The Mülheimer Zupforchestra is one of the best mandolin orchestras in Germany. The anniversary concert for 40 years has been filmed and is available as a youtube video. The orchestra is conducted by Dominik Hackner. The program included well known compositions like the suite Für Wolfgang by Leopold Mozart and the Song of the Japanese […]
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New videos from a concert of the East Coast Mandolin Orchestra have been published on youtube. The concert “Brazilian Journey” was given on May 15, 2022 at Gratz College, in Elkins Park, PA. The concert included performances by Marilynn Mair with Paul Dressel (guitar), the Marilynn Mair’s Choro Ensemble and the East Coast Mandolin Chamber
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Eugenio Giudici was an Italian composer for mandolin orchestra. Four compositions for mandolin orchestra by Eugenio Giudici can be found in the Nakano collection: Madrigale per Mandoloncello e Orchestra a Plettro Marcia Sinfonica Partita a Scacchi – Gavotta Serenata Veneziana I have found several videos of the compositions by Eugenio Giudici and compiled a playlist.
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Paul Ruppa has written the following article for the Mandolin Journal of the Classical Mandolin Society of America (CMSA). To make this article available for the mandolin community he asked me to publish it in my blog. Using the internet three years ago, I began to build a list of the oldest active mandolin orchestras
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The Chuo University Mandolin Club (CUMC) has given its 121 subscription concert on Dec. 25, 2021 as a streaming concert. The mandolin orchestra was founded in 1939. From 1965 it was conducted by mandolinist and composer Seiichi Suzuki. The mandolin orchestra has played many premieres of compositions by Seiichi Suzuki and other Japanese composers. More
The German Bundesjugendzupforchester – The Youth Mandolin Orchestra of Germany – had it’s third meeting in August 2021. The Bundesjugenzupforchester was founded in 2019 by three young mandolin players from Germany: Laura Engelmann, Charlotte Kaiser und Clara Weise The orchestra is composed of the best young mandolin, mandola and guitar players in Germany. The orchestra
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Recently Ralf Leenen and Alex Timmermann have added some interesting youtube videos about the life and music of Silvio Ranieri. Ralf Leenen plays a historical record played by Silvio Ranieris mandolin orchestra on an original grammophone from the 1920s. In a Chinese Teple Garden, by Ketelbey and En Badinant by Ambrosio In a second video
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In February 2020 the 4th Mandolin Festival in Goa, India took place. At the festival the Warna Girls Mandolin Orchestra performed two pieces. The orchestra is composed of 12 young girls playing mandolins. Some girls are playing chords, the other girls play the melodie and other parts. They performed without printed music. Traditional Folk Song
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The Japan Mandolin Union (JMU) has held their 50th anniversary this year. Beside the publication of a regular journal about mandolin activities in Japan the JMU every two years a solo mandolin competition is executed. This year the JMU has started their own youtube channel with videos from the anniversary concert and from the 26th
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Today I have found this video (audio only) with a recording of a concert in memory of Giuseppe Anedda. The concert was given by the plectum orchestra of the Conservatory “C. Pollini” of Padua, the plectum orchestra of Breganze and the plectum orchestra “Terroni” of Brescia. The program included a great selection of music for
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