Saint Augustine's Romanza Festivale of Music and the Arts

St. Augustine’s Romanza Festivale of MUSIC and The Arts returns in 2024 with 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.

Most events are FREE!

Schedule:

12:00pm - 1:00pm - Chamber Music Series: The Florida Chamber Music Project

The members of The Florida Chamber Music Project (FCMP) are representatives of the amazing string sections of the Jacksonville Symphony. The quartet, widely praised for its musicality and technically flawless performances is comprised of violinists Igor Khukhua and Patrice Evans, violist Susan Pardue and cellist, Laurie D. Casseday. Mr. Khukhua, a native of Siberia, began winning prizes for his expertise on the violin at age 8. In 2016, while a member of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, he came to the United States to study music at Park University. He became a member of the Jacksonville Symphony in 2022. Violinist Patrice Evans studied with members of the Cleveland Orchestra at an early age, won a full tuition scholarship in violin to FSU and joined the JSO in 1989. Susan Pardue, violist, earned a master’s degree at the Juilliard School and is the founder and artistic director of the Florida Chamber Music Project. Cellist Laurie Casseday hails from Atlanta where she began cello studies at the age of eight. She is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music and also earned a Masters Degree from Georgia State University. Laurie has been a member of JSO since 1986.

Location: Memorial Presbyterian Church, 32 Sevilla Street

7:30pm - 8:45pm - Voices of Jacksonville in Concert

Voices of Jacksonville is the adult professional ensemble of the Jacksonville Children’s Chorus and is dedicated to increasing the awareness, appreciation and esteem of choral music through performance, outreach, and education. Conducted by JCC’s Artistic Director, Darren Dailey, and other invited guest conductors such as Rollo Dilworth, Henry Leck and more, the ensemble delivers professional, musical performances in every outing.. The best professional singers are sought as members of Voices of Jacksonville so that the highest level of professional choral performances are achieved.

Location: Ancient City Baptist Church, 27 Sevilla St.

Date: May 3-19, 2024