The St. Augustine Music Festival Enters our Season 17

Offering Chamber Music Concerts

in St. Augustine, while introducing

our 1917 Steinway Grand Piano as

Steinway & Sons celebrates 170 years of producing the finest concert pianos!

We invite you to join us for An Afternoon of Romantic Chamber Music on

Sunday, April 23 at 3:00 PM at the Waterworks, 184 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine.

The St. Augustine Music Festival is offering this special concert to officially introduce our 1917 Steinway Grand Piano. It is also an opportunity for you to support SAMF financially, while enjoying an afternoon of Chamber music in an intimate setting. With limited seating, everyone attending will be seated close to the musicians.

The Piano

In September 2022, The St. Augustine Music Festival acquired a Steinway Grand piano graciously donated by the Mastriani Family, Treasure Island, FL and Schenectady, NY in honor of Paul Mastriani, jazz pianist and music lover. The piano was moved to the Waterworks Building, home of the St. Johns Cultural Council, where it will remain and eventually be available for other county arts organizations to share at that location. The SAMF piano has been brought to concert standards by Skip Becker, Master Piano Technician with support from Christina Parish Stone, Executive Director of The St. John’s Cultural Council. The SAMF piano is being introduced to the Saint Augustine Community April 23, 2023 with this special fundraising concert.

Tickets purchased in advance are $50. Tickets purchased at the door are $60. The proceeds will benefit our June St. Augustine Music Festival, offered free to the audience.

The program ( see below) features music by Chopin, Schumann and Brahms.

Program:

Frédéric François Chopin (1810-1849)

Waltz in D-flat major, Op. 64, No. 1

Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 69, No. 1

Grande Valse Brillante, Op.18

Frédéric François Chopin (1810-1849)

Chopin Cello Sonata Op. 65 (1847)

III – Largo in B-flat major

I – Allegro moderato

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Märchenbilder “Fairy Tales” Op. 113 Viola and Piano (1851)

I – Nicht schnell, Moderato

II – Lebhaft, Vivo

IV – Langsam, mit melancholischem Ausdruck, Lento melancolico

III – Rasch, Presto

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Piano Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26, Op. 34a (1861)

I – Allegro non troppo

Musicians:

Click on the name of each of the musicians for their bio information.

Aurica Duca, Violin

Jorge Peña, Viola,

Jin Kim, Cello

SAMF Artistic Directors

Evangeliya Delizonas-Khukhua, Piano

The St. Augustine Music Festival will be returning for the next two Jacksonville Symphony in 60 concerts and we hope, if you will be attending one of these concerts, that you will stop by and say hello. Cocktail Hour at 5:30 PM; Concerts begin at 6:30 PM in the Jacoby Symphony Hall, 300 Water St., Jacksonville, FL 32202. Tickets are $25 with general seating.

Thursday, April 13, 2023 - Picturesque Postcards

Thursday, May 25, 2023 - Pride Night: Giovanni Bertoni Plays Copland

Visit the Jacksonville Symphony website to learn more about the Symphony in 60 concerts and their other concerts as well as Mozart's The Magic Flute Opera offered by the Jacksonville Symphony.

Save the Dates! A Preview of the Concerts!*

Monday, June 19, Friday - Sunday, June 23-25

Friday, June 30, Saturday - Sunday July 1-2

7:30 PM

Cathedral Basilica on the Plaza de la Constitucion

*The schedule below may be subject to change.

• •  Become a SAMF Sponsor  • • 

Sponsors are vital to the success of SAMF performances as each sponsor's contribution furthers the sense of connection and positive impact within the community as we offer FREE concerts at the Cathedral Basilica.

As you consider your donation, think about the cost of attending a comparable concert... would it be $25, $40, or perhaps much more? Are you planning to attend two or three, or perhaps all seven concerts? If so, then consider making a donation to SAMF that you can consider as the cost of your tickets. Sponsor levels of $5,000 or more entitles the donor/organization to be the sponsor of an evening's concert.

We Have 8 Sponsor Donor Levels: 

*Regular Entry and Recognized Donor in the Program

**Early Entry and Reserved Seating. Recognized Donor on Website and in the Program

***Early Entry and Prime Seating. Recognized Donor on Website, in the Program and Champaign Reception on June 24.

****Concert Sponsor with Early Entry, Prime Seating, Recognized Donor Logo on Website

and Champaign Reception on June 24.

Or use our QR code that also goes directly to our PayPal Account.

Personal and business checks can be made payable to the

St. Augustine Music Festival and mailed to:

Saint Augustine Music Festival

PO Box 833

St. Augustine, FL 32085-0833

Each and every level of donation is important.

Please consider the level you wish to contribute.

The St. Augustine Music Festival is a non-for-profit corporation exempt from federal income tax under section 501©(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. We are qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers, or gifts under section 2055, 2106 or 2522 of the Code and can provide you with a copy of our tax exempt status upon request. We greatly appreciate all donations and acknowledge our donors in the festival program and on our website.

Volunteer opportunities with SAMF....



Non-profit organizations survive because of the volunteers that believe in the organization and are willing to make sure that it continues to survive and thrive. This is also true of the St. Augustine Music Festival. 

The SAMF Board consists of volunteers who believe that providing exceptional music to the public for free is important. And we believe that performing the concerts in the sacred and beautiful space that is the Cathedral Basilica has provided an experience unlike any other. As a result, we rely on volunteers to fill many roles during the year in order to provide these concerts to the public. 

• Volunteers to serve on and support the SAMF Board,
• Volunteers to help with fundraising and outreach to potential concert sponsors. 
• Volunteers to assist during the June concerts and other events that may take place from time to time during the year.

Can we count on you to volunteer? 

Bill Boxer

Executive Director

Jorge Peña and Jin Kim-Peña

Artistic Directors

• • View some photos from SAMF 2022 • • 

Read the Program from the 2022 St. Augustine Music Festival

On behalf of the SAMF Board of Directors, we thank you!

Bill Boxer, Executive Director

Nell Seymour Toensmann, Board Chair

Jorge Peña & Jin Kim-Peña, Artistic Directors

St. Augustine Music Festival (SAMF)

billboxer@SAMFestival.org

Office: 904 342-5175 Mobile: 904 982-0146

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St. Augustine Music Festival

P.O. Box 833

St. Augustine, FL 32085-0833