Rachel & Friends In-House Concert - "An Evening of Gentle Music"
2024-09-20 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Rachel & Friends In-House, In my home...location to be shared privately..., Jacksonville, FL, 32233, United States
An Evening of Gentle Music
I would like to invite you to join me & my friends Anne McKennon (flute), Brittany Maroney (Cello), and…(surprise guests?) to enjoy An Evening of Gentle Music, as I release my EP album, “Gentle”.
We’ll be gathering in my house, Friday, September 20th, at 7:30pm. You can purchase RESERVED SEATING on my website. As always, I appreciate and am grateful for your continued support!
Rachel

Hurricane Relief for ERD (Episcopal Relief & Development)
2025-01-18 10:00 - 11:30 | Christ Church, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, 400 San Juan Drive, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, 32082
Christ Church is hosting a benefit concert with Rachel and Friends (performing artists from our local community) who will present a benefit concert for Hurricane Relief for ERD (Episcopal Relief and Development) Saturday, January 18th at 10 a.m. till 11:30.
Performing artists include Rachel and Friends: Rachel Kamps-Huffman, pianist, singer and songwriter; Brittany Maroney cellist; Anne McKennon, flutist; José Trinidad, rhythm; Amy Trinidad, violinist and vocalist; Sirlister Smiley, singer extraordinaire, Tim Simpson, poet, and Richard Wright, fretless bass player.
Music will feature creative and engaging stories and music drawn from both well-known tunes and original songs. Prepare to give as you can while you are entertained, touched and motivated to participate in the LONG HAUL LOVE and support for those who need our care in the communities affected and harmed by recent storms.

Celtic Inspired Meditative Music
2025-06-29 18:30 - 19:30 | Christ Church, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, 400 San Juan Drive, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, 32082
Celtic Inspired Meditative Music
Reserve Seats for June 29th Cooper Chapel

Rachel and Brittany Maroney (cello) will be sharing Celtic Inspired Meditative Music. Rachel has created these songs from the Evening Prayers for the 5 p.m. worship bulletin at Christ Episcopal Contemplative Service. She’s created these lullaby-like reassuring spiritual songs to be shared communally and will perform them with piano, voice and cello.
The designed purpose and nature of the music is a gentle simplicity that invites repetition. We will be making Music Mantras so to speak, inviting the listener to join in and sing along on the repeats, or to simply enjoy and close one’s eyes in the peaceful environment.
These songs, though new to the listener, will readily become familiar and like friends who make it easy to relax in each other’s company. The gentle melody’s simplicity will naturally create a slow refreshing inhale for a tired heart that didn’t know it needed a deep breath.
This event is on Sunday, June 29th, at 6:30 pm, in the Cooper Chapel of the Christ Church campus located at 400 San Juan Drive in Ponte Vedra Beach. That event will be limited to 50 peaceful souls.
Free will donations will be graciously accepted for both gatherings.

Long Haul Love - Encore Concert to benefit ERD
2026-01-17 10:00 - 11:30 | Christ Church, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, 400 San Juan Drive, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, 32082
The QR Code!

The QR code takes you to the ERD giving page. Once there, please write “Rachel and Friends Concert Christ Church Ponte Vedra” in the “In Honor of” field.You can scan this code using your phone or tablet camera, or click/tap on it like a link. That will take you to the ERD donation page. Thank you in advance for your love and concern for helping others.

Rachel is thrilled to announce the “Long Haul Love – Encore Concert to Benefit Episcopal Relief & Development (ERD)” event, a one-year anniversary performance of the Long Haul Love concert event that raised over $25,000 of desperately needed support for the victims of Hurricane Helene (in particular), as well as the rest of the devastating storms that victimized families & communities in the 2024 Hurricane Storm Season.

Rachel will again be gathering a special group of friends, who will perform for your enjoyment, and to benefit the on-going, ever-present relief & recovery services provided by Episcopal Relief & Development (EpiscopalRelief.org), through your generous and heart-felt donations.
Details are forthcoming, but go ahead and pencil in Saturday, January 17, 2026, 10:00am – 11:30am.

It's My Birthday! It's My Birthday!
2026-06-03 | FL

Just Rachel Concert
2026-06-03 19:00 - 20:00 | FL
Hello Friends.
It’s been several months since I’ve communicated with you. I’ve been distracted lately, as I am recovering from getting hit by non-small cell lung cancer this Winter. I’m on the mend and ready to celebrate life and get back to sharing my music with you, live.
During my illness, one of my regrets was that I’d not shared many of the songs I’ve written for various reasons, one being that I was hesitant to believe that there was a listening audience of Just Rachel at the piano. I’ve felt this way for years, but during this healing journey, I’ve faced those fears and insecurities within me and decided, what better way to celebrate my 61st birthday than to “do what I love, as simply Just Me”. It’s a gift I’m giving to myself, to dare to share music I’ve not much shared before.
So, that’s the plan. I’m hosting a Just Rachel house concert and am preparing to debut a lot of the songs I’ve not shared “live” before. Songs from some children’s musicals I’ve written but have not published and such. It’s time to resume doing what I can, because I can. Life’s short, let’s do this!
Please let me know if you can make a Wednesday night at 7 p.m. birthday concert on June the 3rd, 2026.

An Evening of Worship with Rachel / A Gratitude Concert
2026-07-09 19:00 - 20:00 | Christ Church, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, 400 San Juan Drive, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, 32082
I am planning more concerts in July; one such will be an Evening of Worship with Rachel/ A Gratitude Concert, on Thursday, July 9th. This is something I promised I’d do when I was hospitalized for the first time in late January. I knew I had more living to do and spoke about giving a Gratitude Concert then.
This program will be held in the choir room at Christ Episcopal on the gorgeous piano in that rehearsal room. I am grateful to fulfill this intention and promise as God’s kept His word with me. I am beyond grateful I get to live…as He has healed and is still healing and restoring my health and fullness of life.
