January 2020
Outstanding Young Pianist Competition – Applications Due
2020 Competition This is Friday Musicale’s annual Outstanding Young Pianist Competition and Concert showcasing Jacksonville’s immense piano talent. Talented young students from around the First Coast are nominated by their piano teachers to audition for a performance slot on the recital at Friday Musicale. Pianists in 5th to 12 grade are welcome to compete in solo piano, concerto, piano ensemble, and chamber ensemble categories. All competitor’s benefit from adjudication by a panel of distiguished artists. The Friday Musicale Outstanding Young…
Find out more »Outstanding Young Pianist Competition
This is Friday Musicale’s annual Outstanding Young Pianist Competition and Concert showcasing Jacksonville’s immense piano talent. Students from around the First Coast are nominated by their piano teachers to audition for a performance slot on the recital. The six categories are: I. Grades 5 and 6, Piano Solo. II. Grades 7 and 8, Piano Solo. III. Grades 9 and 10, Piano Solo. IV. Grades 9 through 12, Piano or Chamber Ensemble V. Grades 11 and 12, Piano Solo. VI. Grades…
Find out more »Tom McDermott
Sunday, January 19, 2020 3:00pm Tom McDermott is one of New Orleans’ premiere piano players and composers. He grew up in St. Louis, where he earned a Masters’ Degree in Music, wrote music journalism for the morning paper, and soaked up the sounds of ragtime and traditional jazz that flourished there in the 1960s and 70s. In 1984, spurred by his love of James Booker, Professor Longhair and Dr. John, he moved to New Orleans, a trip enabled by a…
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February 2020
Mardi Gras Block Party (More Details Coming Soon)
Feb 8, 2020 7:30pm - Friday Musicale Fundraiser Featuring JB Scott’s Swingin’ Allstars
Find out more »Lawson Ensemble
Sunday, February 16, 2020 3:00pm The Lawson Ensemble was formed in 2015 as a result of group members’ desire to consistently perform chamber music with a level of excellence and commitment and to share the results with the Jacksonville and regional community. Founding members are violinist Aurica Duca, violinist/violist Clinton Dewing and cellist Nick Curry. The group is in residence at the University of North Florida (UNF) in Jacksonville and performs regularly on the UNF campus, in Jacksonville, and around…
Find out more »Deanna Witkowski Trio
Thursday, Feb 27.2020 7:00pm An amazingly diverse bandleader who moves with remarkable ease between Brazilian, jazz, classical, and sacred music, pianist-composer-vocalist Deanna Witkowski consistently thrills audiences with explosive performances that combine virtuosity and heart. Winner of the Great American Jazz Piano Competition and a past guest on Marian McPartland’s historic Piano Jazz radio program, Witkowski’s accessible yet surprising sound is unmistakably her own. Witkowski’s rare ability to combine strong, soulful jazz with a marked generosity towards her audiences and band…
Find out more »Deanna Witkowski Trio
Friday, Feb 28.2020 11:00am An amazingly diverse bandleader who moves with remarkable ease between Brazilian, jazz, classical, and sacred music, pianist-composer-vocalist Deanna Witkowski consistently thrills audiences with explosive performances that combine virtuosity and heart. Winner of the Great American Jazz Piano Competition and a past guest on Marian McPartland’s historic Piano Jazz radio program, Witkowski’s accessible yet surprising sound is unmistakably her own. Witkowski’s rare ability to combine strong, soulful jazz with a marked generosity towards her audiences and band…
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