The 2011 Fifth Annual St. Augustine Music festival featured musicians from the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra joined by nationally renowned artists presenting a variety of classical compositions.

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Be sure to join us for the 2012 Sixth Annual St. Augustine Music Festival, scheduled again by popular request over two consecutive weekends, June 21-23 and June 28-30.  Check this site and SAMF’s Facebook page for news and program updates as they develop.

The 2011 free classical concerts at the Cathedral Basilica were held over two weekends: The six-concert series opened on the weekend of Thursday June 16, Friday June 17 and Saturday June 18. The following weekend, concerts started again on Thursday June 23, Friday June 24, and Saturday June 25.

The 2011 festival program and sponsors:

• “Festival Opening”  Sponsored by the Yip Family
  Thursday, June 16, 7:30 p.m. – SAMF Chamber Orchestra
• Gustav Holst, St. Paul’s Suite, Op. 29, No. 2, H. 74.
• Anton Stepanovich Arensky, Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a.
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Serenade No. 13 in G major, K. 525, “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”
• Gioacchino Rossini, Sonata for Strings No. 6 in D major, “La tempesta”.
• “Grace and Beauty” Sponsored by H.J. Brezing Trust and Janet Ponton Lewis Broker/Owner Real Estate Concepts
  Friday, June 17,  7:30 p.m
• Carlo Domeniconi (b. 1947), Koyunbaba, Op. 19, Stephen Robinson solo Guitar
• Fernandino Carulli, Trio for two violins and guitar, Piotr Szewczyk, Clinton Dewing -violins, Stephen Robinson -guitar.
• Luigi Boccherini, Guitar Quintet in D major, G. 448. Movado quartet and Stephen Robinson.
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, String Quintet No.5 in D, K.593, Movado quartet, Colin Kiely – viola.
• “Piano Spectacular” Sponsored by Ruth Conley  & Anonymous Donor
• In celebration of Franz Liszt’s 200 birth anniversary.
  Saturday, June 18, 7:30 p.m.
• Robert Schumann, Waldscenen (Woodland Scenes), Op. 82. Edvard Grieg, Ballade in G minor, Op.24. Dr. Gregory Martin -piano
• Franz Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsodies No. 8& 12,  “Vallee d’Obermann,”  and Petrarc Sonnets 123 & 104.  Scott Watkins -piano

“Mozart and More” Sponsored by Bonnie and David  Foster,  Martha Margaride 

• Thursday, June 23, 7:30 p.m. – SAMF Chamber Orchestra
•  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Adagio in E major, K. 261, for violin and orchestra. Jorge Avila -violin solo
• Louis Spohr, Nonet in F major, Op. 31. Les Roettges -flute, Eric Olson -oboe, Peter Wright -clarinet, Chris Sales -bassoon, Debrah Sherrill – horn, Jorge Avila – violin, Jorge Peña -viola, Jin Kim-Peña – cello, Pat Bilanchone – bass.
• Ferdinando Carulli, Petit concerto de societe, Op. 140 (Guitar concerto). Stephen Robinson – guitar
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sinfonia concertante in E flat for Violin and Viola, K. 364. Elissa Koljonen – violin. Roberto Diaz – viola.
•   “Summer Music”  Sponsored by Sheila & Louis Russo, Anonymous Donors
  Friday, June 24, 7:30 p.m.
• Ernst Sachse, Concertino in Es Julian Kapplan - Trumpet, Timothy Tuller – Organ
• Johan Halvorsen, Passacaglia in G minor (after G.F. Handel’s Keyboard Suite No. 7 in G minor, HWV 432: VI. Passacaille) Jorge Avila – violin, Jorge A Peña – viola.
• Johannes Brahms, Viola Sonata in E flat major, Op. 120, No. 2.  Jorge A Peña – viola, Scott Watkins – Piano
• Ludwig van Beethoven, Serenade in D major, Op. 8. Jorge Avila -violin, Jorge Peña -viola, Moises Molina – cello.
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Flute Quartet No. 1 in D major, K. 285. Les Roettges -Flute, Chriss Chappell – violin, Ellen Olson – viola, Moises Molina – cello.
• “Back to Bach” Sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida
  Saturday, June 25, 7:30 p.m. – SAMF Chamber Orchestra
• George Frideric Handel, Organ Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 4, No. 2, HWV 290
• Antonin Dvorak, Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22.
• Piotr  Szewczyk , A Journey Within for String Orchestra (2005)
• JS Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047. Jorge Avila – violin, Les Roettges – Flute, Eric Olson – Oboe, Julian Kapplan – Trumpet.

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The St. Augustine Music Festival is a not-for-profit corporation exempt from federal  income tax under section 501 (c)(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. ( Upon request we can provide you with a copy of our tax exempt status.)

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