Newsletter, Winter 2011
Dantes Rameau2011-03-15T11:09:48-04:00AMP Students Amaze in Debut! On February 10, 2011, at the Museum Bar, the students of the Atlanta Music Project performed admirably on their first concert as an orchestra and choir! Their concert was sold […]
Winter Performance
Dantes Rameau2011-02-02T14:08:07-05:00The Atlanta Music Project cordially invites you to a “Winter Performance” Please join us for the first performance of the Atlanta Music Project Youth Orchestra and Choir on Thursday, February 10, 2011. Click here for […]
Looking back on Atlanta’s classical music year 2010
Dantes Rameau2011-01-13T23:05:11-05:002010 was not the most eventful of years for Atlanta’s classical ensembles, which in many ways tracked national trends as a result of the Great Recession: fewer concerts, reduced attendance, a just-hang-on attitude. A few […]
Azalea City Chapter Of The Links Host Annual Artisan Showcase
Dantes Rameau2011-01-08T12:15:24-05:00The Azalea City Chapter of The Links, Inc. recently held their second Holiday Artisans Showcase. This year’s Artisan Showcase combined music from the student performers who are a part of the Talent Development Program of […]
Building on hope, not only for city’s children, but also for all orchestras
Dantes Rameau2011-01-06T20:05:18-05:00In the schools of Philadelphia and dozens of other cities struggling for basic resources, the realms of big ideas and arts education seldom overlap. But something important is stirring here. In the fall, about 85 […]
Sour note for music program
Dantes Rameau2011-01-03T20:17:43-05:00At 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 […]
El Sistema: From Venezuela to the United States
Dantes Rameau2010-12-23T10:41:22-05:00Imagine 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 […]
Atlanta Music Project: A new “System” to teach music
Dantes Rameau2010-12-13T09:52:43-05:00“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 […]
Roger Waters’ “The Wall” Concert at Phillips Arena Includes City of Atlanta’s Culture Club Students
Dantes Rameau2010-11-20T13:19:04-05:00When 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 […]