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.
Atlanta Music Project
After-School Orchestras Program PArtner
MAYOR
The Honorable Andre Dickens city council
Doug Shipman, Council President
Jason Winston, District 1
Amir R. Farokhi, District 2
Byron Amos, District 3
Jason Dozier, District 4
Liliana Bakhtiari, District 5
Alex Wan, District 6
Howard Shook, District 7
Mary Norwood, District 8
Dustin R. Hillis, District 9
Andrea L. Boone, District 10
Marci Collier Overstreet, District 11
Antonio Lewis, District 12
Michael Julian Bond, Post 1
Matt Westmoreland, Post 2
Keisha Sean Waites, Post 3
City of Atlanta Office of Recreation and Youth Development
Justin Cutler, Department of Parks and Recreation Commissioner
Doug Voss, Deputy Commissioner
Ramondo Davidson, MBA,CPRP, Director of Recreation
Sonia Wimbish, Assistant Director of Recreation
Charles Brown, II, MPA, Operations Director
Tiffani D. Bryant, Operations Director
Shelby Beverly, Recreation Program Supervisor
Perkerson Park Recreation Center
Terrence Boney, Senior Recreation Operations Assistant
Asia Jackson, Recreation Operations Assistant
Xavier Adams, Recreation
Operations Assistant
South Bend Center for Arts & Culture
Akua Pippins, Community Facility Manager
Donna Wahl, Recreation Operations Assistant
Jalen Shields, Recreation Operations Assistant
Joshua Brown, Recreation Operations Assistant
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
Durand Bailey, Senior Director of Operations
D’Laney Bowry, Development & Grants Associate
Michael Crawford, Facilities Manager
Isaiah Cuffey, Preparatory School Program Manager
Lydia Falcon, After-School Programs Associate
Erin Fender, Marketing & Social Media Manager
Dennis Freeman, Van Driver
Miriam Huppert, Director of College & Career Services
Breanna Johnson, Director of Choral Programs
Liesl McWhorter, Interim Youth Orchestras Program Associate
Aisha Moody, Co-Founder & Chief Program Officer
José L. Morales, Interim Marketing & Development Assoicate
Ron Pace, Finance Manager
Nassareen Rahman, Van Driver
Dantes Rameau, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Winston Savoy, Interim Program Operations Associate
Amber Smith, Associate Director of AMP Academy
Lauren Spence, Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer
Jack W. Wagner, Associate Director of Grants
Atlanta Music Project After-School Orchestras
B-flat Scale..................................................................................................................Bruce Pearson Easy Street..................................................................................................................Bruce Pearson Country Walk...............................................................................................................Bruce Pearson Chanson Triste.......................................................................................................Peter Tchaikovsky arr. Dr. Gary Garner
South
douglas escobar, Conductor Perkerson Park Beginning Strings meghan yost, Conductor South Bend center Beginning Winds rodney allen, Conductor Clarke Study.............................................................................................................Herbert L. Clarke Suncatcher...................................................................................................................James Curnow Presto!.......................................................................................................................Robert Sheldon Lightly Row...................................................Michael Allen, Robert Gillespie, Pamela Tellejohn Hayes French Folk Song...........................................Michael Allen, Robert Gillespie, Pamela Tellejohn Hayes Variations on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star...............................................................arr. Shinichi Suzuki Perkerson Park String Ensemble dr. emily boone, Conductor Mystic Caravan........................................................................................................Soon He Newbold Sanctus......................................................................................................................Franz Schubert arr. James Curnow Jupiter Rising..................................................................................................................Gustav Holst arr. Carrie Lane Gruselle
Bend center Wind Ensemble
Atlanta Music Project after-school orchestras
South
Flute
Josiah Gray
Nylah Lloyd
Bend center Beginning Winds
Trombone
Demi Williams
Trumpet
Aiyden Bailey
Oluya Jabari
Larrieon Patterson
South Bend center wind ensemble
Flute
Gia Harris
Naomi Lloyd
Maverick Robinson
JuDeya Jabari
perkerson park beginning strings
Violin
Phillip Allen III
Isabelle Padgett
Madison Singleton
Markieth Padgett
Cymone Francis
Tristian Kelley Williams
Viola
Kenani Padgett
Mekhi Rucker
Marquies Singleton
Isaac Robinson
Jaylen Reid
Cello
Langston D’Angelo Walker
perkerson park string ensemble
Violin
Nzingha Dunston
Ethan Ezzard
Christian Markes
Samuel Robinson
Lai’yon Smiley
Viola
Elyse Ezzard
Grace Markes
Cello
Elrico Ezzard
Kiedrick Hickson
Double Bass
Aiye Banks
Clarinet
Bassoon Symphony Horton Trumpet Erica
Peterson Trombone
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 monthlong 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 awareded the prestigous 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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The Atlanta Music Project is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Your donation is secure and tax deductible.
We will mail you a tax acknowledgement letter within 15 business days after receiving your donation. If you share our passion of empowering youth through music, please donate today!
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