AMP Summer Series Elementary Music Week Final Concert

AMP SUMMER SERIES SESSION II ELEMENTARY MUSIC WEEK FINAL CONCERT JUNE 28 | 4PM | IMPACT CHURCH

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 ELEMENTARY MUSIC Week MANGA AFRican drum and dance Funga Created by the late Dr. Pearl Primus Funga is a welcome dance.

Kuku Originated from the Susu people of Guinea The dance celebrates happiness.

AMP SUMMER SERIES ELEMENTARY CHOIR Chanell Childers, Conductor Eli Manos, Collaborative Pianist Yenyere Guma..................................Traditional Cuban Folk Song arr. Theresa Pritchard I’m On My Way..............................................Traditional Spiritual arr. Anthony Trecek-King Duke’s Place........................................................Duke Ellington arr. Russell Robinson Soloists Hephzibah Akinmowo, Emerie Forogo, Lauren Gaubert, Symphony Horton, Gavin Ossey

AMP Summer Series ELEMENTARY MUSIC Week AMP SUMMER SERIES ELEMENTARY ORCHESTRA Matt Richards, Conductor Digital Dash!...........................................Deborah Baker Monday Star-Crossed Warriors............................Deborah Baker Monday Rock On!..................................................................Seth Gamba

AMP SUMMER SERIES ELEMENTARY BAND Herbert Jackson Jr., Conductor Flute Fantasia....................................................Gerald Sebesky The Big Three.........................................................John O’Reilly America the Beautiful.......Katherine Lee Bates, Samuel A. Ward arr. Paul Cook

Elementary MUSIC Week Roster Elementary CHOIR Amaka Ellis Hephzibah Akinmowo Lucas Jones Shenadi Palmadu Amari Hill-Dawson Jayla Ford Madison Cobb Somer Lindsay Azaliyah Stevens Jewel Rich Mckenzie Rogers Symphony Horton Bailey Dozier Kelly Felder Mei Ting Montague Taylor Franklin-Powell Daire Martin Kevin Carter Nadia Nu’Man Violet Youn Devon VanDyke Kevin Simmons Nalivia Preston Zahara Bradford Emerie Forogo Kiyomi Jones Olivia Bryant Zen Hayes Emma Collier Lauren Gaubert Philip McFarlane Zuri Ellis Ferris Vickers IV Lily Collier Robert Howard Zuri Freeman Gavin Ossey Lourdess Lee Sarahn Brandon

Elementary BAND Flute Gia Harris Sanaa Truitt-Holmes

Trumpet Christian Jones Erica Peterson John Jones Nathan Jackson Zaki Walker

Clarinet Aleena Windham Cayden Velazquez Hudson Hargis Miracle Blakley Samara Jennings Trombone Altonio Mitchell Judah Jones Mason Holmes

Bassoon Syrus Paul

French Horn Ora Collier Tyler Slaton

Percussion Langston Rogers London Watson William Lestage

Elementary MUSIC Week Roster Elementary ORCHESTRA Violin I Aniyah Neasman-Byfield Caden Hamilton Josephine Cox Kelvin Tye Jr. Khloe Wytche Raina Fowler Violetta Deras

Violin II Abrielle Pittman Aiden Kosoko Braelin Pittman Cymone Francis Feruzi Tiya Jasmine Clark Karter Brown Nzingha Dunston

Cello Dakota Hale Elrico Ezzard Mahogany Williams Manzo Tiya Mason Brown Nehemiah Pierre-Harte Violet Montague

Viola Alexander Kosoko Chadwick Gregory Elyse Ezzard Kenani Padgett Malaika Phillips Sian Shropshire-Taylor

Double Bass Aiyé Banks Quinn Fuller Terry Dent Tye Dent

MANGA AFRICAN DRUM AND DANCE Drums Jhamicia Hale Fatima Yola Sabbatt

Dance Dr. Ramatu Afefgua-Sabbatt Tacko Demba Sissoko

Auxiliary Musicians * AMP Faculty +Professional

Electric Bass Ray Ransom

Drum set and percussion Alek Gayton+ Dominic Ryder*

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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.

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