Take a look at what our friends at Francis Marion University are up to this fall, or visit their events calendar here…
Fall 2021 Performances, Department of Fine Arts & Artist Series
Ron Brendle Jazz Quartet
Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence
7:30 p.m. Thursday, 16 September 2021
Ron Brendle, a freelance bassist in the Charlotte area, has performed and recorded with many notable jazz artists of international stature, including John Abercrombie, Chris Potter, Clark Terry, Hank Crawford, Andrew Hill, Charlie Byrd, Lee Konitz, Charlie Rouse, Mose Allison, Dom Flemons, Russell Malone, TS Monk, Joe Locke, and Frank Kimbrough. The FMU PAC Ticket Office at 201 South Dargan Street is open Monday through Friday, 12pm-5pm, or by calling 843-661-4444.
Andrea Cheeseman, Clarinet
Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, 6 October 2021
Andrea Cheeseman is a clarinetist and teacher living in Columbia, South Carolina. Throughout her career, she has been committed to playing good music and collaborating with inspiring people who challenge her. The FMU PAC Ticket Office at 201 South Dargan Street is open Monday through Friday, 12:00pm – 5:00pm, or by calling 843-661-4444.
Songs for a New World by Jason Robert Brown
Francis Marion University Theatre
Fine Arts Theatre, Hyman Fine Arts Center
7:30 pm, October 21-23, 2021
The show lies between musical and song cycle, but it is neither; it is an abstract musical, a series of songs all connected by a theme: “the moment of decision.” The show has four performers who do not literally play the same characters throughout the show but who do have consistently developing character arcs nonetheless. Reservations may be made by calling 843-661-1365 between 1:00 and 5:00 pm. Thanks to Department of Fine Arts sponsorship, admission is free.
Kat Reinhert, Vocalist/Songwriter
Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence
7:30 p.m. Monday, 25 October 2021
Inspired by a rich background of jazz, folk and popular music styles, while seamlessly weaving story and sound with depth, imagination and creativity, singer and songwriter Kat Reinhert is an artist whose music defies categorization The FMU PAC Ticket Office at 201 South Dargan Street is open Monday through Friday, 12:00pm – 5:00pm, or by calling 843-661-4444.
FMU Concert Band
Dr. Terry Roberts, conductor
Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, 26 October 2021
The Francis Marion University Concert Band is composed of FMU students as well as community members from the Pee Dee region. The FMU PAC Ticket Office at 201 South Dargan Street is open Monday through Friday, 12:00pm – 5:00pm, or by calling 843-661-4444.
FMU Chamber Jazz Ensemble
Dr. Paolo André Gualdi, director
Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence
7:30 pmTuesday, November 16, 2021
The FMU Chamber Jazz Ensemble allows students in a small group setting to learn and hone improvisational skills within the the jazz idiom. Works have been selected from music by Corea, Glasper, Shorter, and more. The FMU PAC Ticket Office at 201 South Dargan Street is open Monday through Friday, 12:00pm – 5:00pm, or by calling 843-661-4444.
FMU Music Industry Ensemble
Dr. Brandon Goff, director
Chapman Auditorium, McNair Science Building
7:30 pm Thursday, 18 November 2021
The Music Industry Ensemble is a chamber ensemble devoted to the development of individual performance and improvisation skills through the staging of music for small groups representing a variety of classic and modern jazz, pop, rock and soul styles. RESERVATIONS: Free admission, no advance reservations.
FMU Concert Choir, Voice Collective and String Ensemble
Dr. Fran Coleman and Dr. Terry Roberts, directors
Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence
7:30 p.m. Monday, 22 November 2021
The Francis Marion University Concert Choir and Voice Collective will open the program, then be joined by the FMU String Ensemble and the Sumter Civic Chorale to perform Handel’s Messiah Part 1. The FMU PAC Ticket Office at 201 South Dargan Street is open Monday through Friday, 12:00pm – 5:00pm, or by calling 843-661-4444.