Four members of our faculty and one alumna have been coaching two quartets at Drew Charter Junior and Senior Academies. The Drew Quartet and the Colbert Quartet have been working hard preparing for the Fall Into Spring final concert (Monday, May 2) and a school concert in April. Many kudos to Natalie Colbert, who started…
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What a terrific evening with Dr. Nick Curry! The “S4zando Quartet”This speaks for itself! Posted by Franklin Pond Chamber Music on Monday, February 8, 2016
One of our Franklin Pond summer groups played at the Ronald Sachs Violins Cobb opening last August. Sheela Su, mother of violinist Julia Su, runs the store, and Julia’s dad, Sou-Chun Su, is principal 2nd violin of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Stop in the store when you are in Cobb (or any of Ron’s other…
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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.
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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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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On July 27th, the day before our Summer Finale Concert, Franklin Pond was treated to a masterclass by David Coucheron, concertmaster of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. He was the perfect person to inspire the students and add finishing touches to their performances. The day’s activities took place at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church in Buckhead,…
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