The Atlanta Music Orchestral Teaching Artists

While trained at some of the world’s greatest music schools, AMP Teaching Artists are more than just first-rate performers. The AMP Teaching Artists are musicians with social change in mind, with the desire to pass on their talent and art to the next generation and with the ability to play a role in youth and community development. Honing their craft by day and showcasing it in concerts by night, the AMP Teaching Artists spend their afternoons in some of Atlanta’s most disadvantaged communities teaching the young students of the Atlanta Music Project so they can in turn inspire social change in their communities through their own musical abilities and concerts.

  • Kelly King

    VIOLA & LEAD TEACHING ARTIST

    Kelly King, a native of Florence, SC, began her musical journey on piano at the age of 7, followed by a brief stint in voice lessons, and finally settling on viola. Kelly holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of South Carolina, studying with Frits de Jonge…Read More

  • Jessica Kornhoff

    CELLO & LEAD TEACHING ARTIST

    Jessica started cello at the age of 9 and pursed a Bachelors degree with the late Wolfgang Laufer at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. After having her two kids, Taylor and Claire, she decided Martha Gerschefski at Georgia State University would be a great fit for her Masters in Cello Performance…Read More

  • Jessica Sherer

    FLUTE & LEAD TEACHING ARTIST

    An adventurous flutist hailed for her “versatility and depth of understanding” (Composer Eva Kendrick), Jessica Sherer has earned a reputation for taking on many unique and varied musical projects. An avid supporter of new music, Jessica has commissioned and premiered works from many composers including Richard Francis, Eva Kendrick, Richard Applin, Michael Daughterty and Ladislav Kubik…Read More

  • Catherine Price

    VIOLIN & VIOLA

    Violinist and violist Catherine Price began her musical studies at the age of three in her hometown of Statesboro, Georgia. She attended Interlochen Arts Academy and continued her studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with Pacifica Quartet violinist, Simin Ganatra…Read More

  • Dr. William Johnston

    VIOLA

    William Johnston leads a varied career as a violist and educator. Based in Atlanta, he has appeared throughout the country in solo and chamber music performances. He is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of Classical Revolution ATL, an organization dedicated to presenting live performances of chamber music in atypical venues such as coffee shops, bars, and clubs in metro Atlanta…Read More

  • Christopher Thibdeau

    CELLO & ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR

    Christopher Thibdeau has a diverse background as both a cellist and a conductor. Recently appointed as the conductor of the Georgia Youth Symphony Philharmonia Orchestra, Christopher has previously served as the associate conductor of the Brighton Symphony Orchestra, the assistant conductor of the Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra, the cover conductor of the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra and the cover conductor of the Firelands Symphony Orchestra…Read More

  • Katherine Algarra

    DOUBLE BASS

    Katherine Algarra was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She began playing the double bass at age ten and started studying privately with Ralph Jones, Prinicpal Double Bassist in the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Throughout middle and high school, she participated in and held prinicpal positions in the Georgia All State Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony, and the Talent Development Program. ..Read More

  • Jonathan Colbert

    DOUBLE BASS

    Born in 1985 in Atlanta Georgia, Jonathan Colbert is a product of the Atlanta Public School System and started playing the double bass in his mother’s middle school orchestra. With the support of his family, Jonathan was encouraged at the age of 15 to study with the Principal Bass of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Ralph Jones. Through this relationship of , guidance, counseling, and professional advisement, his true musical journey began…Read More

  • Bryan Crumpler

    CLARINET

    The Crumpler name is usually heard gracing the ESPN sports channels, Sports Illustrated Magazine, and the globules of Fantasy Football and NFL fan forums blogging about big butts. Yes, the All-Star Crumpler‚Äôs have big butts (despite that most of of them literally have made careers as “tight ends”), and the case is no different for 30-yr old, all-star clarinetist Bryan A. Crumpler, the youngest of a family of NFL football stars…Read More

  • John Bryant

    TRUMPET

    John Bryant, a native of Asheville, NC, is currently a candidate for the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree at the University of South Carolina. John began his study of the trumpet at age 10 and has since studied with Kieg Garvin, Mark Clodfelter, John Rommel, Michael Tunnell, and James Ackley. John holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and a Master of Music degree from the University of Louisville…Read More

  • Marc Boehm

    TROMBONE

    Spanning many fields, Marc Boehm’s accomplishments exemplify a teaching artist at the nexus of performance and teaching. He graduated with his Master of Music degree from Manhattan School of Music and received special distinction as an Outreach Graduation Award recipient for his work…Read More

  • Claire Womack

    WIND ENSEMBLE CONDUCTOR

    Claire Womack leads a career as a clarinetist and music educator. Currently a band director in the Newton County School System, she has been charged with founding a middle school band program at the Theme School at Fiquette. In addition to her band responsibilities, Ms. Womack also teaches 5th grade general music and guitar…Read More