Friday - Sunday, June 23-25

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

Doors open at 7:00 PM

Concerts begin at 7:30 PM

Cathedral Basilica on the Plaza de la Constitucion

* Concerts Free to the Public - Donations Welcomed *

JUNETEENTH RECOGNITION CONCERT

The Ritz Chamber Players and Ann Marie McPhail, Soprano

Despite a very wet and thunder struck evening, there was a large appreciative audience to hear the incredible voice of Ann Marie McPhail and the very talented Ritz Chamber Players. And to start the evening, Civil Rights Historian, David Nolan, brought the history of Juneteenth, the Cathedral and Civil Rights in St. Augustine to the forefront of this national Juneteenth holiday celebrating freedom from slavery.

Soprano Ann Marie McPhail will be joining pianist, Yukino Miyake on Friday for an evening of A Summer Night Music and the dedication of the Mastriani Grand Piano donated to the St. Augustine Music Festival by his family.

Have you ever asked who is entitled to sit in the reserved section of the Cathedral during our concerts?

These seats are reserved for our donors who have made significant donations.

These donors are also entitled to early entry from 6:30 to 7:00 PM. This entry is from the door on the east side of the Cathedral (right side of the building).

This year, there are two categories of reserved seating:

• Those making donations of $1,000 or more - and concert sponsors - will be seated in the Prime reserved section, in the very first rows.

• A donation of $350 or more entitles the donor to sit in the regular reserved seating area

• General seating is available to everyone attending our FREE concerts. We do recommend that you go to the website and reserve tickets for guaranteed seating, especially for popular concerts. Click on the link below to reserve.

We apologize that it is necessary to make separate entries to reserve your seats

for different concerts. EventBrite does not provide an option to fill in your information

and select multiple dates. We will consider other options for next year.

If you are unable to attend the concerts in person,

you can attend the concerts online on the website

of the Cathedral Basilica at 7:30 PM.

Click here to view: https://thefirstparish.org/.



St. Augustine Music Festival continues free classical concerts

Renee Unsworth

Record Correspondent  June 22, 20232

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St. Augustine will play host to one of the largest free classical music festivals in the United States during the last two weeks of June.

The 17th annual St. Augustine Music Festival runs June 23-25 and June 30-July 2 in the Cathedral Basilica, 38 Cathedral Place, downtown St. Augustine. Details can be found by visiting staugustinemusicfestival.com.

Concerts are free to attend and doors open at 7 p.m., with each concert beginning at 7:30 p.m. Guests are asked to register for free tickets in advance on Eventbrite.

Read the entire article here....

Click on the names of the composers below to read about their lives and music.

Yukino Miyake

Ann Marie McPhail

Paul Mastriani

Bach

Brahms

• • Read the SAMF Program Booklet • • 

You can read the entire Program Booklet, including short bios

of the Performers by clicking on the picture below.

Tim Tuller

Members of the Brass Quintet:

Kevin Karabell and

Jonathan Swygert, Trumpet

Mary Beth Orr, French Horn

Alexis Regazzi, Trombone

Bernard H. Flythe, Tuba

Adams

Nigel Armstrong

Beethoven

• • Short Survey During Concerts • • 

During the concert, we will be asking attendees to fill in an anonymous short survey to identify how our audience learned of our concerts and to identify their resident zip code.

This information is important when applying for grants, which, in addition to our generous donors, enable SAMF to continue to offer chamber music concerts free to the public.

• • Become a SAMF Donor • • 

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? 

You can also contact Board Chair, Nell Toensmann at 904-484-4960.

Jorge Peña and Jin Kim-Peña

Artistic Directors

Bill Boxer

Executive Director

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



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