Each August Staunton Music Festival welcomes over 80 acclaimed professionals from around the world to perform in 30 events. Multiple concerts daily make for an exhilarating immersion in chamber, vocal, and symphonic music. The days are given over to one-hour, free admission programs, while the evenings come alive with longer, ticketed concerts preceded by special dinners and short lectures. And for those who enjoy music after dark, look for the Nightcap concerts that take place at 10:00 pm in interesting spaces downtown. 

Schedule of Events:

10:30am - Let the Sun Be Our Guide

Doors open 10:00 - Concert ends 11:30
All seating is reserved

The second Sunday morning concert at Blackfriars features both old and very new music, combining the peak of Viennese classicism with contemporary jazz composed and performed by Nicole Mitchell.

Haydn - String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 76 No. 4 ("Sunrise")
Mitchell - Three movements from Decolonizing Beauty, for flute and percussion

Location: Blackfriars Playhouse 10 S Market St, Staunton

1:00pm - Moses Memorial Lunch & Lecture

Doors open for seating at 12:45 - Lunch service followed by lecture

Dr. Tim Carter, emeritus professor at UNC-Chapel Hill and Mozart expert, speaks in detail about the finale program, Mozart’s Magic Flute. Admission includes meal and lecture.

Location: BluPoint Seafood Co

4:00pm - Finale: Mozart's Magic Flute

Doors open 3:30 - All seating is reserved

The 2025 Summer Festival concludes with a concert version of Mozart’s incredible last opera,
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute). Vocal soloists, chorus, and period orchestra perform. In German
with projected English translations.

Location: Trinity Episcopal Church 214 W Beverley St, Staunton

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