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 2021 Connvention of the Classical Mandolin Society of America (CMSA) was held as an online event. Several artists were invited to send videos of performances and workshops. After the convention nunberous videos have been uploaded to youtube and are now available. I have compiled the videos that I have found in this post. Enjoy!
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Butch Baldassari has recorded a set of duets for mandolin and guitar on his album “Cantabile (1998)” The program contains original compositions for mandolin and guitar and arrangements of classical guitar pieces and other music. Butch Baldassari has a very mellow sound. The complete album is available as youtube playlist. The sheet music for the
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The mandolin students of Vincent Beer-Demander – Conservatoire royal de Liège – Professeur Vincent Beer Demander – gave an online concert in 2021. This is a great chance to see different young players and listen to different mandolins. Program Thomas Paclade: Partita de Philippe Sauli for mandolin solo Nina Grimaud – Ochiana for mandolin solo
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The Ensemble Giocoso has been founded in 2012 by members of the mandolin orchestra HARMONIE 1931 from Dinslaken to be able to play more interesting music, pop-songs or new compositions for mandolin orchestra. The concerts from the last years were filmed and are available as youtube videos. Program of the concert from 2020 Christopher Grafschmidt
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Vincent Beer-Demander is one of the leading mandolin players in France and a great composer too. In June 2021 he performed a special online concert for Japan which is available at youtube. Vincent Beer-Demander and friends played a selection of compositions for mandolin, mandola, two mandolins, three mandolins and songs with piano and mandolin. Vincent
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Denise Wambsganß und Christian Weyhofen have given a concert in August „Sommerserenade – Von Venedig nach Rio“ – “Summer Serenade – From Venice to Rio”- 2021. Videos from thios concert are available at youtube. Denise Wambsganß is a mandolin player living in the South West of Germany. She is regularly playing concerts and playing the
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Michael Guggino is well known as the mandolin player with the Steep Canyon Rangers. But his Italian-American background has led him to play traditional Italian music on the mandolin. Barret Smith has spent a lot of time in Italy teaching guitar, but also experiencing the musical tradition with folk songs, tarantellas and mandolins. For years
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Silvio Ranieri is best known for his mandolin method in four parts, and for his recordings from the early 20th century. But he is also a composer of some interesting pieces for the mandolin. His compositions are not played very often. I have found a beautiful video of “Souvenir de Varsovie” played by the Japanese
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Video – Live Concert Julien Martieau et Thibaut Garcia Julien Martineau and Thibaut Garcia have given an online concert in January 2021. The complete concert is available as a youtube video. Programme Carlo Munier: Capriccio spagnuolo Niccolò PAGANINI: Cantabile MS 109 / Sonata per Rovene MS 14 / Romanza MS 3 / Serenata MS 16
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