FMU Artist Series Blackbox Theatre, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence 7:30 pm Wednesday, January 21, 2026 Billy Martin is an American jazz drummer, best known as a member of jazz-funk trio Medeski Martin & Wood. Martin was part of the New York City Brazilian scene in the 1980s. He performed regularly with Pe De Boi, Batucada […]
Francis Marion University Theatre Director: Jessica Willis Blackbox Theatre, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence 7:30 pm Wednesday-Saturday, February 18-21, 2026 “Fierce in its poetic treatment of love, The Swan provides a mysterious gloss on whether or not we descended from the beasts…and what we may feel when we find them lurking in our truest selves.” Tickets are available […]
Francis Marion University Theatre Director: Jessica Willis Blackbox Theatre, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence 7:30 pm Wednesday-Saturday, February 18-21, 2026 “Fierce in its poetic treatment of love, The Swan provides a mysterious gloss on whether or not we descended from the beasts…and what we may feel when we find them lurking in our truest selves.” Tickets are available […]
Francis Marion University Theatre Director: Jessica Willis Blackbox Theatre, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence 7:30 pm Wednesday-Saturday, February 18-21, 2026 “Fierce in its poetic treatment of love, The Swan provides a mysterious gloss on whether or not we descended from the beasts…and what we may feel when we find them lurking in our truest selves.” Tickets are available […]
Francis Marion University Theatre Director: Jessica Willis Blackbox Theatre, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence 7:30 pm Wednesday-Saturday, February 18-21, 2026 “Fierce in its poetic treatment of love, The Swan provides a mysterious gloss on whether or not we descended from the beasts…and what we may feel when we find them lurking in our truest selves.” Tickets are available […]
February 23-27, 2026 Performance dates TBA
FMU String Ensemble Dr. Terry Roberts, director FMU Department of Fine Arts Blackbox Theatre, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, 2026 Open to all university students and faculty interested in learning and performing chamber music, the University String Ensemble members meet for weekly rehearsals during Fall and Spring academic semesters, giving public […]
FMU Concert Band Dr. Terry Roberts, conductor FMU Department of Fine Arts Mainstage Theatre, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, 2026 The Francis Marion University Concert Band will be performing its fall concert at the FMU Performing Arts Center in downtown Florence. The Francis Marion University Concert Band is composed of FMU […]
FMU Music Industry Ensemble Ashley Henry, director FMU Department of Fine Arts Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, 2026 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 […]
FMU Jazz Combo Dr. Paolo André Gualdi, director FMU Department of Fine Arts Blackbox Theatre, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence 7:30 pm Tuesday, April 14 2026 The FMU Jazz Combo 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, […]
FMU Percussion Ensemble Dr. Brian Jones, director FMU Department of Fine Arts Blackbox Theatre, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence 7:30 pm Wednesday, April 15, 2026 The Francis Marion University Percussion Ensemble is a contemporary chamber ensemble that explores the world of percussion from an improvisation-based approach. We model our performance methodology and musical ideology on the […]
FMU Concert Choir and Voice Collective Featuring Keith Hanlon, flute Dr. Fran Coleman FMU Department of Fine Arts Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 20, 2026 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 […]