AMP Summer Series Cafe

AMP SUMMER SERIES CAFE

JUNE 17 | 7PM | AMP CENTER

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, Lee Sheehan Templin

Atlanta Music Project Staff

Amber Smith, Associate Director of AMP Academy

Aisha Moody, Co-Founder & Chief Program Officer

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 Associate

Durand Bailey, Senior Director of Operations

Emily Boone, DMA, Music Career Advisor

Erin Fender, Marketing & Social Media Manager

Isaiah Cuffey, Preparatory School Program Manager

Jack W. Wagner, Associate Director of Grants

José L. Morales, Interim Marketing & Development Assoicate

Lauren Spence, Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer

Liesl McWhorter, Interim Youth Orchestras Program Associate

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

Atlanta Music Project program sponsors

The Atlanta Music Project is grateful for the support of our major institutional donors

The Next Gen Fund | Anonymous Donation

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.

AMP SUMMER SERIES CAFE PRogram

Eli Manos, Collaborative Pianist Tammy Harper, Collaborative Pianist

Oboe Sonata Mvt. III Allegro...........................................Handel

Nehemiah Preston, oboe

Rondeau..............................................................Michel Blavet

Leighlah West, flute

“Colors of the Wind”................................................Alan Menken from Pocahontas

Milan Russell, soprano

Long, Long Ago...........................................................T.H Bayly

Zekiel Humbert, violin

“Being Alive”..................................................Stephen Sondheim from Company

Joshua Reese, tenor

In the Hall of Mountain King..................................Edvard Grieg arr. Roy D. Johnson

Shanae Cousley, bassoon

AMP SUMMER SERIES CAFE PRogram

Eli Manos, Collaborative Pianist Tammy Harper, Collaborative Pianist

Morceau De Concert............................................C. Saint Saens

Eva Chin Brito, French Horn

All 0f Me................................................John Stephens, Toby Gad

Antwan Hailey Jr., tenor

Sonata for Flute, A 503...................................Gaetano Donizetti

Chase Matthews, flute

Floatsam & Jetsam................................................John Herndon

Percussion Ensemble

Lyrical All State Etude......................................................GMEA

Zariah Jordan, bass clarinet

“Hallelujah”.........................................................Leonard Cohen

As Performed by Tori Kelly

Rachel Walker, soprano

AMP SUMMER SERIES CAFE PRogram

Eli Manos, Collaborative Pianist Tammy Harper, Collaborative Pianist

“What About Love”.......Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, Stephen Bray from the Broadway Musical The Color Purple

Da’janel Chatmon, soprano & Araeia Collins, soprano

Fantasy .....................................................................Niel Gade

Samuel Leyimu, clarinet

“Fear”................................................

Origianl AMP Composition

AMP Summer Series Songwriting Class

Habañera..............................................................Georges Bizet

Khamari McIver, cello

“When He Sees Me”................................................Sara Bareilles from Waitress

Iyonnah Johnson, soprano

Chorus from Judas Maccabeus........................................Handel

Ethan Saint-Fleur, viola

Can You Stand the Rain?..................James Harris III, Terry Lewis Festival Choir Low Voices

AMP Summer series Cafe Ensembles

PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

Caidyn Franks, Damion Ricketts, Jeremy Stephens, Maasai Jarrett, Neyri Guerrero-Maya, Raina Mcleod

FESTIVAL CHOIR LOW VOICES

Antwan Hailey Jr., Connor Sample, Elijah Stephens, Joshua Reese, Royal Joseph

AMP SUMMER SERIES SONGWRITING CLASS

Alexandria Rumley

Antwan Hailey

Areli Palacios

Cheyenne Harris

Haille Edwards

Iyonnah Johnson

Jayla Jacobs

Joshua Banks

Kelsey Brandon

London Moten

LonDyn Weeks

Maya Winfrey

Mikaila Haynes

Milan Russell

Naomi Croom

Reagyn Requena

AMP Summer Series Faculty

Andrew Warwick, Clarinet

Bernard Flythe, Tuba

Chad Gosier, Violin

Dilon Bryan, French Horn

Dominic Ryder, Percussion

Douglas Escobar, Trumpet

Ed Nicholson, Trombone

Elias Manos, Collaborative Piano

Giancarlo Ortiz, Cello

Herbert Jackson, French Horn

Ibukun Babalola, Voice

Ismail Akbar, Cello

Josiah Coe, Viola

Julie Saxton, Violin

Kathy Kelly-George, Voice

Keeyen Martin, Voice

Kerren Berz, Violin

Kevin Smith, Double Bass

Lazara Santana, Bassoon

Matthieu Clave, Flute

Meghan Yost, Viola

Rodney Allen, Winds

Sasha Shatalova, Oboe

Solomon Carr, Trumpet

Tammy Harper, Collaborative Piano

UPCOMING 2024 SUMMER SERIES EVENTS

June 20 | 7pm | Spivey Hall

Session I - Final Orchestra and Choir Concert

June 28 | 4pm | Impact Church

Session II - Elementary Week Final Concert

June 28 | 7pm | AMP Center for Performance & Education

Session II - Chamber Week Final Concert

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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 underresourced communities, AMP’s mission is to empower youth to realize their possibilities through music. AMP serves 700 young musicians annually through: beginner-level choir, band and orchestra through the AMP Preparatory School; the intermediate and advanced AMP Youth Orchestras & Choirs; private instrumental and vocal lessons through the AMP Academy; and the annual month-long AMP Summer Series. Additionally, AMP runs a college and career program, supporting AMP high school students and AMP alumni. Since 2021, AMP has awarded 70 college scholarships to its alumni, totaling $306,375.

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, performed with the Atlanta Opera and the Atlanta Ballet, and have concertized as far away as Los Angeles, Aspen, Mexico City, and Scotland.

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 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.

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.

The Atlanta Music Project believes the pursuit of musical excellence leads to the development of confidence, creativity and ambition, bringing together youth, family and community for the greater good.