Tag Archives: youth

November 03, 2012
By:Aisha Bowden|Category: News & Features

AMP Supporters Raise $21,000 to Launch AMPlify!

A short time ago the marvelous supporters of the Atlanta Music Project were offered the opportunity to come together to help launch AMPlify, a new choral program. The campaign was wildly publicized, being featured in www.artsatl.com and on Fox 5 … Continue reading →

September 26, 2012
By:Aisha Bowden|Category: Aisha's Blog

First Pitch!

I don’t know if you’ve heard, but there’s a new player on the team. We recently announced my new and improved relationship with the Atlanta Music Project as the Director of AMPlify, the choral program of the Atlanta Music Project … Continue reading →

June 27, 2012
By:Aisha Bowden|Category: Aisha's Blog

It’s Coming…

There is more than one way to tip an epidemic, in other words. Epidemics are a function of the people who transmit infectious agents, the infectious agent itself, and the environment in which the infectious agent is operating. And when … Continue reading →

March 24, 2012
By:Aisha Bowden|Category: Aisha's Blog

…and then there was Coro.

Welcome to Coro! I remember our first meeting with our “organizational guru/Sistema Fellows Team Mom” – Beth Babcock. She simply told us “I am here because I love you”. Since I had only known her for 3 minutes, I accepted … Continue reading →

March 03, 2012
By:Aisha Bowden|Category: Aisha's Blog

VENEZUELA!!!

Encantada! After 6 months of preparation, the Fellows have finally arrived in Venezuela! We are feeling immensely fortunate to be among the chosen few that are invited to experience the Sistema in its most authentic form. For the next 5 … Continue reading →

November 01, 2011
By:Aisha Bowden|Category: Aisha's Blog

El Sistema through the eyes of the Talented Tenth

And we’re off! The Abreu Fellows Program has gotten off to a dynamic start!  We have had almost two months of fun filled learning in Boston and our knowledge of El Sistema is expanding rapidly. There are four main components … Continue reading →