January 14: Music and Merlot Concert at Jekyll Island
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…
Franklin Pond Alumni Gathering
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…
Prokofiev Quartet at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
The Prokofiev quartet welcomed ticket buyers at the Big Bad Voodoo Daddy concert Auguest 13th at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater with a half hour of classical and light music in support…
Franklin Pond Too at the Snellville Farmer’s Market
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…
Schubert at the Woodruff
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…
Summer Finale!
Tired as everyone was from the wonderful Jekyll weekend, students and coaching artists showed up at Kellett Chapel the next day for a dress rehearsal and were excited and primed…
Great Fun at Jekyll Island
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…
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.…