Applications for the 2016 Summer program are currently being accepted! Be sure to apply now! Franklin Pond’s Summer program is a unique chamber-music program for talented pre-college musicians grades 7-12. Created as an opportunity for serious students to interact personally with highly qualified professionals, this program offers coaching with musicians from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,…
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The Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend was a big one for Franklin Pond! David Nesmith from Columbus, Ohio came to Atlanta to give classes and private lessons in Alexander Technique and Body Mapping. David is an excellent teacher! He taught us all about how the body works, what we can do to avoid problems,…
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As part of our MLK weekend events, Danny Laufer, associate principal cellist of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, came to work with three of our groups during the first of three masterclasses offered to our Fall Into Spring students.
Saturday, December 26th at 6:00 at the Pond A wonderful time was had by all at our annual Alumni Christmas party. Alums of all ages came, some we haven’t seen for a long time, and everyone had a great time talking and playing together. Stories were shared, advice was given, and lots of laughter and…
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September 27th Jun-Ching Lin performed the Sibelius Violin Concerto with the Georgia Tech orchestra. Just last spring he played the Tschaikovsky Concerto with the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra. The Franklin Pond Quartet has been busy with a performance in Fayetteville November 17th and two performances for Crossroads Community Ministries for the homeless at St. Luke’s…
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Fall Into Spring has gotten off to a good start already, but if you are interested in joining a group, contact us ASAP and we will do our best to place you. We still have a few students who need appropriate groups. Info Sheet Application
YOU can make a big difference with any size donation to Franklin Pond. Please consider joining us in celebrating 15 wonderful years of chamber music training for our talented young musicians and help us continue to forge relationships with schools and teachers to get kids hooked on playing chamber music. It’s always fun for them and…
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Best friends, and Franklin Pond Alumni, Nicholas Lin and Jordan Leslie get ready for a concert at Paideia School.
Congratulations to Nathan Schram (Viola 2002, Masterclass Artist 2011) on his appointment as violist of the Attacca Quartet.
Our 15th Summer Finale Concert was a grand success with a full house and many very happy students, parents, and audience members. The program was a varied one, from a piano trio to a final chamber orchestra piece. All eighteen students not only played beautifully, but they became good friends with music as the common bond. …
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