, ▁and ▁ch oral ▁works , ▁many ▁with ▁jazz ▁flav or ings . ▁He ▁plays ▁piano , ▁French ▁horn , ▁Spanish ▁guitar , ▁and ▁pen ny wh ist le , ▁and ▁s ings . ▁Am ram ▁has ▁also ▁composed ▁scores ▁for ▁films , ▁and ▁has ▁led ▁quart ets , ▁qu int ets ▁and ▁larger ▁ens emb les ▁who ▁perform ▁and ▁record ▁under ▁his ▁name . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Am ram ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Ober lin ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 – 1 9 4 9 , ▁and ▁earned ▁a ▁b ach elor ’ s ▁degree ▁in ▁European ▁history ▁from ▁George ▁Washington ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁he ▁en rolled ▁at ▁the ▁Manh attan ▁School ▁of ▁Music , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁under ▁Dim it ri ▁Mit rop oul os , ▁Vitt orio ▁Gian n ini , ▁and ▁Gun ther ▁Sch ull er . ▁Under ▁Sch ull er ▁he ▁studied ▁French ▁horn . ▁ ▁Am ram ▁is ▁a ▁strong ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁music ▁education ▁of ▁the ▁young . ▁For ▁over ▁a ▁quarter - century ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁music ▁director ▁for ▁youth ▁and ▁family ▁concert ▁programs ▁for ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁Phil harm onic . ▁Am ram ▁has ▁pointed ▁out : ▁“ It ▁is ▁trem end ously ▁important ▁for ▁professional ▁people ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁young . ▁That ▁is ▁the ▁way ▁a ▁true ▁music ▁culture ▁is ▁created ▁— ▁not ▁through ▁mer ch and ising , ▁but ▁through ▁love .” ▁ ▁Music ▁projects ▁