In May of this year, Franklin Pond was named Arts Ally by Art Sandy Springs for it’s commitment to the arts in Sandy Springs. We want to thank all our Sandy Springs friends for their support and look forward to a long relationship with the people and organizations of Sandy Springs.
Incoming Summer Student, Grace Yang, was featured in an article in the Georgia Bulletin on May 10, 2012. Through Music, Holy Spirit Prep Senior Finds Healing STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer ATLANTA—Holy Spirit Preparatory School senior Grace Yang has experienced the healing power of music firsthand. Diagnosed with autism at the age of four, Yang overcame…
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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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Twenty-eight alumni from many years of Franklin Pond came together in December to read chamber music, connect with friends, and have a pizza and a good time together. It’s always fun to see the mixture of younger kids, high school, college and even professionals play together and trade stories. This is an annual event not…
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