Stanford Thompson is on a mission. He has dedicated himself to making it normal for a parent to say, “I want my kid to carry a violin after school,” every year. “Most people do not […]
The Atlanta Music Project, a non-profit that provides intense music education for at-risk children, has received a grant of $122,801 from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. The Widening the Stage grant is one of only […]
THE ATLANTA MUSIC PROJECT AWARDED $122,000 GRANT FROM THE JACK KENT COOKE FOUNDATION Prestigious Grant is the Largest Ever Received by the Atlanta Music Project The Atlanta Music Project, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides […]
This October, the Zeist Foundation ushers the ‘Music for Social Change’ after-school youth orchestra program into Atlanta’s Edgewood neighborhood for the launch of its second program site. Underserved kids grades 1- 8 expected to reap […]
Atlanta Music Project, social change organization using classical music to transform the lives of Atlanta metropolitan underserved youth launches its first city-wide Music Instrument Donation Drive. Atlanta Music Project, an 18-month old, tax-exempt, 501(c)3 organization […]
This recent announcement marks the second time The Coca-Cola Foundation has supported The Atlanta Music Project with funds to support their educational and youth development initiatives. First quarter 2011, the Coca-Cola Foundation awards grants totaling […]
Recently inducted Abreu Fellow, Aisha Bowden, picks the Atlanta Music Project as her El Sistema inspired post-grad assignment aiding in transforming the lives of Atlanta’s inner-city youth. Aisha Bowden, a recent inductee of the 2011-2012 […]
Atlanta Metro Low-Income Youth to Reap the Benefits Investing early in youth in underserved communities is a practice of The Atlanta Music Project (AMP). Recently, The Abraham J. and Phyllis Katz Foundation, a family foundation […]
Recently Launched Music-for-Social-Change Organization, The Atlanta Music Project, is anticipated to become an important part of the social and educational fabric of the Atlanta community. For more than 50 years, Coxe Curry & Associates (CC&A) […]
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.
