Photos from Pre-Retreat Franklin Pond Session
Here are some photos from our Sunday session before leaving the retreat. We hope you enjoy them!
Student wins ASO Composition Contest!
Franklin Pond student, cellist and composer, Mason Johnston has just won the 2014 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Next Generation Student Composition Contest. Inspired by the moon, his new piece, Dominus, will be performed on…
Gershwin to Attend Franklin Pond Retreat!
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.…
July 1, 2014: Franklin Pond Quartet concert
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…
Inaugural College Festival Begins!
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…
FP Alumni perform in recital
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,…
2014 Final Concert for Fall Into Spring
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…
Franklin Pond members at Carnegie Hall
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…
Fall Into Spring Masterclass with Justin Bruns
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…
Coach Jun-Ching Lin at Walton High
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…