The Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival is honored that we have been selected by Country Rocks the Beach as one of only 8 non-profits on Amelia Island to receive 50 tickets to sell. These tickets were generously donated to the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival as a fundraiser and we get to keep 100% of the profits from the sales. The concert will feature country music artists Craig Morris and Dustin Lynch on June 22 at the Ybor Alvarez Sports Complex at 3243 Bailey Road, Fernandina Beach. Doors open at 3pm.
Tickets are $35  You may also purchase a ticket by calling our box office (904) 261-1779. Thank you for choosing to support the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival by purchasing your Country Rocks the Beach tickets from us. |
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Festival At A Glance
May
• Free Concert - Saturday the 11th, 4:00 pm: Dixieland in the Park, Amelia Park Pavilion
• Sunday the 12th, 7:00 pm: Two Maestros, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church - $25.
•Monday the 13th, 4:30 pm: Zuill Bailey, Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island - $50.
•Wednesday the 15th, 7:00 pm: Linden String Quartet, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church- $40.
• Free Concert - Thursday the 16th, 1:00 pm: Beth Newdome Fellowship Artists Showcase, Savannah Grand of Amelia Island
•Friday the 17th, 7:00 pm: Robert McDuffie & Friends, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church - $50.
• Free Concert - Saturday the 18th, 11:00 am McDuffie Center Showcase, Historic Nassau County Courthouse
• SOLD OUT - Sunday the 19th, 7:00 pm: Beer & G Strings, Palace Saloon - $50
• SOLD OUT - Tuesday the 21st, 1:00 pm: Christiania Trio with a Licorice Stick, Café Karibo - $25.
•Wednesday the 22nd, 7:00 pm: Time for Three, Walker’s Landing - $40.
• Free Concert - Thursday the 23rd, 4:00 pm: Family Concert, Boys & Girls Club - 1175 Lime Street
June
•Sunday the 2nd, 7:00 pm: Cabaret, OMNI Amelia Island Plantation Resort - $35. |
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May 11, Saturday
Dixieland in the Park
Hotlanta Dixieland Jazz
Don Erdman, Clarinet
Hal Johnson, tuba
Bill Rutan, banjo & vocals
Stan Joseph, drum set
Amelia Park Concert Pavilion
Fernandina Beach
4:00 pm
Free Concert/No Ticket Required
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Hotlanta sets your feet firmly on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Songs from Fats Waller, Hoagy Carmichael, Louie Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, plus many old favorites like “Sweet Georgia Brown”, “Royal Garden Blues”, “South”, “Hard Hearted Hannah”, and “When the Saints Go Marchin’ In,” are all part of Hotlanta’s musical treat. Beyond the South, Hotlanta’s music has been enjoyed at clubs and jazz festivals throughout Europe and Asia.
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Robert Spano, Donald Runnicles
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May 12, Sunday
Two Maestros
Robert Spano, piano
Donald Runnicles, piano
David Coucheron, violin
Christopher Rex, cello
Music of Beethoven, Brahms, Haydn, Schumann
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
2600 Atlantic Avenue
Fernandina Beach
7:00 pm
Tickets: $25
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Two of the greatest conductors of our generation, Robert Spano and Donald Runnicles, are also accomplished pianists. During his 11 seasons as music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano has elevated the ASO to new levels of international prominence and acclaim. Mr. Spano, who has conducted the greatest orchestras around the world, also is music director of the Aspen Music Festival and School. Donald Runnicles is general music director of the Deutsche Oper Berlin and chief conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Runnicles is also music director of the Grand Teton Music Festival and principal guest conductor of the ASO. David Coucheron, concertmaster of the ASO, has soloed with many of the world’s leading orchestras. Christopher Rex is principal cellist of the ASO. |
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Zuill Bailey
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May 13, Monday
Zuill Plays the Bach Cello Suites
Zuill Bailey, cello
Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island
4750 Amelia Island Parkway
Amelia Island
4:00 pm Cash Bar
4:30 pm Concert
7:30 pm, Dinner on Your Own
Tickets: $50
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Zuill Bailey is widely considered one of the premiere cellists in the world. His artistry, technical wizardry and engaging personality have secured his place as one of the most sought-after cellists today. A consummate concerto soloist, Mr. Bailey has been featured with the symphony orchestras of Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Indianapolis, Dallas, Louisville, Honolulu, Milwaukee, Nashville, Toronto, Minnesota, Utah, Israel, and the Bruchner Orchestra in Linz, Austria. His performance of the Solo Suites for Cello of Johann Sebastian Bach is a repeat of his acclaimed performances at the Ravinia Festival and New York’s Le Poisson Rouge. |
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Left to Right: Eric Wong, viola, Catherine Cosbey, violin, Felix Umansky, cello, Sarah McElravy, violin
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May 15, Wednesday
Linden String Quartet
Sarah McElravy, violin
Catherine Cosbey, violin
Eric Wong, viola
Felix Umansky, cello
James Dunham, viola
Christopher Rex, cello
Music of Haydn, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
801 Atlantic Avenue
Fernandina Beach
7:00 pm
Tickets: $40 (includes post-concert courtyard reception)
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The Linden String Quartet is one the country’s premier young string ensembles. Founded in spring 2008, the Linden has enjoyed remarkable success in four short years, winning the Gold Medal and Grand Prize of the 2009 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, the Coleman-Barstow Prize at the 2009 Coleman National Chamber Ensemble Competition, First Prize at the 2010 Hugo Kauder Competition, the 2010 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition, and most recently, the ProQuartet Prize at the 9th Borciani International String Quartet Competition. Violist James Dunham is active internationally as a recitalist and guest artist.
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Linden String Quartet
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May 16, Thursday
Beth Newdome Fellowship Artists Showcase
Members of the Linden String Quartet:
Sarah McElravy, violin
Catherine Cosbey, violin
Eric Wong, viola
Felix Umansky, cello
James Dunham, viola
Christopher Rex, cello
Music of Mozart, Beethoven, Gliere
Savannah Grand of Amelia Island
1900 Amelia Trace Court
Fernandina Beach
1:00 pm
Free Concert/No Ticket Required |
The highly decorated Linden String Quartet is the Graduate String-Quartet-in-Residence at Yale University. |
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Robert McDuffie
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May 17, Friday
Robert McDuffie & Friends
Robert McDuffie, violin
Elizabeth Prigden, piano
Christopher Rex, cello
Mr. McDuffie'sprotégés
Music of Vivaldi, Telemann, Bach
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
2600 Atlantic Avenue
Fernandina Beach
7:00 pm
Tickets: $50
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Robert McDuffie is one of the premier violinists on the world stage. A Grammy- nominated artist, he has appeared as soloist with most of the world’s major orchestras, including the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics; the Chicago, San Francisco and St. Louis Symphonies; the Philadelphia and Cleveland Orchestras; and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, the North German Radio Orchestra, the Düsseldorf Symphony, the Frankfurt Radio Orchestra, the Hamburg Symphony and Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala. Mr. McDuffie is the founder of the Rome Chamber Music Festival. He holds the Mansfield and Genelle Jennings Distinguished University Professor Chair at Mercer University in his hometown of Macon, Georgia. He plays a 1735 Guarneri del Gesù violin, known as the “Ladenburg.” |
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Christopher Rex, Elizabeth Pridgen
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May 18, Saturday
McDuffie Center Showcase:
Young artists from the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings, Mercer University
With Christopher Rex, cello and Elizabeth Pridgen, piano
Historic Nassau County Courthouse
11:00 am
Free Concert/No Ticket Required
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The Robert McDuffie Center for Strings is a highly selective program that is a special institute within Mercer University’s Townsend School of Music. McDuffie Center students work with some of the nation’s renowned string musicians, receiving music instruction of conservatory quality.
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Chee-Yun
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May 19, Sunday - SOLD OUT
Beer & G Strings: Romantic Virtuosi
Chee-Yun, violin
Andres Diaz, cello
Wendy Chen, piano
Christopher Rex, cello
Music of Mendelssohn, Glazunov, Kreisler, Piazolla, Schoenfield
Palace Saloon
117 Centre Street
Fernandina Beach
7:00 pm
Tickets: $50
SOLD OUT
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Violinist Chee-Yun’s flawless technique, dazzling tone and compelling artistry have enraptured audiences on five continents. Winner of the 1989 Young Concert Artists International Auditions and the 1990 Avery Fisher Career Grant, she performs regularly with the world’s foremost orchestras. Pianist Wendy Chen has garnered critical acclaim for her recitals and engagements with leading orchestras worldwide, with reviewers exclaiming that “having pianist Wendy Chen on the program is a guarantee that sparks will fly.” Cellist Andres Diaz, awarded the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant in 1998, has made many orchestral and recital appearances with symphonies throughout the world.
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Laura Arden, Clarinetist
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May 21, Tuesday - SOLD OUT
Christiania Trio with a Licorice Stick:
A Lunchtime Concert
Elizabeth Pridgen, piano
David Coucheron, violin
Laura Arden, clarinet
Christopher Rex, cello
Music of Messiaen, Grieg, Verdi, Beethoven
Café Karibo
27 North 3rd Street
Fernandina Beach
12:00 pm Lunch On Your Own- Reservations suggested
Karibo opens at 11:00 am. You may want to arrive before noon.
1:00 pm Concert
Sold Out
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In this casual lunchtime concert, David Coucheron, along with Chistopher Rex and Elizabeth Pridgen join Laura Arden, Principal Clarinetist for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Arden holds the Endowed Robert Shaw Chair and she has been a featured soloist with the ASO in works by Mozart, Weber, Debussy, Copland Bernstein, Finzi, Rossini, Shaw and Michael Gandolfi. She has also performed with the Cleveland Quartet. She will bring her talent, her Trio and her licorice stick to Cafe' Karibo. Concert goers are encourage to comeearly (12:00 Noon), enjoy lunch and then join us upstairs for the music of Messiaen, Greig, Verdi and Beethoven. |
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Time For Three
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May 22,Wednesday
Time For Three
Zachary DePue, violin
Nicolas Kendall, violin
Ranaan Meyer, bass
Loretta O’Sullivan, cello
Walker's Landing
Omni Amelia Island Plantation
Amelia Island
7:00 pm
Tickets: $40
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The world’s first classically-trained garage band, Time for Three defies traditional classification. Performing music from Bach and Brahms to their own arrangements of the Beatles, Katy Perry, Kanye West and Justin Timberlake, they have performed everywhere from Carnegie Hall to jazz clubs, European festivals, NFL games and the Indy 500.
Directions to Walker's Landing:
Welook forward to seeing you there!
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| Time for three’s hit YouTube anti-bullying video Stronger, featured on CNN and the Huffington Post, has inspired students around the globe. |
May 23, Thursday
Family Concert
Time for Three
Zachary DePue, violin
Nicolas Kendall, violin
Ranaan Meyer, bass
Boys and Girls Club
1175 Lime Street
Fernandina Beach
4:00 pm
Free Concert/No Ticket Required
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Scene from the anti-bullying video Stronger
Watch it on their website.
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Sylvia McNair
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June 2, Saturday
Beer & G Strings III Hoedown: Dancing Fiddle
Sylvia McNair, caberet artist/piano and voice
Jeremy Allen, bass
Ted Taylor, keyboard
Christopher Rex, cello
Caberet songs, past and present
Omni Amelia Island PlantationResort
6800 First Coast Highway
Amelia Island
7:00 pm
Tickets: $35
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Two-time Grammy Award winner and regional Emmy Award winner, Sylvia McNair has amassed a stellar, three-decade career in opera, oratorio, cabaret and musical theater. Her journey has taken her from the Metropolitan Opera to the Salzburg Festival…from the New York Philharmonic to the Rainbow Room…from the Ravinia Festival to the Plaza…from the pages of the New York Times to the cover of Cabaret Scenes. Having appeared as a soloist multiple times with nearly every major opera company and symphony orchestra in the world, this songbird has flown the classical coop. She is retracing her star route now with Gershwin, Porter, Sondheim and Bernstein.
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