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Left: The Georgia Boy Choir, founded in 2009 in Atlanta, serves boys from 5 years old to high school age. Above: Phillip Shoultz, director of voice education and founder in 2007 of the Georgia Young Men’s Ensemble, pictured here, is also the Director and conductor of the Gwinnett Choral Guild, an adult community chorus. ANNA CARSON Schools. Clearly an ardent advocate of strong music education in public schools, Andrews remembers last year’s school budget-honing meetings where arts ﬁnancing, including music, were mulled and cut. “I have tried to convey to the teachers the serious(Continued from page 24) ence sigh. There’s so much joy music can bring!” ness of the current economic crisis and how the arts can South Gwinnett High School senior Jonathan Ward be affected if the downward spiral continues,” he says. has been under Urda’s aegis for years. “She has that “Hopefully, by making teachers aware of this decline in spontaneous, fun nature,” he says. To his peers who’d revenues and possible budget implications, they’ll comcontemplate studying music, he adds, “Once you ﬁnd municate this to the parents and other caring community that calling, that one thing that makes you smile, pursue members.” it. Music has helped me ﬁnd myself.” Phillip Shoultz directs the Georgia Young Men’s Martha Shaw, founding director of the Spivey Hall Ensemble, a partner with the Gwinnett Young Singers. Children’s Choir, says, in sum, “There are so many fanIn addition, he’s active with the Georgia Music Educatastic music educators nationally and especially here in tors Association and was in the swirl of last year’s public Georgia. You might not know their names, but they’re school music budget debate. changing the lives of our children every day—in general “I think all of us must make a concerted effort to music classes, school choruses, churches, private music ﬁnd out how we can get better,” he says. “But I also lessons. I have the highest respect for them all. It is these think good things are beginning to happen.” educators working with the children consistently who reThe beat goes on. ally make all the difference.” Barbara Hall writes about education, arts and She may have been describing, among others, Robert nature. A Sandy Springs resident, she also writes and Andrews, ﬁne arts director of the Gwinnett County Public illustrates for children. Story contacts: • The Atlanta Boy Choir, (404) 378-0064; info@atlantaboychoir.org; www.atlantaboy choir.org • Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, education and outreach programs, (404) 733-4870 • Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra and Talent Development Program, (404) 733-4870 • Atlanta Young Singers of Callanwolde, (404) 873-3365; info@aysc.org; www.aysc.org 26 • The Buckhead Youth Orchestra, (404) 2481393; www.buckheadyouthorchestra.com • Georgia Young Men’s Ensemble, (404) 435-6067; pshoultz@gmail.com; www. gwinnettyoungsingers.com/mens.html • The Georgia Boy Choir, (404) 402-4083; info@georgiaboychoir.org; www.georgiaboy choir.org • Gwinnett Young Singers, (770) 935-6657; lynn@gwinnettyoungsingers.com; www. gwinnettyoungsingers.com • Mireille and Francisco Silva, (770) 565-7177; silvafm@silvapiano.com • Spivey Hall Children’s Choir Program, (770) 946-9072; sing@spiveyhallchildrenschoir.org; http://bit.ly/spiveycc More online at www.georgiamagazine.org GEORGIA MAGAZINE LYLE PHOTOS http://www.gwinnettyoungsingers.com http://www.buckheadyouthorchestra.com http://www.atlantaboychoir.org http://www.gwinnettyoungsingers.com http://www.atlantaboychoir.org http://www.gwinnettyoungsingers.com/mens.html http://www.gwinnettyoungsingers.com/mens.html http://www.georgiaboychoir.org http://www.bit.ly/spiveycc http://www.georgiaboychoir.org http://www.aysc.org http://www.georgiamagazine.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Georgia Magazine - March 2011

Georgia Magazine - March 2011
Contents
Viewpoint
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Picture This?
Georgia News
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Georgia’s Energy Outlook
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A Balancing Act
Right on Key
Around Georgia
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My Georgia
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Georgia Magazine - March 2011