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SUMMARY:FMU Jazz Combo
DESCRIPTION:FMU Jazz Combo\nDr. Paolo André Gualdi\, director\nFMU Department of Fine Arts\nD. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence\n7:30 pm Tuesday\, November 10\, 2026\nThe 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\, Glasper\, Shorter\, and more. \nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. 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.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-jazz-combo/
LOCATION:D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
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SUMMARY:FMU Percussion Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:FMU Percussion Ensemble\nDr. Brian Jones\, director\nFMU Department of Fine Arts\nBlackbox Theatre\, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence\n7:30 pm Wednesday\, November 11\, 2026\nThe 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 performance practice of drummer/composer Max Roach’s percussion ensemble M’Boom\, especially in their focus on jazz and non-Western musical cultures as a touchstone for aesthetic inspiration. We employ improvisation as a key mode of praxis—both in terms of theory and practice—and special focus is given to compositions invented during collective improvisation exercises. Additionally\, we explore “minimalism\,” “game\,” and “open score” notation/compositional systems\, while also examining the ways in which poetry and literature can be interpreted in a musical setting. \nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. 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.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-percussion-ensemble/
LOCATION:D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261123T193000
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DTSTAMP:20260901T135359Z
CREATED:20260716T133520Z
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SUMMARY:FMU Choir and Voice Collective
DESCRIPTION:FMU Concert Choir and Voice Collective\nDr. Fran Coleman\nFMU Department of Fine Arts\nPerforming Arts Center/Downtown Florence\n7:30 p.m. Monday\, November 23\, 2026\nOpen 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. \nFrancis Marion’s Voice Collective is a small\, audition-only vocal group. This group performs throughout the region for schools and service organizations. They have also performed in Orlando\, Florida\, in Baltimore\, Maryland\, in Washington\, D.C.\, in Vienna\, Austria\, and on a performance cruise to the Bahamas. \nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. 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.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-choir-and-voice-collective/
LOCATION:Mainstage\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270210T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270210T193000
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SUMMARY:FMU Fine Arts Series - Whistling Hens soprano/clarinet Women Composers
DESCRIPTION:Whistling Hens\nJennifer Piazza-Pick\, soprano and Natalie Groom\, clarinet\nFMU Artist Series\nD. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence\n7:30 pm Wednesday\, February 10\, 2027\n\n\n\nWhistling 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 future for women in music. The duo’s name was plucked from a quote by a male music critic who wrote in the New York Times in 1918\, “women composers are at best whistling hens.” \nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. 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.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-fine-arts-series-whistling-hens-soprano-clarinet-women-composers/
LOCATION:D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270227
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SUMMARY:South Carolina Chamber Music Festival
DESCRIPTION:S.C. Chamber Music Festival\nSouth Carolina Chamber Music Festival\nPaolo André Gualdi\, artistic director\nFMU Department of Fine Arts\, Artist Series and REAL Grant Program\nD. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence\n7:30 p.m. Monday-Friday\, February 22-26\, 2027\nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. 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.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/south-carolina-chamber-music-festival/
LOCATION:D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270303T193000
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CREATED:20260716T134305Z
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SUMMARY:FMU String Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:FMU String Ensemble\nDr. Terry Roberts\, director\nFMU Department of Fine Arts\nD. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence\n7:30 p.m. Wednesday\, March 3\, 2027\nOpen 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 recitals and accompanying other campus ensembles. \nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. 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.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-string-ensemble-2/
LOCATION:D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fmupac.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/String-Ensemble-Spring-2026-scaled.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270309T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270309T193000
DTSTAMP:20260901T135155Z
CREATED:20260716T134423Z
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SUMMARY:FMU Concert Band
DESCRIPTION:FMU Concert Band\nDr. Terry Roberts\, conductor\nFMU Department of Fine Arts\nMainstage Theatre\, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence\n7:30 p.m. Tuesday\, March 9\, 2027\nThe Francis Marion University Concert Band will be performing its fall concert at the FMU Performing Arts Center in downtown Florence. \nThe 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 instrumentalists. Performances include traditional concert band music as well as popular and show music. The program began as a way to give students of FMU a chance to perform music\, earn academic credit for performance in the ensemble\, and to become involved with other students in campus life. \nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. 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.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-concert-band-2/
LOCATION:Mainstage\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270310T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270310T193000
DTSTAMP:20260901T182649Z
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SUMMARY:FMU Fine Arts Series - Jon Conley\, guitar
DESCRIPTION:Jon Conley\, guitar \nFMU Artist Series\nD. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence\n7:30 p.m. Wednesay\, March 10\, 2027 \nJon Conley is a mainstay of the Nashville music industry. Jon began playing guitar at seven (wanting to play like Roy Clark) and has branched out to include mandolin\, fiddle\, banjo\, vocals and songwriting in his portfolio. Perhaps best known as the lead guitarist for the Kenny Chesney band\, he has credits on recordings by a number of artists and attributes his success to practicing and taking every opportunity to perform seriously.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-fine-arts-series-jon-conley-guitar/
LOCATION:D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fmupac.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Jon-Conley-2015.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270407T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270407T193000
DTSTAMP:20260901T135107Z
CREATED:20260716T134557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T135107Z
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SUMMARY:FMU Music Industry Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:FMU Music Industry Ensemble\nDr. Brandon Goff\, director\nFMU Department of Fine Arts\nPerforming Arts Center/Downtown Florence\n7:30 p.m. Wednesday\, April 7\, 2027\nThe 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. The M.I.E. provides a workshop in which students also learn arranging\, microphone technique and scheduling\, sound reinforcement and lighting design. \nPlease contact Dr. Brandon Goff bgoff@fmarion.edu for additional information about participating in the M.I. Ensemble. \nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. 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.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-music-industry-ensemble/
LOCATION:Mainstage\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fmupac.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Music-Industry-Ensemble-Spring-2022-a-1024x683-1.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270413T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270413T193000
DTSTAMP:20260901T135038Z
CREATED:20260716T134702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T135038Z
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SUMMARY:FMU Jazz Combo
DESCRIPTION:FMU Jazz Combo\nDr. Paolo André Gualdi\, director\nFMU Department of Fine Arts\nD. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence\n7:30 pm Tuesday\, April 13 2027\nThe 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\, Glasper\, Shorter\, and more. \nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. 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.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-jazz-combo-2/
LOCATION:D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fmupac.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/FMU-Jazz-Combo-Fall-2024.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270414T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270414T193000
DTSTAMP:20260901T134940Z
CREATED:20260716T134812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T134940Z
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SUMMARY:FMU Percussion Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:FMU Percussion Ensemble\nDr. Brian Jones\, director\nFMU Department of Fine Arts\nD. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence\n7:30 pm Wednesday\, April 14\, 2027\nThe 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 performance practice of drummer/composer Max Roach’s percussion ensemble M’Boom\, especially in their focus on jazz and non-Western musical cultures as a touchstone for aesthetic inspiration. We employ improvisation as a key mode of praxis—both in terms of theory and practice—and special focus is given to compositions invented during collective improvisation exercises. Additionally\, we explore “minimalism\,” “game\,” and “open score” notation/compositional systems\, while also examining the ways in which poetry and literature can be interpreted in a musical setting. \nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. 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.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-percussion-ensemble-2/
LOCATION:D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fmupac.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Percussion-Ensemble-Spring-2026-A.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270419T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270419T193000
DTSTAMP:20260901T134903Z
CREATED:20260716T135011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T134903Z
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SUMMARY:FMU Choir and Voice Collective
DESCRIPTION:FMU Concert Choir and Voice Collective\nDr. Fran Coleman\nFMU Department of Fine Arts\nPerforming Arts Center/Downtown Florence\n7:30 p.m. Monday\, April 19\, 2027\nOpen 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. \nFrancis Marion’s Voice Collective is a small\, audition-only vocal group. This group performs throughout the region for schools and service organizations. They have also performed in Orlando\, Florida\, in Baltimore\, Maryland\, in Washington\, D.C.\, in Vienna\, Austria\, and on a performance cruise to the Bahamas. \nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. 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.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-choir-and-voice-collective-2/
LOCATION:Mainstage\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fmupac.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Concert-Choir-Spring-2026.jpg
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