Free concert in the park Sunday

Free concert in the park Sunday

The Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival will present a free concert of American music at Central Park in downtown Fernandina Beach at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 19 as part of the festival’s community outreach.

The park concert was originally scheduled for June 1 as part of the festival's seventh season but had to be postponed due to inclement weather at the time.

"We are delighted that the renowned Atlanta Woodwind Quintet has agreed to return to Amelia Island for this performance of spirited works by great American composers. This exciting and entertaining program has been designed to appeal to a wide range of musical tastes and interests," said Christopher Rex, artistic and general director of the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival.

The festival is supported by a $7,200 grant from the Rayonier Foundation, a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) that also supported other concerts of American music at the recently concluded Festival, and a $2,500 donation from First Coast Community Bank.

The Atlanta Woodwind Quintet, featuring the principal winds of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, will perform music composed by such American greats as Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, John Philip Sousa, Aaron Copeland, Samuel Barber and Scott Joplin.