Fall Into Spring

October - May
Grades 6 - 12
Applications due August 15

Summer Intensive Program

Late June - Early August
Grades 6 - 12
Applications due April 1

Chamber Music Competition

Memorial Day Weekend
Middle and High School Divisions
Entry forms due April 15

As the year comes to a close, we invite you to reflect on the joy, growth, and connection that music brings to our Franklin Pond community.

Your year-end contribution directly supports our students, faculty, and programs, ensuring that Franklin Pond continues to be a place where young musicians are nurtured, challenged, and inspired.

Thank you for being part of our journey and for considering a year-end gift that makes a lasting difference.

What's Happening at Franklin Pond

Franklin Pond student, cellist and composer, Mason Johnston has just won the 2014 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Next Generation Student Composition Contest. 
Well, maybe not really. But Daniel Laufer will be at the Franklin Pond Retreat, and he certainly looks a lot
Tuesday, July 1, 7:30 in Barnwell Chapel. The Franklin Pond Quartet will open the concert with Haydn Quartet Op. 20 #2, and
June 16, 2014: The new College Festival program started this week with the first coaching session by Jun-Ching Lin.  Six college
June 15, 2014:  Two Franklin Pond alumni students organized and played in an afternoon recital at Kellett Chapel of Peachtree Presbyterian Church.  College
The four groups in Fall Into Spring this year left everyone in the audience proud and impressed on May 12, 2014. 
Congratulations to the members of the Franklin Pond Quartet and our director, Ronda Respess, on a beautiful performance with the
On April 21, 2014, Franklin Pond's Fall Into Spring students and parents enjoyed participating in a masterclass with Justin Bruns.
Join Franklin Pond Chamber Music around metro Atlanta this Summer for an array of community concerts. July 14, 15, 16,
Franklin Pond Coach and Quartet member, Jun-Ching Lin, coached a Shostakovich Quartet at Walton High School on Monday, January 21st.

Important Dates

February 1, 2026

Masterclass: Randall Goosby, violin

1:30 - 3:30 PM

Masterclasses and all concerts are open to the public, with no tickets necessary.

About Us

Franklin Pond Chamber Music is a year-round chamber music program for young string students in grades 6 through 12. Through the study of chamber music, students develop their artistic and interpretive talents as well as strengthen their leadership, expression, and communication skills. Students have regular coachings with coaching artists members from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, masterclasses with guest artists from all over the nation, special classes such as career development, eurhythmics, and Alexander Technique, and multiple opportunities to perform in public.

Leadership Team

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Ronda Respess
Founder & Artistic Director
fpcm@franklinpond.org
404-252-3479

Ginny Fairchild
Program Manager & Competition Manager
ginnyfairchild@franklinpond.org
404-274-5102

Lachlan McBane
Manager of Fall Into Spring
lachlanmcbane@franklinpond.org
770-312-3256

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Franklin Pond Supporters

Fulton County Arts & Culture
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Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

Franklin Pond Chamber Music. is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization (tax ID number 36-4509425) under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.