We are proud of 2015 Alumna Julia Su who just won the State Solo Competition sponsored by MTNA (Music Teachers National Association) in the senior division, competing with students up to 18 years old. This qualifies her to move to the Southeast regional competition in January, 2017. Good luck, Julia!
We are excited to announce that Christopher O’Riley of NPR’s “From The Top” will be one of the three judges for the Competition. The May 28th concert will include performances by the judges, the Franklin Pond Quartet, and, of course, the Competition winners. Mark the date on your calendars now and don’t miss this wonderful…
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Faculty member Brad Ritchie played beautifully last Tuesday (October 25) at Abernathy Arts Center for Sandy Springs Reads. He played special selection of Albinoni and music from a Bach cello suite.
Our Summer Finale Concert was held on Tuesday, July 26. The day before was our last Monday coaching and a run-through of the concert for the next day with Jun-Ching Lin presiding. We did something differently this year for the concert and have gotten a lot of good feedback about it. The students introduced themselves…
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The week of July 18 was Community Concert week! The concerts were at Huntcliff Summit, Sandy Springs Day Camp, Sandy Springs Library, and Canterbury Court. The students practiced what they learned about public speaking at Tom Key’s masterclass and played beautifully. Everyone can see they are having a good time but have worked really hard…
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On Friday, July 22, we all went to Allgood Media and Bill Allgood recorded each group while the others listened and marked observations in their scores. They then compared notes with the performing group as they heard the recording together. Thank you Bill for doing this (and Gloria for the great and much needed refreshments!).…
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On Monday, July 18, our masterclass artist, Harold Byers from the Cincinnati Symphony, worked with all the groups.
Please make plans to come to our Summer Finale Concert. It’s FREE and open to the public! All the very talented groups from this summer have worked hard to present another outstanding concert. This year the coaching artists trio of Atlanta Symphony Orchestra musicians will be performing, and students, coaching artists, and alumni will join…
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Tom Key, well known actor & Music Director of Theatrical Outfit, came to the Pond on July 11 and worked with our students. They were speaking like pros! — remember to show YOUR personality — be yourself, show yourself — always think “tonight was better than last night, but not as good as tomorrow” —…
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We LOVE the Vega Quartet! Vega Day (Wednesday, July 6) is a fabulous opportunity for our kids to see and hear a professional quartet at work and to play on the stage in the Schwartz Center at Emory. This was our students’ second of many opportunities to perform for an ever growing audience. There will…
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