The Farmer’s Market event August 13th was a great success. The weather held perfectly until 20 minutes after the group stopped playing when it decided to pour. The audience at the market was very grateful and complimentary. Several people took away information about the program and left some tip money! The kids had a good…
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August 5 our Schubert quartet represented the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra youth, playing in the Woodruff Center galleria before the Jackie Evancho concert. We were very happy to be part of the ASO “When I Play Music” campaign and hope all our supporters will also support the ASO in its youth programs. (Click http://wheniplay.org/ to donate…
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Tired as everyone was from the wonderful Jekyll weekend, students and faculty showed up at Kellett Chapel the next day for a dress rehearsal and were excited and primed to play a stellar final concert that evening. It was a special evening. The student groups and the Franklin Pond Quartet were at the top of…
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This was our 7th year on Jekyll Island. Along with two days of intense coaching, rehearsing and concerts, we had time for the beach, swimming, biking, and roaming around the Historic District. The Franklin Pond Quartet (faculty) gave a beautiful concert Saturday night and the students played their concert Sunday evening, both to packed houses…
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The audience at Mt. Vernon Towers in Sandy Springs is always a joy. They are very supportive of the students and very welcoming. The sun porch is a lovely room with windows all around and they always have things set up beautifully for us. The boys had to learn the trick of turning the microphone…
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The students had a wonderful day learning from Janet Horvath. Janet, associate principal cello of the Minnesota Orchestra for three decades, is a soloist, chamber musician, writer and award-winning advocate for injury-prevention. A trailblazer in speaking and writing about the physical stresses experienced by musicians, Janet worked worked with the students on their music and,…
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“This was one of my favorite concerts” says Artistic Director Ronda Respess. At first, we were disappointed that the bus with our audience of about 60 students didn’t show up. We decided to get started anyway–about twenty minutes late. Strains of Vivaldi’s “Spring” filled the room. Magically, the room began to fill up, not with…
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The Community Concert at Sandy Springs Library was a success this morning. The quartet (Helena DeGrazia & Justin Lee, violins, Nathan Hung, viola, and Bailey Holbrook, cello) played very well and spoke well. We had to learn flexibility by jumping to the last number, Zombie Attack, when the natives started getting restless. We kept them…
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We had a beautiful concert today at the Southwest Arts Center. The Southwest Arts Center is a Fulton County Arts Center in the Cascade area. It is a great facility and the hall is a lovely place to play. The staff was extremely helpful. We are grateful for their assistance in setting up the stage…
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Everyone really enjoyed and benefitted from the master class taught Monday by David Coucheron. David Coucheron joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as Concertmaster in September 2010. Originally from Oslo, Norway, Mr.Coucheron began playing violin at the age of three. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree from The Curtis Institute of Music, his Master of…
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