February 2020
Mardi Gras Block Party – Tickets On Sale Now
Ticket Price $75.00 per person ($90.00 per person at the door / day of event) Cash Bar Available 6:00pm to 10:00pm PURCHASE TICKETS HERE Come celebrate Mardi Gras style at Friday Musicale for our annual fundraiser. Enjoy three entertainment zones featuring a variety of music & food. JB Scott’s Swingin’ Allstars This top shelf group of pros is dedicated to playing Chicago Swing/New Orleans style Jazz in a highly musical, entertaining and spirited fashion. The group is co-led by the…
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…
Find out more »March 2020
Eroica Duo
Sunday, March 1, 2020 3:00pm 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. The genesis of their partnership started when Sara’s father, John Sant’Ambrogio, then Principal ‘cellist of the illustrious Saint Louis Symphony, was working with Erika’s mother, Joanna Nickrenz, multiple Grammy Award winning Producer, who was recording John at the…
Find out more »ZOFO
Friday, March 6, 2020 – 11:00am and 7:00pm 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. This Grammy-nominated, prize-winning Steinway Artist Ensemble—one of only a handful of duos worldwide devoted exclusively to piano duets—is blazing a bold new path for piano four hands groups by focusing on 20th and 21st century repertoire…
Find out more »Infusion Baroque – Concert Dedicated in Memory of Joseph Henson Markham
This evening's concert will be dedicated in memory of Joseph Henson Markham. He passed away at age 85 on December 24, 2019. Henson was Friday Musicale's first male president on our board. He served in this role from 2010 thru 2012. Henson's mother, Wilma also was a past president from 1955 thru 1957. Henson was a true patron and promoter of classical music throughout his life. He was very active with Friday Musicale. He will be missed. Thursday, March 12,…
Find out more »Infusion Baroque
Friday, March 13, 2020 11:00am Infusion 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. Winners of the Grand Prize and Audience Prize at the 2014 Early Music America Baroque Performance Competition, their performances have been described as “dynamic and alive”…
Find out more »POSTPONED Antonio Meneses & Paul Galbraith
Update from Friday Musicale On behalf of the Friday Musicale Staff and our Board Members, we want you to know that you, our loyal friends, are our top priority as we navigate these unusual times. We are continually monitoring the news related to the COVID-19 virus and the information being shared by medical experts and government officials. The Governor of Florida and Mayor Lenny Curry have limited public and social gatherings and we wanted to update you on what that…
Find out more »POSTPONED Antonio Meneses & Paul Galbraith
Update from Friday Musicale On behalf of the Friday Musicale Staff and our Board Members, we want you to know that you, our loyal friends, are our top priority as we navigate these unusual times. We are continually monitoring the news related to the COVID-19 virus and the information being shared by medical experts and government officials. The Governor of Florida and Mayor Lenny Curry have limited public and social gatherings and we wanted to update you on what that…
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