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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 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
FRiday, april 19, 2024 at 7:30PM
Atlanta Music Project academy recital I
Jack W. Wagner, Collaborative Pianist
Violin Concertino, Op. 15.........................................................................................Ferdinand Küchler
I. Allegro moderato
Jackson Betts, violin
Studio of Kerren Berz
Sarabande...............................................................................................................Arcaneglo Corelli
Joseph Banks, oboe
Studio of Natalie Beckenbaugh
A Little March..............................................................................................................Roy D. Johnson
Jonah Banks, bassoon
Studio of Lazara Santana
“An die Musik”............................................................................................................Franz Schubert
Amaya Paylor, alto
Studio of Austin Cripe
Valse............................................................................................................................Henry T. Paine
Keyon Colbert, bassoon
Studio of Lazara Santana
Minuet WoO 10, No. 2.......................................................................................Ludwig van Beethoven arr. Shinichi Suzuki
Preston Walton, cello
Studio of Yuliya Kim
“Sento nel core”.................................................................................................Alessandro Scarlatti
Janae Banks, alto
Studio of Pamela Dillard
The Little Fiddle......................................................................................................German Folk Song arr. Shinichi Suzuki
Brandon Mines, double bass
Studio of Matthew Richards
FRiday, april 19, 2024 at 7:30PM
Atlanta Music Project academy recital I
Jack W. Wagner, Collaborative Pianist
Selection from Musical Studies for Intermediate Snare Drum ...................................Garwood Whaley
Damion Ricketts, snare drum
Studio of Dominic Ryder
Ode to Joy........................................................................................................Ludwig van Beethoven arr. Anonymous
Braylen Mines, trumpet
Studio of Aiken Del Aguila
“Stand By Me” ..........................................................................Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller arr. E.S. Godfrey
Justice Banks, tenor
Studio of Ethan Godfrey
Humoresky, B. 187.......................................................................................................Antonín Dvořák
VII. Poco lento e grazioso arr. Shinichi Suzuki
Autumn Inman, violin
Studio of Andrzej Zabinski
“Seven Days”..................................................................................................................Mable Bailey from Child’s World
Naomi Croom, soprano
Studio of Laura English-Robinson
Minuet No. 1....................................................................................................Johann Sebastian Bach arr. Shinichi Suzuki
Kennedy Johnson, violin
Studio of Dr. Lana Teko
“Speechless”............................................................................Alan Menken, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul from Aladdin
Shana Liverpool, mezzo-soprano
Studio of Laura English-Robinson
Violin Concertino, Op. 15.........................................................................................Ferdinand Küchler
I. Allegro moderato
Ethan Waithe, violin
Studio of Kerren Berz
FRiday, april 19, 2024 at 7:30PM
Atlanta Music Project academy recital I
Jack W. Wagner, Collaborative Pianist
“Joshua Fit da Battle of Jericho”................................................................African American Spiritual arr. Margaret Bonds
Joshua Banks, alto
Studio of Pamela Dillard
Viola Concerto, TWV 51:G9............................................................................. Georg Philipp Telemann
II. Allegro
Joshua Croom, viola
Studio of Meghan Yost
Violin Sonata, HWV 373....................................................................................George Frideric Händel
I. Adagio arr. Leopold von Auer, Carl Friedberg
II. Allegro
Miriam Needham, violin
Studio of Kerren Berz
“The Life I Never Led”................................................................................Alan Menken, Glenn Slater from Sister Act
Destiny Brown, mezzo-soprano
Studio of Laura English-Robinson
Allegro appassionato, Op.43................................................................................Camille Saint-Saëns
David Walton, cello
Studio of Yuliya Kim
Saturday, april 20, 2024 at 5:00PM
Atlanta Music Project academy recital II
Eli Manos, Collaborative Pianist
“Make Them Hear You”........................................................................Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens from Ragtime
Caleb Vaughn, bass
Studio of Keeyen Martin
Funiculì, Funiculà.............................................................................................................Luigi Denza ed. Henry T. Paine
Blake Peterson, bassoon
Studio of Lazara Santana
“Wie Melodien zieht es mir”....................................................................................Johannes Brahms from Fünf Lieder, Op. 105
Tyaire Charles, tenor
Studio of Austin Cripe
Song of the Wind.....................................................................................................German Folk Song VII. Poco lento e grazioso arr. Shinichi Suzuki
Nzingha Dunston, violin
Studio of Julie Saxton
“Sebben, crudele”.....................................................................................................Antonio Caldara from La costanza in amor vince l’inganno
Violet Montague, soprano
Studio of Austin Cripe
It Is Well with My Soul....................................................................................................Philip P. Bliss arr. Anonymous
Christian Harrison, french horn
Studio of Dr. Josh Williams
“Try to Remember”..................................................................................Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones from The Fantasticks
Somer Lindsay, soprano
Studio of Keeyen Martin
March in G.......................................................................................................Johann Sebastian Bach arr. Shinichi Suzuki
Terry Dent, double bass
Studio of Kevin Smith
Saturday, april 20, 2024 at 5:00PM
Atlanta Music Project academy recital II
Eli Manos, Collaborative Pianist
Solemn Fanfare.................................................................................................................. Alan Gout
Anyanwu Madimoyo, trombone
Studio of Ed Nicholson
Selection from Musical Studies for Intermediate Snare Drum...................................Garwood Whaley
Maasai Jarrett, snare drum
Studio of Dominic Ryder
“Vanilla Ice Cream”.................................................................................Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick from She Loves Me
Sasha Williams, soprano
Studio of Pamela Dillard
Violin Concerto, BWV 1042...............................................................................Johann Sebastian Bach
I. Allegro ed. Ivan Galamian
Asha White, violin
Studio of Andrzej Zabinski
“No one should ever break a promise”.................................................................................César Cui from Little Red Riding Hood
Makyla Platt, soprano
Studio of Ibukun Babalola
Violin Concertino, Op. 11.........................................................................................Ferdinand Küchler
I. Allegro moderato
Paris Adams, violin
Studio of Dr. Lana Teko
“Memory”......................................................................Andrew Lloyd Webber, Trevor Nunn, T.S. Eliot from Cats
Maya Winfrey, alto
Studio of Laura English-Robinson
Hohe Schule des Violoncello-Spiels, Op.73......................................................................David Popper
II. Andante
Kendel Felton, cello
Studio of Giancarlo Ortiz
Saturday, april 20, 2024 at 5:00PM
Atlanta Music Project academy recital II
Eli Manos, Collaborative Pianist
“The Winner Takes It All”....................................................................Benny Anderson, Björn Ulvaeus from Mamma Mia!
Vinny Montague, tenor
Studio of Keeyen Martin
Largo and Menuetto from Xerxes, HWV 40 ......................................................George Frideric Händel arr. Anonymous
Joel Patrick, trombone
Studio of Ed Nicholson
“Run to You”............................................................................................. Allan Rich, Jud J. Friedman from The Bodyguard
Nailah Ruffin, soprano
Studio of Keeyen Martin
Saturday, april 20, 2024 at 7:00PM
Atlanta Music Project academy recital III
Annie Cook, Collaborative Pianist
Oboe Sonata, HWV 363a...................................................................................George Frideric Händel
IV. Bourée
Nehemiah Preston, oboe
Studio of Natalie Beckenbaugh
Violin Concerto No. 2, Op.35...........................................................................................Oskar Rieding
I. Allegro moderato
Elly Jabari, violin
Studio of Julie Saxton
Cello Concerto No. 4, Op. 65....................................................................................Georg Goltermann
I. Allegro ed. Johann Sebastian Paetsch
Vinny Montague, cello
Studio of Giancarlo Ortiz
“The Call”......................................................................................................Ralph Vaughan Williams from Five Mystical Songs
Alexander Beaty, baritone
Studio of Ibukun Babalola
Nocturne from Ein Sommernachtstraum, Op. 21.....................................Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy arr. Anonymous
Preston Harris, french horn
Studio of Dr. Josh Williams
Can-Can................................................................................................................Jacques Offenbach arr. Anonymous
Skylar Edwards, clarinet
Studio of Andrew Warwick
“Till There Was You”..................................................................................................Meredith Wilson from The Music Man
Laila Smith, soprano
Studio of Keeyen Martin
Humoresky, B. 187.......................................................................................................Antonín Dvořák
VII. Poco lento e grazioso arr. Shinichi Suzuki
Kree Willingham, viola
Studio of Meghan Yost
Saturday, april 20, 2024 at 7:00PM
Atlanta Music Project academy recital III
Annie Cook, Collaborative Pianist
“No Me Platiques Más”...............................................................................................Vincent Garrido arr. Ovidio De Ferrari
Isaac Collier, baritone
Studio of José Montañez
Minuet No. 1....................................................................................................Johann Sebastian Bach
Raelan Robinson, viola
Studio of Meghan Yost
March in G.......................................................................................................Johann Sebastian Bach arr. Anonymous
Xavier Francois, double bass
Studio of Kevin Smith
“Part of Your World”............................................................................Alan Menken, Howard Ashman from The Little Mermaid
Nalivia Preston, alto
Studio of Ethan Godfrey
Clarinet Sonata, Op. 167.......................................................................................Camille Saint-Saëns
II. Allegro animato
Samuel Leyimu, clarinet
Studio of Andrew Warwick
“I’ve Got the World on a String”...................................................................Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
Chloe Collier, alto
Studio of Pamela Dillard
Six Sonatas........................................................................................................Johann Ernst Galliard
I. Cantabile
II. Spiritoso e staccato
Spencer Branch, trombone
Studio of Ed Nicholson
Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3..............................................................................Sergei Rachmaninoff
I. Elegie ed. Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Sage Lima-Jeffries, cello
Studio of Ismail Akbar
Sunday, april 21, 2024 at 4:30PM
Atlanta Music Project academy recital IV
Jack W. Wagner, Collaborative Pianist
Sonata in D minor, Op. 28...............................................................................Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
I. Allegro ma non tanto ed. Albert Sammons
Vincent Schubert, violin
Studio of Kerren Berz
“This Little Light O’Mine”..........................................................................African American Spiritual arr. John W. Work
Da’Janel Chatmon, soprano
Studio of Laura English-Robinson
Long, Long Ago..................................................................................................Thomas Haynes Bayly arr. Shinichi Suzuki
Bena-Nsilu Tiya, cello
Studio of Yuliya Kim
Musette, BWV Anh. 126....................................................................................Johann Sebastian Bach
Zaiden Owens, clarinet
Studio of Andrew Warwick
“Almost There”...........................................................................................................Randy Newman from The Princess and the Frog
Annistyn Beasley, alto
Studio of Ethan Godfrey
Lightly Row..........................................................................................................American Folk Song arr. Shinichi Suzuki
Elrico Ezzard, cello
Studio of Yuliya Kim
Theme from Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525..............................................Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arr. Anonymous
Asher Bryant, trumpet
Studio of Aiken Del Aguila
Theme and Variations......................................................................................................Guido Papini trans. Samuel Applebaum
Ethan Ezzard, violin
Studio of Andrzej Zabinski
Sunday, april 21, 2024 at 4:30PM
Atlanta Music Project academy recital IV
Jack W. Wagner, Collaborative Pianist
“Come again, sweet love”.............................................................................................John Dowland
Thais El-Amin, alto
Studio of Austin Cripe
Minuet No. 2....................................................................................................Johann Sebastian Bach
arr. Shinichi Suzuki
Koa Edwards, violin
Studio of Josiah Coe
“Colors of the Wind”.........................................................................Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz from Pocahontas
Milan Russell, soprano
Studio of Ethan Godfrey
Seize petits Airs variés, Op. 89.....................................................................................Charles Dancla
II. Thème de Rossini ed. Louis Svećenski
Marlee Carter, violin
Studio of Kerren Berz
“Night”........................................................................................................................Florence Price
Aria Armstead, mezzo-soprano
Studio of Ibukun Babalola
Five Old French Dances...................................................................................................Marin Marais
I. L’Agréable - Rondeau arr. Maud E. Aldis, Louis T. Rowe
Nicholas Doyle, viola
Studio of Dr. Lana Teko
“Alma Mía”.....................................................................................................................María Grever
Mike Leon, baritone
Studio of José Montañez
Seven Nation Army.............................................................................................................Jack White
Dave Anderson, drum set
Studio of Dominic Ryder
Sunday, april 21, 2024 at 4:30PM
Atlanta Music Project academy recital IV
Jack W. Wagner, Collaborative Pianist
“Unbreak My Heart”......................................................................................................Diane Warren
Destiny Sutton, alto
Studio of Keeyen Martin
March in G.......................................................................................................Johann Sebastian Bach
arr. Shinichi Suzuki
Lourdess Culpatrick, double bass
Studio of Kevin Smith
“Come away, Death”......................................................................................................Roger Quilter from Three Shakespeare Songs, Op.6
Elijah Stephens, bass
Studio of José Montañez
Andante...............................................................................................................Franz Joseph Haydn
arr. Louis Moyse
Hailey Haye, flute
Studio of Teresa Feliciano
Tarantella, Op. 23...............................................................................................William Henry Squire
Faith Clark, cello
Studio of Ismail Akbar
“Frere! voyez!”...........................................................................................................Jules Massenet from Werther
Neilah Bell, mezzo-soprano
Studio of Ibukun Babalola
Lied ohne Worte, Op.109.........................................................................Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Priya Gingrich, cello
Studio of Ismail Akbar
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 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 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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