On Monday, April 11, we had a great last masterclass of the season for Fall Into Spring with Brad Ritchie, cellist with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. It was a cello year! The final concert is Monday, May 2 at 7:00 PM in Heritage Hall of Heritage Sandy Springs on Blue Stone Road.
Mary Horst (2006, 2007, 2008) has been coaching quartets at Drew Charter School for Franklin Pond. The kids love her, and we are so happy she is working with us. Mary is a wonderful cellist and teacher, and we are lucky that she came back to Atlanta to work…for now anyway! Mary’s father, Eddie (now…
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Four members of our coaching artists and one alumna have been coaching two quartets at Drew Charter Junior and Senior Academies. The Drew Quartet and the Colbert Quartet have been working hard preparing for the Fall Into Spring final concert (Monday, May 2) and a school concert in April. Many kudos to Natalie Colbert, who…
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Congratulations to Northwestern alumni Wick Simmons (Summers 2009 & 2010) and Danielle Wilson (Summer 2010), who have been accepted to the prestigious Aspen Music Festival and School this summer!
Zach Tseng (Summer 2015) is the 2016 Concertmaster of the GMEA (Georgia Music Educator Association) Middle School All State Orchestra! Read More
Congratulations to alumnus Evan Nicholson (FIS 2013-14, Summer 2014), soloist with the Emory Junior Chamber Orchestra.
What a terrific evening with Dr. Nick Curry! The “S4zando Quartet”This speaks for itself! Posted by Franklin Pond Chamber Music on Monday, February 8, 2016
One of our Franklin Pond summer groups played at the Ronald Sachs Violins Cobb opening last August. Sheela Su, mother of violinist Julia Su, runs the store, and Julia’s dad, Sou-Chun Su, is principal 2nd violin of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Stop in the store when you are in Cobb (or any of Ron’s other…
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As winners of the Georgia Philharmonic Orchestra’s Samuel Fordis Young Artists Concerto Competition held in December, Phoebe Liu (Violin 2014) and Tobias Liu will solo with Georgia Philharmonic Orchestra at 7:00 pm on February 6, 2016 (Click for ticket information)! Click below to read their bios on Georgia Philharmonic Orchestra’s Facebook page. Phoebe Liu Tobias…
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Drew (Viola 2007 – 2010) recently posted a cool video of himself performing a viola cover. Check it out!
