At odds over expansion plans, El Sistema USA may leave NEC, Boston. When it launched in 2009, El Sistema USA was hailed as a major coup for New England Conservatory, a chance for the school […]
Imagine a group of 4th-grade students excited to remain after school for classical music instruction. They play instruments, study Mahler’s first symphony, train with their ensemble, and practice again at home. Day after day, they […]
“The System” has been called a miracle and a fairy tale. Atlanta is beginning to learn how true that might be. Each weekday, two dozen children in first through seventh grades are picked up from […]
After the Abreu Fellows graduated, my plan was to continue blogging as the Atlanta Music Project started coming together. I thought it’d be interesting for people to come along for the ride of the developments and ups-and-downs […]
When the first notes of the highly anticipated Roger Waters “The Wall” Tour resound in Phillips Arena at 8:00 pm on Thursday, November 18, 2010, students from the City of Atlanta’s The Culture Club: An […]
When it comes to money and alumni at the School of Music, it is the school that does the giving. On Thursday, the School of Music released the names of 14 alumni who will receive […]
The Atlanta Music Project was recently featured on CNN. Dantes Rameau was interviewed by Ali Velshi and discusses what AMP is and how it can help Atlanta communities.
Dantes Rameau had some convincing to do when he approached 10-year-old Donnell Fulton about trying out a new instrument. “Would you like to try the trombone?” Blank stare. “Have you ever seen a trombone before?” […]
Among the winners is Atlanta's own Dantes Rameau who was chosen from a field of over 9,000 artists, and creative professionals throughout the world. Dantes, a bassoonist and Executive Director of Atlanta Music Project, will use his prize money to further develop the Atlanta Music Project, a non-profit after-school youth orchestra and choir program serving low-income communities in Atlanta. He is one of the youngest grant recipients and the first recipient from Georgia.
Yesterday our Executive Director, Dantes Rameau, has been awarded $25,000 from AOL’s 25 For 25 Grant Program. The program awarded $25,000 each to 25 artists, journalists and innovators. Dantes’ application was chosen from over 9000 […]
