Charlotte Kaiser – Poems for Mandolin
Mandolin solo album by Charlotte Kaiser 2021
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Germany
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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Ensemble Giocoso – New Music for Mandolin Ensemble
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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Bundesjugendzupforchester Germany 2021
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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Frank Zappa – The Yellow Shark
On April 7, 2019 I was at a concert of the SWR Sinfonie Orchester in Freiburg. The program was composed of works by Frank Zappa. It began with three pieces from the Yellow Shark project. In 1992 Frank Zappa worked together with the Ensemble Moderne to produce a concert with his works played by a
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European Guitar and Mandolin Youth Orchestra (EGMYO) – Workshop and Concerts 2016
Last summer the EGMYO (European Guitar and Mandolin Youth Orchestra) has met in Germany for a workshop and two concerts. The workshop was organized by the Bund Deutscher Zupfmusiker (German plucked strings association). Now a set of videos about the workshop and the concerts is available. The workshop took place from July 30 to August
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The best videos from the German Bluegrass Jamboree 2016
The Bluegrass Jamboree 2016 is just over. The Bluegrass Jamboree is organized every year by Rainer Zellner who is a mandolin player by himself and who joins the bands during the session at the end of each show with his Gibson F4. During three weeks the three bands made a tour through Germany, Austria, the
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Ensemble Hikari 光 live on German TV – Denise Wambsganß & Yasuyoshi Naito (mandolin), Hirotaka Nozaki (mandola)
The Ensemble Hikari 光 has been invited to the show „Kaffee oder Tee?“ (coffee or tea?) of the German TV Station SWR on January 3rd, 2014. Now three videos have been made available at youtube. The ensemble has been founded by mandolin players from Germany and Japan and it aims to make music by Japanese composers better
Lydia & Bettina – A German Duet with Mandolin and Guitar
Some time ago I have found an announcement for a concert with the Duo Lydia and Bettina. I had previously heard about this duo with mandolin and guitar, and so I searched for information about Lydia and Bettina. This is how the duo presents itself on their website: Wir sind Lydia Rombach und Bettina Lehmann.
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Covered Grass – Toogaroo – Great Bluegrass CD “Made in Germany”
Germany’s most successful bluegrass band Covered Grass has just release the new CD Toogaroo. Last year Covered Grass could present their program at the IBMA in Nashville. After the IBMA event Covered Grass went on to Los Angeles where they played their song “Goodbye Johnboy” during the special event “40 Years The Waltons”. The journey
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