AMP CAFÉ
JUNE 16, 2025 | 7:30PM
Atlanta
Music Project Board of Directors
Philip M. Juravel, CPA, Chair
Jennifer Dorian, Vice-Chair
Byron Gibbs, Treasurer
Racheal Woods, Secretary
Sarah Griesenauer-Barros, Ben Cherian, Anne Cross, Deva Hirsch, Valerie L. Holmes, James F. Lock III, Aaron C. Mitchell, Ceasar C. Mitchell Jr.,
Aisha Moody, Shawn Pacely, Andy D. Pittman, Dantes Rameau, John Sparrow
Atlanta Music Project Staff
Aisha Moody, Co-Founder & Chief Program Officer
Amber Taylor, Associate Director of AMP Academy
Breanna Johnson, Director of Choral Programs
Cruz Duhart, Operations Associate
Dantes Rameau, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Dennis Freeman, Van Driver
D’Laney Bowry, Development & Grants Manager
Durand Bailey, Senior Director of Operations
Isaiah Cuffey, Preparatory School Program Manager
Jack W. Wagner, Director of Grants
José L. Morales, Marketing & Graphic Design Associate
Lauren Jones, Program Operations Associate
Lauren Spence, Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer
Liesl McWhorter, Youth Orchestras Program Manager
Lydia Falcon, After-School Programs Associate
Michael Crawford, Facilities Manager
Miriam Huppert, Director of College & Career Services
Nassareen Rahman, Van Driver
Ron Pace, Finance Manager
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AMP SUMMER SERIES INSTITUTIONAL DONORS
Funding provided in part by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Department of Community Development.
Major funding for this organization is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners.
This program is supported in part by the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs.
With the Music at All Saints’ 2025-2026 season, we are excited to celebrate diverse musical traditions and welcome audiences into the stunning space at All Saints’ Church. Building on the success of the first season of Jazz at All Saints’, we present a new roster of concerts from varying styles, as well as a new choir for the community that may be for you, too. We hope you’ll join us – with your presence and your financial gift – as we offer this gift of music back to the city of Atlanta.
- Scott Lamlein, Director of Music, All Saints’ Church
Welcome and Thank You
We sincerely thank you for joining us for this evening’s concert, presented in collaboration by All Saints Episcopal Church and the Atlanta Music Project. Your presence here tonight is deeply appreciated and adds to the spirit and success of this special event.
As part of our continued commitment to supporting music, community, and the arts, a suggested donation of $15 is kindly encouraged. All contributions will be shared equally between All Saints Episcopal Church and the Atlanta Music Project to help further their respective missions and ongoing work in the community. Thank you again for your support, and we hope you enjoy the performance.
CONCERT PROGRAM
Boris Cepeda, Eli Manos, & Tammy Harper | Collaborative Pianists
Romanze.....................................................................................Alessandro Longo
Shanae Cousely | bassoon
Chanson Boheme..............................................................................Georges Bizet from Carmen
Maya Winfrey, Solis Delasalas, & Isabella Castro | Vocal Ensemble
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K.525......................................Woflgang Amadeus Mozart
III. Menuetto
IV. Rondo
Jackson Betts | violin Foster Wilson | violin Kree Willingham | viola
David Walton | cello Nia Blount | double bass
Pavane...............................................................................................Gabriel Fauré
Leighlah West | flute Lailani Smith | flute Amir Foster | clarinet
Mama I’m A Big Girl Now....................................................................Marc Shaiman from Hairspray
Inaya Diop, Journee White, Danaé Dieudonne, London Moten, Areli Palacios, McKinley Twiggs, & Kiari Moore| Vocal Ensemble
Manhattan..............................................................................................Mark Ford
Kori Harmon | marimba
CONCERT PROGRAM
Boris Cepeda, Eli Manos, & Tammy Harper | Collaborative Pianists
Trio No.2 Op. 32........................................................................Franz Joseph Haydn Moderato Menuetto
Graison Saba | violin Violeta Vanzini | viola Raiah Wright | cello
The Evening Prayer............................................................Engelbert Humperdinck from Hansel & Gretel
Cheyenne Harris, Dean Elise McKnight, Zen Hayes, Sarah Wilcox, & Ildikó Binecz | Vocal Ensemble
12 Cello Duets.................................................................Friedrich August Kummer Allegro energico Allegro
Kendel Felton | cello Preston Walton | cello
Theme & Variations #2, #6...............................................................E.J. Robertson
Leighlah West | flute Lailani Smith | flute Amir Foster | clarinet Riley Braithwaite | clarinet
Just a Closer Walk with Thee.............................................................Clark Cothern
Ethan Crawford | trumpet Solomon Carr*^ | trumpet Anthony Flores | horn
Caleb Alexander | trombone Brandon Muskelly | trombone
Kori Harmon | percussion
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CONCERT PROGRAM
Boris Cepeda, Eli Manos, & Tammy Harper | Collaborative Pianists
Dat’s Love (Habenera).......................................................................Georges Bizet from Carmen Jones
Makyla Platt | soprano
Breakin’ My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)..............................................Jeffrey Allen, Ricky Kinchen, Keirston Jamal, Lawrence Waddell, Stokley Mandella Williams
Tyaire Charles, Victor Halliburton, Antwan Hailey Jr., Matteo Herane, Justin Williamson, Royal Joseph, & Zachary Early | Low Vocal Ensemble
“Summer” from The Four Seasons...................................................Antonio Vivaldi arr. Brendan McBrien
Foster Wilson | violin Caliah Matamoros | violin Joshua Croom | viola Mauricio Alvarado | cello Brooklyn Chaney | double bass
You Brought the Sunshine...............................................Elbernita “Twinkie” Clark
Neilah Bell, Eden Kearse, & Zoie Fielder | Vocal Ensemble
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the atlanta music project mission and history
Founded in 2010, the Atlanta Music Project (AMP) provides world-class music training and performance opportunities supporting youth growth and development. Operating in under-resourced communities, AMP’s mission is to empower youth to realize their possibilities through music.
AMP serves over 1,000 young musicians annually through band, orchestra, and choir programs, private lessons, and the annual month-long AMP Summer Series. The AMP Senior Youth Orchestras and Choirs perform and compete both nationally and internationally. Additionally, AMP houses a college and career program, supporting AMP high school students and alumni. Since 2021, AMP has awarded $545,000 in college scholarships to its alumni.
AMP music ensembles perform more than 60 concerts annually, performing in venues all across Atlanta, from community centers to the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. AMP music ensembles have performed alongside international stars such as cellist Sterling Elliott, rapper Lecrae, operatic baritone Edward Parks, R&B singer Monica, The Piano Guys, the Harlem Quartet, electric violinist Lindsey Stirling, pianist Terrence Wilson, and the Imani Winds. AMP musicians can be seen performing with rapper T.I. on NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series.
AMP’s young musicians have successfully auditioned for Georgia All-State ensembles, and performed with the Atlanta Opera, the Atlanta Ballet, and the Fox Theatre. AMP ensembles have concertized as far away as Los Angeles, Aspen, Mexico, Canada, and New Zealand. The AMP Senior Youth Choir was crowned winner of the Youth Choirs category at the Open Competition of the 2024 World Choirs Games.
AMP is the recipient of several prestigious awards: 2015 Local Community Service Award (Spelman College), 2016 Neighborhood Builder (Bank of America), 2016 & 2017 Top 50 Youth Arts Program (USA President’s Committee on the Arts & Humanities), 2018 MLK Jr. Community Service Award (Emory University), 2019 Luminary Award for Arts Education (ArtsATL), and 2021 Infusion Award (Lewis Prize for Music).
AMP’s current major funders include the Chestnut Family Foundation, Intuit Mailchimp, the Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation, the Harland Charitable Foundation, the Arthur M. Blank Foundation, The Rich’s Foundation, the Sartain Lanier Foundation, the Luluma Foundation, Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, Fulton County Arts Council, Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia Department of Education, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Delta Community Credit Union, the Next Generation Fund, and the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta.
In 2024, AMP became the recipient of five Steinway pianos and was awarded the prestigious honor of being a Steinway Select School, making AMP one of eight schools in the country with this distinction.
AMP’s partners and collaborators include the City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation, Atlanta Public Schools, Clayton State University, and the Chestnut Family Foundation.
AMP’s existence is a direct result of the 2009 TED Prize, which was awarded to Dr. Jose Antonio Abreu, founder of Venezuela’s El Sistema. AMP’s co-founders were members of the Sistema Fellows Program at the New England Conservatory in Boston. AMP is a member of “El Sistema USA,” the National Alliance of El Sistema Inspired Programs.
For more information visit http://www.atlantamusicproject.org
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