Five violists were lucky to play for Mr. Avshalomov Sunday evening. He is a wonderful violist, a fabulous teacher, and a fascinating person. His career has taken him all over the world and he enjoys sharing his interesting stories to embellish his very organized and thoughtful teaching.
The house was overflowing Monday with five chamber groups, some parents (of the youngest Ponders), and several guests. All the students got to play in the masterclass, including the youngest group of Franklin Pond Too students. As in the solo viola class the night before, Mr. Avshalomov was ever the gentleman through the chaos, working…
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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 over 100 contracts to artists and arts organizations each year. The Fulton County Commissioners have a deep understanding of how the arts contribute to a…
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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 for the students. They were always willing, helpful, and cheerful, and played oh so beautifully! Lee Sheehan subs with the ASO on a regular basis. …
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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 coachings by our ASO faculty, Jun-Ching Lin, Carolyn Hancock, Lachlan McBane, Bill Johnston, and Brad Ritchie, along with individual practice time. Added to these activities…
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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 a wonderful quartet of young musicians who were too young to apply to our Summer program. We designed an abbreviated program for them called Franklin…
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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 Sandy Springs to a full house. Many thanks to all the students, parents, and coaches (Lachlan McBane, Jun-Ching Lin, Carolyn Hancock, Sou-Chun Su, Brad Ritchie,…
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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 the Peachtree Quartet that performs regularly around the Atlanta area. The masterclass served also as a dress rehearsal for the final concert, May 18th…
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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 Arts Center
The Fall Into Spring “Paideia Quartet” gave a short performance Feb. 13 at Poem 88 Gallery for their Valentines Day Salon and Feb. 21 at an event at Trinity School for Trinity Presbyterian Church (see picture attached of quartet – not good but all I have)
