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I wish we had access to something like this when I was in school!
This is a guest post by Averil Taylor, Lead Wind Teaching Artist for AMP & AMP Academy Coordinator. “I wish we had access to something like this when I was in school” is a phrase […]
Our Next Great Big Idea: The AMP Summer Series
Aisha Bowden is the Co-founder and Director of AMPlify, the choral program of the Atlanta Music Project. As soon as I completed the Sistema Fellows Program at New England Conservatory, I returned to Atlanta to […]
Atlanta Music Project featured in Mailchimp Investor Report
Atlanta Music Project Executive Director Dantes Rameau was interviewed in Mailchimp’s 2016 Investor Report “Better, Weirder, More Human.” The Investor Report takes a look at several of the organizations that Mailchimp supports, including the Atlanta […]
Atlanta Music Project Named a National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award Finalist
ATLANTA MUSIC PROJECT NAMED A NATIONAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES YOUTH PROGRAM (NAHYP) AWARD FINALIST Atlanta Music Project One of 50 Youth Program Finalists Selected By President Barack Obama’s Committee On The Arts And The Humanities […]
How a Summer Music Festival Changed My Life Pt. 1
This summer the Atlanta Music Project launches the AMP Summer Series, a music festival and school. Below is AMP’s Executive Director’s take on how a summer music program changed his life. To support the launch […]
Help Launch the Inaugural AMP Summer Series!
The Atlanta Music Project Needs YOUR Help to Launch the AMP Summer Series! Watch the video below and give today at ampsummerseries.org! [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck4BmjOk96g[/embedyt] You were there when we made AMP a reality six years […]
Two AMP Academy Musicians Awarded Allen Edmonds Scholarship
The Atlanta Music Project and Allen Edmonds have partnered to offer a scholarship program that reflects the values of both organizations. Both organizations agree that it is important for young musicians to sound their best […]
Press Release: AMP Announces Launch of Inaugural Summer Music Festival and School
ATLANTA MUSIC PROJECT ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF INAUGURAL SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL AND SCHOOL Program To Offer Free Summer Music Instruction and Concerts In Atlanta’s Underserved Neighborhoods ATLANTA, GA. – April 19, 2016 – The Atlanta Music […]
AMP 2016 Spring Concert Announcement
Oboe & Friends Benefit Concert Sunday, April 17, 5 p.m. First Congregational Church, UCC 105 Courtland St. NE Atlanta, GA 30303 Purchase tickets here. Proceeds benefit AMP and the Metropolitan Atlanta Community Band […]
AMP Van Receives New Name
There’s a new member of the AMP Team – and we love it! It is no secret that the Atlanta Music Project loves it’s vehicle of choice, the AMP van. Given as a donation from […]
I Don’t Like This Music
This is a guest post by Christopher Thibdeau, Conductor and Artistic Manager of Orchestras at AMP. This month at Gilbert House we introduced the Level 2 strings to a piece that is well liked by […]
Vote to name the Atlanta Music Project Van!
The AMP Van needs a name! You’ve seen the AMP Van driving around Atlanta, shuttling our young artists to and from rehearsals and concerts. Now we’ve narrowed the list of your name submissions to five […]
Guest Musician Lil John Roberts featured in AMPlify Lecture & Performance Series
Internationally-acclaimed drummer Lil John Roberts presents a lecture and performance, followed by a musical collaboration with the AMPlify Choir. This exclusive opportunity for the AMPlify students to perform alongside a world-class musician is the first […]
Two AMP Students Become First to Go to GMEA ALL-State Orchestra
Two Atlanta Music Project students will participate in the Georgia Music Educator’s Association All-State Orchestra in March 2016 after successfully passing two rounds of auditions and winning second chair in different orchestras. Bassists Joshua Sheperd and […]
AMP Co-Directors win Spelman College Award
The co-directors of the Atlanta Music Project (AMP) have been honored with the 2015 Spelman College Local Community Service Award. The honorees, Dantes Rameau, Co-founder and Executive Director of AMP, and Aisha Bowden, Co-founder and […]