The St. Olaf Choir
The St. Olaf Choir, conducted by Anton Armstrong and comprised of 75 mixed voices, is the premier a cappella choir in the United States. Nursery provided. Free Tickets are required for admittance.
* Palms Presbyterian Church
Online listing
Wednesday, February 6 @ 5pm
Concert Band Outdoor Concert
"Marches from Around the World"
* UNF - The green in front of the Fine Arts Center
Online listing
Sunday, February 10 @ 3pm
Music @ Main Sunday Intermezzo with First Coast Flute Choir
The First Coast Flute Choir is a nonprofit performing organization made up of community members from the Northeast Florida region. Flutists in the group range in age from high school students to retired musicians. Many members are currently teaching music in public schools or are professional musicians in the area.
* JPL - Main Library Hicks Auditorium
Online listing
Sunday, February 10 @ 5pm
Chelsea Chen: Inaugural Recital of Colby Organ
* Riverside Presbyterian Church
Online listing
Sunday, February 10 @ 7pm
San Marco Chamber Music Society: Got Vivaldi?
with Eric Olson, oboe; Brittany Fouche, soprano; Les Roettges, flute; and Conrad Cornelison, bassoon
* St. Marks Evangelical Lutheran Church
Online listing
Tuesday, February 12 @ 7:30pm
Honors Recital
The Student Honors Recitals feature outstanding student musicians nominated by their professors in recognition of distinguished performance.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall
Online listing
Friday & Saturday, February 15-16 @ 7:30pm
Operas in One Act: Series Event
An inaugural series featuring one act operas performed by Jacksonville University Singers. Comedy and drama from Mozart to Moore will showcase our JU singers at their finest.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall
Online listing
Sunday, February 17 @ 2pm
JCA Young Concert Artist Series: Nathan Lee
Nathan Lee began playing the piano at the age of six and made his orchestral debut at the age of nine. At 15, he won First Prize at the 2016 Young Concert Artists International Auditions and holds the Mortimer Levitt Piano Chair of Young Concert Artists. Lee made his New York debut at sixteen in the Peter Marino Concert, opening the Young Concert Artists Series at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall. The Korean Concert Society Prize sponsored Lee’s sold-out, critically-acclaimed Kennedy Center debut in Washington, D.C.
* Jewish Community Alliance
Online listing
Sunday, February 17 @ 3pm
Operas in One Act
An inaugural series featuring one act operas performed by Jacksonville University Singers. Comedy and drama from Mozart to Moore will showcase our JU singers at their finest.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall
Online listing
Sunday, February 17 @ 4pm
Beaches Fine Arts Series: VOCES8
The British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is proud to inspire people through music and share the joy of singing. Touring extensively throughout Europe, North America and Asia, the group performs repertoire from Renaissance polyphony to contemporary commissions and arrangements; versatility and a celebration of diverse musical expression is central to the ensemble’s performance ethos.
* St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
Online listing
Sunday, February 17 @ 6pm
Sean Kennard, piano
Sean Kennard returns to Jacksonville to perform favorite, virtuosic works by Chopin and Liszt in an exciting recital for the whole family. Kennard's playing was described by the Washington Post as "powerful, involved music-making.
* All Saints Episcopal Church
Online listing
Saturday, February 23 @ 7:30pm
Guest Artist Recital featuring Jared Starr, violin and Leonidas Lagrimas, piano
* UNF - Recital Hall
Online listing
Saturday, February 23 @ 7:30pm
Music of Jack Stamp
JU Wind Ensemble and First Coast Wind Symphony perform the music of renowned composer Jack Stamp, conducted by the composer.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall
Online listing
Tuesday, February 26 @ 7:30pm
Clarinetist Steven Cohen
The Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Music Series presents.
* UNF - Recital Hall
Online listing
Tuesday, February 26 @ 7:30pm
JU Orchestra Spring Concert
The Jacksonville University Orchestra pays tribute to Black History Month with a performance of William Grant Still’s jazz-inspired Afro-American Symphony. Winners of the 2019 ConcertoCompetition will also be featured.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall
Online listing
Thursday, February 28 @ 7:30pm
JU Chamber Ensembles
From trios to quintets, enjoy an evening of chamber music performed by JU student groups, including the Honors chamber ensembles.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall
Online listing
Thursday, February 28 @ 7:30pm
Ritz Chamber Players: Celebrating Black History
Enjoy this musical journey highlighting the great Margaret Bonds, one of the first black composers and performers to gain recognition in the United States. Ms. Bonds is best remembered for her frequent collaborations with Langston Hughes as you will hear in their incredible collaborative work, “Three Dream Portraits”! The Ritz Chamber Players will conclude the program with the BRAHMS Piano Trio in B major, Op. 8, his first major work to be heard in America.
The concert is free, but ONLINE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
* Hendricks Ave. Baptist Church
Online listing/REGISTRATION
MARCH 2019
Friday, March 1 @ 11am & 7pm
Friday Musicale: The Bold City Contemporary Ensemble
The Bold City Contemporary Ensemble (BCCE) is a group of classically trained musicians who believe passionately that our tradition can be successfully continued through the performance of very new music. BCCE’s performers on this concert include Rose Grace (piano), Boja Kragulj (clarinet), Charlotte Mabrey (percussion), Linda Minke (cello), Philip Pan (violin), Piotr Szewczyk (violin), Sarah Jane Young (flute), Matt Monroe (french horn) and very special guest Bill Prince (composer and multi-instrumentalist).
* Friday Musicale
Online listing
Saturday, March 2 @ 7:30pm
Jacksonville University Day of Percussion: Final Concert
The culmination of a day of percussion at JU featuring guest artists, percussion groups from the region, and clinics from performers from the classical and commercial worlds of music.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall
Online listing
Sunday, March 3 @ 5pm
River City Youth Orchestra
* Riverside Presbyterian Church
Online listing
Sunday, March 3 @ 5pm
Civic by the Sea
* The Civic Orchestra of Jacksonville extends an invitation to listeners of all ages for a free concert featuring exciting symphonic works by Smetana, Tchaikovsky and many more. Following the concert, audience members are invited to celebrate with the musicians during our reception. The Civic Orchestra of Jacksonville is a 501c3, not-for-profit, volunteer classical music orchestra comprised of professional, amateur, and student musicians.
Online listing
Monday, March 4 @ 7:30pm
Faculty Saxophone Recital
Dr. Michael Bovenzi, saxophone
* UNF - Recital Hall
Online listing
Tuesday, March 5 @ 7:30pm
New Music at JU Concert
Join us for the annual New Music at JU concert featuring works hot off the press composed by JU faculty and students.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall
Online listing
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