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September 2018
Brian Jones Jazz Trio
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Brian Jones has been a fixture on the Richmond music scene for years, a frequent area performer, and adjunct instructor at the University of Richmond since 2004. As a session drummer, Jones has recorded with such artists as Jason Mraz (“Waiting for My Rocket To Come,” Elektra, certified platinum 2005), Erin McKeown (“Grand,” Network), Rachel Yamagata (“Happenstance,” RCA), Mandy Moore (“Wild Hope”), Boyd Tinsley of the Dave Matthews Band (“The Ghosts of Wimbledon”), Chris Keup (“The Subject of Some Regret,”…
The Outlaws
The Outlaws bring four decades of Southern Rock favorites and all new music to the stage of the FMU PAC on Thursday, September 27 at 7:30 pm.
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Florence Symphony Orchestra
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Florence Symphony Orchestra Concert will be held at FMU Performing Arts Center. This event includes: Overture to Egmont, op. 84 | Beethoven Concert for Violin in D major, op. 35 | Tchaikovsky Variations on a Theme of Haydn, op. 56a | Brahms Tales from the Vienna Woods, op. 32 | Strauss II Reservations may be made by calling the FMU Performing Arts Center at 843-661-4444 between Monday thru Friday, 12:00 and 5:00 pm.
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter embarks on an extensive nationwide tour and will bring her hits, new and old, to the stage of the FMU PAC on Thursday, October 25.
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The Francis Marion University Concert Band will be performing its fall concert of the 2018-19 season at the FMU Performing Arts Center in downtown Florence. The Francis Marion University Concert Band is composed of FMU students as well as community members from the Pee Dee region. Community members include professional area music educators, band directors, choir directors, ministers of music, and FMU music faculty members. Membership is open to all FMU students and area residents who are experienced concert band…
November 2018
Kris Kristofferson & The Strangers
Legendary singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson is joined by The Strangers on Saturday, November 10 at the FMU PAC for a show celebrating five decades of chart toppers.
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Florence Symphony Orchestra Concert will be held at FMU Performing Arts Center. This event includes: Overture to Tannhäuser | Wagner Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 | Rachmaninoff Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2 | Prokofiev Mackenzie Melemed on piano. Reservations may be made by calling the FMU Performing Arts Center at 843-661-4444 between Monday thru Friday, 12:00 and 5:00 pm.
December 2018
Francis Marion University Concert Choir and Cut Time Show Choir
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Open to all university students, the University Concert Choir has an average enrollment of between 35 and 45 students. This group has sung in numerous area churches and has also performed with the Florence Symphony Orchestra. They have performed such major choral works as the “Polovetzian Dance and Chorus” of Alexander Borodin, the “Schicksalslied” of Johannes Brahms, and the Ninth Symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven. Recently their concerts have included selections accompanied by the newly formed Francis Marion string ensemble.…
A Christmas Carol
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Experience Charles Dickens' classic, and this favorite holiday tradition, as Ebenezer Scrooge takes you on a life-changing journey and learns the true meaning of the holiday season.
Florence Symphony Holiday Concert
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The Florence Symphony Orchestra will perform a special holiday set Side-by-Side with the Florence Symphony Youth Orchestra.