Festival Finale: American String Quartet and Beth Newdome Fellows

The Festival Finale closes our 26th Season with the American String Quartet and this year’s Beth Newdome Fellows, participants in the Christopher Rex String Seminar. The Fellows perform on their own before all twelve musicians come together for a thrilling finale. Please join us immediately following the concert for an artist’s reception at Amelia Art Studio. Since its inaugural season, the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival has recognized the vital role of music education in shaping the next generation of artists. What began as masterclasses and mentoring through our Young Resident Artists program has evolved into one of our signature educational initiatives: the annual Christopher Rex String Seminar. Each year, we invite exceptional string students from the nation’s top conservatories and universities to join us as Beth Newdome Fellowship Artists. This year, student quartets from universities and conservatories around the country will spend an intensive week in Amelia Island receiving direct mentorship, training, and career development sessions from the American String Quartet, working side by side with one of the most experienced ensembles in the country. Our Beth Newdome Fellows for the 2027 String Seminar will be announced in spring 2027. Their training culminates in a series of public performances, including community outreach concerts and this highly anticipated Festival Finale Concert. At this concert, each student quartet (Fellows) performs a work on its own before all twelve musicians, students and mentors alike, join together on stage for one final Festival hurrah.