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.
ATLANTA MUSIC PROJECT SENIOR
SOPRANO 1
Destiny Brown
Jenae McCoy
Jessica Macharia
Tatiana Dickerson
SOPRANO 2 ALTO 1 ALTO 2
Bailey Mines
Nailah Ruffin
Sage Mae Lima-Jeffries
Sasha Williams
Taylor Pollock
Aria Armstead
Ariel Crumbley
Cailey Inman
Eden Kearse
Janaé Banks
Makyla Platt
Maya Winfrey
Neilah Bell
River Kearse
Amaya Paylor
Beyuti Burrows
Chloe Collier
Destiny Sutton
Shana Liverpool
SENIOR YOUTH CHOIR ROSTER
TENOR 1
Andrew Bodrick
Connor Sample
Raja Green-Hornes
Tyaire Charles
TENOR 2 BARITONE BASS
Anthony Dunlap
Mike Leon Martinez
Vinny Montague
Alexander Beaty
Imari Welcher
Isaac Collier
Jonah Stowers
Caleb Vaughn
Dalin Davis
Elijah Stephens
Xavier Doyle
AMP SENIOR YOUTH CHOIR FACULTY
B.E. Boykin, Conductor
Breanna Johnson, Director of Choral Programs
Keeyen Martin, Voice Coach
Micah Roland, Voice Coach
AMP SENIOR YOUTH CHOIR WORLD
Dies Irae.............................................Micahel John Trotta from “Requiem”
Destiny Brown, soprano
Jessica Macahria, soprano
Mata del Anima Sola................................Antonio Estévez
Vinny Montague, tenor
Destiny Sutton, alto
A Quiet Place.........................................Ralph Carmichael arr. Jerry Rubino
Chloe Collier, alto
Sasha Williams, soprano
Elijah Rock.........................................Traditional Spiritual arr. Moses Hogan
WORLD CHOIR GAMES PROGRAM
Translations
Dies iræ, dies illa Solvet sæclum in favilla, Teste David cum Sibylla.
Mors stupebit et natura, Cum resurget creatura, Judicanti responsura.
Recordare, Jesu pie, Quod sum causa tuæ viæ: Ne me perdas illa die.
Dies iræ, dies illa Solvet sæclum in favilla,
Dies Irae
Day of wrath and doom impending. David’s word with Sibyl’s blending, Heaven and earth in ashes ending.
Death is struck, and nature quaking, All creation is awaking, To its Judge an answer making.
Think, kind Jesu! – my salvation
Caused Thy wondrous Incarnation; Leave me not to reprobation.
Day of wrath and doom impending. David’s word with Sibyl’s blending, Heaven and earth in ashes ending.
Mata del Anima Sola
Tree of the lonely soul, wide opening of the riverside— now you will be able to say: Here slept Cantaclaro. With the whistle and the sting of the twisting wind, the dappled and violet dusk quietly entered the corral.
The night, tired mare, shakes her mane and black tail above the riverside; and, in its silence, your ghostly heart is filled with awe.
B.E. BOYKIN Senior Youth Choir Conductor
B.E. (Brittney Elizabeth) Boykin is a native of Alexandria, Virginia and comes from a musical family. At the age of 7, she began piano lessons and continued her studies through high school under the tutelage of Mrs. Alma Sanford. Mrs. Sanford guided her through various competitions, such as the NAACP’s ACT-SO competition where she garnered 1st place for 3 consecutive years in the local competition, as well as being awarded The Washington Post “Music and Dance Award” in the spring of 2007.
Boykin then pursued her classical piano studies at Spelman College under the leadership of Dr. Rachel Chung. After graduating Spelman College in 2011 with a B.A. in Music, Boykin continued her studies at Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, New Jersey.
During her time at Westminster, she was awarded the R and R Young Composition Prize just a few months shy of graduating with her M.M. in Sacred Music with a concentration in choral studies in May, 2013.
Boykin’s choral piece, “We Sing as One,” was commissioned to celebrate Spelman College’s 133rd Anniversary of its founding at the 2014 Founders Day Convocation. She has also been featured as the conductor/composer-in-residence for the 2017 Harry T. Burleigh Commemorative Spiritual Festival at Tennessee State University. Boykin has been commissioned and collaborated with several organizations, including a number of ACDA divisions, the Minnesota Opera and the Kennedy Center. She obtained her Ph.D. from Georgia State University with an emphasis in Music Education and is currently an Assistant Professor of Music at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
ATLANTA MUSIC PROJECT SENIOR YOUTH CHOIR
The Atlanta Music Project Senior Youth Choir is the top-performing choir of the Atlanta Music Project (AMP), a non-profit organization providing world-class music training and performance opportunities supporting youth growth and development.
The Atlanta Music Project Senior Youth Choir is a select, mixed-voice ensemble of some of the finest high school-aged singers in metro Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Under the direction of conductor B.E. Boykin, this advanced vocal ensemble performs standard choral literature and songs representing the culture of their communities. The choir has performed at renowned venues across Atlanta, including the Cobb Energy Centre for the Performing Arts, Georgia World Congress Center, and Spivey Hall. In 2019, the choir was the first choral ensemble invited to perform at Mercedes-Benz Stadium: home of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United FC.
The AMP Senior Youth Choir was awarded the Choral Sweepstakes and Grand Champion Trophies at the 2022 Southern Star Music Festival. Additional recognitions include invitations to perform at the 2022 Georgia-American Choral Directors Association Fall Conference, the Mayor of Atlanta’s 2023 State of the City Address, and the 2023 Spelman College US-South Africa Voices “Of Change” Concert. Most recently, the AMP Senior Youth Choir was featured on National Public Radio’s From the Top, America’s largest national platform celebrating young classically-trained musicians. The choir regularly collaborates with renowned artists and has performed alongside Grammywinning performers such as operatic baritone Edward Parks, R&B singer Monica, and gospel rapper Lecrae. In July 2024, the AMP Senior Youth Choir will embark on its first international trip as an ensemble to compete in the 2024 World Choir Games in Auckland, New Zealand.
ABOUT THE WORLD CHOIR GAMES
The idea to create an event like the World Choir Games is based on the Olympic ideals, which aim to peacefully unify people and nations connected by song in a fair competition. This idea is supposed to inspire people to experience the power of interaction by singing together. Unrelated to artistic levels, this approach challenges personality and team spirit likewise. The World Choir Games are an international choir festival taking place every two years on different continents.
This idea of the World Choir Games is based on the personal experience of choir singers from all over the world who pick up and pass on human ideals through song. It contributes to people overcoming conflicts and setting, through their social interaction, an example for other people. Music is the common language of the world and serves as a link between cultures and nations.
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.
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.
