A Musical Offering, a non-profit organization supporting the musical arts in Gainesville and North-Central Florida through commissioning, performance and educational outreach, has announced its 2014 Jubilus Concert Series.
The first concert will be held today, April 1, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. at Holy Faith Churchin Gainesville, Fla. Performers include cellist and School of Music Professor Steven Thomas, soprano Michelle Fegeas, counter-tenor Nate Pence, viola da gamba player Edward Klein and pianist Stephen Coxe. They will perform the music of John Dowland, Henry Purcell, Claudio Monteverdi and Benjamin Britten.
The second concert will be held on Friday, April 4, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. in Room 101 of the Music Building at UF. Performers include violist Helen Kirkland, violinist Jacob Lawson, classical Indian violinist Ashwin Ramanathan, tabla player Kevin Singh, soprano Nansi Carroll and pianist Stephen Coxe. They will perform the music of Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Dmitri Shostakovich and Southern India.
The third concert will be held Sunday, April 6, 2014 at 2:30 p.m. at Holy Faith Church in Gainesville, Fla. Performers include singer and director Nansi Carroll, flute player Christine Alicot, soprano Adrianna Rodgers, mezzo-soprano Alyssa Rodgers and pianist Stephen Coxe. They will perform the music of William Billings, Charles Ives, Albert Roussel, Johannes Brahms, Hugo Wolf, Sheila Forrester and Nansi Carroll and will premier L’ombres des Arbres, a choral work by Stephen Coxe.
All concerts are free and open to the public with a suggested donation of $10 for adults and $5 for students.