Dantes’ Blog

February 20, 2012

Guest Post: Cellist Johannes Moser visits AMP

You never know who’s gonna stop by the Atlanta Music Project! This past week we had a world-renonwed cellist visit the Atlanta Music Project’s Gilbert House site so I thought it’d be great to invite AMP Cello Teaching Artist, Chris … Continue reading

January 12, 2012

Atlanta Symphony Musicians visit AMP

We’ve started off 2012 with a bang! Two days ago six extraordinary musicians from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra came to the Atlanta Music Project’s Gilbert House site to do a workshop with our students. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s visiting musicians … Continue reading

January 01, 2012

AMP’S 11 HIGHLIGHTS OF 2011

2011 has been a great year for the Atlanta Music Project! From student performances and media attention, to Teaching Artist performances and community support, we are thankful for the opportunities that have been afforded to our organization and the neighborhoods … Continue reading

December 10, 2011

What’s Been Happening at AMP’s Coan Site?!

As many of you know, the Atlanta Music Project launched a second site in the fall of 2011. Once again we partnered with the City Of Atlanta Recreation Centers. AMP’s second site is hosted by the Coan Recreation Center in … Continue reading

December 01, 2011

Become An AMP Concert Sponsor!

Get your business out into the community! Contact the Atlanta Music Project today to sponsor an Atlanta Music Project concert! Next sponsorship opportunity is December 14, 2011. Click on the picture below to see the levels and perks:

November 21, 2011

VIDEO: AMP Teaching Artists Do TEDxPeachtree 2011

TEDxPeachtree has been a strong supporter of the Atlanta Music Project since before we even existed. At TEDxPeachtree 2009, Stanford Thompson was able to excite the audience about the possibility of El Sistema coming to Atlanta. At TEDxPeachtree 2010 I … Continue reading

November 14, 2011

An AMP Solo at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Today was a great day! I’m very proud of one of our students, violinist Chantania Shackelford, who performed a solo at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Board Of Directors meeting. The president of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Stanley Romanstein, invited … Continue reading

November 05, 2011

Field Trip to Grassroots Grantmakers Conference!

Last Wednesday November 2, 2011, the Community Foundation For Greater Atlanta invited our students to perform at the Grassroots Grantmakers Conference in downtown Atlanta. Led by Jessica Sherer, our Flute Teaching Artist and Gilbert House Site Manager, 11 of our … Continue reading