• Mike Marshall Joins Faculty at Music Conservatory in Cologne, Germany

    Mike Marshall Joins Faculty at Music Conservatory in Cologne, GermanyCologne, Germany — The Music Conservatory in Cologne has announced that Mike Marshall will join their faculty.

    This provides an opportunity for the classical mandolin students of Caterina Lichtenberg as well as other instrumentalists at the conservatory to deepen their understanding of a variety of musical styles and begin to explore improvisation.

    Biography

    Mike Marshall is a three-time Grammy Nominee and has recorded over 40 projects and toured and recorded with Stephane Grappelli, Joshua Bell, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile, Bela Fleck, David Grisman, Daniel Hope, Hamilton de Holanda and Caterina Lichtenberg.

    He founded several important music educational seminars including The Mandolin Symposium (2003 – 20015), the Global Mandolin Retreats, the Acoustic Music Seminar at the Savannah Music Festival, the Marshall Mandolin Summit and Artistworks School of Mandolin.

    He brings to the Hochschule a wealth of knowledge of non-classical music traditions, improvisation and rhythmic interplay.

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