Friday Musicale hosts the Bill Prince Saxophone Quartet for an evening concert on October 5th. Formerly known as the North Florida Saxophone Quartet, the group's members have traveled and performed internationally and have a dedicated local following for their unique interpretations of everything from Bach to Disney and beyond! Tickets are free for Musicale members, […]
Saxophonist John Ricci and guitarist Taylor Roberts co-lead a quartet performing original compositions and arrangements of jazz standards. $10 GA / free for members; VIP with table service $30 / $15 members. John Ricci has been a performer, jazz educator, composer, and clinician in the North Florida area for over eleven years. John attended the […]
Friday Musicale, along with Atypical Arts brings back seven-time Grammy nominee, Dave Eggar and his Chambergrass band, “Bristol Lightning“ for a rambunctious evening of classically-infused hoedowns, jigs, and wild musical adventures from Bach to the Beatles and beyond. Featuring mandolin soloist, Blake Collins; flat-picking legend, Phil Faconti; and Appalachian-based singers Ashton Davison and Tanner Perry; Bristol […]
Seven- time Grammy Nominee Dave Eggar and world renowned solo pianist Amir Farid will join forces to trace the 500 year history of the cello from Boccherini to Brahms, to Debussy and Ginastera, in an adventurous program of sonatas trios and quartets. Joined by classical guitar soloist Phil Faconti, singer Ashton Davisonand members of the […]
Since forming in 2010, Neave Trio – violinist Anna Williams, cellist Mikhail Veselov, and pianist Eri Nakamura – has earned enormous praise for its engaging, cutting edge performances. WQXR explains, "'Neave' is actually a Gaelic name meaning 'bright' and 'radiant', both of which certainly apply to this trio's music making." The group’s 2019 album Her […]
The First Coast Wind Symphony, Jacksonville’s premier community music organization, is a 60-member group led by music director Artie Clifton and conductor Paul Weikle. In addition to the full ensemble, the organization also features several small groups that perform varied programs of chamber music for wind instruments. https://www.fcwinds.org/smallgroups.html. The November 5 concert at the Friday Musicale […]
UNF Shakespeare presents an original adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello, using a unique multi-lingual approach reflecting global dialects of the era. Tickets are $10 (general admission) and free for members or UNF affiliates with ID. 7 pm showtimes on both Friday 11/10 and Sat 11/11. Register here
UNF Shakespeare presents an original adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello, using a unique multi-lingual approach reflecting global dialects of the era. Tickets are $10 (general admission) and free for members or UNF affiliates with ID. 7 pm showtimes on both Friday 11/10 and Sat 11/11.
Friday Musicale is excited to present the Antonio Vergara Quartet. A recent graduate of the UNF School of Music with a focus on jazz saxophone performance, Antonio has performed with many of Jacksonville's leading performers. An accomplished composer as well as saxophonist, Antonio's concert features his own original compositions for small jazz ensemble, with a […]
First Coast Flute Choir returns to Friday Musicale! After last year's fantastic Halloween Nights concert, we're excited for this year's holiday program. Join us for a fun night of music for this elite ensemble of Florida flutes, ranging from bass to piccolo and everything in between!
Friday Musicale is proud to welcome vocalist Dr. James Hall, a faculty member in the UNF School of Music recently awarded with the Gerson Yessin Distinguished Professorship, along with pianist Michael Landrum. Hall enjoys an active and varied performing career that includes opera, oratorio, chamber music and solo recital. A specialist in high tenor repertoire, […]
Praised for its authentic, soulful, and orchestral sound, The String Queens (TSQ) is a dynamic trio that creates stimulating musical experiences that inspire diverse audiences to love, hope, feel, and imagine! With an array of repertoire spanning from the Baroque era to the Jazz Age to today’s Billboard Hot 100 Chart, TSQ performs versatile programs […]
Principal Harpist Kayo Ishimaru of the Jacksonville Symphony and Violin Professor Dr. Simon Shiao team up for a special violin and harp duo concert on Feb. 22, 2024. Works on the program include the Fantaisie by Camille Saint-Saens, Meditation from Thais by Jules Massenet, as well as arrangements for harp and violin by Astor Piazzolla, […]
Baritone Jeffery McGhee and pianist Michael Landrum have specialized in sacred songs and spirituals for nearly 20 years. Their presentations of spirituals have taken them to venues in New Jersey, Wisconsin, Mississippi, New York, and Florida. They have been well received at numerous churches and universities. In particular, they have devoted much time to researching the life and career […]
The well-known opera Pirates of Penzance follows the hapless Frederic, who only has a birthday every four years since he was born on February 29th. Join Friday Musicale and First Coast Opera in a special birthday celebration for the fictional Frederic - songs will be sung from the opera, plus more great selections from visiting […]
Malian virtuoso Ballaké Sissoko has taken over the mantle of the greatest touring kora player. Derek Gripper is South Africa’s leading guitarist whose love of the kora set him transcribing and recording some of its greatest works, changing the face of classical guitar and giving the instrument its very first African repertoire. Join us for […]
Benny Green possesses the history of jazz at his fingertips. Combine mastery of keyboard technique with decades of real world experience playing with no one less than the most celebrated artists of the last half century, and it’s no wonder Green has been hailed as perhaps the most exciting hard-swinging, hard-bop pianist to ever emerge […]