Atlanta Youth Choir Wins Multiple Awards at World Choir Games

The Atlanta Music Project (AMP) Senior Youth Choir has been crowned “World Choir Games – The Open Competition Category Winner” at the 2024 World Choir Games in Auckland, New Zealand. The award was announced on July 13 in Auckland.

For its performance in competition, the AMP Senior Youth Choir also received the “Golden Diploma Level VI” with an overall score of 26.39 out of 30, the highest in its competition category. Additionally, its score was the second highest awarded that night, of all choirs in the open competition. The AMP Senior Youth Choir was directed by Atlanta-based composer and conductor B.E. Boykin.

The AMP Senior Youth Choir competed and won the O4 Youth Choir category, open to mixed and equal voice choirs composed of singers aged 12 to 25. The winning AMP Senior Youth Choir consisted of 38 singers, with the oldest member being 20 and the youngest 14.

Seven choirs competed in the O4 Youth Choir 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 in the category came from Australia, New Zealand, the People’s Republic of China, Japan and Italy, respectively.

“My sincerest congratulations to our conductor B.E. Boykin and the Atlanta Music Project Senior Youth Choir,” said Aisha Moody, AMP Co-Founder and Director of Programs. She added, “This extraordinary international recognition marks the beginning of 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 are now an expectation at AMP, rather than an exception. Our remarkable AMP choral teachers also deserve our recognition and gratitude for their teaching skills and their unwavering belief in our children’s abilities to become young musicians of the highest caliber.”

“This is a historic accomplishment for the Atlanta Music Project,” said Dantes Rameau, AMP Co-Founder and CEO. He continued, “Thanks to our generous donors and supporters, AMP’s young singers have had the opportunity to access world-class musical opportunities, such as the World Choir Games. And through their own determination, commitment to excellence, and world-class artistry, they have stepped onto the international stage for the first time and taken home the top prize. I couldn’t be more proud of this group of exceptional young Atlantans.”

After successfully submitting an application and audition tape, this was AMP’s first appearance at the World Choir Games which began in 2000 and is the world’s largest international choral festival and competition.