From the Mail Tribune

• Britt: Lauper, Steve Miller, Doobie Bros., Speedwagon - 4/4/2013
  

  Pop star Cyndi Lauper, singer/songwriter John Hiatt, the Steve Miller Band, country singer Billy Currington, American Idol winner Scotty McCreery, contemporary Christian artists Amy Grant and Brandon Heath, gospel legend Mavis Staples and guitar...

• Trombone Shorty serves up a rich gumbo - 8/27/2012
  

  "They don't give a damn about any trumpet playing band, it ain't what they call rock and roll."

• Family concert with Michael Franti - 8/20/2012
  

  Michael Franti and members of Spearhead will perform a children’s concert at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, at the Britt Pavilion, 350 First St., Jacksonville. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. Tickets cost $14.50, free for...

• Peter Bay's Rachmaninoff farewell fitting somehow - 8/20/2012
  

  It was fitting that Peter Bay would choose Rachmaninoff's magnificent "Symphonic Dances, Op. 45," for his final performance as conductor of the Britt Orchestra. The formidable composition anchored the first concert Bay directed here 20 years ago.

• Britt gets largest-ever grant for smaller stage - 6/27/2012
  

  The largest grant in the Britt Festivals' history will go toward a new performance space on the music festival's Jacksonville grounds, Britt officials say.

• Merchant delivers stunning show to the closely attuned - 6/25/2012
  

  It's not every day you hear a poem by the unconventional 19th-century Jesuit and mystic Gerard Manley Hopkins scored for vocal and orchestra. But that's what "Spring and Fall: to a young child" is. This is music that demands listening:

• A new path for Natalie Merchant - 6/22/2012
  

  With her 2010 album, "Leave Your Sleep," Natalie Merchant embarked on a new artistic path: composing music from literary inspiration for ensembles and orchestras.

• Tedeschi Trucks Band plays Britt - 6/15/2012
  

  The Southern rock and blues band, featuring husband-and-wife team Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 16, at the Britt Pavilion, 350 First St., Jacksonville. Slide guitarist Trucks was a member of...

• Primus plays Britt Festivals - 6/8/2012
  

  Fans won't hear a nostalgic trip down memory lane when Primus performs next week at the Britt Pavilion.