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UNF Chorale The UNF Chorale has been entertaining audiences since UNF first opened its doors. Performing 3 to 4 concerts per semester, UNF Chorale rehearsals are Monday through Thursday during the noon hour. Faculty, staff, and community members are considered for membership. Gathering enthusiastic singers from every college across the University, the non-auditioned 60-member group has toured throughout the southern United States and abroad in Austria, Czech Republic, and Portugal. The May 2007 Portugal Tour (partially funded by a UNF Transformational Learning Opportunity Grant) featured an hour-long a cappella program as well as Eurico Carrapatoso's Magnificat performed with the composer in attendance providing commentary in Lagos, Elvas, Évora, and Lisboa. Additionally, the Chorale collaborated with the Grupo Coral de Lagos, Portugal’s early music group Musica Eborae, and the University of Évora Chamber Singers during these performances. The Chorale has recently performed such works as Bach's St. Matthew Passion and Cantata 172 “Erschallet, ihr Lieder”, Beethoven's Mass in C, Mozart's Solemn Vespers, Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs, Bernstein's Chichester Psalms, and the North American premieres of Carrapatoso's Magnificat, Roig-Francoli’s Dona eis Requiem (in memory of the innocent victims of war and terror), along with many pieces from a variety of styles and languages, from early music masterpieces to rousing spirituals. This year, the UNF Chorale hosted Jacksonville’s Intercollegiate Choral Festival in October with JU and FCCJ as well as the 2nd annual UNF Feast of Carols in Lazzara Hall, performed our Fall Choral Showcase with the Chamber Music Society of the Good Shepherd, in addition to our annual Sing into Spring recital concert. As a non-international touring year, we are touring only locally, however select members of the Chorale have been invited to attend the IFCM World Symposium of Choral Music in Copenhagen, Denmark, while others will be representing UNF in the University of Aveiro Opera Workshop and Festival this July. The 2008-2009 school year will be even more exciting as the Chorale anticipates its next international tour! For more information about the UNF Chorale, how to contribute vocally or financially, please contact the student choral leadership at chorus@unf.edu or Dr. Tasher at cara.tasher@unf.edu.
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UNF Chamber Singers The UNF Chamber Singers is an ensemble of 16 auditioned singers selected from the larger ensemble that performs at a professional level in ten to twenty concerts throughout the academic year. This versatile group has won applause and recognition from groups such as the Jacksonville Jaguars NFL Team, the River City Club, the Selva Marina, as well as many UNF associations. The group’s repertoire includes a variety of styles ranging from Monteverdi Beatus Vir, Whitacre Five Hebrew Love Songs, and Britten Rejoice in the Lamb, along with vocal jazz, world music, traditional spirituals, and other favorites. The 2007-2008 repertoire is no less demanding or diverse with gems such as Rautavaara’s Suite de Lorca and Bach’s Jesu, meine Freude. The UNF Chamber Singers are honored to have been invited as the featured performers at the 2008 FMEA ACDA luncheon and look forward to what the future holds. 
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UNF Guitar Ensemble
The UNF Guitar ensemble presents an opportunity for all of the guitarists enrolled at UNF to gain ensemble experience. The ensemble splits its time between Master Classes and ensemble playing. The Master Class provides a unique environment designed to prepare the student to be able to perform in any musical situation, while the ensemble portion focuses on reading skills and piece preparation.
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UNF Jazz Ensemble
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The University of North Florida Jazz Ensemble I is the flagship ensemble of the prestigious University of North Florida Jazz Studies Program, headed by legendary alto saxophonist Bunky Green. Thanks to the visionary leadership of Rich Matteson in 1986, UNF's Jazz Ensemble I has enjoyed the reputation of being one of the finest collegiate jazz ensembles worldwide. That all members of the UNF Jazz Studies Program are undergraduates makes this achievement that much more impressive. Jazz Ensemble I has won numerous group and individual awards and has been consistently recognized by such publications as Cadence, Jazz Times, Jazz Educators Journal and DownBeat for its improvisational prowess and precision ensemble playing. The band has received performance awards from DownBeat each year since 2002, and has been invited to perform at prestigious jazz festivals in both the U.S. and in Europe. Its itinerary includes two performances at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland in 2001 and 2003, and at the North Sea Jazz Festival at The Hague, Netherlands in 2002. In July 2005 JE1 toured China for 14 days at the invitation of its government. The Ensemble also has been invited to perform at International Association of Jazz Educators Conferences in Atlanta, Boston, Miami, and New Orleans, the prestigious Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, the Suncoast Jazz Festival in Tampa, the Savannah Jazz Festival, the Mobile Jazz Festival, and annually at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival. A special component of the UNF Jazz Studies Program is the Great American Jazz Series, which regularly brings in stellar jazz artists as residents. This Series, along with other opportunities, has enabled Jazz Ensemble I to perform in concert with more than 100 esteemed artists, such as Herbie Hancock, The Count Basie Orchestra, Joe Henderson, Pat Metheny, Michael Brecker, Dave Brubeck, Joe Williams, Dianne Reeves, Louie Bellson, Dr. Billy Taylor, Arturo Sandoval, Jimmy Heath, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Kurt Elling, Doc Severinson, among others. For more information about UNF Jazz Ensemble I, contact Professor J. B. Scott at the Department of Music, (904) 620-3847.
The UNF Jazz Ensemble II
Dennis Marks, Assistant Professor of Jazz Bass, is the conductor of this elite jazz band at the University of North Florida. JE II’s performance repertoire is quite varied. The material chosen comes from all idioms of big band jazz, including swing, bop, funk, and fusion. This ensemble consistently enjoys the presence of high-quality players, enabling a wide variety of sound colors and textures to be realized. JE II has played several important venues over the last few years, including Lazzara Hall, Jacksonville Main Library-Downtown, Jacoby Hall at FCCJ, and the LaVilla School of the Arts. JE II also has the honor of being the opening act for the featured spring artist in the Great American Jazz Series. Most players that have played in this band have advanced on to JE I. For more information about UNF Jazz Ensemble II, contact Professor Dennis Marks at the Department of Music, (904) 620-3843.
The UNF Jazz Ensemble III
Dr. Marc Dickman directs this wonderful ensemble, which plays 4 to 5 gigs a semester. UNF’s JE III has performed at many venues and jazz festivals in Florida and Georgia. Recent engagements include UNF’s Great American Jazz Series, the Intercollegiate Jazz Festival, the Lakeside Jazz Festival in Daytona Beach, the Jazz Festival at the Kravis center in West Palm Beach, the Bella Sera Jazz Weekend in Jekyll Island, and the Amelia Island Jazz Festival. The ensemble is made up of 21 UNF students with a variety of majors. For more information about UNF Jazz Ensemble III, contact Professor
The UNF Brass Ensemble
The newly formed UNF Brass Ensemble performs music for brass spanning the 17th through 21st centuries. This dynamic group of under-graduate music students has already received recognition, having been invited to perform at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Riverside Presbyterian Church, St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville, Mandarin, Nease, Lake Brantley, and Winter Springs High Schools. The ensemble was recently featured in the Riverside Fine Arts Project Listen series, and will appear at the Big Bend Brass Band Festival in Tallahassee in February of 2008, and the Lake Eden Arts Festival in Ashville, NC in May 2008. Former members have been accepted to and offered scholarships to DePaul (Chicago), University of Illinois, University of Florida, SUNY Purchase (New York), and Queen’s College (NYC), and have been winners and finalists in national and international solo competitions. Dr. Randall Tinnin (Rutgers University, D.M.A., Juilliard, M.M., and the University of North Texas, B.M.) is the Assistant Professor of Trumpet, and the director of the Brass Ensemble at the University of North Florida. An active soloist, Mr. Tinnin has appeared throughout the U.S., and won the 2006 North American Brass Band Association Solo Contest. New York area engagements include appearances with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Queens Philharmonic, and WQXR-NY radio broadcasts. Early music appearances include the American Bach Society, San Francisco Bach Choir, St. Bartholomew’s Chamber Orchestra, and the NYC chapter of the Early Music Foundation. Dr. Tinnin’s research has been published in the International Trumpet Guild Journal, and he has presented lectures and solo recitals throughout the U.S., and appeared this August in Truro, England.
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UNF Percussion Ensemble
The UNF Percussion Ensemble is an active performing group at UNF. Members of the ensemble are both classical and jazz majors performing percussion repertoire. The ensemble is building a reputation for performing works of area composers as well as standard percussion literature. Over the years the ensemble has performed at PASIC, as guests of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, and as invited performers for several functions at UNF. Often the Percussion Ensemble visits area schools to perform concerts. The audiences include area elementary, high school, and college students. Members of the ensemble often perform as a part of "An Evening of 20th Century Music." This annual event has grown in popularity over the years until there is standing room only for this one night affair. The concert also serves as a fund raiser for UNF Scholarships. Advised by Charlotte Mabrey
The UNF Drumline is one of the most active groups at UNF. The Drumline represents the University not only on-campus at basketball games, pep rallies, homecoming events, and much more, but it also represents the university off-campus as well. The Drumline has represented the university on TV spots as well charity events for local elementary schools. The Drumline consists of two groups: one which is highly competitive and active in exciting the crowds at UNF sporting events, and the other works in conjunction with the UNF percussion ensemble to create a cross between standard drumline literature and a more avant-garde percussion experience. The Drumline personnel are the highest quality percussionists, many of whom have performed with high-level drum corps throughout the state. It also welcomes new members who are excited about music, drumline, and want to represent UNF at its best. The primary mission of the Drumline is to provide a valuable learning experience to its musicians; and therefore, Drumline auditions are welcome to all who are willing to work hard. For more information please contact Nick Michaud at Drumguy2003@hotmail.com. The
UNF Opera Ensemble
The UNF Opera Ensemble was established in 2006 shortly after the appointment of Dr. Krzysztof Biernacki as the Head of Applied Voice at the UNF Department of Music. Comprised and cast entirely from undergraduate voice majors, the UNF Opera Ensemble focuses on skill development, stagecraft, and theatrical experience through production and performance of complete, vocally suitable operatic works with orchestra. UNF Opera Ensemble also engages in community outreach, student recruitment, and promotion of operatic arts in the community. This young group has already performed numerous concerts of operatic excerpts and took part in various community events including complete concert performance of Dido & Aeneas at The Jacksonville Public Library Intermezzo Concert Series. On April 20, 21 and 22, 2007 Opera Ensemble proudly finished its inaugural season with the first fully staged production of this great operatic masterpiece. For more info please contact the ensemble director, go to www.unfopera.com, or e-mail your inquiries to opera@unf.edu.
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UNF Chamber Orchestra
The virtuoso players of the University of North Florida Chamber Orchestra consist of students and faculty as well as outstanding community musicians. The UNF Chamber Orchestra performs a wide range of repertoire from early Baroque to contemporary music with an emphasis on performing and promoting the great American composers of the past. The group is committed to reaching out to the Northeast Florida communities. In addition to the annual concerts in the University's Lazzara Performance Hall, the UNF Chamber Orchestra also performs regularly in the area schools and other Jacksonville concert venues.
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UNF Wind Ensemble
The Wind Ensemble is composed of approximately 45 of the most outstanding woodwind, brass, and percussion players at the University of North Florida. Dedicated to promoting and performing the finest in traditional and contemporary wind literature, this new ensemble has already established a reputation for musical excellence. Members of the Wind Ensemble enjoy opportunities to perform with nationally renowned guest conductors and soloists, as well as to premiere new works for winds. Most recently, the Wind Ensemble performed at the Florida Music Educators Association Conference, January 2007 and will be performing at Carnegie Hall in May of 2008. The Wind Ensemble is open by audition to all UNF students.
The UNF Jazz Combos UNF Jazz Combos perform not only at functions on the university campus, but also for a variety of corporate and civic organizations throughout northeast Florida. Proceeds earned from these performances go the UNF Music Scholarship Fund that assists deserving students. For more information contact Professor Lynne Arriale at arriale@aol.com.
Trio Florida
The newly formed Trio Florida is the first faculty ensemble in residence at the University of North Florida. The trio is dedicated to performing the masterpieces of the piano trio repertoire with an additional emphasis of performing works by the great American composers. The members include Dr. Simon Shiao, violin; Dr. Gary Smart, piano; and Dr. Nick Curry, cello. All three members are dedicated fulltime faculty members at UNF.
The UNF Faculty Woodwind Quintet The UNF Faculty Woodwind Quintet is a faculty ensemble in residence at the University of North Florida. Comprised of the woodwind faculty of the UNF Department of Music, the quintet performs a vast array of masterpieces written for this extremely versatile ensemble, and their repertoire consist a wide spectrum from early music written for quintet to music that was written in the last few years.
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