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A Look Back at SAMF 2019

September 26, 2019 by Kara Pound Leave a Comment

With our 13th music festival behind us, our full house EACH EVENING speaks to the tremendous interest and enthusiasm in the largest, free classical music festival in the USA performed in the beautiful Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine. As always, … [Read more...] about A Look Back at SAMF 2019

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September is Classical Music Month

September 26, 2019 by Kara Pound Leave a Comment

In 1994, President Bill Clinton designated September as Classical Music Month. Therefore, what better way to toast the National Classical Music Month than announcing SAMF 2020! Mark your calendar for the 14th Annual St. Augustine Music Festival, … [Read more...] about September is Classical Music Month

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Educational Outreach at Sebastian Middle School

May 2, 2019 by Kara Pound Leave a Comment

It is always gratifying to watch children listen, enjoy, and participate in music programs and events. On April 30, as part of St. Augustine Music Festival’s outreach program with St. Johns County schools, a woodwind trio comprised of flutist Les … [Read more...] about Educational Outreach at Sebastian Middle School

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In Memory of Colin Kiely

January 25, 2019 by SAMF Team Leave a Comment

Earlier this month, we lost a dear friend. Colin Kiely was a violist for the Jacksonville Symphony and a regular performer for St. Augustine Music Festival. A husband and father of three, Colin lost his battle with cancer, but never lost his will to … [Read more...] about In Memory of Colin Kiely

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Bringing a Musical Vision to Life

September 21, 2018 by SAMF Team Leave a Comment

Jorge A. Pena and Jin Kim-Pena launched the St. Augustine Music Festival in 2007 with little more than the belief that classical music belonged in St. Augustin amid the city's unique historic treasures, along with a commitment to offering that music … [Read more...] about Bringing a Musical Vision to Life

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Educating Musically

September 17, 2018 by SAMF Team Leave a Comment

SAMF reached out to scores of Sebastian Middle School students in 2018 to share its musicalmissionand to encourage their musical studies.  School music instructor Charles Rogers and SAMF Artistic Director Jorge A. Pena collaborated to share string … [Read more...] about Educating Musically

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Legendary Pianist Leon Fleisher To Share SAMF Concert With Virtuoso Wife Katherine Jacobson

March 2, 2017 by SAMF Team Leave a Comment

The Fleisher-Jacobson duo will perform during the first week of the 2017 festival! Leon Fleisher's story is the stuff of legend. When his international concert career was side-tracked by a neurological condition that disabled his right hand, he … [Read more...] about Legendary Pianist Leon Fleisher To Share SAMF Concert With Virtuoso Wife Katherine Jacobson

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“La Decada” Celebrates Our Cathedral Basilica Origins

February 25, 2017 by SAMF Team 2 Comments

SAMF's 10-year relationship with and inspiration from the historic St. Augustine Cathedral Basilica was honored on our Tenth Anniversary in "La Decada," a stirring chamber orchestra piece written for us by First Coast composer and former Cathedral … [Read more...] about “La Decada” Celebrates Our Cathedral Basilica Origins

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A Message from Jorge Peña – Ruth Conley Obituary

January 10, 2021

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SAMF 2019

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Nigel Armstrong

Hailed as “an astonishing talent, with exquisite technique”, Nigel Armstrong was born in Sonoma, California where he began playing the violin at the age of five.

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A Message from Jorge Peña – Ruth Conley Obituary

January 10, 2021

French Impressionism in Art & Music

French Impressionism in Art & Music

December 15, 2020

SAMF 2019

A Message from SAMF’s Artistic Director, Jorge Peña

June 5, 2020

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