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Franklin Pond attends GMEA Conference in Athens

Franklin Pond had a booth at the convention for three days at the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) Conference, and two of our groups played for the Presidents’ Luncheon. They also performed for the Mountain Park Middle School special needs choir, and the chorus kids were fascinated. Ginny and Ronda were very happy when they…
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Franklin Pond Student Wins First Prize in Sphinx Competition

Brandon Leonard (cello) won First Prize in the Junior Division of the 2023 Sphinx Competition on January 27! Brandon has studied through the Atlanta Symphony Talent Development Program for many years. Among his many accolades, he is principal cellist of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, and the cellist this year in Franklin Pond’s Magnolia Trio.…
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Spivey Hall Lobby Concerts

We want to thank Spivey Hall for inviting Franklin Pond groups to play in the lobby before two of their chamber music concerts on Sunday, January 15. The Seahorse Trio—Faith Meshida (violin), Ashan Galhena (flute), Tej Panchal (harp)—played before the Merz Trio concert, and the Soleil Quartet—Mia Motley and Jeffrey Xu (violins), Hannah Smallwood (viola),…
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Ludimus Trio wins 1st chairs in All-State orchestra

Congratulations to the Ludimus Trio (FIS 2021-22): Eugenie Lim, George Young, and Jay Kim. They all won 1st chairs in All-State orchestra this year!

Seahorse Trio to perform prior to Merz Trio Concert

The Seahorse Trio—Faith Meshida (violin), Ashan Galhena (flute), Tej Panchal (harp)—will perform in the lobby of Spivey Hall at Clayton State University before the Merz Trio concert on Sunday, November 20. The staff at Spivey have been gracious hosts and partners with us for the Franklin Pond Chamber Music Competition for many years, and we…
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First Concert of the Season for Franklin Pond’s Lachlan McBane

Our wonderful and talented faculty member, Lachlan McBane, recently conducted the first concert of the season for Bravo Homeschool Strings which he founded (in 2011), organizes, and leads. Lachlan is a violist with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, a faculty member for Franklin Pond, and the Program Manager for Franklin Pond’s Fall Into Spring program. Bravo…
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Fall Into Spring Update

We are having a wonderful Fall Into Spring with seven groups playing Mozart, Brahms, Smetana, Prokofiev, Dvorak, Goossens, Martinu, and a Sibelius piano quartet never before performed in the U.S.! Two of our groups are participating in the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra Chamber Players program. All seven are all off and running and we can’t…
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Help the Seahorse Trio win the Charleston International Music Competition

In step with the competition accolades of our groups last year, the Seahorse Trio of Fall Into Spring—Faith Meshida (violin), Ashan Galhena (flute) and Tej Panchal (harp)—has entered the Charleston International Music Competition. You can help them win by viewing them on YouTube. The more views they get, the better chance they have of winning.…
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In Memoriam

We celebrate the incredible life of Betty Fuller, who passed away last week. Betty was the inspiration and the rock for so many of us in the Atlanta Symphony and in all the other organizations she supported, worked with, and advised. We will certainly miss Betty on our Franklin Pond board, but her leadership will…
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