Fall Into Spring Final Concert is LIVE!
Fall Into Spring Final Concert
May 4, 2021
7:00 PM
Peachtree Road United Methodist Church
3180 Peachtree Road NE
May 4, 2021
7:00 PM
Peachtree Road United Methodist Church
3180 Peachtree Road NE
Photo Credit: givebach.org
Congratulations, Raunak!
Raunak Kumar, alum 2014-15, 2017, 2017-18 was a 2021 winner in the YoungArts Foundation Competition. Raunak left Atlanta to attend New England Conservatory Preparatory School for his last two years…
Live Masterclass with Rainer Eudeikis
Rainer Eudeikis, principal cellist of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra visited Franklin Pond on April 13 as a masterclass artist. The students were excited to work with him and hear him play. We all appreciated another live masterclass.
Masterclass with Nick Curry
Nick Curry stepped in for us at the last minute on March 23 for an online masterclass. Nick teaches at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville and is an Atlanta native.
Coaching at the Pond
Franklin Pond alum, Josiah Coe (2005 & 2006), is coaching and playing the Dohnanyi “Serenade” with Emily Rader and Julia Gaines for the second half of the year. What fun to have him back teaching for us!
First Live Masterclass of 2021!
Four Franklin Pond groups played in the first live masterclass of the year on Tuesday, January 12. This was part of our live Fall Into Spring program, which is being held in Peachtree Road United Methodist Church. The students were thrilled to perform and get coaching from David Coucheron, concertmaster of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and his sister Julie Coucheron, a fabulous pianist, both of whom can be heard in concerts all over the U.S. and abroad.
Big News for Stephen Upshaw!
We're so proud of Stephen Upshaw (Viola, 2003), whose ensemble was awarded a Ernst von Siemens Ensemble Prize for 2020/2021. "We can’t wait to get started on the many projects…
Big Award for Franklin Pond & ProjectPR!
Our PR genius, Lucy Crosswell of ProjectPR, entered the 2020 (all virtual) Franklin Pond Chamber Music Competition to compete for the much sought after Phoenix Awards, and we are one of the finalists!
Fall Into Spring is underway!
Fall Into Spring is off to a great start. Live coaching has begun and, with everyone is being very careful to follow all COVID-19 regulations, we are looking forward to another successful season. When they sound this good at the first coaching session, we can’t wait to hear them in a few months!
Live outdoor concerts by Franklin Pond Quartet
The Franklin Pond Quartet and flutist Christina Smith gave live outdoor concerts at Lenbrook senior living in September and at Common Table Church Saturday, October 17. After being quarantined for so long, it is wonderful to see people enjoying live music again, of course socially distant. The people may be masked, but the music isn’t. It is better than ever!
(images courtesy of Common Table Church)
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