Well, maybe not really. But Daniel Laufer will be at the Franklin Pond Retreat, and he certainly looks a lot like George Gershwin, as you can see from this photo. Compare this shot of Daniel “Piano Man” Laufer with the two images of the real George, shown below. We’re excited about the start of the…
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Tuesday, July 1, 7:30 in Barnwell Chapel. The Franklin Pond Quartet will open the concert with Haydn Quartet Op. 20 #2, and the Gershwin Lullaby, then the College Festival Sextet will perform the Brahms Sextet #1 in Bb Major, Op. 18. The concert is free and open to the public.
June 16, 2014: The new College Festival program started this week with the first coaching session by Jun-Ching Lin. Six college students from UGA, GSU, KSU, and Emory University have been busy preparing a Brahms sextet for two weeks of intensive rehearsing and coaching with Franklin Pond Quartet faculty. They will then travel to Berry College in…
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June 15, 2014: Two Franklin Pond alumni students organized and played in an afternoon recital at Kellett Chapel of Peachtree Presbyterian Church. College students Drew Forde (viola, FP 2007-2010) and Margeaux Maloney (violin, FP 2005), performed with students Alice Hong, and Khari Joyner and professional pianists Shirley Irek and Sharon Berenson in an eclectic program which included works…
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The four groups in Fall Into Spring this year left everyone in the audience proud and impressed on May 12, 2014. The students, including 10-year-old Madeline Chen, our first harpist, played beautifully. Several people mentioned how much progress they had all made since the first of the year. There were several returning students and it was…
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Congratulations to the members of the Franklin Pond Quartet and our director, Ronda Respess, on a beautiful performance with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall! On April 30, the ASO performed Britten’s War Requiem with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus at New York’s Carnegie Hall.
On April 21, 2014, Franklin Pond’s Fall Into Spring students and parents enjoyed participating in a masterclass with Justin Bruns. Assistant Concertmaster Justin Bruns has been with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) since 2006 and holds the Mary and Cherry Emerson Chair. Actively involved in teaching and bringing music to…
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Join Franklin Pond Chamber Music around metro Atlanta this Summer for an array of community concerts. July 14, 15, 16, Upbeat! camps in East Cobb (Dodgen MS), West Cobb (Allatoona HS), and North Fulton (Elkins Point MS) July 24, 10:30am, Sandy Springs Library
Franklin Pond Coach and Quartet member, Jun-Ching Lin, coached a Shostakovich Quartet at Walton High School on Monday, January 21st. Thanks to Perry Holbrook for inviting FPCM to coach the quartet which included three FPCM alumni, Eri Kudo (violin), Katherine Ng (violin), and Bailey Holbrook (cello).
On Monday, January 20, Franklin Pond hosted a teacher workshop and masterclass with guest artist Dr. Brenda Brenner of Indiana University. In the morning, area teachers enjoyed an inspiring and interactive session on string pedagogy, with topics ranging from setup and movement, to curriculum and child psychology. In the afternoon, Dr. Brenner coached the Fall…
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