More Than a Decade of Music on the Amalfi Coast

The Amalfi Coast Music & Arts Festival, now celebrating its 13th year, is produced by the Center of Musical Studies of Washington, in conjunction with the Accademia Jacopo Napoli of Salerno, Italy, and The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. The festival is based in Vietri sul Mare, Italy, and features a month of concerts each summer throughout the magnificent area of the Amalfi Coast, in towns including Amalfi, Ravello, Sorrento, and Paestum.

Concerts Around the Clock

Concerts take place daily and include chamber music with the Fine Arts Quartet, piano recitals, vocal performances and opera. The Institute, staffed by internationally recognized artists and professors, offers high-level training in piano, strings, and voice, including full opera productions and a new choral program.The festival has also launched a new program in the Visual Arts, offering courses in painting and ceramics with faculty from the Corcoran College of Art & Design.

The Festival Spirit

More than a series of concerts, the festival is a Chautauqua-style social experiment in the arts on an international level. The festival is a vibrant community that brings together performing artists, visual artists, students, teachers, and music aficionados from different countries to interact and learn from each other while involved in the creative process. In this stimulating and supportive environment, participants form long-lasting friendships and professional associations. Musicians and singers embarking upon a professional career gain invaluable performing experience. Visual artists present their work at festival exhibitions. The festival embraces the wider community and creates ongoing cultural exchanges by inviting Italian artists, students and teachers to participate in its symposia, master classes, and social events. Local towns host receptions and boat rides; mayors and ambassadors come to dinner.

Guests Are Always Welcome

A special program for guests provides an unparalleled opportunity in cultural tourism. Guests are welcomed as part of the festival community and are afforded a unique backstage experience. They are invited to attend rehearsals, master classes, and pre-concert lectures. They may take advantage of the many educational offerings at the festival, such as art courses, Italian language classes, cooking lessons, and excursions to the area's monuments and cultural sites, such as the excavations of Pompeii, the isle of Capri, and the delightful seaside towns that have made this region famous -- Positano, Ravello, Sorrento, Amalfi, and others.