Concert Venues
The First Coast Wind Symphony has provided concert audiences in the greater Jacksonville, Florida area with exciting performances of quality music since its first program on October 18, 1990. Jacksonville University has been the home of the group since its founding, and most concerts have been held in the acoustically superb Terry Hall on the JU campus. However, the FCWS has appeared in many different venues in Northeast Florida, including the performance locations listed below.
Edward Waters College
Jacksonville: March 2013
MOOSEHAVEN
Orange Park: May 2012 - 2013
THRASHER-HORNE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Orange Park: October 2011
JACKSONVILLE LANDING
Jacksonville: May 2006, 2011
THE BOLLES SCHOOL
Bartram Campus: 2008, 2010, 2012 - 2015
San Jose Campus: October, 1991
FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE
Wilson Center for the Arts: October 1996 - 1997, 2011, 2021 - 2022
Kent Campus Auditorium: October 1990 - 1993, 1995
FLORIDA GATEWAY COLLEGE
Lake City: May 2016, May 2019
PARTNER CONCERT WITH THE TARA WINDS
Lassiter Concert Hall, Marietta, GA: May 2018
HOLIDAY CONCERTS
Riverside Presbyterian Church, Jacksonville: December 2019, 2022 - 2023
Southside Baptist Church, Jacksonville: December 2018
Redeemer Church Ponte Vedra: December 2005 - 2009, 2015 - 2019, 2021, 2023
Riverside Baptist Church, Jacksonville: December 2015
Arlington Baptist Church, Jacksonville: December 2016 - 2017
PALMS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Jacksonville Beach: October 2018, 2021
JACKSONVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Treaty Oak Park, Jacksonville: October 2009
SPRING POPS CONCERTS
Jacksonville Beach Sea Walk Pavilion: May, 2000, 2002 - 2006, 2008 - 2009, 2018
HIGH SCHOOL CONCERTS
Bartram Trail High School: January 2013 - 2015
Douglas Anderson SOTA: October 2014
Paxon School for Advanced Studies: April 200
St. Johns Country Day School, Orange Park: February 2006, 2020; April 2007 - 2009
Episcopal High School: April 2005
Terry Parker High School: February 2003
First Coast High School: February, 2002
Mandarin High School: February 2000
Fernandina Beach High School: February 2001
Pacetti Bay Middle School, St. Augustine: January 2016 - 2018
JEWISH COMMUNITY ALLIANCE
Jacksonville: October 2006 - 2008
ST. JOHNS CATHEDRAL
Jacksonville: October 2015 - 2016, December 2021 - 2022, June 2022, May 2023, December 2023, May 2024
UNITY PLAZA, JACKSONVILLE
Riverside Avenue: March 2015, November 2015
PARTNER CONCERT WITH THE RITZ VOICES
Ritz Theatre, Jacksonville: February 2004
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA
Lazzara Hall, Jacksonville: October 2003 - 2004
FLORIDA ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION STATE CONFERENCE
Cummer Museum of Art, Jacksonville: October 2000
PENNEY RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
Penney Farms: Spring 1998 - 1999, 2004 - 2005, 2017; Fall 2001 - 2003, 2012
NATIONAL CONVENTION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF CONCERT BANDS
University of Florida, Gainesville: April 1995, 2003
Wyndham Orlando Resort, FL: May 2023
The First Coast Wind Symphony achieved national prominence with these performances.
COLLEGE BAND DIRECTORS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Southern Division Conference, Jacksonville: February 1998
GRAND OPENING OF JACOBY SYMPHONY HALL
Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, Jacksonville: April 1997
WESTMINSTER WOODS
Jacksonville: May 2000
HOLIDAY CONCERT WITH THE DON THOMPSON CHORALE
Old St. Andrews Church, Jacksonville: December, 1999
HOLIDAY CONCERTS FOR CATHEDRAL RESIDENCES
St. Johns Cathedral, Jacksonville: December 1996 - 1998
PARTNER CONCERT WITH THE BEL CANTO SINGERS
Daytona Beach: 1992
FLAGLER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY CONCERTS
Daytona Beach Community College Amphitheater, Palm Coast: April, October 1991