Celebrating Fulton County Arts and Culture
Our Artistic Director Ronda Respess attended a celebration of the arts by the Fulton County Arts and Culture downtown. Fulton County is a huge supporter of the arts, and awards…
Alumni Quartet at Berry
What fun it was to have our Alumni Quartet, all young professionals, with us for the Berry retreat. They worked really hard, rehearsing for the concert and acting as counselors…
Berry Retreat
The retreat at Berry was a week of hard work, new friendships, and hard work – oh, did it say that? – and fun. There were, of course, the group…
Franklin Pond Too has begun!
Summer has kicked off with the first session of Franklin Pond Too, a quartet of rising 5th and 6th graders. This year, as has happened in a few previous years, we have…
FP Alumni in Quebec
Franklin Pond alum cellists Wick Simmons (2009, 2010 now at Northwestern University) and Sam Viguerie (2012, 2013 now at St. Olaf College) meet again at the Centre D’Arts Orford in…
Fall Into Spring Final Concert
The final concert for the 14-15 Fall Into Spring program was May 18, 2015. Four groups performed works by Mozart, Beethoven, Ibert, Berlioz, and Shostakovich in Heritage Hall of Heritage…
May 4, 2015: Fall Into Spring Masterclass
The four student groups of our Fall Into Spring program took part in a masterclass led by ASO violinist Christopher Pulgram May 4th. Christopher is the founder and violinist with…
April 18, 25: Franklin Pond Quartet
Our Franklin Pond Quartet is very busy this month! April 18, ASO Decorators’ Showhouse April 25, 6:45pm, Teen Night at the ASO in the Teen Lounge, Center Space of Woodruff…
FP Alumni trio perform at Arts Advocacy Day
The Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra trio (all FP alums - Pheobe Liu, violin (2014), Laurent Boudard, cello (2012), Matthew Pinder, viola (2012 on viola, 2014 on pian0 & viola) performed for…
Congratulations!
Alum Sarah Park Chastain had a baby boy Enzo, born in October of 2014. She still plays with the ASO on a regular basis. Congrats, Sarah!