The First Coast Wind Symphony will present a chamber winds concert featuring the organization\u2019s Small Groups at 4 pm on Sunday, March 8 at St. John\u2019s Cathedral Taliaferro Hall, 256 E. Church St. in Jacksonville. Tickets are a $20 donation ($10 for students with ID) and are available at the door or online through Eventbrite. Free parking is available.<\/p>\n
The First Coast Wind Symphony, Jacksonville\u2019s premier community music organization, is a 60-member group led by music director Artie Clifton and conductor Paul Weikle. The organization provides a cultural service by offering free concerts of outstanding wind music throughout the greater Jacksonville area. 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\/events\/services<\/p>\n
The March 8 concert at St. John\u2019s Cathedral will feature small groups in a delightful program of chamber wind music. The proceeds from this special fundraising event will support the organization\u2019s annual Concerto Competition for High School Musicians, an event open to all Florida students. This 15th annual event supports music education by providing talented high school musicians with an opportunity to perform a concerto with wind symphony. Applications are due March 1, and the concert will be held April 26 at Jacksonville University. The winner receives a $1,500 scholarship; the second-place award is $500. https:\/\/www.fcwinds.org\/events\/concerto-competition<\/p>\n
The First Coast Wind Symphony chamber music concert on March 8 will include music by the group\u2019s flute, clarinet and trombone groups, and the brass quintet. The featured chamber work is Kurt Weill\u2019s \u201cLittle Threepenny Music,\u201d a suite for wind ensemble drawn from his 1928 play with music titled The
Threepenny Opera, a German theater work with a libretto by Bertolt Brecht. Weill\u2019s music, based on 1920\u2019s jazz and dance music, includes the hit song \u201cMack The Knife.\u201d<\/p>\n
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