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    Finally, a Lyon & Healy Set

    It took a good long while and more wheeling and dealing (and spousal apologizing) than I've ever done, but I've managed to put together a full Lyon & Healy Quartet.

    All are player grade - the...
  2. Luke William Wright on Mandocello Monday

    I posted this in the Mandolin Mondays thread, but it really belongs here.
    Check out Luke Williams Wright and his wonderful compositions for the mandocello.

    Luke is one of the players and...
  3. Thread: Swarb on Mandolin

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    Swarb on Mandolin

    OK so we all knew he could play mandolin, but rarely seen, this clip of Whippersnapper from 1984 has Swarb tearing it up on mandolin, some great m'cello action later on too...

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    Mandocellos at CMSA Kansas City

    The CMSA Convention at Kansas City will have a pre-convention mandocello workshop and an open mic mandocello ensemble. The workshop will be with section leader Masataka Hori--check out his website:...
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    1913 Embergher ID

    Hey All,

    Just got a new old mandolin, wondering if any of you knowledgeable folks could help me correctly identify exactly what I have. From what tiny bit of research I've done, seems like an...
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    Mandolin Player of the Day: Robert Margo

    Every year the German government chooses a musical instrument and declares it to be the "Year of the [instrument]". 2023 is the "Year of the Mandolin". The German mandolinist Michael Reichenbach...
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    Owen Hartford, "Family Squabble": PMO

    Owen Hartford's wonderful piece "Family Squabble" has been core repertoire of the Providence Mandolin Orchestra for many years. Here is our latest performance featuring two excellent recorder...
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    Piccola Gavotta, for the mandola

    In the United States, the "mandola" almost always refers to the instrument tuned CGDA, like the viola. In the early twentieth century it was common for American mandolinists to play original solo...
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    The Hampton Trio Plays Olof Näslund, "Trio"

    This is a performance by the Hampton Trio of "Trio" by the Swedish composer Olof Näslund, made for the CMSA's online "Convention in the Clouds" this past November. The performance was first...
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    Alison Stephens memorial tribute online

    Just received from the British BMG Federation Committee:

    "Saturday 10th October marks the 10th anniversary of the late, great British mandolin maestra Alison Stephens and you are invited to join...
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    Re: Speranze Perdute

    Nice to see all of you from 11 years ago. For convenience here it is embedded. Nice playing.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99Qtp8600Hw
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    Re: Classical mandolin album library list

    The weekend, I've taken some time to cite a few more favorites. I've been deliberate in trying to not double things I've seen already listed on this thread.

    Unaccompanied
    De Grebber, Sebastiaan....
  13. Listen to CMSA playing "Magnificent Mountain" at the convention!

    The composer of "Magnificent Mountain", Robert Lunn, posted the audio to the premier performance by the Classical Mandolin Society of America last week. Hearing it on this link is amazing--sitting in...
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    CMSA Normal: Draft Workshop Schedule

    For anyone attending or thinking about attending, I've attached the draft workshop schedule for the upcoming CMSA convention in Bloomington-Normal IL, October 9 -13. "Draft" because there are...
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    Re: CMSA Newbie: Advice Needed!

    Phil,
    I’ve attended 4 CMSAs, I enjoy my time there. Prepare your music the best you can ahead of time & attend the rehearsals & sectionals. Be ready to make lots of notes.
    As far as Mandolin orch...
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    Postcards From the Crater at Bandcamp

    I'm pleased to say that our friendly Cafe host has added a short track from my just released, digital-only, recording to the Cafe MP3 collection. Postcards From the Crater is a collection of 10...
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    Re: Mandolin classical literature

    Note #3: the Japanese website mentioned in my previous posting does not list works by living Japanese composers but instead redirects users to a separate website.

    Note #4: I've attached a copy of...
  18. The Entertainer - Solo Mandolin Arrangement [Tab]

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUyPP_VTClM

    The Entertainer by Scott Joplin

    Notation & Tab
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    Blues, Stomps, & Rags #48

    One year review:

    Because little blues and blues-related music was being posted or discussed under the category "Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime," I began posting Blues, Stomps,...
  20. New classical release from Joel Hobbs & Jonathan Rudie - Vesper

    Joel Hobbs & Jonathan Rudie have a brilliant new classical mandolin and guitar album just released entitled Vesper. Hobbs is the Founder and Director of the Austin Mandolin Orchestra. Available from...
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    Re: Mandolins are Cool

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  22. Winter's Tale 5 - free sheet music for mandolin trios

    Dear Mandolin Friends,

    Here is my fifth folio of free mandolin trio arrangements for winter. I included 6 carols this year, all of them beautiful and most not well-known. All but two are new...
  23. Re: 2018 Convention of the Classical Mandolin Society of America

    Let me add to Doc and David's comments by saying that I agree it was another first rate convention. I can't praise the local host orchestras and the CMSA Board members enough for all of the hard work...
  24. The Hampton Trio: 46 Festival internacional de Musica de Plectro

    The Hampton Trio (Beverly Davis, classical guitar; Mark Davis, mandolin; myself, mandola in G) recently appeared at the ‘46 Festival internacional de Musica de Plectro de la Rioja’ in Spain where we...
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    Re: New here--pick question

    As far as overall shape, no, you are not missing something. I may have confused the trade names for the pick materials.
    The picks I refer to are these:
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