{"id":12122,"date":"2018-03-04T08:20:09","date_gmt":"2018-03-04T08:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.atlantamusicproject.org\/?p=12122"},"modified":"2018-03-04T08:20:09","modified_gmt":"2018-03-04T08:20:09","slug":"amp-young-musicians-in-mexico-city-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlantamusicproject.org\/amp-young-musicians-in-mexico-city-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"AMP Live from Mexico: Behind-the-Scenes in Mexico City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_12124\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12124\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12124\" src=\"http:\/\/www.atlantamusicproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_0126-e1520151691868.jpg\" alt=\"From L to R: AMP violinist Lailah Carter, AMP violist Nyasjah Brooks and Concertmaster of the &quot;Encuentros&quot; Orchestra in Mexico City. \" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From L to R: AMP violinist Lailah Carter, AMP violist Nyasjah Brooks and Concertmaster of the &#8220;Encuentros&#8221; Orchestra in Mexico City.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For the past few days seven young musicians of the Atlanta Music Project have been in\u00a0\u00a0Mexico City participating\u00a0in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlantamusicproject.org\/amp-musicians-head-to-mexico-city\/\">4-day youth orchestra festival<\/a> of 150 students from all over the Americas. The festival culminates on Sunday March 4 with a concert conducted by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gustavodudamel.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gustavo Dudamel<\/a>. Here are our first in a series of behind the scenes posts about the AMP experience in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Live from Mexico City, a conversation with young musician Donovan Fuller, first violinist with the Atlanta Music Project, and AMP executive director Dantes Rameau. Donovan talks <a class=\"profileLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GDudamel\/?fref=mentions\" data-hovercard=\"\/ajax\/hovercard\/page.php?id=17116083604&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D\" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show=\"1\">Gustavo Dudamel<\/a>, and what it\u2019s been like to be surrounded by top notch music students from all over the Americas.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GCwhInkfbcc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What might it be like to play a piece written by the famous Mexican composer <a class=\"profileLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Arturo-M%C3%A1rquez-1775868976040245\/?fref=mentions\" data-hovercard=\"\/ajax\/hovercard\/page.php?id=1775868976040245&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D\" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show=\"1\">Arturo M\u00e1rquez<\/a> and dedicated to Nobel Peace Prize winner <a class=\"profileLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MalalaYousafzaiOfficial\/?fref=mentions\" data-hovercard=\"\/ajax\/hovercard\/page.php?id=500022086695137&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D\" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show=\"1\">Malala Yousafzai<\/a>? Oh, and how about Marquez himself is your conductor and you\u2019re performing it in Mexico at the <a class=\"profileLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/museodelpalaciodebellasartes\/?fref=mentions\" data-hovercard=\"\/ajax\/hovercard\/page.php?id=169663413110437&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D\" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show=\"1\">Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes<\/a>??? Our young musicians can tell you all about it. Here they are rehearsing \u2018Alas Malala\u2019 this morning!!!<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/incufl6tqHk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Live from Mexico City, an interview with two of our parent chaperones, Donna Fuller and Vivian Roberts Carter. They talk to our executive director Dantes Rameau about being music parents at AMP, how their children have developed through their music studies, and what it\u2019s like to see them here in Mexico with 150 young students. A most insightful interview for our supporters and especially parents of music students.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5dV30LiPcjo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the past few days seven young musicians of the Atlanta Music Project have been in\u00a0\u00a0Mexico City participating\u00a0in a 4-day youth orchestra festival of 150 students from all over the Americas. 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