Qiao Chen Solomon, violin Paolo André Gualdi, piano FMU Artist Series D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence 7:30 p.m. Wednesay, September 30, 2026 Hailing from China, Qiao Chen Solomon began playing violin at the age of 8 and later pursued the studies of viola, voice, piano, and conducting. She performs as […]
John D’earth, jazz trumpet FMU Artist Series D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence 7:30 pm Tuesday, October 6, 2026 John D’earth plays trumpet with a striking, original sound and a technique that he mobilizes for spitfire improvisation and gripping melodies. A consummate jazz artist, composer, and gifted educator, he draws inspiration […]
FMU Concert Band Dr. Terry Roberts, conductor FMU Department of Fine Arts Mainstage Theatre, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 20, 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 […]
Dead Man’s Cell Phone by Sarah Ruhl Francis Marion University Theatre Director: Glen Gourley October 21, 2026; 7:30pm An incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. A stranger at the next table who has had enough of it. A dead man with a lot of loose ends. Dead Man’s Cell Phone is an eccentric […]
Dead Man’s Cell Phone by Sarah Ruhl Francis Marion University Theatre Director: Glen Gourley October 22, 2026; 7:30pm An incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. A stranger at the next table who has had enough of it. A dead man with a lot of loose ends. Dead Man’s Cell Phone is an eccentric […]
Dead Man’s Cell Phone by Sarah Ruhl Francis Marion University Theatre Director: Glen Gourley October 23, 2026; 7:30pm An incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. A stranger at the next table who has had enough of it. A dead man with a lot of loose ends. Dead Man’s Cell Phone is an eccentric […]
Dead Man’s Cell Phone by Sarah Ruhl Francis Marion University Theatre Director: Glen Gourley October 24, 2026; 7:30pm An incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. A stranger at the next table who has had enough of it. A dead man with a lot of loose ends. Dead Man’s Cell Phone is an eccentric […]
FMU String Ensemble Dr. Terry Roberts, director FMU Department of Fine Arts D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 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 […]
FMU Jazz Combo Dr. Paolo André Gualdi, director FMU Department of Fine Arts D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence 7:30 pm Tuesday, November 10, 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 […]
FMU Percussion Ensemble Dr. Brian Jones, director FMU Department of Fine Arts Blackbox Theatre, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence 7:30 pm Wednesday, November 11, 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 Dr. Fran Coleman FMU Department of Fine Arts Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence 7:30 p.m. Monday, November 23, 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 and has also performed […]
Whistling Hens Jennifer Piazza-Pick, soprano and Natalie Groom, clarinet FMU Artist Series D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence 7:30 pm Wednesday, February 10, 2027 Whistling Hens® was founded by soprano Jennifer Piazza-Pick and clarinetist Natalie Groom to perform and commission music by women composers to create a financially and artistically equitable […]