Classical Jacksonville Your guide to live classical music in the Jacksonville area
Discover the wealth of classical music available in the Jacksonville area
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OCTOBER 2026
Oct 16, 2026 7:30p Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra: Bernstein & Stravinsky Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts, Jacksonville $39.00+ https://my.jaxsymphony.org/bernstein-strav/4154
Oct 16, 2026 8:30p Fever Presents Candlelight: Featuring Vivaldi's Four Seasons & More Jacksonville Public Library, Jacksonville $49.68+ https://feverup.com/m/145817?utm_source=Facebook_Desktop_Feed&utm_medium=ad_smartly_cbo&utm_campaign=145817_jax&ad_id=120253925487080249&utm_id=120252556758200249&utm_content=120253925487080249&utm_term=120252556766320249&fbclid=IwY2xjawU_JPFleHRuA2FlbQEwAHBkb2YBYWRpZAGrOois8j6Jc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnBRjpN2kYWik4A51DRLMNcF10sXZjoyfRxXOx-GvyLGxQWVcYaSYMSYV4ZX_aem_2a1huz1d8yXPdH31FN5jqw
Oct 17, 2026 1:00p Live in HD from the Metropolitan Opera: MacBeth (Verdi) AMC Orange Park 24, Orange Park; Cinemark Jacksonville Atlantic North and XD, Jacksonville; Cinemark Tinseltown Jacksonville and XD, Jacksonville; Epic Theatres of St Augustine; Regal Avenues 20, Jacksonville $23.00+ (Cost varies by theater; senior/child rates may be available) https://www.metopera.org/season/in-cinemas/2026-27-season/macbeth/
Oct 17, 2026 4:00p Alexei & Friends: Barriere, Borodin & Broadway Grace Episcopal Church, Orange Park Free https://www.graceop.net/
Oct 17, 2026 4:00p Civic Orchestra of Jacksonville: American Journey: America’s Story through Symphonic Music St Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville Beach Free https://www.civicorchestrajax.org/2026-2027-concert-season
Oct 17, 2026 4:00p Fall Choral Showcase University of North Florida Fine Arts Center, Jacksonville Free https://events.unf.edu/event/fall-choral-showcase-4515?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=University+of+North+Florida
Oct 17, 2026 6:00p Andrew York, Guitar Terry Concert Hall, Jacksonville $69.00/$25.00 student https://www.guitarnorthflorida.org/events/andrew-york-concert-seven-bridges-guitar-festival?fbclid=IwY2xjawU-VlBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMUtBMnYzMkh1d3BHSWZTVGJzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeSJJvoDbHgQ3lvhIPrQ3UMEXEG0ePyUMtRpqqA49BLEmdf6wKxeAQvrO1wKY_aem_Sv3Kc0kLYnmyYcwz7oQHmQ
Oct 17, 2026 7:30p Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra: Bernstein & Stravinsky Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts, Jacksonville $39.00+ https://my.jaxsymphony.org/bernstein-strav/4166
Oct 18, 2026 3:00p Portrait of a Composer: The Music of Gary Smart Friday Musicale, Jacksonville $20.00 https://www.tixtree.com/e/the-music-of-gary-smart-764eadbd638d
Oct 18, 2026 4:00p Civic Orchestra of Jacksonville: American Journey: America’s Story through Symphonic Music St John’s Cathedral, Jacksonville Free https://www.civicorchestrajax.org/2026-2027-concert-season
Oct 18, 2026 7:00p San Marco Chamber Music Society: A Fantasy World St Mark’s Lutheran Church, Jacksonville Free https://www.sanmarcochambermusic.org/new-page-1
Oct 22, 2026 7:00p World Premiere: Paul Richards “Destination Unknown” Friday Musicale, Jacksonville $35.00/$15.00 students https://www.tixtree.com/e/destination-unknown-paul-richards-world-premiere-e9288e721684
Oct 23, 2026 11:00a World Premiere: Paul Richards “Destination Unknown” Friday Musicale, Jacksonville $35.00/$15.00 students https://www.tixtree.com/e/destination-unknown-paul-richards-world-premiere-e9288e721684
Oct 23, 2026 1:30p Hymns 4 Him Penney Memorial Church, Penney Farms Free Webpage unavailable; program includes music by Gellert, Vierne, Franck, Bach, Faure, Sowerby, Jones, Christiansen & Lehenbauer
Oct 23, 2026 6:30p UNF Percussion Presents: Consonance and Counterpoint Fall… University of North Florida Fine Arts Center, Jacksonville Free https://events.unf.edu/event/unf-percussion-presents-consonance-and-counterpoint-fall-percussion-ensemble-concert?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=University+of+North+Florida
Oct 23, 2026 7:30p Floriana: Songs of Florida Composers in Concert Nathan H. Wilson Center for the Arts, Jacksonville Free https://www.fscj.edu/images/default-source/sections/wilson-center/fine-arts-calendar-fall-2026.jpg?sfvrsn=952c06e6_6
Oct 24, 2026 3:00p The Greta Challen Berg Opera Aria Competition University of North Florida Fine Arts Center, Jacksonville Free https://events.unf.edu/event/the-greta-challen-berg-opera-aria-competition?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=University+of+North+Florida
Oct 24, 2026 7:00p Tony Smotherman, guitar St Mark's Lutheran Church, Jacksonville Free https://www.stmarksjax.org/upcoming-events/tony-smotherman-concert
Oct 24, 2026 7:00p Two Piano Journey: Mother-Son Duo of Concert Pianists, Christopher & Michelle Kuo Terry Concert Hall, Jacksonville $75.00+ https://www.lssjax.org/two-piano-journey-2026
Oct 25, 2026 3:00p Dr. Gary Smart Faculty Recital University of North Florida Fine Arts Center, Jacksonville Free https://events.unf.edu/event/smart-faculty-recital?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=University+of+North+Florida
Oct 25, 2026 3:00p Florida Chamber Music Project - Schubert & Brahms Beaches Museum Chapel, Jacksonville Beach $35.00 https://allevents.in/jacksonville-beach/florida-chamber-music-project-schubert-and-brahms/200030470813948
Oct 25, 2026 4:00p Vocal Recital featuring Gilded Echo, Max Moorehead (baritone) and the Newton Musical String Quartet St John’s Cathedral, Jacksonville Free https://www.jaxcathedral.org/event/vocal-recital/
Oct 28, 2026 7:30p Cello Recital Featuring Alexei Romanenko University of North Florida Fine Arts Center, Jacksonville Free https://events.unf.edu/event/cello-recital-featuring-alexei-romanenko?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=University+of+North+Florida
Oct 30, 2026 7:00p The American Piano—Scott Watkins Friday Musicale, Jacksonville $35.00/$15.00 students https://fridaymusicale.com/event/the-american-piano-scott-watkins/
NOVEMBER 2026
Nov 1, 2026 3:00p Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra Children’s Music Festival: Tchaikovsky Discovers America Center for the Performing Arts, Jacksonville $10.00/$7.00 child https://my.jaxsymphony.org/childrens-music/4423
Nov 1, 2026 6:30p Amelia Island Opera: Viennese Masked Ball Amelia Island Community Theatre, Fernandina Beach $76.00 https://www.ameliaislandopera.org/viennesemaskedball
Nov 2, 2026 4:00p Amelia Island Opera: Viennese Masked Ball Amelia Island Community Theatre, Fernandina Beach $76.00 https://www.ameliaislandopera.org/viennesemaskedball
Nov 4, 2026 7:30p Piano Area Studio Recital UNF Fine Arts Center, Jacksonville Free https://events.unf.edu/event/piano-area-studio-recital
Nov 5, 2026 7:30p Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Music Series Presents Lindsay Kate Brown, Mezzo-Soprano UNF Fine Arts Center, Jacksonville Free https://events.unf.edu/event/cummer-family-foundation-chamber-music-series-presents-lindsay-kate-brown-mezzo-soprano-and-denise-wright-piano
Nov 6, 2026 6:00p Fever Presents Candlelight: Mozart vs Beethoven WJCT Soundstage, Jacksonville $36.72+ https://feverup.com/en/jacksonville/candlelight?highlight=542268&utm_source=Facebook_Desktop_Feed&utm_medium=ad_smartly_cbo&utm_campaign=542268_jax&ad_id=120253814709310249&utm_id=120241594925440249&utm_content=120253814709310249&utm_term=120241594932390249&fbclid=IwY2xjawVBcupleHRuA2FlbQEwAHBkb2YBYWRpZAGrOjUcHoYJYnJpZBExc2k1MUdtNHZGSGF2OU9SYnNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR7uKIoFJ2KZihSXdDL31oD3BwAJ6xsJzAOvdLLeK1jwYKxOqv5IM0noLUcPng_aem_CN9pzfdkU6qu2nOg8GJEzA
Nov 6, 2026 6:00p John Rutter: Requiem Cathedral Basilica of St Augustine Free https://whenschurch.com/event/1e4ia341b92k9y
Nov 6, 2026 7:00p Bold City Opera Presents Rusalka (Dvorak) Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Jacksonville $44.52+ https://www.boldcityopera.org/
Nov 6, 2026 7:00p Fundraising Concert to Benefit the Restoration of the Organ featuring Mark Magyar, piano St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Jacksonville Free (donation requested) https://www.jaxago.org/community-events.html
Nov 6, 2026 7:30p Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra: Mahler’s Ninth Center for the Performing Arts, Jacksonville $39.00+ https://my.jaxsymphony.org/mahler-nine/4171
Nov 7, 2026 3:00p Double Grand - Alan Ragan & Rose Shlyam Grace Friday Musicale, Jacksonville $35.00/$15.00 students https://www.tixtree.com/e/two-piano-concert-alan-ragan-and-rose-shlyam-grace-9a569a31d392
Nov 7, 2026 4:00p The Orange Park Chorale Presents Stars Stripes & Spirituals Orange Park Presbyterian Church, Orange Park Free https://orangeparkchorale.org/upcoming-performances
Nov 7, 2026 7:00p Bold City Opera Presents Rusalka (Dvorak) Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Jacksonville $44.52+ https://www.boldcityopera.org/
Nov 7, 2026 7:30p Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra: Mahler’s Ninth Center for the Performing Arts, Jacksonville $31.00+ https://my.jaxsymphony.org/mahler-nine/4171
Nov 8, 2026 1:00p Bold City Opera Presents Rusalka (Dvorak) Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Jacksonville $44.52+ https://www.boldcityopera.org/
Nov 8, 2026 3:00p Lawson Ensemble with pianist William Ransom and violist Yinzi Kong: Saint-Saens Piano Quintet UNF Fine Arts Center, Jacksonville Free https://events.unf.edu/event/lawson-ensemble-concert-with-pianist-william-ransom-and-violist-yinzi-kong-featuring-saint-saens-piano-quintet?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=University+of+North+Florida
Nov 8, 2026 4:00p Bennewitz Quartet & Arsentiy Kharitonov St Paul’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville Beach Free https://beachesfinearts.org/
Nov 8, 2026 5:30p Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestras Fall Concert Center for the Performing Arts, Jacksonville $10.00/$5.00 child https://my.jaxsymphony.org/jsyo-26-27/fall
Nov 9, 2026 6:30p Fall Flute Ensemble Concert UNF Fine Arts Center, Jacksonville Free https://events.unf.edu/event/fall-flute-ensemble-concert
Nov 10, 2026 7:00p Bellarmonia Palms Presbyterian Church, Jacksonville Beach Free https://palmschurch.org/music-fine-arts/
Nov 12, 2026 7:00p Amelia Island Singers: Let All the World in Every Corner Sing! First Baptist Church, Fernandina Beach $35.00 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/amelia-island-singers-let-all-the-world-in-every-corner-sing-tickets-1997801994545?aff=oddtdtcreator
Nov 13, 2026 7:00p Toccatas Tunes & Transcriptions - Jared Stellmacher, organ Riverside Presbyterian Church, Jacksonville Free https://www.facebook.com/rpcjax/
Nov 14, 2026 4:00p The Orange Park Chorale Presents Stars Stripes & Spirituals Riverside Park United Methodist Church, Jacksonville Free https://orangeparkchorale.org/upcoming-performances
Nov 14, 2026 5:00p Duo Beaux Arts Piano Duo Concert St Mark’s Episcopal Church, Jacksonville Free https://www.stmarksjacksonville.org/event/79c9fgg/duo-beaux-arts-piano-duet
Nov 14, 2026 7:30p Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra: The Flying Ace Center for the Performing Arts, Jacksonville $39.00+ https://my.jaxsymphony.org/flying-ace/4381
Nov 15, 2026 3:00p A French Connection: Recital by Peter DeWitt, organ St Paul's-by-the-Sea, Jacksonville Beach Free https://spbts.net/2026/10/19/celebrating-the-schantz/
Nov 15, 2026 4:00p The Orange Park Chorale Presents Stars Stripes & Spirituals Penney Memorial Church, Penney Farms Free https://orangeparkchorale.org/upcoming-performances
Nov 15, 2026 6:00p Bach Vespers 2026: “Sei Lob und Her dem hochsten Gut” BWV 117 St Mark’s Lutheran Church, Jacksonville Free https://www.stmarksjax.org/upcoming-events/bach-vespers
Nov 15, 2026 7:30p String Chamber Music Recital UNF Fine Arts Center, Jacksonville Free https://events.unf.edu/event/string-chamber-music-recital
Nov 17, 2026 7:00 Douglas Anderson School of the Arts String Chamber Recital Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church, Jacksonville Free https://daorchestra.org/tickets%2Fupcoming-events
Nov 17, 2026 7:30p UNF Wind Ensemble and Concert Band Present “Fantasy of Colors” UNF Fine Arts Center, Jacksonville Free https://events.unf.edu/event/unf-wind-symphony-and-concert-band-present-fantasy-of-colors
Nov 18, 2026 7:30p Mozart’s Requiem with UNF Orchestra UNF Fine Arts Center, Jacksonville Free https://events.unf.edu/event/mozarts-requiem-with-unf-orchestra
Nov 20, 2026 1:00p Tea at the Terry: Ritz Chamber Players Terry Concert Hall, Jacksonville Free https://www.ju.edu/cfa/events.php
Nov 20, 2026 7:30p The UNF Opera Lab presents Passport to Opera: A Grand Tour on the Operatic Stage UNF Fine Arts Center, Jacksonville Free https://events.unf.edu/event/the-unf-opera-lab-presents-passport-to-opera-a-grand-tour-on-the-operatic-stage
Nov 21, 2026 5:00p The UNF Opera Lab presents Passport to Opera: A Grand Tour on the Operatic Stage UNF Fine Arts Center, Jacksonville Free https://events.unf.edu/event/the-unf-opera-lab-presents-passport-to-opera-a-grand-tour-on-the-operatic-stage-2427
Nov 21, 2026 7:30p Ritz Chamber Players: Expanding Horizons Terry Concert Hall, Jacksonville Free https://ritzchamberplayers.org/music-series-3
Nov 22, 2026 3:00p Alexei & Friends: Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and La Folia St Mark’s Lutheran Church, Jacksonville Free Web announcement unavailable
Nov 22, 2026 3:00p Homecoming - The Lawson Ensemble Friday Musicale, Jacksonville $35.00/$15.00 student https://www.tixtree.com/e/the-lawson-ensemble-a0000a711ee2
Nov 29, 2026 4:00p Don Thompson Chorale: Sounds of the Season Free Mandarin United Methodist Church, Jacksonville https://www.donthompsonchorale.com/event-details-registration/sounds-of-the-season-2
Nov 30, 2026 7:30p Handel’s Messiah with UNF Chamber Singers and Lawson Ensemble St Paul’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville Beach Free https://allevents.in/jacksonville-beach/handels-messiah-with-lawson/200030750854942 (Some announcements of this concert show a 7:00 start time, but we have been assured by the choral director that 7:30 is correct.)