2024 Summer Series Opening Night Concert

OPENING NIGHT featuring Titus Underwood Artist-in-Residence June 7, 2024 7pm 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 Winston Savoy, Interim Program Operations Associate

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.

opening Night Program AMP Summer series primary choir Eli Manos, Collaborative Pianist Pamela Dillard, Conductor Wau Bulan...................................................................Malaysian Folk Song in Dikir Barat Style arr. Tracy Wong Rewrite the Stars.................................................................................Benj Pasek, Justin Paul arr. Roger Emerson

AMP Summer series festival choir Tammy Harper, Collaborative Pianist Ray Ransom, Eletric Bass Alek Gayton, Drumset & Djembe Dr. Kay Pace, Conductor In the Dark of Midnight...........................................................................................Andy Beck Wade in the Water......................................................................................Traditional Spiritual arr. Moses Hogan edtd. John Purifoy adpt. Janet Klevberg Day

AMP Summer series Wind ensemble level I Herbert Jackson Jr., Conductor Traffic Jam........................................................................................................Timothy Loest

AMP Summer series Wind ensemble level II Logan Souther, Conductor Albany Fanfare.................................................................................................William Owens

opening Night Program AMP Summer series string orchestra level I Logan Souther, Conductor Medieval Dance...........................................................................................Thibaut de Blason

AMP Summer series string orchestra level II Logan Souther, Conductor Blue Rhythmico......................................................................................................Kirt Mosier Across the Wind....................................................................................................Doug Spata

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AMP Summer series faculty ensemble

Titus Underwood, oboe Sasha Shatalova Prior, oboe Kerren Berz , Emily Boone, violin Meghan Yost, viola Ismail Akbar, cello Daneil Brofe, double bass Concertino for Two Oboes and String Quintet..........................................Fred Onovwerosuoke

AMP Summer series fESTIVAL orchestra John Young Shik Concklin, Conductor Pavane...............................................................................................................Gabriel Fauré

AMP Summer series fESTIVAL orchestra Titus Underwood, oboe Gregory Hamilton, harpsichord John Young Shik Concklin, Conductor Concerto for Oboe in F Major, RV455.................................................................Antonio Vivaldi

AMP SUMMER SERIES ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

Titus Underwood

Titus Underwood is Principal Oboe of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra and the 2021 recipient of the Sphinx Medal of Excellence award and a 2021 Midsouth Regional Emmy® winner for his work on « We Are Nashville ». Prior to the NSO, he was Acting Associate Principal of Utah Symphony, and has performed as guest principal of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Miami Symphony Orchestra, and Florida Orchestra. A sought-after freelance performer, Titus has also performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Atlanta Symphony, Puerto Rico Symphony, and San Diego Symphony. Titus regularly plays principal oboe in Chineke!, the Gateways Music Festival, and Bellingham Festival of Music.

Titus received his Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School, where he studied with Elaine Douvas, and pursued additional studies with Nathan Hughes and Pedro Diaz. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music where he was a student of John Mack, legendary principal oboist of the Cleveland Orchestra, with additional studies from Frank Rosenwein and Jeffrey Rathbun. In 2013, he received his artist diploma from The Colburn School as a student of Allan Vogel.

Titus has been teaching music lessons and classes, and coaching chamber music since he was a student at Cleveland Institute of Music in 2006. He has maintained a private studio and taught in precollege programs at C.I.M., Juilliard, and the National Youth Orchestras program at Carnegie Hall. He has taught in the Nashville Symphony’s Accelerando program since 2017, and he teaches and mentors for the National Alliance for Audition Support program maintained by the League of American Orchestras, The Sphinx Organization, and New World Symphony.

AMP Summer series conductors Pamela dillard AMP Summer Series Primary Choir Mezzo-Soprano, Pamela Dillard, a native Atlantan, performs frequently on concert stages, recitals, oratorio, and operas in Atlanta, Augusta, and Florida. Pamela was a featured artist on the concert “Sisters in Song” performing with Atlanta’s leading female song stylists, celebrating America’s Jazz Divas. She is a Professor of Voice at Spelman College, a board member of Capitol City Opera Company of Atlanta, and a member of National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc. where she serves as a national board member. Pamela made her debut with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky, returning the following year to sing the title role in Bizet’s Carmen. She has appeared on the stages of several American opera companies and orchestras including, Atlanta Opera, Opera Carolina, Opera Columbus, Tulsa Opera and Boston, Saint Louis, Colorado, New Haven, and Cobb Symphony Orchestras and The Brooklyn Philharmonic among others. Pamela performed internationally with L’Opéra-Comique of Paris, France as Lily Holmes in Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess in Paris, Normandi, Luxembourg, and Spain. She has sung under the baton of many of the world’s greatest conductors, some of which are Robert Spano, Donald Runnicles, Keith Lockhart, Yoel Levi, John Williams, Wayne Marshall, and David Morrow.

Earning her B.F.A. from Newcomb College of Tulane University, Pamela was a recipient of the M.L. King Graduate Fellowship at Boston University where she received a Master of Music. Her recordings include, Watch and Pray, Spirituals and Art Songs by African American Women Composers and Grant Still’s Highway One both for Videmus. She is the featured artist on the Grammy nominated soundtrack to Stephen Spielberg’s Amistad.

DR. KAY PACE AMP Summer Series Festival Choir As concert pianist, Dr. Pace made her professional debut in solo recital as 1st Place Winner of the Artist Presentation Society’s Young Artist Competition in St. Louis, MO., as well as 1st Place Southeast Winner and National Finalist of the National Black Music Colloquiam and Competition (Washington, DC); 1st Place Winner, the Illinois State Music Teachers Young Artist Competition; 1st Place Winner, Solo Artist Fellowship, Alabama Arts Council; Semi-Finalist, the University of Maryland International Piano Competition; and Special Award Recipient, the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Dr. Pace was also featured in a nationally televised 30-minute PBS documentary “A Portrait of Kay Pace” on HARAMBEE via Auburn University.

As music educator, Dr. Pace served as college instructor or administrator in Southern Illinois University (Carbondale), Alabama State University (“ASU” Montgomery), Morgan State University (Baltimore, MD), and Clark Atlanta University (GA). At ASU, her post of longest tenure, Dr. Pace served as music professor and School of Music Dean where she was recognized for securing full NASM accreditations for all graduate and undergraduate degree programs and for her sponsorship of the only state-wide celebration to honor the life and work of world renown composer and native Alabamian, William Dawson, during his lifetime.

A Mobile, AL native, Dr. Pace has earned the BA from Xavier University (Louisiana); MM, Southern Illinois University (Carbondale); DMA, the Peabody Conservatory of Music (Baltimore); and PhD in ethnomusicology from Pacific Western University (CA). She has been elected to Phi Kappa Phi and Pi Kappa Lambda Honor Societies and holds memberships in the Music Educators National Conference, Georgia Music Educators Association, American Choral Director’s Association as well as Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

AMP Summer series conductors John YOUNG SHIK concklin AMP Summer Series Festival Orchestra John Young Shik Concklin is Music Director of the Spartanburg Philharmonic and Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra. He also serves as Conductor with the Atlanta Music Project and Piedmont Chamber Orchestra. For the 2023/24 season, he is also a Music Director Finalist with the Walla Walla Symphony in Washington State.

John has been a finalist for the 2019-2020 American Prize in Conducting. He has competed internationally at the Almaty, the Nino Rota, and the Città di Brescia Conducting Competitions. He is also regularly invited to cover-conduct for the the Nashville, Atlanta, and Kansas City Symphony Orchestras.

Previous positions include Associate Conductor of the Georgia Symphony, Assistant Conductor of the Cleveland Pops Orchestra, and faculty appointments at Vanderbilt, Clemson, Furman and Converse Universities He has been a fellowship conductor at the Aspen Music Festival, a teaching assistant at the Brevard Music Center, and a finalist at the New World Symphony and Debut Orchestras.

John Young Shik Concklin is Music Director of the Spartanburg Philharmonic and Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra. He also serves as Conductor with the Atlanta Music Project and Piedmont Chamber Orchestra. For the 2023/24 season, he is also a Music Director Finalist with the Walla Walla Symphony in Washington State.

John has been a finalist for the 2019-2020 American Prize in Conducting. He has competed internationally at the Almaty, the Nino Rota, and the Città di Brescia Conducting Competitions. He is also regularly invited to cover-conduct for the the Nashville, Atlanta, and Kansas City Symphony Orchestras.

LOGAN SOUTHER AMP Summer Series Philharmonia Ensembles Logan Souther is quickly developing a reputation as an orchestra conductor and pianist of significant talent with a serious approach to music in Atlanta, Georgia. A gifted conductor of the operatic repertoire, Logan has served on the music staff of the Sarasota Opera, Atlanta Opera, OperaNEO (San Diego), The Harrower Summer Opera Workshop, The Augusta Opera Initiative, and for several years was the music director and principal conductor for the Georgia State University Opera Theatre. While leading the GSU Opera Theatre Logan consistently raised artistic standards among singers and instrumentalists alike while performing reperoite that ranged from Mozart to Stephen Paulus.

Logan has served as a recurring guest conductor with the Atlanta Pops Orchestra and the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra and for two seasons was the assistant conductor for the Bellingham Festival of Music, the premiere orchestral festival of the Pacific Northwest. Logan is the associate conductor of The Hamptons Festival of Music, where he also serves as artistic director of the THFM Salon Series community outreach programs.

An engaging arts entrepreneur, at the age of 19 Logan founded the Gainesville Sinfonietta where he was fully responsible for all levels of production and successfully mobilized funding for the Sinfonietta each year. The Gainesville Sinfonietta was a fully professional orchestra which performed free concerts each year for the North Georgia community.

AMP Summer series Rosters AMP Summer series primary choir Soprano Araeia Collins Morgan Ossey Areli Palacios Milan Russell Daniel King Naomi Croom Da’janel Chatmon NiaGrace Sheats Iyonnah Johnson Nevaeh Chrispin Lauren Hunter Reagan Reynolds Lily Joyner Skylar Whitaker London Moten Mikaila Haynes

Alto II/Baritone Aiyé Banks Joshua Banks Justice Banks LonDyn Weeks

Alto Aiden Taylor-Usher Kelsey Brandon Alexandria Rumley Laila Smith Camille Childers Mia Mclennon Celeste Banks Ngoza Tembo Chassidy Gregory Reagyn Requena Cheyenne Harris Samaira Jackson Ildikó Binecz Thais El-Amin Joi Leggins

AMP Summer series Festival Choir Soprano Bailey Mines Destiny Brown Harmony Gregory Jayla Jacobs Jessica Leggins Rachel Walker

Alto Ariel Crumbley Beyuti Burrows Hallie Edwards Janae Banks Maya Winfrey Myrielle Rackley

Tenor Antwan Hailey Jr Connor Sample Joshua Reese

Bass Elijah Stephens Royal Joseph

AMP Summer series Rosters AMP Summer series string orchestra level I Violin I Violin II Viola Aryss Williams Alishia Davis Akilah McMillon Emmanuel Ponder Brooke Lyn Almonte Brianna Wright Jordan Cross Bupe Tembo Ethan Saint-Fleur Kaitlyn Taylor Kamryn Patrick Kennedy Winfrey Larry Parson Jr. Paris Adams Na’ima Shabazz Zauditu Tafari

Cello Bena-Nsilu Tiya Kai Malloy Sanaa Slaton

Double Bass Bella Rose White Courie Whitfield Lillian Anderson Lourdess Culpatrick

AMP Summer series string orchestra level II Violin I Aaliyah Breaux Autumn Inman Ayla Gingrich Ren Sonoda Zekiel Humbert

Violin II Elly Jabari Malia White Shani Gingrich Ta’Kari Tatum

Viola Garieka Wilson Genevieve Lewis

Cello Elyasia McMillan Khamari McIver Preston Walton Zoe Dorff Zoe Gibson

Double Bass Daniella St. Fort

AMP Summer series Rosters AMP Summer series Wind ensemble level I Flute Bailey Horton Daijah Hall Harmony Rojas Tristan Brown

Clarinet Albert Stevens Jr Alauna Jolly Max Leo Zaiden Owens

Bass Clarinet Numaat Thomas Zariah Jordan

Oboe Cesar Castrejon Chandra Butts Joseph Banks Ne’Shonna Williams Xavier Campbell

Bassoon Blake Peterson Jonah Banks Symphony Horton

French Horn Trumpet Trombone Tuba Percussion Preston Harris Andrew Freeman II Anyanwu Oparah Madimoyo Ashton Lancaster Caidyn Franks Valeria Pantoja Jonah Whaley Gabrielle Bagot Joseph Hillman Damion Ricketts Joshua Christian Harrison Chapman Zion Edwards Jeremy Stephens Kayden Freeman Israel Smith Maasai Jarrett Michael “Xavier” Thomas Roman Yu Neyri Guerrero-Maya Morgan Pace Valentina Pantoja Noah Johnson Ngozi Walker Zaiden Stevens Raina Mcleod Tristan Requena

AMP Summer series Wind ensemble level II Flute Chase Matthews Leighlah West

French Horn Eva Chin Brito

* AMP Faculty + Guest Musician

Clarinet Adrianne Johnson Benjamin Owens Samuel Leyimu Trumpet Ethan Crawford Moziah Jabari

Oboe Nehemiah Preston

Trombone Caleb Alexander Joel Patrick

Bassoon Shanae Cousley

Tuba Bernard Flythe*

Percussion

Dominic Ryder* Alek Gayton* Jeremy Stephens Neyri Guerrero-Maya

AMP Summer series festival Orchestra John Young Shik Concklin, Conductor Violin I Kerren Berz, *Concertmaster Julie Saxton* Andrew Uhe+ Caliah Matamoros Elena Alejandro Foster Wilson Marlee Carter

Violin II Emily Boone, *Principal David Edwards+ Alex Lipsky+ Anaya Ricketts Asha White Chloe Felton Koa Edwards

Cello Ismail Akbar, *Principal Giancarlo Ortiz* Faith Clark Kendel Felton Raiah Wright Yahsia Jabari Flute Matthieu Clavé, *Principal Chase Matthews

* AMP Faculty + Guest Musician

Double Bass Daniel Brofe, +Principal Brooklyn Chaney Nia Blount Yusef Henry

Oboe Sasha Shatalova Prior, *Principal Nehemiah Preston

Bassoon Lazara Santana,*Principal Shanae Cousley

Viola Meghan Yost, *Princpal Lacie Bowlware+ Joshua Croom

French Horn Dilon Bryan,*Principal Eva Chin Brito

Clarinet Andrew Warwick, *Principal Samuel Leyimu Harpsichord Gregory Hamilton+

UPCOMING 2024 SUMMER SERIES EVENTS June 13th at 7pm AMP Side-by-Side Concert June 17th at 7pm AMP Summer Series Cafe June 20th at 7pm Session I- Final Orchestra and Choir Concert June 28th at 4pm Session II-Elementary Week Final Concert June 28th at 7pm Session II-Chamber Week Final Concert

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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

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 awarded the prestigious honor of being a Steinway Select School, making AMP one of eight schools in the country with this distinction.

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