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Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival Awarded Grants Of Nearly $23,000 from National Endowment for the Arts, State of Florida and Target

Fernandina Beach, Fl—December 4, 2009—The Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival today announced that it has received grants totaling nearly $23,000 in support of its 2010 season.

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded a grant of $10,000 for general program support for the portion of the 2010 Festival that will be held in May. Based on the theme “Masterpieces of Struggle and Joy,” the May Festival will feature such internationally acclaimed stars as pianists Andre Watts, Valentina Lisitsa and Wendy Chen, The Pacifica String Quartet, and cellist Andres Diaz. This is the second year that the NEA has awarded a $10,000 grant to the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival. Tickets will go on sale in March.

The State of Florida’s Division of Cultural Affairs awarded a $9,800 matching grant in support of special programming in February that will launch the 2010 season. On February 4, the Georgian Chamber Players will perform at the University of North Florida’s Fine Arts Center. This concert will be repeated on Amelia Island on February 6. On February 5, a free community event will be performed on Amelia Island. The Georgian Chamber Players, with guests Andres Diaz, cellist, and Hsin-Yun Huang, violist, will perform music by Boccherini, Dvorak and Strauss. Tickets for the February performances can be purchased on-line at www.aicmf.com or by calling the Festival office at 904/261-1779.

In addition, Target awarded a $3,000 grant to support the free Family Concert during the Festival’s May schedule.

Christopher Rex, artistic and general manager, commented: “We deeply appreciate the generous financial assistance of the NEA, the State of Florida and Target in support of the ninth season of the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival. These grants clearly demonstrate that the Festival has become a firmly established part of the cultural fabric of this region. The support from these organizations also reinforces the Festival’s growing stature on the national music stage.”

About the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival
The Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Entering its ninth season in 2010, the nationally renowned Festival is one of the largest chamber music events in the southeastern U.S. It is dedicated to bringing classical music at the highest level to the general public, schools and senior centers of Amelia Island, surrounding communities of northeastern Florida and the Southeast. For more information about the Festival, visit www.aicmf.com.

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