Brandon Leonard (cello) won First Prize in the Junior Division of the 2023 Sphinx Competition on January 27! Brandon has studied through the Atlanta Symphony Talent Development Program for many years. Among his many accolades, he is principal cellist of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, and the cellist this year in Franklin Pond’s Magnolia Trio.…
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We want to thank Spivey Hall for inviting Franklin Pond groups to play in the lobby before two of their chamber music concerts on Sunday, January 15. The Seahorse Trio—Faith Meshida (violin), Ashan Galhena (flute), Tej Panchal (harp)—played before the Merz Trio concert, and the Soleil Quartet—Mia Motley and Jeffrey Xu (violins), Hannah Smallwood (viola),…
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Congratulations to the Ludimus Trio (FIS 2021-22): Eugenie Lim, George Young, and Jay Kim. They all won 1st chairs in All-State orchestra this year!
The Seahorse Trio—Faith Meshida (violin), Ashan Galhena (flute), Tej Panchal (harp)—will perform in the lobby of Spivey Hall at Clayton State University before the Merz Trio concert on Sunday, November 20. The staff at Spivey have been gracious hosts and partners with us for the Franklin Pond Chamber Music Competition for many years, and we…
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Our wonderful and talented coaching artists member, Lachlan McBane, recently conducted the first concert of the season for Bravo Homeschool Strings which he founded (in 2011), organizes, and leads. Lachlan is a violist with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, a coaching artists member for Franklin Pond, and the Program Manager for Franklin Pond’s Fall Into Spring…
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We are having a wonderful Fall Into Spring with seven groups playing Mozart, Brahms, Smetana, Prokofiev, Dvorak, Goossens, Martinu, and a Sibelius piano quartet never before performed in the U.S.! Two of our groups are participating in the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra Chamber Players program. All seven are all off and running and we can’t…
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In step with the competition accolades of our groups last year, the Seahorse Trio of Fall Into Spring—Faith Meshida (violin), Ashan Galhena (flute) and Tej Panchal (harp)—has entered the Charleston International Music Competition. You can help them win by viewing them on YouTube. The more views they get, the better chance they have of winning.…
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We celebrate the incredible life of Betty Fuller, who passed away last week. Betty was the inspiration and the rock for so many of us in the Atlanta Symphony and in all the other organizations she supported, worked with, and advised. We will certainly miss Betty on our Franklin Pond board, but her leadership will…
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Our Sycamore Trio won the SILVER MEDAL (2nd prize) in the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, Junior Division! We are ALL so proud of these young musicians (and their parents!). This is an incredibly huge honor. Congratulations to Tobias Liu (violin), Brandon Leonard (cello), and Grace Peng (piano). Many thanks to the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, who provided spaces in…
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