We received a wonderful e-mail about one of our alums, John Grigsby (2010), from his viola teacher in Houston, the world-renowned James Dunham. He said that moving to Houston from Atlanta right after his summer at Franklin Pond was difficult for John. “It was hard leaving behind many beloved things including Franklin Pond, the ASYO,…
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This latest recording presented by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is the result of a long-standing friendship between acclaimed pianist Garrick Ohlsson and the Symphony. Mr. Ohlsson was the first soloist Spano ever worked with when he made his professional debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the two have shared many happy collaborations since. When…
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The summer program is almost here! We are looking forward to a terrific summer! Learn more about our summer program here.
At 7:30 p.m., April 30, 2012, the students of the Fall into Spring program presented their Season Finale concert. The concert was held at Heritage Sandy Springs. Four student groups performed chamber music by Haydn, Boccherini, David Stone, and Dvorak. The program’s faculty of Atlanta Symphony Orchestra musicians (Jun-Ching Lin, Ronda Respess, Jessica Oudin, and…
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On Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 7:30 p.m., the Franklin Pond Quartet (Jun-Ching Lin, Caroyln Hancock, Paul Murphy and Danny Laufer) played a beautiful one-hour informal concert at the Abernathy Arts Center as part of the ArtSprings celebration. ASO Richard Deane joined them on a Mozart Horn Quintet and the quartet played a movement of Schubert…
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David Nesmith (www.poisedforlife.com) came to Atlanta from Columbus, Ohio where he plays horn and teaches Alexander Technique at Denison University. David had a full schedule of private students here in Atlanta and a Saturday class. This was a terrific opportunity for Atlanta musicians (it was open also to non-musicians) to learn about their bodies and…
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In the words of Suzanne Shull, the Concert Manager: “The Franklin Pond String Quartet, along with horn player, Richard Deane gave the Jasper GA Casual Classics everything they have come to expect and more – from the pithy commentary of Jun-Ching Lin to the lyricism found in the Mozart horn melodies and Puccini’s “Crisantemi” quartet;…
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Many thanks to our Franklin Pond Quartet and pianist/ASO music director Robert Spano for their gift to Franklin Pond and it’s audience of a superb concert January 29th in Kellett Chapel of Peachtree Presbyterian Church. And kudos to our Fall into Spring trio of students — Olivia Holladay, Lihua Shu and Nicholas Lindell — who…
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One of our Fall into Spring quartets played at the Norcross Welcome Center Saturday, January 29th. Welcome Center Coordinator Cate Kitchen organized the event beautifully. The quartet included Charlie Tantillo and Steven Chiou on violin, Emma DeJarnette on viola, and Mason Johnston on cello. The quartet introduced their pieces and Emma even played a couple…
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The Franklin Pond Quartet began a busy month of performances on Jekyll Island January 14th. Richard Deane, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra horn player, joined them on the Mozart Horn Quintet, then the quartet continued the stunning concert with works by Puccini, Piazzolla and Schubert. Ticket holders were treated to a gourmet dinner and wine before the…
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