Music Events Calendar

Pricing for all performances is noted by * (otherwise free)
Adults: $12.00
Seniors (62+), Students, Military, Children: $7.00
JU Students: Free

For more information about upcoming events at the College of Fine Arts, contact Vicky Jones at (904) 256-7345, or vjones11@ju.edu.

FALL 2010

SEPTEMBER

Music Faculty Showcase Recital
Sunday, September 19 @ 3:00 pm, Terry Concert Hall

Join celebrated Jacksonville University artist-instructors for an afternoon of classical and contemporary chamber, vocal, and jazz music.

Harsha Abeyaratne *
Friday, September 24 @ 7:30 pm, Terry Concert Hall

Sri Lankan pianist Harsha Abeyaratne returns to Jacksonville University for an all-Chopin recital including the famous “Funeral March” Sonata (Sonata in B-flat minor).

OCTOBER

Intercollegiate Choral Festival
October 8 @ 7:30 pm, Lazzara Concert Hall, University of North Florida

The 15th Annual Intercollegiate Choral Festival will host the choirs of Florida State College, Jacksonville University and UNF to kick off the collegiate choral season.

Clarinets in Residence *
October 10 @ 4:00 pm, Terry Concert Hall

Chamber music for clarinet quartet and piano featuring the Jacksonville Symphony clarinet section. The program will conclude with a performance by the Jacksonville Clarinet Choir.

First Coast Wind Ensemble
October 14 @ 7:30 pm, Terry Concert Hall

This sixty-member group of Jacksonville University students and community musicians perform masterworks from the wind repertoire.

John Ricci in Concert *
October 16 @ 7:30 pm, Terry Concert Hall

Artist in Residence and winner of the Independent Music Awards, saxophonist John Ricci will perform arrangements by famous jazz composers. He will also perform some of his own original pieces, accompanied by some of the best jazz performers in the region.

The Apple Tree *
October 20, 21, 22, 23 @ 7:30 pm
October 24 @ 3:00 pm
Swisher Theater

The Apple Tree is a series of three musical playlets with each act having its own storyline, but all three are tied together by a common theme (someone who believes that they want something, but once they get what they wanted they realize that it wasn’t what they wanted). The first act is based on Mark Twain’s The Diary of Adam and Eve; the second act is based on Frank R. Stockton’s The Lady or the Tiger? ; the third act is based on Jules Feiffer’s Passionella.

Orchestra Concert
October 26 @ 7:30 pm, Terry Concert Hall

The Jacksonville University Orchestra, under conductor Marguerite Richardson, joins in the celebration of Frederic Chopin’s 200th birthday with a performance of Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1, played by Assistant Professor of Piano, Scott Watkins.

War of the Worlds *
October 31 @ 7:30 pm, Terry Concert Hall

“Ladies and Gentlemen, we interrupt our program …” In 1938 Orson Welles and his Mercury Theater on the Air caused America to panic with news reports of a Martian invasion. JU’s College of Fine Arts teams up to recreate the famous CBS radio broadcast, live on stage with an orchestra playing Bernard Hermann’s original music and live sound effects. Robert Tudor stars as Professor Richard Pierson, the character Welles created

NOVEMBER

Percussion Ensemble Concert
November 6 @ 7:30 pm, Terry Concert Hall

JU Percussion performs John Cage’s lost radio play: The City Wears A Slouch Hat. The script sketches a surreal story on a man named ‘The Voice’ who wanders around a big city, meeting various characters and circumstances.  Also on the program will be pieces for marimba ensemble on how the marimba has slipped into popular culture.

Schumann Concert *
November 9 @ 7:30 pm, Terry Concert Hall

Music by Romantic composer Robert Schumann, with performances by Bobb Robinson, Kimberly Beasley, Marguerite Richardson, and Scott Watkins. Violin Sonata in A minor, Dichterliebe and Frauenliebe und Leben are featured in this program commemorating the iconic composer’s 200th birthday.

A, My Name is Alice *
November 10, 12 (8:00 pm), 13 @ 7:30 pm, Fine Arts Hall

The revue written by many hands and performed by five fizzy song-and- dance women. The subject of ‘’Alice’’ is also women - but the show’s feminism is worn lightly. If anything, women are as likely to be satirical targets as men. Annual Juried Student Exhibition

Jazz in the Black Box
November 17 @ 7:30 pm, P-19 Studio Theater

Come be a part of what has now become a growing tradition - an intimate nightclub experience. The event will celebrate the ultimate art of musical communication by small chamber jazz groups, featuring student & faculty jazz ensembles.

Mazurka
November 19 @ 7:30 pm, Terry Concert Hall

Chopin’s life, told through biographies and letters of the composer’s closest friends, including Franz Liszt, Robert Schumann, Julian Fontana, and George Sand, and underscored by Chopin’s most personal music, his Mazurkas. Written and performed by students from JU’s piano studio.

JU Chamber Concert
November 21 @ 3:00 pm, Terry Concert Hall

JU’s finest musicians will perform a varied and engaging program of chamber music.

DECEMBER

Orchestra Concert
December 4 @ 7:30 pm, Terry Concert Hall

The JU Orchestra continues its holiday tradition with a concert of seasonal selections of classical music and lighter fare.

Scoring Music for Film *
December 5 @ 3 pm, Terry Concert Hall

Short films scored by student composers will be used to demonstrate techniques for creating music in different genres: science fiction, action/adventure/thrillers, musicals, and comedy/romance films. Dr. Vincent and the students will provide additional commentary on philosophy, emotional tone, psychological implications, and special techniques in writing film scoring cues.

Christmas Choral Concert
December 2 @ 7:30 pm, Terry Concert Hall

The Annual Christmas Concert features a candlelight processional and recessional, carols, motets, anthems and songs of the Christmas season. One of the most popular events on the calendar featuring the Concert Choir and Chamber Singers.

Sounds of the Season
December 3 @ 7:30 pm, Terry Concert Hall

Celebrate the season with the First Coast Wind Ensemble and the Don Thompson Chorale in this popular annual concert of holiday favorites

SPRING 2011

FEBRUARY

Music of Love
February 10 at 7:30 pm, Terry Concert Hall

First Coast Wind Ensemble plays music from the heart with a full, vibrant and uniquely American sound.

Composerfest
February 13 @ 7:30 pm, Terry Concert Hall

This concert will feature works by Jian-jun He, Thomas Harrison and Tony Steve, as well as other composers on the faculty at JU and invited guest composers.

The American Chamber Trio *
February 15 @ 7:30 pm, Terry Concert Hall

The American Chamber Trio featuring Daniel Morganstern, cello, Eric Larsen, piano, and June DeForest, violin, are acclaimed by The New York Times as “sensitive and persuasive artists” and have appeared nationally and internationally for over two decades.

Private Schools Honor Band Concert
February 26 at 7:30 pm, Terry Concert Hall

This annual young artist program features the best instrumentalists from seven area private schools: Bishop Kenny, Bolles, Episcopal, First Coast Christian, Providence, Trinity Christian, and University Christian.

MARCH

Orchestrated Voices
March 3 @ 7:30 pm, Terry Concert Hall

JU Chamber Singers, Concert Choir and Orchestra, Chamber Music for Chorus and Orchestra.

A Festival of New Music for Percussion
March 5 @ 7:30 pm, Terry Concert Hall

Premiers of pieces by Bob Moore, Bill Boston, Steve Saracson, and a special classic from the traditional repertoire.

New Music by Composition Students
March 9 @ 7:30 pm, Terry Concert Hall

Varied Orchestration performing new works by some of Jacksonville University’s most talented young Composers.

The Vampyr: A Soap Opera *
Friday, March 25 @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 27 @ 3:00 pm
Terry Concert Hall

Based on Dr. John Pollidori’s story “The Vampyre” (written in tandem with Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein), Heinrich Marschner’s 1829 opera Der Vampyr rode the crest of the Gothic wave that lasted to the end of the 19th century, and established the conventions of vampiric lore that influenced everyone from Bram Stoker to Twilight.

Chamber Ensemble Concert
March 31 @ 7:30 pm, Terry Concert Hall

JU’s finest musicians will perform a varied and engaging program of chamber music.

APRIL

Jazz in the Black Box
April 6 @ 7:30 pm, P-19 Studio Theater
As an intimate nightclub experience, this event will celebrate the ultimate art of musical communication by small chamber jazz groups by featuring student & faculty jazz ensembles.

Spring Class Piano Recital
April 8 @ 7:30 pm, Terry Concert Hall

The third annual studio recital from the class of Scott Watkins, which features the music of Franz Liszt.

JU Chamber Concert
April 10 @ 3:00 pm, Terry Concert Hall

Enjoy the music of JU’s student chamber groups with a showcase of our best talent!

Spring Choral Concert
April 14 @ 7:30 pm, Terry Concert Hall

Under the direction of Dr. Timothy Snyder, the Chorus will perform traditional choral works and contemporary music.

Scott Watkins in Concert *
April 15 @ 7:30 pm, Terry Concert Hall

This annual faculty solo recital, features two monumental works: Liszt’s Sonata in B minor, and Schumann’s Fantasie in C major, Op. 17.

Family Concert
April 17 at 3:00 pm, Terry Concert Hall

First Coast Wind Ensemble presents an educational concert for the whole family. Bring the kids!

Orchestra Concert
April 19 @ 7:30 pm, Terry Concert Hall

The JU Orchestra closes out the season with a performance of Camille Saint-Saëns beloved “Carnival of the Animals”, featuring JU students as the soloists.

Pricing for all performances is noted by * (otherwise free)
Adults: $12.00
Seniors (62+), Students, Military, Children: $7.00
JU Students: Free

For more information about upcoming events at the College of Fine Arts, contact Vicky Jones at (904) 256-7345, or vjones11@ju.edu.