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Showtime at the Woodruff!
AMPlify‘s 2014 Spring Concert will go down as a magnificent first in the annals of Atlanta Music Project history. On Thursday April 2, 2014, for the first time, young artists from AMPlify, our choral music program, […]
Honored by my Alma Mater
I’m happy to announce that I will be returning to McGill University, my alma mater, in May to accept the James G. Wright Award! Awarded by the McGill Alumni Association, the James G. Wright award […]
New Date for AMPlify Black History Month Concert
Dear AMP & AMPlify Supporters: Please note that due to the recent winter storm, AMPlify’s Black History Month Concert has been moved to Thursday February 27 at 7:00pm. The location for the concert still remains […]
AMP Announces 2014 Winter & Spring Concert Season
The journey to musical excellence continues! Thanks to your ongoing support, our young artists are hard at work everyday after school preparing for several wonderful performances at some of Atlanta’s best venues. All concerts are free and open to […]
AMP Orchestra Plays Splendid Holiday Concert
The 50 Young Artists of the Atlanta Music Project Gilbert House-South Bend Orchestra performed a splendid holiday concert last Saturday December 14. Sponsored by MailChimp and held at the Rosel Fann Recreation Center, the audience […]
AMPlify Brings on Charm at 2013 Holiday Concert
Last week the Young Artists of AMPlify, the choral program of the Atlanta Music Project, put on a charming show at their 2013 Holiday Concert sponsored by MailChimp. The vocalists’ hard work and sacrifice was on […]
AMP Strings play Tchaikovsky!
From AMP’s recent holiday concert, the AMP Gilbert House String Orchestra performs an arrangement of the Finale from Tchaikvosky’s String Serenade, conducted by yours truly. Click here to support one of these fabulous young artists through our 2013-2014 […]
AMPlify sings Kwanzaa!
From AMPlify’s 2013 Holiday Concert, the R. Nathaniel Dett Concert Choir, sings Kwanzaa by Yvette Holt conducted by yours truly. Click here to support one of these fabulous young artists through our 2013-2014 Sponsor-A-Musician campaign. […]
AMPlify artists lift their voices for social change!
Note: This post submitted by Tislam Swift, Site Assistant for the AMPlify Concert Choir. This past week, I had the pleasure of working alongside Aisha Bowden and Dantes Rameau at the Atlanta Community Food Bank’s […]
Student-Teaching Artist Corner
AMP Student-Teaching Artist Corner Makeda Freer, Trombone Student Age: 12 Joined AMP: 2010 Instrument: viola for two years, now trombone since September 2013 Why the trombone: Unique instrument, easy to hold because I’m tall! Making a sound came easy […]
Golf Tournament Raises $15,000 for AMP
To celebrate the life of their late son Nick Wadley, Steve and Jill Wadley recently launched the 1st Annual Nicholas Evan Wadley Charity Golf Invitational. The tournament was held on October 26, 2013 at Bear’s […]
AMP’s Dantes Rameau named Ebony Magazine Power 100
Our very own co-founder and executive director, Dantes Rameau, has been named to Ebony Magazine’s 2013 Power 100, a list of year’s most influential African-Amercians! Joining prestigious names on the list such as President Barack […]
AMP Launches Sponsor-A-Musician Campaign
Each year, several AMP supporters ask us if they can sponsor the music lessons that our students take from us. This year, we finally got all the mechanisms in place to do just that! We […]
Violinist Lindsey Stirling Raises Money for AMP!
We are thrilled to announce that violinist Lindsey Stirling has launched a 60-day fundraiser benefitting the Atlanta Music Project. Lindsey performed on America’s Got Talent in 2010 and the rest, as they say, is history. […]
AMP Featured at Chick-Fil-Foundation
Last Tuesday September 24 we had a fantastic morning at Chick-Fil-A headquarters. The Chick-Fil-A Foundation held the first meeting of its Advisory Board and they graciously invited the AMP String Teaching Artists to provide background music […]