Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival – Florida’s Finest February 22 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 2600 Atlantic Avenue, Fernandina Beach, FL, United States The Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival presents an extraordinary showcase of Florida’s finest classical talent, featuring the Amernet Quartet, the Lawson Ensemble, and acclaimed pianists Jasmin Arakawa and Kevin Kenner, in a celebration of homegrown excellence.
Festival Finale: Christopher Rex String Seminar, The American String Quartet & Beth Newdome Fellows – Chamber Music Festival June 14, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 2600 Atlantic Avenue, Fernandina Beach, FL, United States AICMF’s 24th season comes to an exciting end with our annual Christopher Rex String Seminar, bringing together two rising star young quartets – our Beth Newdome Fellows – with the distinguished American String Quartet for a week of coachings, community outreach activities, and public concerts. Our Beth Newdome Fellows will be announced soon! They will […] $20
The Rites of Spring – Chamber Music Festival April 27, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 2600 Atlantic Avenue, Fernandina Beach, FL, United States Celebrate the arrival of Spring with two monumental works in this unique program- Beethoven’s glorious “Spring Sonata” and Stravinsky’s earth-shaking “Rite of Spring” with Festival favorites David (violin) & Julie (piano) Coucheron and Elizabeth Pridgen, pianist. $50
Robert McDuffie, violin, and William Ransom, piano – Chamber Music Festival January 27, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 2600 Atlantic Avenue, Fernandina Beach, FL, United States Celebrate Mozart’s 269th birthday on January 27, 2025, with the dynamic and multifaceted violinist, Robert McDuffie. He is joined by pianist and Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival Artistic Director, William Ransom, who is known as a compelling and engaging artist that excels at creating exciting collaborations. Robert McDuffie Emmy Award-winning violinist Robert McDuffie enjoys a dynamic and […] $50
“Sonata Mulattica” – Kreutzer Sonata Featured April 6, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 2600 Atlantic Avenue, Fernandina Beach, FL, United States Pulitzer Prize winner and former Poet Laureate of the United States, Rita Dove reads from her award-winning true tale of the volatile and dramatic relationship between the black violinist George Bridgetower and Beethoven which resulted in the composer’s iconic “Kreutzer” Sonata. Violinist Njioma Grevious, recent winner of both the Concert Artists Guild and Sphinx competitions, […] $50
Sibling Rivalry: Díaz, Kim & Ransom Featured March 9, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 2600 Atlantic Avenue, Fernandina Beach, FL, United States Three pairs of extraordinary musical siblings- Andres and Roberto Diaz; Helen and Michael Kim; and Kate and William Ransom showcase the special musical bond that siblings experience both on and off stage. Dvorak’s sparkling Piano Quintet is featured. $50
Meet the Artistic Director: William Ransom Featured January 14, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 2600 Atlantic Avenue, Fernandina Beach, FL, United States Pianist William Ransom, AICMF’s new Artistic Director, appears as a recitalist, soloist with orchestras, and chamber musician around the world. Come hear and meet him, along with his wife violist Yinzi Kong, a founding member of the international award-winning Vega Quartet, in music of Debussy, Franck, and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue in the original solo […] $50