SUNDAYS WITH SAMF – FREE CONCERT

WOMEN & AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMPOSERS

Sunday, March 21st. 1:00 PM

Peña-Peck House, 143 St George Street, St. Augustine

(Outdoors Under Tent)

Socially Distanced Seating & Masks Required

Tickets:  https://www.staugustinemusicfestival.org/

The St. Augustine Music Festival is excited to announce the first of its Sunday afternoon concerts. In honor of Black History and Women’s History months, the first concert will feature beautiful music from African-American and women composers.

PROGRAM

George Walker (African-American Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, pianist): Lyric for Strings

Wu Man (leading Ambassador of Chinese music and Pipa virtuoso): Turpan Dance

Jessie Montgomery (up and coming African-American composer): STRUM for String Quartet

William Grant Still (the "Dean of African-American composers”): Danzas de Panama (1948)

Florence Price (African-American composer): Juba from String Quartet

QUARTET

Piotr Szewczyk

Ingang Han

Jorge Peña

Brian Magnus

The musicians and board of the St. Augustine Music Festival are dedicated to bringing world-class music to diverse audiences, and to elevate, educate and entertain through the inspiring power of music. The first two concerts are in collaboration with the Women’s Exchange of St. Augustine and the third concert with the St. Augustine Art Association.

While concerts are free, donations are appreciated.  Tickets and donations online at https://www.staugustinemusicfestival.org

Contact: Renée Jones 267-514-5302