Mandolin International Academy 2012 Faenza, Italy
Second weekend of Mandolin International Academy 2012 Faenza, Italy, with Avi Avital, Alex Timmerman and Mauro Squillante
http://www.scuolagrandesanfilippo.it/corsi/mandolin-international-academy.html
Bluegrass Jam Classes with Gray Toney start - Petal, MS
Bluegrass Jamming Class Taught by Gray Toney using the Wernick Method*
Saturdays May 5-June 30, 2-4:30pm
8 sessions (no class May 26), tuition $195
$185 until April 5!
Petal, MS Private residence
Bluegrass Jam Classes with Randy Torno start - Granada Hills, CA
Bluegrass Jamming Class Taught by Randy Torno using the Wernick Method*
Saturdays May 5-26, 2-6pm
4 sessions, tuition $195
Granada Hills, CA
Private residence
Bluegrass Jam Classes with Greg McGrath start - Golden Beach, QLD Australia
Bluegrass Jamming Camp Taught by Greg McGrath using the Wernick Method*
Sat.-Mon., May 5-7, (9am-5pm each day)
3 days $150 AUD
Lunch & morning/afternoon tea included
Golden Beach, QLD (Australia)
Double CD Release Concert - Rio Con Brio (feat. Tim Connell) & Alexandra Coutinho
Portland-based, nationally-noted touring artists Rio Con Brio are appearing live in concert with Portuguese fado singer Alexandra Coutinho at the Old Church on May 5th to celebrate the simultaneous release of their new CDs, Caprice and Fado/Fate, recorded and produced in Portland.
Rio Con Brio is the brain-child of Portland mandolin wizard Tim Connell, formed in 2006 with guitarist Mike Burdette, as a vehicle to explore his love of the Brazilian instrumental string music known as choro, a rootsy predecessor of samba and bossa nova. The duo has since released two critically-acclaimed albums and has toured extensively up and down the West coast, as well as becoming a go-to band for Portland world music events.
Rio Con Brio and Alexandra Coutinho
Acoustic Brazilian choro and fado, “the blues of Portugal”
Double CD Release Concert
Saturday, May 5, 2012, 7 p.m.
The Old Church, Downtown Portland
Tickets $15 at the door
Mandolin and Guitar Improvisation Workshop w/Tim May and Dan Miller
Silver Spring, MD
House Workshop and Concert
Hosted by Bruce Cohen
Two-Hour Workshop: Improving Speed, Accuracy and Tone
12 to 2pm
Two-Hour Workshop: Improvisation for Guitar and Mandolin
2:30 to 4:30pm
Evening Concert 7:00pm
9819 Capitol View Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910
For Reservations: 800-413-8296
Workshop Price: $60 for both workshops, $35 each for one
Concert Price: $10
An Approach to Improvisation on Guitar and Mandolin
Tim May and Dan Miller (co-authors of the popular eight volume Flatpicking Essentials Guitar Course and the new instructional DVD "An Approach to Improvisation"), will conduct a hands-on, all-level Guitar and Mandolin Improvisation Workshop.
The idea of learning how to improvise can be overwhelming. Tim May and Dan Miller's workshop will prove to you that it is much easier to improvise than you think, and now is the time to start learning, even if you are a beginner to guitar or mandolin! In the workshop Tim and Dan teach an approach to improvisation that will put you on the road to improvising a solo on a song in a very short amount of time. In fact, no matter what your current ability level, you will be improvising by the end of this workshop, even on a song that you have never heard before! Each student will have the opportunity to spend individual time with, and get direct feedback from, one of the instructors.
Chris Acquavella w/ Providence Mandolin Orchestra
8:00pm - Chris Acquavella will be performing the Arno Stark Concerto with the Providence Mandolin Orchestra, as well as an orchestral version of Chris' composition, Yutuma. Venue: Wheeler Hall, The Wheeler School , 216 Hope Street, Providence, RI 02906
Admission: $20.00/ $15 students Information: http://www.mandolin-orchestra.org/
