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June 2015
Vega String Quartet Concert
Vega Quartet in Concert at Prelude Chamber Music Festival Bringing their contemporary style and silken sound to the stage with dazzling virtuosity, the Vega Quartet will perform June 16 & 17 in Jacksonville. The string ensemble’s recent major projects include the complete cycle of Beethoven Quartets, a Bach–Bartók cycle, and the commissions and premieres of works by numerous leading composers. The prize-winning quartet has performed at major venues throughout North America, Europe and Asia for over a decade and frequents…
Find out more »Prelude Chamber Music Concert II: Festival of Strings Finale
Wednesday, Jun 17 Student concert recital with Vega Quartet performances: After 10-days of chamber music workshops and master classes, Prelude Chamber Music Intensive students will showcase their hard work and enjoy the lime light with the award-winning Vega Quartet. Free Public Concert at 7 pm in Sanctuary of Riverside Presbyterian Church Doors open at 6:30 pm for seating. Dessert reception follows the performance, provided by Let Them Eat Cake 849 Park Street, Jacksonville, FL 32204 PreludeChamberMusic.org, 388-5738
Find out more »February 2016
The Mana Quartet
Friday, February 19, 2016, 11:00am & 7:30pm Concerts are free and open to the public. Doors open 30 minutes in advance of concert.ARTISTS The Mana Quartet Diane Hunger, tenor Michael Hernandez, soprano Thomas Giles, baritone Michael Mortarotti, alto PROGRAMPrelude and Fugue in B-flat minor, BWV 891 from The Well-Tempered Clavier (1740) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Saxophone Quartet, Op.109 (1932) Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936) 1. Première partie 2. Canzone variée; Variations Nos.... Friday, February 19, 2016, 11:00am & 7:30pm Concerts are free and open to the public. Doors…
Find out more »Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival – Dover Quartet Concert
QUARTET-IN-RESIDENCE I DOVER QUARTET February 19, 2016 (Friday) 7:30 PM Amelia Baptist Church, 961167 Buccaneer Trail, Fernandina Beach $45
Find out more »Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing: Black History Concert
In honor of Black History Month, the Ritz Chamber Players will honor Dr. Norma Solomon White with the Ovation Lifetime Achievement of Northeast Florida Award in their Lift Every Voice and Sing Black History concert, held on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016 at 7 p.m. The event will be held at the Hicks Auditorium of the Jacksonville Main Library at 303 N. Laura Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32202. The concert is free and open to the public. Dr. White attended Stanton High…
Find out more »DASOTA Extravaganza 2016
From Arbus: friday, feb 26 Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, the Duval County high school for students with a passion for the performing and visual arts, hosts its 30th annual showcase, Extravaganza, at the Moran Theater on Friday, February 26. The Art Exhibition begins at 6:30 p.m., with the theater performance at 7:30. The showcase features some of the area’s most accomplished high school performers in dance, theater, vocals, instrumental music, film, visual arts and the spoken word. The Chorale Women are…
Find out more »Chamber Orchestra Kremlin – Beaches Fine Arts
Sunday, February 28 - 4:00pm St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Chamber Orchestra Kremlin, founded and led by Misha Rachlevsky, has earned national and international recognition as one of Russia's leading ensembles. Founded in 1991, the orchestra, comprising some of Russia's finest young string players, has carved a niche for itself under the creative baton of its founder and music director Misha Rachlevsky. Whether it is the highly-acclaimed CDs or its mesmerizing concerts, Chamber Orchestra Kremlin's warmth and high energy create…
Find out more »Prelude Patron Appreciation Party and 15th Anniversary Celebration
Annual Benefit and Patron Appreciation Party at the historic home of Dr. Wayne Wood
Find out more »March 2016
The Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet & UNF Jazz Ensemble 1
The Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet & UNF Jazz Ensemble 1 Friday, March 4 - 7:30pm UNF Fine Arts Center, Robinson Theater From a tender young age it was clear that Jason Marsalis had what it took to be great. Jason is the son of pianist and music educator Ellis Marsalis and his wife Dolores, and the youngest sibling of Wynton, Branford and Delfeayo. Together, the four brothers and their patriarch Ellis, comprise New Orleans venerable first family of jazz. With…
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