Sierra Hull – New Album “A Tip Toe High Wire”
A great new album by Sierra Hull
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9 Pieces for Mandolin
9 Pieces for Mandolin have been published in 2024 by Edition 49. I have now started to make videos of all 9 pieces.
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ARTE International Mandolin Festival & Competition – Tokyo 2022
The 12th ARTE International Mandolin Festival & Competition took place in October 2022. Roi Dayan from Israel won the first prize, Marine Moletto from France won the second prize, and Dilyara Sagdeeva from Russia won the 3rd prize. Videos from performances of the winners and participants are now available. This is a great occasion to
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Charlotte Kaiser – Poems for Mandolin
Mandolin solo album by Charlotte Kaiser 2021
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Orii Mandolin Project – Duo Style Mandolin
Carlo Munier is one of the important composers for the mandolin. In his book “Il Nuovo Stile dei Duetti per mandolino solo, Op.278 ” he has studied the possibilities of the duo style for the mandolin. I have now found a video of the 1a. Fantasia from this collection, a great performance by the Japanese mandolinist
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40 Years Mülheimer Zupforchester – Anniversary Concert
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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East Coast Mandolin Orchestra with Marilyn Mair
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 – Works for Mandolin Orchestra
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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Pedro Chamorro – Solo Works for Bandurria by Fabían Forero Valderrama
Pedro Chamorro is one of the leading bandurria players in Spain. He has recently published a new CD with solo works by Fabían Forero Valderrama for the bandurria. Fabían Forero Valderrama is a composer from Columbia. He had the idea to use the Columbian bandola (which is very similar to the Spanish bandurria) as a
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The Oldest Mandolin Orchestras – Worldwide (Paul Ruppa)
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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