Oskar Espina Ruiz, Artistic Director
Oskar Espina Ruiz, Artistic Director
A local not-for-profit organization, the American Music Festival has been providing great music to Carteret County and Eastern North Carolina for the last 34 years. Join your friends and neighbors in experiencing top-notch classical music from national and internationally acclaimed artists.
A portion of the ticket proceeds and donations to AMF go to provide music outreach programs for county school children.
AMF is supported by the Arts Council of Carteret County, the North Carolina Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Beaufort Ole Town Rotary and Cultural Voice of North Carolina.
A world-class clarinetist and faculty member of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Oskar Espina Ruiz assumed the role of Artistic Director in January, 2022. He also serves as Artistic Director at Chamber Music Wilmington (from May, 2020), the Treetops Chamber Music Society (Stamford, CT) and America’s oldest continuing summer chamber music festival: Music Mountain Festival (Falls Village, CT).
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Barbara McKenzie’s performance career has taken her into the concert halls and music festivals of over 40 countries where she has been featured as solo recitalist, chamber music partner and collaborative pianist. She co-founded the American Music Festival in 1990, and served as Artistic Director for more than 30 seasons.
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