St. Augustine's Romanza Festivale of MUSIC and The Arts is two weeks of daily events featuring dozens of concerts, shows, exhibits and much more at locations throughout the city. Showcasing productions by dozens of St. Augustine's talented Arts and Cultural nonprofit organizations.

Schedule

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Dulcinea: Early Music Consort and Duo Violinists: Harmony Coalesce

Dulcinea Early Music Consort was formed in St. Augustine in 2012. "Dulcinea" was the name of Don Quixote's fantasy damsel.  Dulcinea performs music from the Medieval and Renaissance through the Baroque and Modern eras, in period dress, on replicas of a wide variety of recorders and other early music instruments.  They perform widely in the St. Augustine area and seek to enrich cultural life through historically informed live performances designed to inspire a new appreciation of early music. The members of Dulcinea are Mary Jane Ballou, Carol Markey, Betsey McCoy, Suzette Morasca,

Amy Steinbach and Robbie Zukauskas.

Joining Dulcinea will be "Harmonie Coalesce", a talented husband and wife team, Kimberly and Robert Zielinski, playing repertoire composed for duo-violinists.

Location:
Memorial Presbyterian Church
32 Sevilla Street
Saint Augustine, FL

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm: Headliner: Mama Blue on the Markland Porch

Returning to Romanza is like coming home for Mama Blue! The Jacksonville native has planted seeds in St. Augustine, and the musical fruit is sweet!  Choosing to take "a road less traveled," by keeping close to her roots and community, she has blazed a "Heartfelt Highway", with original music, emboldened by sharing her vulnerabilities and ours.

Mama Blue was voted Best of the Beaches Female Vocalist in 2020 and one of Romanza's perennial favorites!  In the January 2021 Arbus Magazine, she spoke of the hardships that musicians have faced which were magnified in 2020 and how, as a community of artists and fans we could persevere, together. Humanity is her family and the social forces that influence our lives, influence her music. She continues to push past barriers, seen and unseen through her original songs of friendship, perseverance, forgiveness and the perfection in our imperfections. Mama Blue Live is an experience you will not want to miss!

Enjoy the beautiful lawn at Markland. Bring a chair and listen to the music of Mama Blue and her band engage us with soul, R&B and gospel favorites.

Location:
Markland House Lawn
102 King Street
Saint Augustine, FL

8:00 pm - 9:30 pm: The St. Augustine Orchestra in Concert

Join the St. Augustine Orchestra for their 61st season finale concert From Broadway to Blockbusters at the Lightner Museum.
Tickets available at www.staugustineorchestra.com

Location
Lightner Museum
King Street, St. Augustine
Saint Augustine, FL

May 12 2023

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Chamber Music Series: Trio Rodin

Formed by international award-winning musicians hailing from Mexico, Macedonia and Taiwan, Trio Rodin continues to delight audiences all through the United States and Abroad,  The trio members:  David Pedraza, viola; Stojo Miserlioski, clarinet; and Sheng- Yuan Kuan, piano have played concerts together and as soloists in Europe, America and Asia.  They are delighted to bring an outstanding program of music by Mozart, Schumann and Bruch to our Chamber Music Series.

David Pedraza, violist, began his musical studies in Reynosa, Mexico and after receiving a full scholarship to study at the Shenandoah Conservatory, was awarded a Bachelor of Music.  He holds a Professional Performance Certificate and earned a Master of Music degree from Lynn University Conservatory of Music.  Recently, Pedraza performed the Bartok "Viola Concerto" with the Orquesta Sinfonia de la UAT.  He also performs with the Con Brio Quartet and is Principal viola with the Symphony of the Americas.

Praised for her "admirable technical finesse and expressive flair" (Baltimore Sun), pianist Sheng-Yuan Kuan has garnered enthusiastic receptions for her solo and chamber music performances at the Kennedy Center, Weill Recital Hall, Taiwan National Concert Hall and Musikverein in Vienna.  She holds a D.M.A. degree from the Peabody Conservatory; M.M. degree from Yale School of Music and B.M. degree from the Manhattan School of Music.  A native of Taiwan, Sheng-Yuan is passionate about performing chamber music of eclectic styles.

A native Macedonian, Stojo Miserlioski started playing the clarinet at the age of eleven.  His performance engagements have taken him all over Europe and North America as soloist, recitalist, in the orchestra or in a chamber setting.  Currently he is working as a freelance musician and a clarinet teacher in South Florida.  He holds the clarinet position at the Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton and is an Artist-Clinician for Buffet Crampon and Silverstein Works.

Location
Memorial Presbyterian Church
32 Sevilla Street
Saint Augustine, FL

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm: An Afternoon Visit with Rosamond Parrish, Artist

Rosamond Parrish's art can be described in many ways:  colorful, evocative, bold or quiet.  In a life that has taken many turns, she keeps returning to her love of travel and places.  She paints and draws both in plein air and in her small studio in St. Augustine.

An English major at Auburn, Rosamond soon moved to Florida, taught briefly in the public schools and began studying watercolor.  In 1982, she founded the Jacksonville Watercolor Society and served on the Board of the Saint Augustine Art Association and the Florida Watercolor Society.  Ms. Parrish has taught workshops and classes for over 30 years.  Local scenes of Lincolnville homes or Saint Augustine historic places, as well as travel far and near can be seen in her watercolors, drawing and collages.

She has illustrated and written two books:  "Lincolnville, a Sketchbook Journal of St. Augustine's Historic Neighborhood" (available at Blue Hen Cafe) and "St. Augustine, a Sketchbook". (Pineapple Press, available at Barnes and Noble, Amazon, the Lightner Museum and the Pena Peck Gift Shop)

Enjoy a glass of wine and cheese and crackers as you listen to Ms. Parrish!

Voorhees Mission House at St. Cyprians Episcopal Church, M.L.King St., Lincolnville

Location
St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church
37 Lovett St.
Saint Augustine, FL

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm: Malbec Mania

Join The Gifted Cork & Gourmet as we present Malbec Mania, a tasting of six wines, white and red, from all around Argentina.  Join us from 6 – 7:30 pm and also enjoy a plate of mixed cheese and crackers from our gourmet cheese case.  For only $20, you can be a part of this fun event.  Call now to reserve your prepaid reservation:

Location
The Gifted Cork
64 Hypolita Street
Saint Augustine, FL

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm: A Classic Theatre Presents Mothers and Sons

A Classic Theatre is presenting "Mothers and Sons" as their Festivale offering. NBC New York has stated that "Mothers and Sons" feels like the sun on your face!"  The ACT production will be directed by Grace Reed.

It's been 20 years since Andre died, and his mother, Katherine, still hasn't recovered from his loss.  Her grief is still so heavy that she finds herself on the doorstep of Cal – Andre's former lover – now married to a different man, and raising a young son.  He's moved on, she's thinking bitterly.  Why haven't I?

At turns witty and powerful, "Mothers and Sons" is a story rooted in optimism.  Like all engaging modern plays, it weaves funny dialogue with themes that are both provocative and heartfelt.

A Classic Theatre (ACT) will present their spring Romanza Festivale shows at The WaterWorks on the following dates:
May 12 – 7:30 pm
May 13 – 7:30 pm
May 14 – 2 pm

Location
The Waterworks
184 San Marco Ave.
Saint Augustine, FL

May 13 2023

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Chamber Music Series Finale: Jacksonville University Choir
Festivale is pleased to present the Jacksonville University Choir in an encore performance in our schedule of chamber music concerts.  The choir is conducted by Julian Bryson.

The concert is a celebration of THIS day, inspired by the words of our university's late President Emeritus Frances Bartlett Kinne. Featuring Benjamin Britten's iconic Rejoice in the Lamb, the performance also includes a new work commissioned to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of JU's Linda Berry Stein College of Fine Arts & Humanities. Other composers on the concert include Hubert Waelrant, William Byrd, Zanaida Robles, Rosephanye Powell, Ben Owen, and Kurt Bestor.

Location
Grace United Methodist Church
8 Carrera Street

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm: "Five Centuries of Song" – concert by the St. Augustine Community Chorus

The St. Augustine Community Chorus will present their spring concert on Saturday, May 13, at Ancient City Baptist Church.  The concert, directed by Mike Sanflippo, is entitled "Five Centuries of Song" and will be the culmination of a year of concerts presented by this chorus of close to a hundred musicians.  The concert hour is 7 pm.  Tickets may be procured on the Community Chorus website:  [email protected]

Location
Ancient City Baptist Church
27 Sevilla St.
Saint Augustine, FL

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm: A Classic Theatre Presents Mothers and Sons

A Classic Theatre is presenting "Mothers and Sons" as their Festivale offering. NBC New York has stated that "Mothers and Sons" feels like the sun on your face!"  The ACT production will be directed by Grace Reed.

It's been 20 years since Andre died, and his mother, Katherine, still hasn't recovered from his loss.  Her grief is still so heavy that she finds herself on the doorstep of Cal – Andre's former lover – now married to a different man, and raising a young son.  He's moved on, she's thinking bitterly.  Why haven't I?

At turns witty and powerful, "Mothers and Sons" is a story rooted in optimism.  Like all engaging modern plays, it weaves funny dialogue with themes that are both provocative and heartfelt.

Location
The Waterworks
184 San Marco Ave.
Saint Augustine, FL

12:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Festivale Finale: St. Paul's A.M.E. Church 150th Anniversary Celebration

Location
St. Paul's A.M.E.
85 Martin Luther King Ave.
Saint Augustine, FL

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm: A Classic Theatre Presents Mothers and Sons

A Classic Theatre is presenting "Mothers and Sons" as their Festivale offering. NBC New York has stated that "Mothers and Sons" feels like the sun on your face!"  The ACT production will be directed by Grace Reed.

It's been 20 years since Andre died, and his mother, Katherine, still hasn't recovered from his loss.  Her grief is still so heavy that she finds herself on the doorstep of Cal – Andre's former lover – now married to a different man, and raising a young son.  He's moved on, she's thinking bitterly.  Why haven't I?

At turns witty and powerful, "Mothers and Sons" is a story rooted in optimism.  Like all engaging modern plays, it weaves funny dialogue with themes that are both provocative and heartfelt.

Tickets at:  www.AClassicTheatre.org

Location
The Waterworks
184 San Marco Ave.
Saint Augustine, FL

May 14 2023

12:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Festivale Finale: St. Paul's A.M.E. Church 150th Anniversary Celebration

Location
St. Paul's A.M.E.
85 Martin Luther King Ave.
Saint Augustine, FL

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: A Classic Theatre Presents Mothers and Sons

A Classic Theatre is presenting "Mothers and Sons" as their Festivale offering. NBC New York has stated that "Mothers and Sons" feels like the sun on your face!"  The ACT production will be directed by Grace Reed.

It's been 20 years since Andre died, and his mother, Katherine, still hasn't recovered from his loss.  Her grief is still so heavy that she finds herself on the doorstep of Cal – Andre's former lover – now married to a different man, and raising a young son.  He's moved on, she's thinking bitterly.  Why haven't I?

At turns witty and powerful, "Mothers and Sons" is a story rooted in optimism.  Like all engaging modern plays, it weaves funny dialogue with themes that are both provocative and heartfelt.

Tickets at:  www.AClassicTheatre.org

Location
The Waterworks
184 San Marco Ave.
Saint Augustine, FL

May 26 2023

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm: The St. Augustine Concert Band presents "Around the World in One Evening"

The Saint Augustine Concert Band's season finale concert will feature some of the finest symphonic band music from around the world.  Travel with the band on their musical journey as they visit countries crisscrossing the globe and perform music representative of these Locations.
The band will take us 9,000 miles to their first stop – Antarctica – to perform "The Seal Lullaby" by Eric Whitacre.  From there the band will travel to Hungary, Ireland, Africa and France treating us to the following music:  "Puszta" by Van Der Roost, "Irish Tune" by Grainger, "Africa" by, Davis and "Galop" by Offenbach.  The program will also include "Arabian Dances" by Balmages, "Songs of Old Kentucky" and "The Black Mask March" by Fillmore.
Enjoy this worldwide, whirlwind tour of international music!  The concert is on Friday, May 26, at 7:30 pm at Pacetti Bay Middle School Auditorium.
Tickets are available at the door or at the website:  www.staugband.org/tickets

Location
Pacetti Bay Middle School
245 Meadowlark Ln
Saint Augustine, FL

Date: April 28 - May 14, 2023

Location:

Various Venues,
St. Augustine, FL

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