July 27 Mt. Vernon Towers Concert
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…
July 25 Master Class with Janet Horvath
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…
July 26 SafeHouse Outreach Concert
"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.…
July 21 Sandy Springs Library Concert
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…
July 20 Southwest Arts Center Concert
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…
July 18: David Coucheron Master Class
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,…
July 11: Master Class with Nathan Schram
A full featured post on the outstanding master class we had with Nathan Schram will be posted soon. However, we did not want anyone to miss pictures from this morning's…
July 11 Coaching Sessions
Following the morning's master class with Nathan Schram, the groups got down to work in the afternoon. It was a fun and productive day for everyone. Some photos from the…
July 5: The Vega Quartet Master Class
The day started early with the Vega performing parts of Haydn, Beethoven, and Bartok as the students listened. Then there was discussion about rehearsal and performance techniques. In the late…
June 26: The Summer Program Begins!
We had a great opening night on Sunday, June 26, with parents, students, coaching artists and staff. This was followed by our first Monday coaching sessions on June 27. Here…