AMP AWARDED GOLDEN DIPLOMA &
RECEIVES SECOND HIGHEST SCORE IN THE OPEN COMPETITION
ATLANTA, July 16,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Atlanta Music Project
(AMP) Senior Youth Choir has been crowned a "Category Winner of the
World Choir Games - The Open Competition" at the 2024 World Choir
Games in Auckland, New Zealand.
The award was announced on July 13,
2024 in Auckland.
For its competition performance, the AMP Senior Youth Choir was
also awarded the "Golden Diploma Level VI" with an overall score of
26.39 - out of a possible 30 - the highest in its competition
category. In addition, its score of 26.39 was the second highest
awarded on the night of all the choirs in The Open Competition. The
AMP Senior Youth Choir was led by Atlanta-based composer and conductor B.E.
Boykin.
The AMP Senior Youth Choir competed in and won the O4 Youth
Choirs category, which is open to mixed and equal voices choirs
with singers between the ages of 12 and 25. The winning AMP Senior
Youth Choir consisted of 38 singers, with the oldest member aged 20
years old, and the youngest aged 14 years old.
There were seven choirs in the O4 Youth Choirs category.
Including the AMP Senior Youth Choir, there were two choirs
from the Philippines, two from
Australia, two from New Zealand, and one from Canada. The five jurors for the category
hailed from Australia,
New Zealand, the People's Republic of China, Japan, and Italy, respectively.
"My heartfelt congratulations to our conductor B.E. Boykin and
the Atlanta Music Project Senior Youth Choir," stated Aisha Moody, Co-Founder & Chief Executive
Officer of AMP. She added: "This extraordinary, international
recognition signals a new era for the Atlanta Music Project. Our
young singers have set a new bar for musical excellence for
themselves and for future generations of AMP students. Traveling,
touring and winning international competitions is now the
expectation at AMP, rather than the exception. Our outstanding AMP
choral faculty also deserve our recognition and gratitude for their
pedagogical skill and unwavering belief in our children's abilities
to be young musicians of the highest caliber. "
"This is a historic achievement for the Atlanta Music Project,"
said Dantes Rameau, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of
AMP. He continued, "Thanks to our generous donors and supporters,
AMP's young singers have been offered the opportunity to access
musica. Opportunities of the highest renown, such as the World
Choir Games. And through their own determination, their commitment
to excellence, and their world-class artistry, they have stepped
onto the international stage, for the first time, and earned the
top prize. I could not be more proud of this group of outstanding
young Atlantans."
After successfully submitting an application and audition
recording, this was AMP's first appearance at the World Choir Games
which started in 2000 and is the largest international choral
festival and competition in the world. The 2024 edition is being
held in Auckland, New Zealand from
July 10, 2024 to July 20, 2024. There are 250 choirs and 11,000
participants from 42 countries and regions.
The AMPSYC's competition repertoire consisted of four pieces:
Dies Irae from "Requiem" by Michael John
Trotta, Mata del Anima Sola by Antonio Estévez, Quiet Place
by Ralph Carmichael and arranged by
Jerry Rubino, and Elijah Rock, a Traditional Spiritual arranged by
Moses Hogan.
AMP's participation in the World Choir Games is made possible
with funding AMP's Travel & Tour Endowment, established in 2023
through gifts from an anonymous donor and the Chestnut Family
Foundation.
About the Atlanta Music Project
Founded in 2010, the Atlanta Music Project (AMP) provides
world-class music training and performance opportunities supporting
youth growth and development. Operating in under-resourced
communities, AMP's mission is to empower youth to realize their
possibilities through music. AMP serves 800 young musicians
annually band, choir, orchestra, private lessons, and summer music
programs. Additionally, AMP runs a college and career program,
supporting AMP high school students and AMP alumni.
For more information
visit http://www.atlantamusicproject.org
Media Inquiries:
Dantes Rameau
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Atlanta Music Project
678-235-4267 | info@atlantamusicproject.org
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