Summer Finale!
Tired as everyone was from the wonderful Jekyll weekend, students and faculty showed up at… [more]
July 25 Master Class with Janet Horvath
The students had a wonderful day learning from Janet Horvath. Janet, associate principal cello… [more]
July 18: David Coucheron Master Class
Everyone really enjoyed and benefitted from the master class taught Monday by David Coucheron.… [more]
July 11: Master Class with Nathan Schram
A full featured post on the outstanding master class we had with Nathan Schram will be posted… [more]
July 5: The Vega Quartet Master Class
The day started early with the Vega performing parts of Haydn, Beethoven, and Bartok as the… [more]
What’s Happening at FPCM
Franklin Pond Alumni Gathering
Twenty-eight alumni from many years of Franklin Pond came together in December to read chamber music, connect with friends, and have a pizza and a good time together. It's always fun to see the mixture of younger kids, high school, college and even professionals play … [Read More...]
2012 Audition Excerpts Posted
Please look for the 2012 audition excerpts under this website's "For Students..." section. The excerpts for violin, viola and cello are all posted. Thanks! … [Read More...]
Download the Summer 2012 Application Here!
As previously posted, the application deadline for the summer program is March 1, and the auditions are scheduled for March 24-27. Click on this post or the thumbnail image of the application to download the form. … [Read More...]
2012 Summer Schedule Set!
We have the dates for the 2012 Summer String Quartet Program. The application deadline is March 1, and the auditions are scheduled for March 24-27. Audition excerpts will be posted after January 1, 2012. Coaching sessions will take place on June 24, 25, July 2, 9, 16 and 23. … [Read More...]
Prokofiev Quartet at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
The Prokofiev quartet welcomed ticket buyers at the Big Bad Voodoo Daddy concert Auguest 13th at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater with a half hour of classical and light music in support of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra "When I Play Music" campaign http://wheniplay.org/. Yet … [Read More...]
Franklin Pond Too at the Snellville Farmer’s Market
The Farmer’s Market event August 13th was a great success. The weather held perfectly until 20 minutes after the group stopped playing when it decided to pour. The audience at the market was very grateful and complimentary. Several people took away information about the … [Read More...]
Schubert at the Woodruff
August 5 our Schubert quartet represented the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra youth, playing in the Woodruff Center galleria before the Jackie Evancho concert. We were very happy to be part of the ASO “When I Play Music” campaign and hope all our supporters will also support … [Read More...]
Summer Finale!
Tired as everyone was from the wonderful Jekyll weekend, students and faculty showed up at Kellett Chapel the next day for a dress rehearsal and were excited and primed to play a stellar final concert that evening. It was a special evening. The student groups and the … [Read More...]
Great Fun at Jekyll Island
This was our 7th year on Jekyll Island. Along with two days of intense coaching, rehearsing and concerts, we had time for the beach, swimming, biking, and roaming around the Historic District. The Franklin Pond Quartet (faculty) gave a beautiful concert Saturday night and … [Read More...]
July 27 Mt. Vernon Towers Concert
The audience at Mt. Vernon Towers in Sandy Springs is always a joy. They are very supportive of the students and very welcoming. The sun porch is a lovely room with windows all around and they always have things set up beautifully for us. The boys had to learn the trick of … [Read More...]
July 26 SafeHouse Outreach Concert
"This was one of my favorite concerts" says Artistic Director Ronda Respess. At first, we were disappointed that the bus with our audience of about 60 students didn't show up. We decided to get started anyway--about twenty minutes late. Strains of Vivaldi's "Spring" filled … [Read More...]
July 21 Sandy Springs Library Concert
The Community Concert at Sandy Springs Library was a success this morning. The quartet (Helena DeGrazia & Justin Lee, violins, Nathan Hung, viola, and Bailey Holbrook, cello) played very well and spoke well. We had to learn flexibility by jumping to the last number, … [Read More...]
